RADIO TO ADDRESS CHRISTMAS CARDS BY
Originally Broadcast WNIB
Saturday, December 11th, 1982
CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapters 15 and 16. Snapper Snick the crocodile; Oliver the Ostrich, the clock-eating birch (24:00)
CHARLIE MC CARTHY SHOW (12-19-48) Edgar Bergen with Charlie, Mortimer, Don Ameche and Marsha Hunt (as the Bickersons), Ken Carpenter, Ray Nobel and the orchestra, and guest Mario Lanza. Bergen tells Charlie a story about Santa’s reindeer going on strike; the Bickersons fight at Christmastime; Lanza sings “The Lord’s Prayer.” Chase and Sanborn Coffee, NBC. (14:50; 13:20)
CHRISTMAS DRAGNET performed by Stan Freberg and company. From commercial recording. (6:44)
DRAGNET (12-21-50) Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Ben Romero. A nine-year-old boy is missing before Christmas. Fatima Cigarettes, NBC. (14:05; 12:05)
JIMMY DURANTE SHOW (12-24-47) On Christmas Eve Jimmy welcoms child movie star Margaret O’Brien to his home. Peggy Lee, Candy Candido, Arthur Treacher, Roy Bargy and his orchestra. Rexall, NBC. (8:20; 11:58); 9:27)
HALLMARK READER’S DIGEST (12-19-46) “Room For A Stranger” starring Frank Sinatra in a warm-hearted Christmas story. A Navy flyer back from overseas is on his way to the Naval Hospital at Great Lakes, Illinois, when his leave is cancelled. Hallmark Cards, CBS. (15:00; 14:40)
CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapters 17 and 18. The mud-slinging Muddlers; the Cockelburr Cowboys. (24:00)
Updated: 11/21/25 10:35 pm C.S.T.
Coming Next Week – “RADIO TO WRAP, BAKE AND DECORATE BY” – December 18, 1982
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