The Whistler - Death Comes At Midnight (10-18-42)

Death Comes At Midnight (Aired October 18, 1942)
The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories. Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. Other directors included Sterling Tracy and Sherman Marks with final scripts by Joel Malone and Harold Swanton. A total of 692 episodes were produced, yet despite the series' fame, over 200 episodes are lost today. In 1946, a local Chicago version of The Whistler with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer.

THIS EPISODE: October 18, 1942. CBS network. "Death Comes At Midnight". Sustaining. A man dreams that he's going to be killed in forty eight hours...and it looks like he's going to be proved correct! Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor), Herbert Connor (writer), J. Donald Wilson (writer). 29:28.

You Are There - Declaration Of Independance (07-04-48)

Declaration Of Independance (Aired July 4, 1948)
Imagine if CBS radio news existed when the Bastille was stormed in 1789, or if radio reporters were stationed in Ford Theater as Lincoln was assassinated, or again at the Battle of Gettysburg?  Indeed, such was the premise behind the CBS series, You Are There.  Audiences witnessed history through the present-tense accounts of newsmen allegedly witnessing historical events transpiring before their eyes. Don Hollenbeck and John Daley (known for his TV game show panelist appearances) played the lead anchors, while real-life newsman provided the remote commentaries as the dramas unfolded.  As show opened, an anchor would describe the present situation with "As it stands now…" and segue into commentaries, live remote feeds or analysis as the story unfurled. The show was well received, but perhaps was doomed to eventual failure in part due John Daly's emoting.  Bernard DeVoto in Harper Magazine lamented: "We have heard his (Daly) voice vibrate with the real emotion, and our memory of the real simply turns the imagined to ham."

THIS EPISODE: July 4, 1948. CBS network. "The Signing Of The Declaration Of Independance". Sustaining. The events of July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia. An incorrect system cue has been added. John Daly (anchor), George Fielding Eliot, Ken Roberts, Ned Calmer, Bud Collyer. 27:31.

Barry Craig Confidential Investigator - Ghost Of A Chance [Remo Torch] 12-19-51

Ghost Of A Chance [Remo Torch] Aired December 19, 1951
Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator is one of the few detective radio series that had separate versions of it broadcast from both coasts. Even the spelling changed over the years. It was first "Barry Crane" and then "Barrie Craig". NBC produced it in New York from 1951 to 1954 and then moved it to Hollywood where it aired from 1954 to 1955. It attracted only occasional sponsors so it was usually a sustainer.William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye BARRY CRAIG while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man. As the promos went, he was "your man when you can't go to the cops. Confidentiality a speciality."Like Sam Spade, Craig narrated his stories, in addition to being the leading character in this 30 minute show. Nearly sixty episodes are in trading circulation today.

THIS EPISODE: December 19, 1951. NBC network. "Ghost Of A Chance". Sustaining. Not auditioned. "A man comes back from the dead to haunt a wife whose been dead amost as long as he has; in an insurance scheme that almost, but not quite cancels out (Barrie Craig)." Don Pardo (announcer), John Roeburt (writer), William Gargan, Fran Carlon, Himan Brown (director). 28:07.

Amos & Andy - Annual Lodge Hall Picnic (05-06-51)

Annual Lodge Hall Picnic (Aired May 6, 1951)
Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. The show began as one of the first radio comedy serials, written and voiced by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll and originating from station WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois. After the series was first broadcast in 1928, it grew in popularity and became a huge influence on the radio serials that followed. Amos 'n' Andy creators Gosden and Correll were white actors familiar with minstrel traditions. They met in Durham, North Carolina in 1920, and by the fall of 1925, they were performing nightly song-and-patter routines on the Chicago Tribune's station WGN. Since the Tribune syndicated Sidney Smith's popular comic strip The Gumps, which had successfully introduced the concept of daily continuity, WGN executive Ben McCanna thought the notion of a serialized drama could also work on radio. He suggested to Gosden and Correll that they adapt The Gumps to radio. They instead proposed a series about "a couple of colored characters" and borrowed certain elements of The Gumps. Their new series, Sam 'n' Henry, began January 12, 1926, fascinating radio listeners throughout the Midwest. That series became popular enough that in late 1927 Gosden and Correll requested that it be distributed to other stations on phonograph records in a "chainless chain" concept that would have been the first use of radio syndication as we know it today. When WGN rejected the idea, Gosden and Correll quit the show and the station that December. Contractually, their characters belonged to WGN, so when Gosden and Correll left WGN, they performed in personal appearances but could not use the character names from the radio show.

