Those Were the Days

Saturday, 1 p.m. Visit page for Program Host: Steve Darnall Ken Alexander
WDCB is very pleased to present "Those Were the Days," a program that has played a prominent role in Chicago's radio history for more than 35 years. Drawing from a vast library of material each Saturday, Steve Darnall presents old-time radio classics & music.

This program is available for sponsorship! (Contact Ken Scott for more details.)

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Upcoming Programming

May 25, 2013: Big Bands From the Windy City

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Jan Garber and His Orchestra, Chesterfield Moonlight Serenade, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra, The Damon Runyon Memorial Jazz Concert, Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra, Our Special Guest Karl Pearson

June 01, 2013: Mr. and Mrs. Radio

Mr. and Mrs. North, Meet Mr. McNutley, Mr. President, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, Mr. and Mrs. Blandings, Mr. District Attorney

June 08, 2013: Grand Central Station, Henry Morgan Show, The Whistler, This Is Your Life, Frontier Gentleman, Burns and Allen Show

June 15, 2013: Happy Father's Day!

Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, Let George Do It, Father Knows Best, Quiz Kids, Gunsmoke

June 22, 2013: My Favorite Husband, Broadway Is My Beat, Fred Allen Show, Vic and Sade, Railroad Hour, Front Page Drama, The Shadow

June 29, 2013: Lone Ranger, Hallmark Playhouse, Pat Novak For Hire, Jimmy Durante Show, X Minus One, Aldrich Family

July 06, 2013: All-Star Bandstand

Is Swing the Thing?, Greater New York Fund, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey and Their Orchestras, Excursions in Modern Music, Our Special Guest Karl Pearson

July 13, 2013: Red Skelton: A Centennial Celebration

Avalon Time, Birds Eye Open House, Screen Guild Players, Suspense, Red Skelton Show

July 20, 2013: Stars of the Swimsuit Issue

Screen Guild Players, Suspense, Blondie, Academy Award, Jack Benny Program

July 27, 2013: Dragnet, Great Gildersleeve, Speaking of Radio, A Date with Judy, Granby's Green Acres, Escape

August 03, 2013: Art Hellyer and the Other Madmen of Radio

Arbogast, Speaking of Radio, Art Hellyer Show, Matinee with Bob and Ray, Supper Club

August 10, 2013: Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Curtain Time, Arch Oboler's Plays, Quaker Party, Hallmark Playhouse, Martin and Lewis Show

August 17, 2013: Movies on Radio - Not with the Original Stars!

Hollywood Sound Stage, Screen Directors' Playhouse, Lux Radio Theatre, Our Special Guest Bob Kolososki

August 24, 2013: Challenge of the Yukon, Our Miss Brooks, Crime Club, Good News of 1939, Gangbusters

August 31, 2013: Swinging in Glenn Miller's Footsteps

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Bob Chester and His Orchestra, Major Glenn Miller's American Band of the AEF, Here's to Veteran's #53, Jerry Gray and His Band of Today, NBC Bandstand, Our Special Guest Karl Pearson

September 07, 2013: Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Have Gun, Will Travel, Speaking of Radio, Eddie Cantor's Show Business, Nick Carter, Master Detective, Day in the Life of Dennis Day

September 14, 2013: Stop the Presses!

Big Town, Rogers of the Gazette, Casey, Crime Photographer, Abbott & Costello Show, Night Beat, The Big Story

September 21, 2013: Dick Tracy, Sherlock Holmes, Burns and Allen Show, Diary of Fate, Lum and Abner, Dimenson X, Philco Radio Time

September 28, 2013: Radio in the Fall of 1945

Lux Radio Theatre, Bob Hope Show, Fred Allen Show, This is Your FBI, Fibber McGee & Molly

Previous Programming
displays the previous month of programming

May 18, 2013: Hollywood Canteen Opening, Bob Hope Show, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Information Please, Mysterious Traveler, Screen Guild Players

May 11, 2013: Happy Mother's Day!

Kraft Music Hall, Box 13, Screen Directors' Playhouse, Hallmark Hall of Fame

May 04, 2013: Spotlight on Tommy Cook

Arch Oboler's Plays, Speaking of Radio, Adventures of Red Ryder, Blondie, Life of Riley

April 27, 2013: Our 43rd Anniversary Show "Thanks for Listening"

Our Miss Brooks, Great Gildersleeve, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Fibber McGee & Molly, Suspense, Jack Benny Program