RADIO CLASSICS on CJNU
Your host is Ryan Osentowski
Join me Sunday to Thursday for a listen back to the great days of radio.
Venture back with me as I travel in time to the period when the family gathered around the radio to listen as the world was being brought into their living rooms. It was a marvel in its time and thankfully many of those marvelous moments are preserved for other generations to enjoy. At CJNU we try to bring you the best of the best for your listening pleasure nightly on the Nostalgia station.
SUNDAYS
JACK BENNY .. was on the air for 24 years and his comedy set a high water mark and was imitated later by Jerry Seinfeld on TV.
The marvelous Jack Benny with his whole cast of characters explore his life and times while living to age 39 , trying to pinch every penny and fiddling with a violin that will not cooperate.
04/02 1) 02/20/38 and 2) 02/27/38
04/09 1) 03/18/45 and 2) 04/01/45
04/16 1) 04/08/51 and 2) 04/15/51
04/23 1) 10/02/49 and 2) 10/09/49
04/30 1) 10/15/50 and 2) 11/12/50
MONDAYS
SAGEBRUSH THEATRE…come back to the frontier of America where saloons, pistols and dancing girls were the order of the day. Legendary stories of the Wild West fill the air with hoof beats and thrills as we follow some of its greatest heroes.
04/03 Frontier Town: “His Name is John Smith” (10/03/52) and
Suspense: “A Killing in Abilene” (12/14/50)
04/10 Tales of the Texas Rangers: “The Broken Spur” (08/12/50) and
The Six Shooter: “The Capture of Stacy Gault” (11/08/53)
04/17 Frontier Gentleman: “Kendall’s Last Stand” (02/23/58) and
The Roy Rogers Show: “Bank Hold-up” (01/18/52)
04/24 Dr. Six Gun: “The Bartender” (09/09/54) and
Luke Slaughter of Tombstone: “Tracks Out of Tombstone” (03/02/58)
05/01 The Lone Ranger: “The Return of Butch Cavendish” (01/30/53) and
Gunsmoke: “The Cabin” (12/27/52)
TUESDAYS
BEYOND THE UNKNOWN…there are many stories that fill us this wonder and some with dread. Things we cannot explain that tell us that we may not be alone and stories of crime and passion that leave us with questions.
04/04 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: “The Clinton Matter” (Parts 1-4, 1956)
04/11 Burns and Allen: “Who’s the Boss” (11/08/48) and
Rocky Jordan: “Foolproof” (03/26/50)
04/18 Space Patrol: “The Space Shark” (12/06/52)and
This Is Your FBI: “The Phantom Bandit” (10/13/50)
04/25 Bergen and McCarthy: “Guest Orson Welles” (10/29/44) and
The Molle Mystery Theater: “The Hands of Mr. Ottermole” (06/21/46)
05/02 Fibber McGee and Molly: “The Hall Closet” (03/05/40) and
The Whistler: “Brief Pause For Murder” (08/26/46)
WEDNESDAYS
4 STAR THEATRE.. We are lucky to have access to one of the most popular radio shows ever: the LUX Radio Show. Broadcast for over 21 years they recorded over 900 episodes with various hosts and movie stars replaying roles they had played on the silver screen.
04/05 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: “The Clinton Matter” (Part 5, 1956),
Our Miss Brooks: “The Heating System” (01/09/49) and
Bill Stern’s Sports Newsreel: “Guest Frank Sinatra” (11/23/45)
04/12 Abbott and Costello: “Sam Shovel” (11/04/48) and
The Mysterious Traveler: “The Woman in Black” (03/09/47)
04/19 Father Knows Best: “Rehearsing a Play” (03/01/51) and
The Red Skelton Show: “The Life of a Fireman” (09/16/47)
04/26 Sherlock Holmes: “The Unfortunate Tobacconist” (04/30/45) and
Ozzie and Harriet: “Neighborhood PTA” (01/22/54)
05/ 03 The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show: “The Engagement Ring” (01/09/49) and
Dragnet: “The Big Bomb” (07/13/50)
THURSDAYS
LAUGHING OUT LOUD. Nobody loves a good laugh as much as we do and every week we have our choice of some of the greatest comedians to ever step into a studio. Everything from belly laughs to more gentle humor fills this spot on the dial.
03/30 1) The Bing Crosby Show: “Guests Bob Hope and Kay Starr” (04/09/52) and
2) Gang Busters: “The Case of the Inside Track” (06/10/50)
04/06 Lux Radio Theater: “The African Queen” (12/15/52)
04/13 Lux Radio Theater: “The Third Man” (04/09/51)
04/20 Lux Radio Theater: “The Shop Around the Corner” (06/23/41)
04/27 Lux Radio Theater: “Strangers on a Train” (12/03/51)
05/ 04 The Great Gildersleeve: “The Jolly Boys Band” (11/23/49) and
Escape: “Three Skeleton Key” (11/15/49)
01/19
The Whistler: “Quiet Suicide” (02/18/48
On Stage: “A Corner of Autumn” (02/05/53)