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[Vision]

Friends, it's Sunday night again. Warm up the tubes for another 4 hours of classic radio Americana.

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[Vision]

"The Big Broadcast is a Sunday night tradition for families throughout the WAMU listening area. Each week, Big Broadcast host Ed Walker offers listeners priceless recordings of popular radio programs from the '30s, '40s and '50s. Priceless, especially, for a man whose first sentence as a child was, 'Turn the radio on.' "

[Vision]

Happy Sunday Night...Classic Radio Time...

[Vision]

• 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
  12/14-15/55 Lansing Matter 3-4 (Sus.)(CBS)(27:26)
• 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
  11/30/50 #077 Big Car(NBC)(25:38)  
• 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
  03/20/54 #100 Old Friend (Sus.)(CBS)(24:26) 
• 08:30 p.m. 21st Precinct
  12/22/54 The Giver (AFRS)(29:50)
• 09:00 p.m. Life of Riley
  12/24/44 True Spirit of Christmas (Amer. Meat Ins.) (Blue)(29:40) 
• 09:30 p.m. Fibber McGee & Molly
  12/24/46 #566 Christmas Card from Elizabeth (Johnson's Wax)(NBC)(29:20)
• 10:00 p.m. Boston Blackie
  12/22/48 Rings for Santa    (Synd)(27:52) 
• 10:30 p.m. Nero Wolfe
  12/22/50 #10 Case of the Slaughtered Santas(Sus.)(NBC) (28:46) 

[Vision]

Hi All, I’m still in LA but wanted to get the thread up...

[WXRGina]

Thanks, Vision! I hope you're having a good, smooth time.

Hello, FRiends! It's December already, and the Christmas programming continues.

Thanks to J. David Goldin's RadioGOLDINdex for these brief synopses.

7 PM EST Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. December 14, 1955. Part 3. CBS net. "The Lansing Fraud". Sustaining. A pair of thieves start a falling out...with a lot of excitement! Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor), Barney Phillips, Bob Bailey, Howard McNear, Hy Averback (announcer), Jack Johnstone (director), Jean Tatum, John Dawson (writer), Mary Jane Croft, Roy Rowan (announcer), Russell Thorson, Vivi Janis. 14:56.

7:15 PM Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. December 15, 1955. Part 4. CBS net. "The Lansing Fraud". Sustaining. A bad liar goes on the run. Amerigo Moreno (music supervisor), Barney Phillips, Bob Bailey, Howard McNear, Hy Averback (announcer), Jack Johnstone (director), Jean Tatum, John Dawson (writer), Mary Jane Croft, Roy Rowan (announcer), Russell Thorson, Vivi Janis. 14:53.

7:30 PM Dragnet. November 30, 1950. Program #77. NBC net. "The Big Car". Sponsored by: Fatima, Chesterfield. A man confeses to robbing fifteen food markets, but he's not the real thief! A bright red Pontiac provides a clue. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough, Bob Hope (Chesterfield commercial), Bing Crosby (Chesterfield comercial). 29:30.

8 PM Gunsmoke. March 20, 1954. CBS net. "Old Friend". Sustaining. After trying to bribe Marshal Dillon, a gambler named Ben Corder hires Toque Morlan to kill Matt! The script was used previously on the show on October 3, 1953 with the title "How To Kill A Friend" (see cat. #40379) and subsequently on May 5, 1957 (see cat. #62396). William Conrad, John Meston (writer), John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Vic Perrin, Norman Macdonnell (director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), George Walsh (announcer), Howard McNear. 24:42.

8:30 PM 21st Precinct. December 22, 1954. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Mrs. Beaven complains that her next door neighbor is doing business from his apartment. Mr. Wolfschmidt however, is giving the merchandise away! The public service announcements and part of the closing credits have been deleted. Everett Sloane, Ken Lynch, Harold Stone, Santos Ortega, John Ives (producer), Stanley Niss (writer, director). 30:06.

9 PM The Life Of Riley. December 24, 1944. Blue net, KECA, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: The American Meat Institute, Signal Oil (local). Roswell Stevenson, the wealthy and snobby son of Riley's boss, is spending Christmas eve with the Rileys'. A well-written Christmas show. William Bendix, Ken Niles (announcer). 29:48.

9:30 PM Fibber McGee and Molly. December 24, 1946. NBC net. Sponsored by: Johnson's Wax. Fibber's fixing up some old toys for needy kids. The last appearance of "Mrs. Carstairs." Molly sings, "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" with The King's Men. Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, The King's Men, Harlow Wilcox, Don Quinn (writer), Phil Leslie (writer), Bill Thompson, Arthur Q. Bryan, Gale Gordon, Bea Benaderet. 29:48. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.

10 PM Boston Blackie. December 22, 1948. Program #193. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). "Special Christmas Program." Blackie tries to solve a robbery on Christmas, and finds Santa Claus an unwilling accomplice. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 1/2 hour.

10:30 PM The New Adventures Of Nero Wolfe. December 22, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Slaughtered Santas". Sustaining. Who is killing off the sidewalk Santas...and why? The closing promotional announcement has been deleted. Sydney Greenstreet, Lawrence Dobkin, Howard McNear, Jeanne Bates, Herb Butterfield, William Johnstone, Don Stanley (announcer), Rex Stout (creator). 29 minutes.

[Viking2002]

Evening, Vision.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[WXRGina]

Hi, Viking! How’s it going with you and Mrs. Viking?

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Hi everyone...
Just got home. Had a very long day...
We’re leaving in the morning for vacation. Won’t have internet access...
Returning on the 13th...
My Kindle is loaded up with great books!! Can’t wait to read them!
Headed to bed...
Good night everyone...

[WXRGina]

Hi, Doc! I hope your Kindle books are a delight!

Goodnight!

[Arthur McGowan]

I have been capturing the stream from WAMU for years. Last night, instead of the usual one-hour mp3 files, I got dozens and dozens of files, each lasting exactly 32 seconds. Did anyone else encounter any problem with the stream from WAMU?

[Vision]

Hey, what’s going on with you?

[Vision]

Sorry I can't, don't know anything about capturing streams.