Is It March Madness? Nope, Just Another Marathon

03/15/2008 - 09:00
03/16/2008 - 21:00

It's just around the corner! It's not only Easter but St. Patrick's Day--Be sure to wear your green as you settle in to listen to two full days of old-time-radio shows. It's March 15 and 16, from 9 a.m. Pacific to 9 p.m. Pacific (or noon to midnight for you east coasters.)

Location: in your own living room or wherever your computer hangs its mouse--www.RadioOutofthePast.org. In the old-time-radio room.

What's in store for us? Here's a quick run-down of the shows by their hosts. The shows are not necessarily going to be played in the following order:

Saturday March 15
9 a.m. to noon (Pacific) Matt Cox: will share with us: Lux Radio Theater "KNUTE ROCKNE" 12-02-40 (starring Pat O'Brien, Ronald Reagan, Fay Wray, Donald Crisp); Academy Award Theater: "The Front Page". 06-22-46 (starring Pat O'Brien.) and The NBC University Theater "The Nazarine" from 04-09-1950.

Noon to 3 p.m. (Pacific) Joy Jackson: LUX Radio Theater: "Captain Blood" 02-22-37 (starring Errol Flynn), ART recreation of Homicide O'Kane: "Benny the Shiv" (originally broadcast on Aug. 4, 1942); Danny Kaye: "One Irish Man's Family" 04-14-45; Have Gun will Travel "Irish luck" April 24, 1960; ART Recreation of O'Hara: episode 1 "Kowloon Hijack" (originally broadcast on April 7, 1951).

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Pacific) Kelly Sapergia: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: "The Adventure Of The Blarney Stone" 03-18-46; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: "The King's Necklace" 3-17-53; The CBS Radio Workshop: "Endless Road" 03-17-57; Our Miss Brooks: "Easter Show" 04-9-1950.

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Pacific) Rob Hancik: Lux Radio Theater "TOP O' THE MORNING" 03-17-52 (starring Barry Fitzgerald, Anne Blyth, Dennis Day); Family Theater "Leprechaun who didn't listen" 49-03-16; The Great Gildersleve "Easter sunrise services" 52-04-09; the Phil Harris Alice Faye Show: "Too Many Easter Bunnies" 04-09-1950.

Sunday
9 a.m. to noon (Pacific) :John Gassman: Adventures of Phillip Marlowe "The vital statistic" 3/14/50; Richard Diamond "The private eye test" 3/19/50; Damon Runyon Theater "Princess O'Hara" 2/20/49; Lux Radio Theater "Sing you sinners" 5/20/45 (starring Bing Crosby).

Noon to 3 p.m. (Pacific) Larry Gassman: Screen Guild Players "Irish Eyes are smiling"; The Shadow "Death and the Easter Bonnet" 03-28-1948; Can You Top This: 04-21-1942; Duffy's Tavern "The Bully" with Sheldon Leonard.3-16-49; Jack Benny "The Easter Parade"04-17-1949 .

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Pacific) John Beaulieu: Fred Allen "St. Patrick Day show" 03-17-37; My Favorite Husband "Iris and Liz's Easter" 03-24-51; the Amos and Andy show "The Easter Hat" 03-30-1945; Our Miss Brooks "Easter Outfit" 04-17-1949.

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Pacific) Fred Bertelson: Fibber McGee & Molly (0516) "Smuggled Irish Tweed" (30 min) 5-3-1947; Bickersons - "Easter Parade" Date not known (10 min); Jack Benny "The Circus - Easter Show" (30 min) 4-17-1938; Treasury Star Parade - "Easter Story" (15 min)- 1942; Mel Blanc Show "Easter Egg Hunt" (30 min) 4-8-1947; You Bet Your Life "Secret Word People" (30 min) 3-17-1958.

There will be prizes awarded during each hosted segment, and a grand prize awarded each day--you must be present to win.