THAT TODDLIN’ TOWN!

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, January 17, 1976

LIFE WITH LUIGI (5-1-49) J. Carroll Naish stars as Luigi with Alan Reed as Pasquale and Hans Conried as Schultz in this show set in Chicago. Luigi organizes a block party to celebrate the 50th birthday of Halsted Street.

UNCLE NED’S SQUADRON (11-11-50) Ned Locke stars as “Uncle Ned” with Hugh Downes as his co-pilot in this series which originated in Chicago.

BOND WAGON (8-10-42) A special program on behalf of the Coast Guard and the Treasury Department to sell War Bonds. Benny Goodman and his orchestra and Peggy Lee appear in a remote broadcast from the corner of Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive.

QUIZ KIDS (3-28-48) Quizmaster Joe Kelly and Quiz Kids Joel Kupperman, Lonnie Lundy, Naiomi Cooks from Chicago.

MUSIC FROM YOUR HOMETOWN (1940s) Emil Petti and his orchestra from the Walnut Room of the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago.

JACK BENNY’ PROGRAM (1947) Jack and the gang prepare for a trip to Chicago where he’ll play the Chicago Theatre. Guests are Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Coleman.

CURTAIN TIME (9-25-48) “My Widow Lorraine” stars Harry Elders, Beverly Younger and Maurice Copeland in this pro­gram which originated in Chicago.