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Retro OTRDiary 20 Interview: Donnie Pitchford, Part 3 (retro521)

By Keith March 21, 2016Comedy, Lum and Abner, Retro Original

In this installment of my combined interview and glimpse at the 1935 season of Lum and Abner, Donnie Pitchford offers some background on the introduction of bandleader, Opie Cates as…

Barry Craig – Kitchens Come with Knives 530922 (retro520)

By Keith March 16, 2016Detective and Mystery, Retro Original

While doing the routine things that detectives do, Barry needs to rely on his gun to ward off a large man who approaches him in a rainstorm. Jenkins is the…

Retrro OTRDiary 19 Interview Donnie Pitchford Part 2. (retro519)

By Keith March 13, 2016Comedy, Documentary and Interview, Lum and Abner, Retro Original

In the style of a Retro OTRDiary, to stand in for where the usual installment of Lum and Abner is missing, I present another mashed together collection of classic clips…

Interview: Kate Schweikle – Plus Snooks, George, and Gracie (retro517)

By Keith February 26, 2016Documentary and Interview, Retro Original

hRecently I asked for response from listeners who wanted to talk to me about old time radio. Kate is the first to contact me, and we had a nice, long…

Retro OTRDiary 18 Interview with Donnie Pitchford (retro516)

By Keith February 23, 2016Comedy, Lum and Abner, Retro Original

Part of a longer interview I had with uncle Donnie Pitchford, President of the National Lum and Abner Society. The show is a series of clips. I talk with Donnie…

Jack Benny – Dons 15th Anniversary On Radio. 380306. (retro515)

By Keith February 18, 2016Comedy, Jack Benny, Retro Original

As Don begins the introduction, Jack takes over with a nice word to congradulate Don for his 15 years in radio. Don shares his history, beginning as a singer, then…

Lights Out – Spider. 430518 (RV35 retro514)

By Keith February 11, 2016Lights Out, Retro Original, Suspense and Horror

A couple of adventurers visit the jungles of the Amazon to study the wildlife and make their fortunes. After their discovery, their troubles will soon be over. But who has…

Escape – Three Skeleton Key. 500317 (RV30 Retro511)

By Keith February 3, 2016Drama, Escape, Retro Original

A crew at a remote lighthouse spot a ship that sails near. Is it abandoned? What is that onboard? Rats bail off of the abandoned ship, and are now swarming…

Abbott and Costello – Playing the Piano with Janet Blair. ep49, 44-01-27 (retro512)

By Keith January 21, 2016Abbott and Costello, Comedy, Retro Original

The war is taking its tol in the form of gasoline shortages, but it doesn't stop Lou from his creative ideas for a substitute for his car. Ken Niles brings…

X Minus One – The Parade. ep2, 550501. (RV100.2 retro510)

By Keith January 13, 2016Retro Original, Science Fiction, X Minus One

A strange and thrilling story by James Lepperts. A man claiming to be a Martian comes into an advertising agency. The agent thinks its a gimmick, he thinks the man…