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WGN Radio Theatre #462: Rocky Fortune, The Whistler, My Favorite Husband, Life with Luigi, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes & Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar Mar 30, 2020

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you five of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for March 28, 2020. First up we have “Rocky Fortune: Oyster Shucker” Starring: Frank Sinatra; (10-6-53). Next up is a classic episode from “The Whistler” titled “Deadly Innocent” Starring Bill Forman; (07-02-45). Our third episode is: “My Favorite Husband: April Fool’s Day” Starring: Lucille Ball; (04-01-49). “Life with Luigi: April Fools Joke” Starring: J. Carrol Naish; (04-01-52) will be our fourth episode of the night. Our next episode of the night will be “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The April Fool’s Day Adventure” Starring: Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce; (04-01-46). And, in each hour we played each part of the 1959 five part series called “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Lamarr Matter” Starring: Bob Bailey.

Part 1:

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3743478/3743478_2020-03-30-180718.64kmono.mp3

Part 2:

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3743483/3743483_2020-03-30-184023.64kmono.mp3

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WGN Radio Theatre #460: Inner Sanctum Mystery, Our Miss Brooks, Escape, Favorite Story, Michael Shayne & The Unexpected Mar 15, 2020

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you five of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for March 14, 2020. First up we have “Inner Sanctum Mystery: The Lonely Sleep” Starring: Karl Swenson; (09-25-45). Next up is a classic episode “Our Miss Brooks: Head Of The English Dept”; (01-23-49). Our third episode is: “Escape: Man with The Steel Teeth” Starring: Jack Kruschen; (03-15-53). “Favorite Story: Jamie Freel” Starring: Ronald Colman; (04-15-47)) will be our fourth episode of the night. Our final episodes of the night will be “Michael Shayne, Detective: The Mary Noble Case” Starring: Wally Maher; (06-11-45) & “The Unexpected: Mirage” Starring: Barry Sullivan; (10-24-48).

Part 1: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3739536/WGN_RADIO_THEATRE_2020-03-15-072036.64kmono.mp3 Part 2: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3739537/WGNRADIOTHEATRE_2020-03-15-073837.64kmono.mp3

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WGN Radio Theatre #459: Have Gun-Will Travel, My Friend Irma, The Sealed Book & Suspense Mar 08, 2020

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you four of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for March 7, 2020. First up we have “Have Gun-Will Travel: Talika” Starring: John Dehner; (10-02-60). Next up is a classic episode “My Friend Irma: Lucky Couple Contest” Starring: Marie Wilson; (01-12-48). Our third episode is: “The Sealed Book: The King of the World” Starring: Philip Clarke; (03-25-45). “Suspense: The Pasteboard Box” Starring: Joseph Cotten; (01-17-46) will be our fourth and final show of the night.

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WGN Radio Theatre #458: Tales of The Texas Rangers, Phil Harris & Alice Faye, The Lives of Harry Lime, General Electric Theatre, Rocky Fortune & The Unexpected Mar 01, 2020

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you five of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for February 29, 2020. First up we have “Tales of The Texas Rangers: Hanging by a Thread” Starring: Joel Mccrea; (11-26-50). Next up is a classic episode “Phil Harris & Alice Faye: Mother’s Day Present” (05-08-49). Our third episode is: “The Lives of Harry Lime: Rogue’s Holiday” Starring: Orson Welles; (09-21-51). “General Electric Theatre: Random Harvest” Starring: Ronald & Benita Colman; (07-09-53) will be our fourth show of the night. Our final episodes of the night will be: “Rocky Fortune: Steven In A Rest Home” Starring: Frank Sinatra; (10-13-53) & “The Unexpected: Masterpiece” Starring: Barry Sullivan; (09-19-48)

Part 1:
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Part 2: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3735919/RT0229220-SEGMENT2_2020-03-01-082819.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3809.mp3

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WGN Radio Theatre #456: Gunsmoke, Night Beat, Murder at Midnight, The Great Gildersleeve & The Hall Of Fantasy Feb 23, 2020

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you five of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for February 22, 2020. First up we have “Gunsmoke: The Pacifist” Starring: William Conrad; (06-03-56). Next up is a classic episode “Night Beat: Girl In The Park” Starring: Frank Lovejoy; (02-27-50). Our third episode is: “Murder at Midnight: The Secret of XR-3; (09-30-46). “The Great Gildersleeve: Diet” Starring: Hal Peary; (01-04-42) will be our fourth show of the night. Our final episode of the night will be: “The Hall of Fantasy: Markheim” Starring: Beth Caulder; (04-27-47).