THIS EPISODE: May 6, 1951. CBS network. Sponsored by: Rexall. The lodge picnic is this Saturday and the Kingfish has to come up with the $380 needed for it...fast! The picnic winds up being held on an artillery range! Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Jeff Alexander (music), Ernestine Wade, Bob Ross (writer), Joe Connelly (writer), Bob Mosher (writer), Ken Niles (announcer), Lou Lubin, Johnny Lee, John Brown, Will Wright, Leo Cleary, Griff Barnett (commercial spokesman). 29:41.

Hollywood Star Playhouse - Calculated Risk (02-05-51)

Calculated Risk (Aired February 5, 1951)
The Hollywod Star Playhouse was a CBS presentation sponsored by Bromo Seltzer and aired on Mondays 8:00PM to 8:30PM. The host/narrator was Herb Rawlinson, the announcer was Norman Brokenshire, director Jack Johnstone and the Orchestra Jeff Alexander. The show was well written and many greats appeared during it’s run. James Stewart, Deborah Kerr, William Conrad, Betty Lou Gerson and Harry Bartell, among others.

THIS EPISODE: February 5, 1951. CBS networek. "Calculated Risk". Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. Not auditioned. Vincent Price, Herbert Rawlinson (host), Jeff Alexander (composer, conductor), Jack Johnstone (director), Maurice Zim (writer), Norman Brokenshire (commercial spokesman), Betty Lou Gerson, Theodore Von Eltz, Edwin Max, Byron Kane, Jerry Hausner, Wendell Corey (recorded preview of next week's program). 29:09.

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Lone Ranger" - Coming Of Age (03-23-38)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Lone Ranger" - Coming Of Age (Aired March 23, 1938)
The Lone Ranger was an American long-running early radio and television show created by George W. Trendle (with considerable input from station staff members), and developed by writer Fran Striker. The titular character is a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West, who gallops about righting injustices, usually with the aid of a clever and laconic American Indian sidekick called Tonto, and his horse Silver. He would famously say "Hi-yo Silver, away!" to get the horse to gallop. On the radio and TV-series, the usual opening announcement was: “ A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty 'Hi-yo Silver!' The Lone Ranger! ”In later episodes the opening narration ended with the catch phrase "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear.... The Lone Ranger Rides Again!" Episodes usually ended with one of the characters lamenting the fact that they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!" as he and Tonto ride away. The theme music was the "cavalry charge" finale of Gioacchino Rossini's William Tell Overture, now inseparably associated with the series, which also featured many other classical selections as incidental music including Wagner, Mendelssohn, Liszt, and Tchaikovsky. The theme was conducted by Daniel Perez Castaneda. Inspiration for the name may have come from The Lone Star Ranger, a novel by Zane Grey. Karl May's tales of Old Shatterhand and Chief Winnetou may have influenced the creation of the concept; they in turn were influenced by The Leatherstocking Tales of James Fenimore Cooper. The legends of Robin Hood and the popular character Zorro were also a likely inspiration.

THIS EPISODE: March 23, 1938. Program #804/29. Syndicated. "Zeke Salters" AKA "Coming of Age". Music fill for local commercial insert. Zeke's house is burning down, but he tries to keep the Lone Ranger from putting out the fire! What's he up to, and why does he later accuse the Ranger and Tonto of starting the fire? Earle Graser, John Todd.

