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Golden Age of Radio

Sun, Mar 30, 2025 8:00 PM

ALL GUNSMOKE - ALL KITTY!!

Tonight, March 30, 2025, from 8 to 10 pm, to close out Women's History month, Chester and I will have our feet up on Matt's desk, as our residents Doug Bost and Jeff Ward return with an all Kitty program! 4-count'em-four episodes of Gunsmoke in one big show!

Tune in to WBAI-NY 99.5 FM at 8pm, or listen to the stream at wbai.org for THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO, produced by Max Schmid.

On this Golden Age of Radio, it’s all about Miss Kitty from Dodge -- a deep-dive on a character we all want to know more about, with not just 1 but 4 episodes of Gunsmoke (out of order, of course), all featuring Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell.

KITTY’S REBELLION

September 28, 1958 – episode 338

An old friend defends Kitty’s honor, though she doesn’t need it.

KITTY’S QUANDRY

October 11, 1959 – episode 392

While Matt is out for a toothache, Kitty trusts the wrong dude.

KITTY

November 29, 1952 – episode 32

Matt wants to take Kitty to a dance, but it causes a bit of a scandal.

DADDY-O

June 10, 1956 – episode 218

Kitty becomes co-owner of the Long Branch saloon just as her long-lost father comes to town.

We’re also filling out our old time radio picture of Kitty with select scenes from episodes like Tap Day for Kitty, Fiery Arrest and a few others, plus a great interview Georgia Ellis gave in 1976 on WAMU, talking about what she loved about working on Gunsmoke for 10 years.

So tonight, let’s get familiar, so to speak, with Miss Kitty from Dodge.

Our current Thank-You Gifts!

JEAN SHEPHERD 2023 – Flash Drive or Download $75

from the Dictaphone Collection

YUSA Volume 8 – Flash Drive or Download $75

70 2-Hour episodes from May 2018 to capacity!