Episodes
Today is the day to find some love on WPMT with the premiere of "She Loves Me" and "The Shop Around the Corner" starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche with Felix Bressart as originally recorded on the Lux Radio Theater in 1941. Celebrate Sweetest Day, October 15, with this romantic story.
Published 10/11/22
The train is about to leave the station…are you on board? WPMT’s premiere of “Twentieth Century” which is the basis of the musical "On Twentieth Century," with music by Cy Coleman, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, starts at 1 PM CT on the dot! This 1934 classic stars Orson Welles as “Oscar'' and Elissa Landi as “Lily,” with Sam Levine, Ray Collins and Everett Sloane. Take a wild trip across the country from your living room, as listeners did when it aired on Campbell...
Published 10/04/22
Today, tune in to hear “The Great Waltz” play as it did on The Railroad Hour on March 1, 1954. Shine those dancing shoes, practice your best box step and graciously extend your hand to a partner close by, because it is time to tune in to your favorite podcast platform and waltz the afternoon away!
Published 09/27/22
Look up! “A Star is Born” premieres today at 1 PM CT, and features a behind-the-scenes team that is nothing short of amazing, including Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell and Robert Carson writing the screenplay, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. If you fell in love with the 2018 film starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, you need to experience the original!
Published 09/20/22
Get ready for a serious pull at the heartstrings and you may want to have some tissues handy! The classic “The Bells of St. Mary's” premieres today at 1 PM CT, featuring an all-star cast including Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman, with screenplay by Dudley Nichols, lyrics by Johnny Burke and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. Today's premiere was first heard on the Screen Guild Theatre, October 6, 1947.
Published 09/13/22
Gather the troops and sound the trumpet! WPMT’s premiere of “Buck Privates'' is going live today on Apple, Facebook, Spotify, Youtube or any major podcast platform. This Lux Radio Theatre broadcast, originally heard on October 13, 1941, features a screenplay by Arthur T. Hormanand John Grant, lyrics by Don Raye and music by Hugh Prince and Sonny Burke.
Published 09/06/22
Today’s WPMT premiere of "Sweethearts" features music by Victor Herbert and stars movie greats Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, originally heard on the March 25th, 1946 episode of The Screen Guild Theater! Tune in at 1 PM CT on Facebook, Spotify, Youtube and all major podcast platforms!
Published 08/30/22
“A Celebration of Fanny” premieres today at 1 PM CT on Apple, Facebook, Spotify, YouTube and all major podcast platforms! “Fanny” features a book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan, with music and lyrics by Harold Rome. This November 8, 1954 production stars Florence Henderson, Ezio Pinza, William Tabbert, Walter Slezak and Harold Rome with host Skitch Henderson. À tout à l’heure!
Published 08/23/22
Today is the day for “Mary,” a musical comedy in two acts, with book by Frank Mandel and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach who penned such successes as “No, No, Nanette,” “The Desert Song” and “Roberta” and a stellar cast starring Dorothy Kirsten and Gordon MacRae with Nora Marlow and Tom Tully. Tune in today on Apple, Facebook, Spotify, Youtube and other platforms at 1 PM CT.
Published 08/16/22
Today’s WPMT premiere features some major stars - Bing Crosby as “Tracy,” funnyman Bob Hope as “Flattop,” Cass Daley as “Gravel Gertie,” at the time - teen heartthrob Frank Sinatra as “Shaky,” actress Dinah Shore as “Tess Trueheart,” Judy Garland as “Snowflake Falls,” The Andrews Sisters as “The Summer Sisters” (May, June and July), actor Frank Morgan as “Vitamin Flintheart,” comedian Jerry Colonna as “Chief Brandon,” Harry Von Zell as “Judge Hooper” and Jimmy Durante as “The Mole.” The...
Published 08/09/22
WPMT’s premiere of the spoof “Zaza,” starring Fanny Brice, Bob Hope, Hanley Stafford, Martha Raye, George Murphy and Matty Malnick's Band, is now available as heard on the Screen Guild Theatre, on ​​March 19, 1939. Listen in on all major podcast platforms including Facebook, Spotify and Youtube.
Published 08/02/22
Happy Tuesday! We’re excited to share another acclaimed hit on WPMT today, “Rose-Marie,” starring Dorothy Kirsten and Gordon MacRae with Gerald Moore and Marvin Miller. Tune in today on Apple, Facebook, Spotify, YouTube and more at 1 PM CT to hear it as it premiered on The Railroad Hour, October 22, 1951.
