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Episode 2579 in syndication from transcription July 26, 1954. The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend, Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture.

Audiophile and electronics pioneer Joseph Tushinsky had a refurbished Vorsetzer in his home and over the years collected some 2,800 Welte piano rolls and created this radio show in his living room.

One of the AFRTS most popular DJs was Ira Cook whose personality comes shining through in every one of his recorded broadcasts; he is a white collared, narrow tie-wearing square, but he had an appreciation for popular music

This episode aired on CBS Radio September 5, 1955. 

Released on syndicated transcription May 21, 1950. Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy-hero, created in 1904 by Clarence E. Mulford and appearing in a series of popular stories and later novels. Here the character appears as a rude, rough-talking 'galoot'. Beginning in 1935, the character, played by William Boyd was transformed into the clean-cut western hero we know today.

Episode 35 aired on July 19, 1959. Paladin (Played by John Dehner) applies the U.S. Constitution to criminal law in the West when he fights for Habeas Corpus, the right to counsel in defense, and jury trial by peers for a man accused of killing twice with an outmoded cap-and-ball pistol.

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Episode 60 aired June 13, 1953 on CBS Radio. In 1952, radio listeners were introduced to the adventures of Marshal Matt Dillon and an assortment of characters. The TV show based on the radio program wouldn’t air for another three years in 1955. The genesis of the radio program can be traced back to the 1940s. The head of CBS absolutely loved the radio series “Philip Marlowe,” which was about a sea...

Episode 08 aired August 27, 1946 from NBC Chicago. Don's kid brother Jim Ameche was the first Jack Armstrong the All-American Boy and enjoyed a career nearly as successful as his big brother's. It's like Valentines every week with Jim Ameche and Beryl Vaughn. Each episode brings us a new Romantic Comedy with a new situation and characters.

Episode 34 aired September 16, 1956 on CBS Radio. Fort Laramie is a CBS Radio Western series starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince. It aired Sunday afternoons January 22–October 28, 1956, at 5:30pm ET.

Episode 86 aired November 22, 1949 on CBS Radio. William Conrad stars. Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five mont...

Episode 120 aired on NBC Radio September 27, 1951. Someone murdered a secretary late at night in her office. She was beaten to death with a metal pipe wrapped in newspaper. Could it be the drunk found three blocks away beating his head against a wall? Sgt Joe Friday investigates.

Box 13 is a syndicated radio drama about the escapades of newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan Holiday, played by film star Alan Ladd. Created by Ladd's company, Mayfair Productions, Box 13 aired in different cities over different dates and times. It first aired in several United States radio markets in October 1947.

February 24, 1960 -CBS Radio

Bill Stewart was a Los Angeles disc jockey who was heard on Armed Forces Radio Service for nearly 50 years. Born in New Brunswick, Canada, Stewart served in the Canadian Air Force during World War II and was discharged due to a medical disability. He came to the United States and worked shortly at a radio station in Idaho until he was drafted into the U. S. Army. And later had a long and extensive...

January 4, 1949. A mystery writer and old friend of Steve Wilson confines herself in a lighthouse to seek inspiration. It’s her habit to confine herself in old, haunted houses to get her inspiration to write, although her assistant is terrified, the old writer is more practical. Is there anything to worry about?

An AFRTS transcription. Sidney Joseph Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, and first recorded several months before trumpeter Louis Armstrong. His erratic temperament hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. Bechet spent much of his later life in Franc...

From an AFRS transcription around August 23, 1943. Born Robert Wiedefeld in Baltimore, Maryland, Weede studied voice at the Eastman School of Music and in Milan. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1937, as Tonio in Pagliacci. His other roles at the Metropolitan included the name part in Rigoletto (opposite Jussi Björling), Amonasro (Aïda), Manfredo (L'amore dei tre re), Shaklovity (Khovanshch...

Alan brings back middle of the road music from the mid 20th century by Perry Como, Doris Day, Linda Ronstadt and Bill and Laura Purcell. Also comedy from Abbott and Costello and contemporary new age sound of Richard Souther. Plus some instrumental favorites from Alan's hideaway record collection.

Karl Haas (December 6, 1913 – February 6, 2005) was a German-American classical music radio host, known for his sonorous speaking voice, humanistic approach to music appreciation. Miklós Rózsa (Hungarian: [ˈmikloːʃ ˈroːʒɒ]; April 18, 1907 – July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany (1925–1931) and active in France (1931–1935), the United Kingdom (1935–1940), and the Unite...

Episode aired August 21, 1949 with Charles Russell as Johnny Dollar. CBS announcer is Roy Rowen. Rowen was a longtime radio and TV broadcaster best known as Lucille Ball’s announcer for more than two decades. He died Sunday May 10, 1998, of heart failure at his home in Encino. He was 78. After many years on staff at CBS Radio, Rowen left to freelance for CBS Television, beginning with Ball’s shows...

Aired on August 6, 1945 over CBS Radio. Episode 167 with host Marvin Miller. Wendell has been taking care of wealthy old Aunt Ellen's finances because she hasn't much time left. When her condition improves, Wendell has to take certain steps to keep her from discovering his thievery.

NBC Radio March 18, 1951. Episode 18.  The business district of central city Texas is dark except for the office of Harry Cashman's used car lot. Cashman is pacing the small office in agitation as a man in a leather windbreaker crosses the lot slipping between the cars for sale and knocks at the door. 

CBS Radio December 6, 1945 Episode 170 stars Lee Bowman.

"Banana Boat (Day-O)" was radio humorist Stan Freberg's take on Harry Belafonte's hit single with the same title. Freberg's 1957 tale of a picky bongo player.