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3734158/RADIOTHEATRE022220_2020-02-23-083958.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3809.mp3

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Vic & Sade, Suspense, and Abbott & Costello Feb 16, 2020

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for February 15, 2020. First up we have “Vic & Sade: Mr. Donahue Gets a Promotion”; (2-2-40). Next up is a classic episode “Suspense: The Defense Rests”; (3-9-44). Our final episode of the night is from the famous “Abbott & Costello: Costello in a School Play” (11-16-44).

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3732688/3732688_2020-02-16-092828.64kmono.mp3

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Suspense, Rocky Fortune, The Great Gildersleeve & The Ford Theatre Feb 09, 2020

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you five of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for February 8, 2020. First up we have “Suspense: The Story Of Markham’s Death” Starring: Kirk Douglas; (10-02-47). Next up is a classic episode “Rocky Fortune: Football Fix” Starring: Frank Sinatra; (02-02-54). Our third episode is: “The Great Gildersleeve: Mayor’s Valentine’s Party”; (02-11-53). Our final episode of the night is a special hour long episode of: “The Ford Theatre: The Horn Blows at Midnight” Starring: Jack Benny (03-04-49)

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3731022/WGNRADIOTHEATRE020820_2020-02-09-081322.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3809.mp3

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WGN Radio Theatre #454: Our Miss Brooks, The Whistler, Escape & The Falcon Feb 02, 2020

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you five of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for February 1, 2020. First up we have “Our Miss Brooks: Poor Heat” Starring: Eve Arden; (01-09-49). Next up is a classic episode “The Whistler: Two for The Money” Starring: Bill Foreman; (01-01-45). Our third episode is: “Escape: Jetsam” Starring: Edgar Barrier; (02-08-53). For our final episode of the night is: “The Falcon: Cot Rich Racketeer” Starring: Les Damon; (11-05-50).

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3729107/RADIOTHEATRE020220_2020-02-02-084807.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3809.mp3

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WGN Radio Theatre #453: The Sealed Book, The Shadow, Broadway Is My Beat, Dimension X & Nick Carter Jan 26, 2020

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you five of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for January 25, 2020. First up we have “The Sealed Book: The Hands of Death” (03-18-1945). Next up is a classic episode “The Shadow: Mansion Of Madness” Starring: Bill Johnstone (11-5-39). Our third episode is: “Broadway Is My Beat: Pablo Mulari Murde” (6-30-51). Our fourth episode is “Dimension X: With Folden Hands” Starring: Norman Rose; (4-15-50). For our final episode of the night is: “Nick Carter, Master Detective: COT Vanishing Weapon” Starring: Lon Clark & Charlotte Manson (9-18-49).

PT 1: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3724407/3724407_2020-01-26-070307.64kmono.mp3

PT 2: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3724409/3724409_2020-01-26-081009.64kmono.mp3

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WGN Radio Theatre #452: You Bet Your Life, Whitehall 1212, The Lives of Harry Lime, Father Knows Best & Gunsmoke Jan 19, 2020

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you five of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for January 18, 2020. First up we have “You Bet Your Life: Secret Word: Clock” Starring: Groucho Marx; (01-31-55). Next up is a classic episode “Whitehall 1212: The Case of Maggie Roulinson” (05-25-52). Our third episode is: “The Lives of Harry Lime: Love Affair” Starring: Orson Welles; (09-14-51). Our fourth episode is “Father Knows Best: Superstitious Folk” Starring: Robert Young; (05-25-50). For our final episode of the night is: “Gunsmoke: The Man Who Would Be Marshall” (03-18-56).

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3713845/RADIOTHEATRE011820_2020-01-19-084845.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3809.mp3

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