This Sunday, July 12, 2026, from 8 to 10 pm, and repeated at 4am Friday July 16, a follow-up 4th of July show with Orson Welles and Cornelia Otis Skinner on THE CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE, a one-of-a-kind quiz show THE CROSSWORD QUIZ, and of course our weekly episode of GUNSMOKE! It's tonight on THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO!! Tune in to WBAI-NY 99.5 FM at tonight, or listen to the stream at wbai.org for THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO, produced by Max Schmid.


GUNSMOKE from CBS via the AFRTS on July 20, 1958 #328 “Marshal Proudfoot.” Chester's father is in Dodge to visit his son...the Marshal! Parley Baer plays the roles of both Chester and his father! With William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, John Dehner, written by Tom Hanley, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, SFX by Ray Kemper & Bill James, announcer George Walsh.

THE CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE from CBS on May 26, 1939 #25 "The Things We Have" ("American Cavalcade") for Campbell's Soup. An original and moving drama by Orson Welles about a young immigrant who discovers what makes America unique. Moving! Orson Welles and Cornelia Otis Skinner each play five different roles! With narrator Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Everett Sloane, Frank Readick, Howard Smith, Kenny Delmar, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, music by Bernard Herrmann, announcer Ernest Chappell.

YOUR CROSSWORD QUIZ from ABC on May 05, 1948 with host Allen Prescott, first contestant Mrs. Florence Ross, announcer Mike Roy.

Little is found about Crossword Quiz, but it was, without a doubt, the first game show based on crosswords. One website on Quiz Shows [https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/] states that the show was heard on ABC Radio: 7/6/1947 – 9/21/1947, although the date of the show seems to indicate it was on earlier than that.

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