28:10.

The Adventures Of The Falcon - Disappearing Doll (08-30-50)

Disappearing Doll (Aired August 30, 1950)
This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1945, and then came to TV ten years later in this Syndicated series produced for distribution by NBC Films; Charles McGraw had been in many motion pictures before and after including "The Killers", "Spartacus" and "Cimarron"; in this series he played the title role of a man whose real name was supposedly Mike Waring, an American agent whose code name was "Falcon"; Later Charles McGraw starred in a short lived TV version of "Casablanca" (1955 - 1956) in the character of Rick; He also had a role on the detective drama "Staccato" (1959) Actor McGraw (whose birth name was Charles Butters) met an unfortunate death in real life when he fell through a shower glass door in 1980 at his home in Studio City, CA.

THIS EPISODE: August 30, 1950. NBC network. "The Case Of The Disappearing Doll". Commercials deleted. After three guys rob an $80,000 payroll, they're double-crossed by their moll. One of the robbers hires "The Falcon" to find Janet Halsey (and the money). Les Damon. 25:18.

The Diary Of Fate - Henrick Potenoff (04-13-48)

Henrick Potenoff (Aired April 13, 1948)
Diary of Fate is a mystery and horror program where “Fate” narrates and always wins by the end of the story. These are great suspense filled stories about average people who are subject to the mysteries of their ‘Fate’. In This episode, April 13, 1948. Program #18. Finley syndication. "Henrick Potenoff". Commercials added locally. Book 82, page 216. A man delays a letter and has to deal with "Fate." Not auditioned. The date is subject to correction. Larry Finley (producer), Herb Lytton, Earl Wallace, Howard McNear, Barney Phillips, Ervin Lee, Ray Ehrlenborn (probable sound effects), Ivan Ditmars (organ), Hal Sawyer. 28:40.

Box 13 - The Bitter Bitten (07-17-49)

The Bitter Bitten (Aired July 17, 1949)
The premise of the program was that Dan Holiday was an author who wrote mystery novels. To get ideas for his novels he placed an advertisement in a newspaper saying "Adventure wanted, will go anywhere, do anything, Box 13." The ads always brought fun adventures of all kinds: from racketeer's victim to psychotic killer looking for fun. Most of the episodes were based on Dan Holiday replying to a letter he received at Box 13. He would generally solve a mystery in the process, and return to his office in time to enjoy a hearty laugh at the expense of Suzy, his amusingly stupid secretary. He would certainly not meet the strictest requirements for private eyes (not licensed, collected no fees from clients), but the definition should stretch to sneak him in under the rope. It was heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System as well as being syndicated. The series was produced by Mayfair Productions. Box 13, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday. Sylvia Picker played Suzy, Dan Holiday's secretary and Edmond MacDonald as Lt. Kling. Other stars in the series were Betty Lou Gerson, Lurene Tuttle, Alan Reed, Luis Van Rooten, John Beal and Frank Lovejoy. Music was by Rudy Schrager and the writer was Russell Hughes. Announcer/Director was Vern Carstensen. The series was produced by Richard Sanville with Alan Ladd as co-producer.

THIS EPISODE: July 17, 1949. Program #48. Mayfair syndication. "The Biter Bitten". Commercials added locally. A deadly snake checks into a hotel. Alan Ladd, Richard Sanville (director), Robert Light (writer), Rudy Schrager (composer, conductor), Sylvia Picker, Vern Carstensen (production supervisor). 26:54.

It's Higgins Sir - Summer Vacation (07-24-51)

Summer Vacation (Aired July 24, 1951)
The Roberts, a normal, middle income American family inherit a silver tea set from distant relative in England. The tea set is accompanied by it's caretaker, Higgins, their new butler. Normal family situations are punctuated by Higgin's smart aleck comments and his general disdain for otrt things American and all things common. The show was a Summer Replacement Series for The Bob Hope Show. Cast : Harry McNaughton (as Higgins), Vinton Hayworth, Peggy Allenby, Charles Nevil, Pat Hosley and Denise Alexander.Creator/Director: Paul Harrison Writers: Paul Harrison and Rick Vollick.

