"The Big Broadcast" Live Sunday 9/18 7-11pm est

WAMU ^ | 9/18/16 | Murray Horwitz

[Vision]

Friends it's Sunday night again and time to relax. Warm up the tubes for another 4 hours of classic radio Americana.

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[Vision]

The Big Broadcast is a Sunday night tradition for families throughout the WAMU listening area.

Longtime radio personality and The Big Broadcast host Ed Walker passed away early on Oct. 26 at age 83. We invite you to leave your thoughts and remembrances.

Saying Goodbye To Ed Walker

Ed Walker spent 65 years on the radio. His last program was unlike any other.

[Vision]

Happy Sunday Night...Classic Radio Time...

[Vision]

• 7 p.m. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
  "The Alvin Summers Matter” Parts 4 and 5 (CBS, October 27 and October 28 1955)*
• 7:30 p.m. The Hinds Honey and Almond Cream Program
  (CBS, Original airdate March 13, 1940)
• 8 p.m. Gunsmoke
  “Real Sent Sonny," episode 289 (Original airdate March 16, 1958
• 8:20 p.m.The Adventures Of Superman
  “Clark Kent, Reporter,”“Keno’s Landslide” (Mutual, Original airdate February 16, 1940)
• 8:30 p.m. Dragnet
  “Spring Street Gang” (NBC, Original airdate December 1, 1949)
• 9 p.m. The Man Called X
  “Will you marry me?” (CBS, Original airdate August 7, 1947)
• 9:30 p.m. X Minus One
  “Hostess” (NBC, Original airdate December 12, 1956)
• 10 p.m. Biographies in Sound
  "Ticket to the Moon,” (NBC, Original airdate December 14, 1956)
• 10:55 p.m. Radio retrospective: William Joyce aka Lord Haw-Haw and “Germany Calling”*

[Vision]

Happy Sunday all. It's been a great weekend but I'm saddened by the Islamic attacks on the American people the last few days and our politicians seemingly trying to kill us all for no reason. And spoiled ungrateful athletes in the news.

Not excited about tonight's lineup which appears sci fi related (is this an anniversary of landing on the moon or something?) but am looking forward to an evening of classic radio...Dragnet is oddly back to 8:30...Man called X is good...X Minus One is hit or miss..now sure what Biographies in Sound is about...and a 5min retrospective about something I can't figure out...

How you doing?

[WXRGina]

Yeah, he couldn’t stand leaving the old lineup in place, so he’s back to dividing up the first three shows. Dumb.

How’s it going, Vision? I’m with you on the evil events this weekend and the commie politicians.

[Vision]

Good, this is the first weekend in a while with no major projects to do so as the grass is seeding in I got to nap a little. Trying to figure out which dishwasher to upgrade to.

How’s things with you?

[WXRGina]

We’re doing fine. Got some rain early today, but now it’s clearing. Getting ready to do some baby backs on the Green Egg. The usual Sunday, which is good—no new, good news and all.

[Vision]

I bought an inexpensive electric burner so I can sear and cook things outside without having all that stuff inside. I seared some pork chops but overcooked them so I'm reheating those and doing some brown rice.

Any Saints players not standing for the Anthem?

[iowamark]

The Hinds Honey and Almond Cream Program. March 13, 1940. George Burns and Gracie Allen

Gracie has just returned from Washington, D. C., where she addressed annual dinner of The Women's National Press Club. She describes her adventures in the nation's capitol. Gracie's Suprise Party convention will be held in Omaha. Gracie sings her campaign song, "Vote For Gracie." George has just got back from the opening of a meat market! Gracie, in her own warm and witty way proceeds to retell the tale of her dinner in Washington.

[WXRGina]

Nope, none that I know of. That kind of crap doesn’t go down so well in the South. :-/

You can sear outside without smoking the place up. :-)

[Vision]

Gunsmoke!

[iowamark]

Sonny sounds like James Best. “Roscoe P. Coltrane”

[Vision]

Think so? I don’t get that.

[Viking2002]

*ahem* I like sci-fi.

[WXRGina]

We like sci-fi, too, Viking! Keith, especially. My favorites are the “scary” ones. My least favorites are the comedies, although “Our Miss Brooks” is fine with me. :-)

[Vision]

Well, you're in luck!

How's things?

[Vision]

Man Called X

[Viking2002]

This Dragnet isn't too bad. How am I doing? The same as everyone else down here - gasoline-starved. I drove a two mile stretch of 29 earlier, and every station had plastic bags on their pump handles, except for two, and they were swamped. At one station, I couldn't even jockey for a spot in a queue because everyone had tank filler necks on differing sides. I got topped off, but it was a street fight. I'm only two hours away from the site of that pipeline leak. The governors in Alabama, Georgia, and two others declared a state of emergency, and they have no ETA as to when the bypass will come online. It'll get worse before it gets better.

Am I the only one who'd like to mama-slap Murray in the back of the head? I miss Ed.

[Vision]

That's terrible about the fuel, it's hard to imagine.

[Viking2002]

How are things up in Ballmer? Streets quiet for a change? Glad to see the O's and Ravens are doing good, because my Redskins have decided to stink up the league this year.