Today In Radio History

Today In Radio History Episodes of programs from the golden age of radio which aired on this date in history.

Texaco Star Theater  – "An Old Fashioned Show” as heard originally broadcast 86 years ago today in radio history, Decemb...
12/10/2021

Texaco Star Theater – "An Old Fashioned Show” as heard originally broadcast 86 years ago today in radio history, December 10th 1941. Listen to all of our playlist shows from today in history including: Fibber McGee and Molly – "Mailing Christmas Packages" (1940), The Great Gildersleeve – "Leroy’s Christmas Job” (1952) and Couple Next Door – "Selecting Christmas Cards” (1959) FOLLOW & LIKE and LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST HERE: https://radiolongago.com/2021/12/10/december-10th/

FDR Fireside Chat – "First Wartime Chat” as heard originally broadcast 80 years ago today in radio history, December 9th...
12/09/2021

FDR Fireside Chat – "First Wartime Chat” as heard originally broadcast 80 years ago today in radio history, December 9th 1941. Listen to all of our playlist shows from today in history including: Adventures By Morse – "Land of the Living Dead" (1944), Comic Weekly Man – "Sliding in the Snow” (1951) and Tales of the Texas Rangers – "Death Plant” (1951) FOLLOW & LIKE and LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST HERE: https://radiolongago.com/2021/12/09/december-9th/

Leave It To The Girls – "The Girls Answer Questions Sent by Listeners” as heard originally broadcast 76 years ago today ...
12/08/2021

Leave It To The Girls – "The Girls Answer Questions Sent by Listeners” as heard originally broadcast 76 years ago today in radio history, December 8th 1945. Listen to all of our playlist shows from today in history including: Textron Theater – "Angel Street" (1945), The Shadow – "The Devil Takes a Wife” (1946) and Hopalong Cassidy – "Secret in the Hill” (1951) FOLLOW & LIKE and LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST HERE: https://radiolongago.com/2021/12/08/december-8th/

CBS NY Philharmonic Concert Interrupted  – "Pearl Harbor Announcement 3pm” as heard originally broadcast 80 years ago to...
12/07/2021

CBS NY Philharmonic Concert Interrupted – "Pearl Harbor Announcement 3pm” as heard originally broadcast 80 years ago today in radio history, December 7th 1941. Listen to all of our playlist shows from today in history including: Songs By Dinah Shore – "Evening of the Pearl Harbor Attack" (1941), Inner Sanctum Mysteries – "Island of Death” (1941), Calling All Detective – "Santa Claus Is Murdered” (1948) and Zero Hour – "Wife of the Red Haired Man Finale” (1973) FOLLOW & LIKE and LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST HERE: https://radiolongago.com/2021/12/07/december-7th/

Which is Which – "Program 7” as heard originally broadcast 77 years ago today in radio history, December 6th 1944. Liste...
12/06/2021

Which is Which – "Program 7” as heard originally broadcast 77 years ago today in radio history, December 6th 1944. Listen to all of our playlist shows from today in history including: Radio City Playhouse – "Five Extra Nooses" (1948), Unit 99 – "Woman Screaming” (1957) and Zero Hour – "Wife of the Red Haired Man Pt. 2” (1973) FOLLOW & LIKE and LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST HERE: https://radiolongago.com/2021/12/06/december-6th/

The Strange Dr. Weird  – "Death in the Everglades” as heard originally broadcast 77 years ago today in radio history, De...
12/05/2021

The Strange Dr. Weird – "Death in the Everglades” as heard originally broadcast 77 years ago today in radio history, December 5th,1944. Listen to all of our playlist shows from today in history including: This is Your FBI – "Mama’s Boy” (1952), X Minus One – "There Will Come Soft Rains” (1956) and Zero Hour – "Wife of the Red Haired Man” (1973) FOLLOW & LIKE and LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST HERE: https://radiolongago.com/2021/12/05/december-5th/

The Whistler – "The Doctor Operates in Crime” as heard originally broadcast 77 years ago today in radio history, Decembe...
12/04/2021

The Whistler – "The Doctor Operates in Crime” as heard originally broadcast 77 years ago today in radio history, December 4th 1944. Listen to all of our playlist shows from today in history including: The Jack Carson Show – "The Christmas Tree" (1946), Challenge of the Yukon – "Wild Dog” (1946) and Casey Crime Photographer – "The Serpent Goddess” (1950) FOLLOW & LIKE and LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST HERE: https://radiolongago.com/2021/12/04/december-4th/

Speed Gibson  – "Atlantian Syndicate Investigation In Africa” as heard originally broadcast 83 years ago today in radio ...
12/03/2021

Speed Gibson – "Atlantian Syndicate Investigation In Africa” as heard originally broadcast 83 years ago today in radio history, December 3rd 1938. Listen to all of our playlist shows from today in history including: Nick Carter Master Detective – "Death Plays the Lead” (1944), Philip Marlowe – "The Kid on the Corner” (1949) and You Bet Your Life – "Secret Word is “Paper” (1952) FOLLOW & LIKE and LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST HERE: https://radiolongago.com/2021/12/03/december-3rd/

Fiber McGee & Molly – "Duck Hunting” as heard originally broadcast 79 years ago today in radio history, December 2nd, 19...
12/02/2021

Fiber McGee & Molly – "Duck Hunting” as heard originally broadcast 79 years ago today in radio history, December 2nd, 1942. Listen to all of our playlist shows from today in history including: The Man Called X – "Dr. Alverez’s Laboratory" (1950), Superman – "The Man Without a Face” (1947) and Crime Club – "Death Blew Out the Match3” (1946) FOLLOW & LIKE and LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST HERE: https://radiolongago.com/2021/12/02/december-2nd/

Journey Into Space – "The Red Planet Mars  #9” as heard originally broadcast 67 years ago today in radio history, Decemb...
12/01/2021

Journey Into Space – "The Red Planet Mars #9” as heard originally broadcast 67 years ago today in radio history, December 1st, 1954. Listen to all of our playlist shows from today in history including: Mr. & Mrs. North – "Death Is Forever” (1953), Terry and the Pirates – "Snowbound” (1941) and Tom Mix – "The Mystery of the Black Cat” (1941) FOLLOW & LIKE and LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST HERE: https://radiolongago.com/2021/12/01/december-1st/

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How we began

Growing up in the 70’s with severe hemophilia, a bleeding disorder meant many absences from school days which resulted in listening to a lot of talk radio, as well as my parents old 33 1/3 lp’s and watching old movies during the day on television.

I remember my parents talking about growing up during the 1940’s and listening to radio shows like “Escape”, “Lights Out”, and “Suspense”. A trip to the local library procured an interesting find; an Orson Wells “War of the Worlds” record. I was transfixed listening on our old stereo system.

Thus began my obsession with every thing radio. My father fanned the flames of my interests by introducing me to broadcasters in our town and getting me ‘one on one’ tours of the stations in our area. I pursued a broadcasting career in my early twenties and spent many years working at local stations in our area.

As a result over the course of my life I began collecting Old Radio Shows on tape, reel to reels, record albums and cassettes. Then WAV files and MP3’s emmasing over 25,000 programs.