THIS EPISODE: July 24, 1951. Program #4. NBC network. Sustaining. The Roberts' are planning to vacation at Lake Platookie at "The Roberts' Nest." Aunt Millie, mosquitoes and poison ivy add to the fun! Harry McNaughton, Lionel Ricou (announcer), Paul Harrison (conceiver, producer), Peggy Allenby, Rick Villerts (writer), Vinton Hayworth. 29:31.

I Deal In Crime - Abigail Murray Case (09-27-46)

Abigail Murray Case (Aired September 27, 1946)
I Deal in Crime ran for almost two years on ABC network radio and starred the very capable radio and Hollywood actor, William Gargan. In this, one of his many PI radio series (he’s best known, of course, for his role as Martin Kane), Gargan played Ross Dolan, described as a veteran detective who returned to his sleuthing job after his WW II service as a sailor. Or as Dolan puts it, “a hitch in Uncle Sugar’s Navy.”

THIS EPISODE: September 27, 1946. ABC network. Sustaining. Ross Dolan is hired by Miss Abigail Murray to drive her around town. She's received a letter that says she'll be murdered tonight. A good murder mystery with lots of gunplay, dead bodies and conks on the head. The system cue has been deleted. Skitch Henderson (composer, conductor), Ted Hediger (writer, director), Rudy Schrager (music arranger, conductor), William Gargan, Dresser Dahlstead (announcer). 29:45.

Exploring Tomorrow - First Men On The Moon (01-22-48)

First Men On The Moon (01-22-48)
Starting as a replacement show for Gangbusters and Counterspy, the series premiered December 11, 1957 and it ran until June 13, 1958. Quoting from Astounding Magazine, "Exploring Tomorrow is the first science fiction radio show of science-fictioneers, by science- fictioneers, and for science-fictioneers" The shows were narrated by the editor of Astounding Magazine, John W. Campbell, Jr., with scripts written by Gordon Dickson, Robert Silverberg and many other notable science fiction writers.

THIS EPISODE: January 22, 1958. Mutual network. "The First Men On The Moon". Commercials deleted. The first American astronaut lands on the Moon, to find the first Russian already there...and claiming the Moon as Soviet property! The date is approximate. The story may be titled, "The Moon Is New." John Campbell Jr. (host), Bill Mahr (announcer). 18 1/2 minutes.

The Great Gildersleeve - Leroy Makes Nitro (12-27-42)

Leroy Makes Nitro (Aired December 27, 1942)
The Great Gildersleeve (1941-1957), initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, [1] was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. Built around a character who had been a staple on the classic radio situation comedy Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spin-off and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the show's popularity. On Fibber McGee and Molly, Peary's Gildersleeve was a pompous windbag who became a consistent McGee nemesis. "You're a haa-aa-aa-aard man, McGee!" became a Gildersleeve catch phrase. The character was given several conflicting first names on Fibber McGee and Molly, and on one episode his middle name was revealed as Philharmonic. Gildy admits as much at the end of "Gildersleeve's Diary" on the Fibber McGee and Molly series (10/22/40). He soon became so popular that Kraft Foods — looking primarily to promote its Parkay margarine spread — sponsored a new series with Peary's Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve as the central, slightly softened, and slightly befuddled focus of a lively new family.

THIS EPISIODE: December 27, 1942. NBC network. Sponsored by: Kraft Parkay, Kraft Dinner. Gildersleeve gets a letter "S. W. A. K." from Leila Ransom, but he can't find a private place to read it. Then, there's Leroy's bottle of nitroglycerine! Arthur Q. Bryan, Billy Mills (composer, conductor), Earle Ross, Harold Peary, John Whedon (writer), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Lillian Randolph, Lurene Tuttle, Richard LeGrand, Verna Felton, Walter Tetley. 29:35.

