2001: A RADIO ODYSSEY – Pt 4
Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, January 27th, 2001
MAN CALLED X (9-30-44) Herbert Marshall stars as Ken Thurston who travels to India for mystery and intrigue… and to deliver a letter to a maharajah. Leon Belasco is Pegan Zeldschmidt. Lookheed Aircraft, BLUE. Network. (29 min)
JIMMY DURANTE SHOW (3-10-48) Actor Van Johnson joins Schnozzola on the campaign trail, along with Peggy Lee, Candy Candido, Alan Reed, Howard Petrie, Crew Chiefs, Ray Bargy and the orchestra. Jimmy wants to rearrange the 48 states. Rexall, NBC. (30 min)
SPORTS FINAL (3-12-48) Fahey Flynn presents all the day’s sports news, including spring exhibition base¬ball scores, prize fighting, relay games, race results, golf, bowling, and “a new sport the Chicago White Sox are thinking of taking up!” Art Mercier announces. Nelson Brothers Furniture Stores, WBBM, Chicago. (14 min)
GRAND MARQUEE (5-1-47) “The First hundred Years” starring Olan Soule in a light-hearted comedy about a young husband who comes home from work to find his wife not there, dinner not made, and the breakfast dishes still in the sink! George Stone announces. (Rayve Shampoo, NBC. (29 min)
LIGHTS OUT (8-10-43) “Sakhalin” is Arch Oboler’s story of a murderous Russian prison official during the time of the Czars. Ironized Yeast, CBS. (29 min)
FORD V-8 REVUE (1936) Bob Crosby and his swing band with the Freshmen Trio and singer Nappy Lamare in a program of popular music. Selections include “It’s You I’m Talking About, Baby” and “The Glory of Love.” Ford Motor Co., Syndicated. (1 5 min)
DIMENSION X (4-15-50) “With Folded Hands” narrated by Norman Rose. Set in the year 2006, this is a story of a robot that is always at your service. Cast includes Alex-ander Scourby and Bryna Rayburn. Sustain-ing, NBC. (29 min)
Updated: 1/27/26 9:18 pm C.S.T.
Coming Next Week – “JACK BENNY AND HIS FRIENDS – Pt 1“ – February 3, 2001
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