Coming Soon: September 30 – October 6, 2026
RADIO ON WHEELS
Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, October 1, 1977
AMOS ‘N’ ANDY (4-20-45) Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll. The Kingfish persuades Andy to go partners on a used car. With Harlow Wilcox and the Mystic Knights of the Sea Quartet. Rinso. (11:30; 8:05; 10:25)
CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER (1-3-54) “Road Angel” starring Staats Cotsworth as Casey, investigating a hitchhike murder. (11:45; 17:00)
PHIL HARRIS—ALICE FAYE SHOW (3-19-50) Alice’s new car. Cast includes Elliott Lewis as Remley, Walter Tetley as Julius, Robert North, Jeanine Roos, Anne Whitfield, Hans Conried. Rexall. (11:20; 8:10; 9:30)
INNER SANCTUM (1-23-50) “The Hitchhiking Corpse,” drama about a truck driver who gives a ride to the “red-headed witch of Moon Hollow.” (12:20; 11:35)
THE HARDY FAMILY (1950) “Andy’s hot rod” features Mickey Rooney as Andy Hardy, Lewis Stone as Judge Hardy and Fay Holden as Mrs. Hardy. (12:30; 13:05)
FIBBER MC GEE AND MOLLY (1940s) McGee and the Traffic Safety Program. Jim and Marion Jordan, Gale Gordon, Bill Thompson, King’s Men, Billy Mills and the orchestra. (8:15; 9:00; 6:00)
Coming Soon: October 7 – October 13, 2026
DETECTIVES ON THE AIR
Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, October 8, 1977
SAM SPADE, DETECTIVE (4-10-49) “The Stopped Watch Caper” stars Howard Duff as Sam with Cathy Lewis as Sam’s niece Buffy, subbing for Effie, Sam’s secretary. Wildroot Creme Oil. (16:45; 13:10)
BOSTON BLACKIE (1940s) “Murder By Lightning” features Richard Kollmar as Blackie, “enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friends.” (13:25; 13:15)
ADVENTURES OF PHILLIP MARLOWE (5-20-50) “The Seahorse Jockey” with Gerald Mohr as Raymond Chandler’s tough private detective. (15:15; 14:20)
PHILO VANCE (1948) “Manicure Murder Case” stars Jackson Beck as the detective created by S. S. Van Dine.
ELLERY QUEEN (1-7-43) “The Singing Rat” starring Carleton Young as Queen. Armchair detective Ann Corio tries to guess the solution before it is revealed by Ellery. Bromo Seltzer. (6:00; 16:40: 5:20)
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