Tonight, December 18, 2022 at 8 PM EST, another Christmas program, right after our weekly episode of GUNSMOKE. Tune in to WBAI-NY 99.5 FM, or listen to the stream at wbai.org for THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO, produced by Max Schmid.

Like last week, you should Start pledging to WBAI now!!! 212-209-2950. I'm supposed to raise money for the Tower Fund (link on WBAI.org), and the only way to squeeze all this in is if there's some money coning in during the show! Will I break down and do it anyway?? Why take the chance!

GUNSMOKE from CBS on June 18, 1955 #166 "The Reed Survives” for L & M. Booth Rider is tricked into killing Ephraim Hunt, the bible-quoting husband of a scheming woman. However, Lucy Hunt gets one more killing than she counted on! Starring William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Michael Ann Barrett, Edgar Barrier, Sam Edwards, Ralph Moody, written by Les Crutchfield, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, music by Rex Koury, SFX by Tom Hanley & Bill James, announcer George Walsh.

NIGHT BEAT from NBC on Dec 21, 1951 #73 “Five Days Off for Christmas.” Randy Stone gets a 5 day Christmas vacation and doesn't know what to do with it. A well-written story!. Frank Lovejoy, William Conrad, Kate McKenna, Sammy Ogg, Ralph Moody, Jan Arvan, Gail Bonney, written by Lou Rusoff, David Ellis & Warren Lewis (also producer & director), edited by Larry Marens, music by Robert Armbruster, announcer Don Rickles.

THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM FOR GRAPE-NUTS AND GRAPE-NUTS FLAKES from the Red net on Dec 19, 1943. Jack has bought a new car...it's a taxicab! Mary returns to the show (after a three week absence), Jack and Rochester go Christmas shopping. Jack mentions that he has a vault (for the first time). Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Butterfly McQueen, Dennis Day, Eddie Anderson, John Brown, Phil Harris, Frank Nelson, Minerva Pious, conductor Mahlon Merrick.

SUSPENSE from CBS on Dec 21, 1958 "Out For Christmas" for Four-Way Cold Tablets, Fitch Shampoo, Scripto, Tums, Kent. Santa Claus has a gun and is out for revenge. He's really an ex-con out to get the rat who testified against him, and his girl who ran off with the rat! Starring Raymond Burr, Joan Banks, Richard Beals, Howard McNear, Lillian Buyeff, Karl Swenson, Charles Seel, written, produced, and directed by William N. Robson, announcer George Walsh.