Published 07/26/22
Tune in today for WPMT’s premiere of “Let’s Face It!” with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, as it premiered on the Screen Guild Theatre, December 27, 1943. Perhaps you will recognize “Ace in the Hole,” one of the musical’s hit songs and one of Porter’s most popular compositions. Join us at 1 PM CT on all major podcast platforms!
Published 07/19/22
They say love is like a firefly…find out why at 1 PM CT, with WPMT’s premiere of “The Firefly” as heard on The Railroad Hour, February 25, 1952. Music by Rudolf Friml, book and lyrics by Otto Harbach, starring Dorothy Kirsten and Gordon MacRae. Tune into Apple, Facebook, Spotify or any major podcast platforms for this summertime treat!
Published 07/12/22
Today’s the day for a royal mishap! Join us for “The Emperor’s Waltz” at 1 PM CT on Apple, Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms. Featuring a screenplay by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, as it premiered on the Lux Radio Theatre on September 26, 1949. Bis Später!
Published 07/05/22
Today at 1 PM CT, it’s time to hit the road with Bonnie and Skid for WPMT’s premiere of “When My Baby Smiles at Me.” Featuring a screenplay by Lamar Trotti, based on the 1927 play "Burlesque" by George Manker Watters and first heard on April 25, 1949! Tune in today on any streaming platforms like Facebook, Spotify or Youtube.
Published 06/28/22
Today on WPMT, “Lute Song,” starring Mimi Benzell and Gordon MacRae with William Conrad, Marvin Miller and Alvina Temple, with book by Sidney Howard and Will Irwin and music by Raymond Scott and lyrics by Bernard Hanighen, will premiere at 1 PM CT on all major podcast platforms. This is the broadcast originally heard on The Railroad Hour, March 23, 1953.
Published 06/21/22
Are you a believer….in radio programming? Today at 1 PM CT “The Little Minister” will hit all major podcast platforms, with book byJerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, and based on the 1891 novel by J.M. Barrie. Originally heard on The Railroad Hour on June 23, 1952, this performance stars Dorothy Warenskjold and Gordon MacRae with Gloria Gordon and Eric Snowden. Tune in to Apple, Facebook, Spotify, Youtube or any other streaming platforms today.
Published 06/14/22
What a milestone! Yeehaw! “Belle of the Yukon” premieres today! You’ll surely enjoy this rousing pick for WPMT’s 100th episode, a screenplay by James Edward Grant, which premiered on the Screen Guild Theatre, on February 12th, 1945. Catch this extra special premiere at 1 PM CT today on Apple, Facebook, Spotify, Youtube or any other streaming platforms.
Published 06/07/22
Fall in love with the whimsical tale of “Rosalie” where two worlds collide, starring Nadine Conner and Gordon MacRae with Norma Varden, Herb Butterfield and Theodore Von Eltz, as heard on The Railroad Hour, December 17, 1951. Listen in today on Apple, Facebook, Spotify or any other major podcast platform at 1 PM CT.
Published 05/31/22
Today is the day for WPMT’s premiere of “My Gal Sal,” a screenplay by Seton I. Miller, Darrell Ware and Karl Tunberg, featuring songs by Paul Dresser, Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin, and starring Mary Martin, Dick Powell and Norman Field. The original broadcast was heard on the Lux Radio Theatre in January 18, 1943. Listen in today on Facebook, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms at 1 PM CT!
Published 05/24/22
Join us today at 1 PM CT for the musical farce “The Red Mill” with music by Victor Herbert, book and lyrics by Henry Blossom and additional lyrics by Forman Brow. Featuring screen stars Gene Kelly, Lucille Norman and Gordon MacRae with Alan Reed! Listen in on Youtube, Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms.
Published 05/17/22
Today at 1 PM CT a special WPMT with two episodes of the Damon Runyon Theatre, both starring John Brown as "Broadway," in a salute to the famous musical comedy “Guys and Dolls” will live stream on all major podcast platforms. Tune in on Apple, Facebook, Spotify and more!
Published 05/10/22
Today at 1 PM CT, WPMT travels back in time for “Very Warm for May” starring Annamary Dickey and Gordon MacRae with Lamont Johnson just as it premiered on The Railroad Hour, June 4, 1951. Available on Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!
Published 05/03/22
WPMT’s Tuesday premiere is here! It’s time to go behind the scenes with reporter character “John Matthews” for “Up in Central Park” featuring music by Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields and starring Deanna Durbin and Dick Haymes with Charles Irwin, as heard live at the Screen Guild Theatre on June 28, 1948! Tune in at 1 PM CT on any major podcast platforms.
Published 04/26/22