Casebook Of Gregory Hood - The Delphene Bloggs Case (10-30-46)

The Delphene Bloggs Case (Aired October 30, 1946)
The Casebook of Gregory Hood, starring Gale Gordon in the title role, took over where Sherlock Holmes had left off. Sponsored by Petri wine, it used the same "weekly visit" format and the same team of Anthony Boucher and Dennis Green that had written The New Adventured of Sherlock Holmes. Gregory Hood was modelled after true-life San Francisco importer Richard Gump, and many of the stories revolve around a mystery surrounding some particular imported treasure. Hood's sidekick Sanderson "Sandy" Taylor was played by Bill Johnstone. The show aired from June, 1946 through August, 1950. There were an additional couple of shows aired in October 1951. Hood and Sanderson were played in later episodes by Elliott Lewis and Howard McNear, respectively.

Arch Oboler's Plays - Mirage (09-06-45)

Mirage (Aired September 6, 1945)
Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939 to March 23, 1940 and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945 to October 11, 1945. Leading film actors were heard on this series, including Gloria Blondell, Eddie Cantor, James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Edmund Gwenn, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, Elsa Lanchester, Peter Lorre, Frank Lovejoy, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Paul Muni, Alla Nazimova, Edmond O'Brien, Geraldine Page, Gale Sondergaard, Franchot Tone and George Zucco.

THIS EPISODE: September 5, 1945. Mutual-Don Lee network. "Mirage". Sustaining. A good story about an old man who writes in the sand at night the dates people are going to die. Then script was previously used on "Lights Out" on September 21, 1943, on "Arch Oboler's Plays" on April 13, 1939 and November 25, 1939 and subsequently on December 19, 1964. Next week's story is announced as "Profits Unlimited." This broadcast has also been dated September 6, 1945. Raymond Edward Johnson, Joan Blaine, Arch Oboler (writer, producer, director). 29:33.

The Philip Morris Playhouse - Apology (04-01-49)

Apology (Aired April 1, 1949)
Philip Morris invested heavily in radio advertising throughout the 1930s and ‘40s, often having two weekly programs on competing networks. The first, a variety show that ran for twelve seasons (1934-47) and combined musical and dramatic elements, was called Johnny Presents, essentially giving Roventini "top billing" above all the big name guests that appeared on the broadcasts. The cigarette company also sponsored Philip Morris Playhouse, a dramatic anthology series that lasted 14 seasons (1939-53), finally switching to television.

THIS EPISODE: April 1, 1949. CBS network, KNX, Los Angeles aircheck. "Apology". Sponsored by: Philip Morris, Revelation Pipe Tobacco, Tide (local). An ordinary guy lets his wife die, but then has to deal with her very tough father. An unusual drama in that all characters have New York Jewish dialects. Elliott Lewis, Alan Reed, Sidney Miller, Cathy Lewis, Ken Christy, William Spier (producer, director, editor), David Ellis (writer), Lud Gluskin (music director), Art Ballinger (announcer). 29:40.

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone" - Wagon Train (04-13-48)

Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone" - Wagon Train (Aired April 13, 1948)
CBS started the year 1958 off with the introduction on 01/29/58 of Frontier Gentleman. That series lasted 41 broadcasts. Near the end of the year, the network launched Have Gun, Will Travel on 11/23/58, which continued for 106 programs. In between, a very short series was offered and discontinued after only 16 broadcasts, Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone. Sam Buffington starred as Luke Slaughter, a Civil War cavalryman who turned to cattle ranching in post war Arizona territory near Fort Huachuca. William N. Robson,known from his work with such series as ESCAPE, SUSPENSE and THE CBS RADIO WORKSHOP, directed. Sam Buffington enacted the title role on Luke Slaughter of Tombstone, another of CBS's prestigious adult Westerns. The series was produced and directed by William N. Robson, one of radio's greatest dramatic directors and Robert Stanley producer was aired from February 23 through June 15, 1958. Buffington portrayed the hard-boiled cattleman with scripts overseen by Gunsmoke sound effects artist (and sometimes scriptwriter) Tom Hanley. Each program had an authoritative opening statement: "Slaughter's my name, Luke Slaughter. Cattle's my business. It's a tough business, it's a big business. I got a big stake in it. And there's no man west of the Rio Grande big enough to take it away from me." Junius Matthews was heard as Slaughter's sidekick, Wichita.

THIS EPISODE: April 13, 1958. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. A wagon train led by the evil Burnwell has killed Carl Justice and stolen $10,000 in gold. William N. Robson (director), Wilbur Hatch (music), Sam Buffington, Lawrence Dobkin, Chester Stratton. 25 minutes.

Let George Do It - Uncle Harrys Bones (04-09-51)

Uncle Harrys Bones (Aired April 9, 1951)
Let George Do It was a radio drama series produced by Owen and Pauline Vinson from 1946 to 1954. It starred Bob Bailey as detective-for-hire George Valentine (with Olan Soule stepping into the role in 1954). Clients came to Valentine's office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad: "Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine." Valentine's secretary was Claire Brooks, aka Brooksie (Frances Robinson, Virginia Gregg, Lillian Buyeff). As Valentine made his rounds in search of the bad guys, he usually encounted Brooksie's kid brother, Sonny (Eddie Firestone), Lieutenant Riley (Wally Maher) and elevator man Caleb (Joseph Kearns). Sponsored by Standard Oil, the program was broadcast on the West Coast Mutual Broadcasting System from October 18, 1946 to September 27, 1954, first on Friday evenings and then on Mondays. In its last season, transcriptions were aired in New York, Wednesdays at 9:30pm, from January 20, 1954 to January 12, 1955. John Hiestand was the program's announcer. Don Clark directed the scripts by David Victor and Jackson Gillis. The background music was supplied by Eddie Dunstedter on the organ.

THIS EPISODE: April 9, 1951. Mutual-Don Lee network. "Uncle Harry's Bones". Sponsored by: Standard Oil. Where is Uncle Harry? When his bones are found, the search is only beginning. It's a five year old murder, and everyone in town is a suspect! Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg, Ken Christy, Lurene Tuttle, Don Diamond, Fred Howard, Lawrence Dobkin, Joseph Du Val, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, presenter), David Victor (writer), Jackson Gillis (writer), Don Clark (director). 29:53.

The Real McCoys - New Doctor In Town (03-17-58)

New Doctor In Town (Aired March 17, 1958)
The Real McCoys was a situation comedy. The program aired on the ABC network from 1957 through 1962. It aired for one more season on CBS before its end in 1963. The series revolved around the lives of a mountain family who originally hailed from West Virginia. The McCoys moved to California where they became dirt farmers. The family consisted of Grandpa Amos McCoy (the head of the family; Walter Brennan), his grandson Luke (Richard Crenna), Luke's new bride Kate (Kathleen Nolan), teenage sister Hassie (Lydia Reed), and 11-year-old brother Little Luke (Michael Winkelman). The double-naming of the brothers was explained in the first episode by the elder Luke as due to their parents being so excited over the birth of the younger boy.

Songs By Sinatra - You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby (01-23-46)

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby (Aired January 23, 1946)
Songs By Sinatra CBS - sustaining Orch Conducted by: Axel Stordahl With: The Pide Pipers; The Bobby Tucker Singers Announcer: MARVIN MILLER Opening Theme: This Love Of Mine Closing Theme: Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day) Sunday (7:15 - 7:30); 15 min Originally Broadcast on the CBS Radio Network in 1945 it is one of many different Frank Sinatra Radio Shows. On this series the orchestra was conducted by Axel Stordahl, and the Pied Pipers were also on hand. Though the quality of the recordings leave something to be desired (not having been intended to survive past the initial broadcast), these old shows give us insight into the music and culture of one of the most amazing periods of American history.