We kick off our Thanksgiving celebration with a pair of old time radio Turkey Day comedies. First, Jack Benny dreams he's the main course on the menu (originally aired on NBC on November 21, 1943). Then, Fibber McGee and Molly plan to dine out for Thanksgiving, but a tax bill casts a cloud over the celebration for Fibber (originally aired on NBC on November 22, 1949).

Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you 5 of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for June 13th, 2020.

First up we have “Mr. and Mrs. North: Call me Chu-Chu” starring: Alice Frost & Joseph Curtin; (12-09-47). Next up is a classic episode from “The Jack Benny Program:Will TV Replace Radio?” (02-12-50). Our third episode is “Big Town: The Squeaking Rat” starring: Edward Pawley; (04-05-49). “Suspense: Drive In” starring: Judy Garland (11-21-46). Following Suspense is “The Great Gildersleeve: The Matchmaker” starring: Hal Peary; (01-25-42). Next, we have “Frontier Gentleman: The Claim Jumpers” starring: John Dehner; (03-09-58). In hour 5 we have “The Chase: Doug Burton and a Mysterious Letter” ; (07-10-52). Lastly, a classic episode from “Fibber McGee and Molly: Celebrity Molly” starring: Jim & Marian Jordan; (01-26-54).

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you 5 of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for June 13th, 2020.

First up we have “Mr. and Mrs. North: Call me Chu-Chu” starring: Alice Frost & Joseph Curtin; (12-09-47). Next up is a classic episode from “The Jack Benny Program:Will TV Replace Radio?” (02-12-50). Our third episode is “Big Town: The Squeaking Rat” starring: Edward Pawley; (04-05-49). “Suspense: Drive In” starring: Judy Garland (11-21-46). Following Suspense is “The Great Gildersleeve: The Matchmaker” starring: Hal Peary; (01-25-42). Next, we have “Frontier Gentleman: The Claim Jumpers” starring: John Dehner; (03-09-58). In hour 5 we have “The Chase: Doug Burton and a Mysterious Letter” ; (07-10-52). Lastly, a classic episode from “Fibber McGee and Molly: Celebrity Molly” starring: Jim & Marian Jordan; (01-26-54).

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Spring is in the air on this week's bonus comedy quarantine show. We'll hear an unseasonable prediction of snow on Fibber McGee and Molly (originally aired on NBC on May 11, 1943). Then, Uncle Miltie and his gang present their salute to the season in The Milton Berle Show (originally aired on March 23, 1948).

Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you 5 of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for May 9th, 2020.

First up we have “Have Gun, Will Travel: Bringing Up Ollie” starring: John Dehner; (09-25-60). Next up is a classic episode from “The Jack Benny Program” titled “Jack Sprained His Ankle” starring Jack Benny; (12-14-47). Our third episode is: “Danger Dr. Danfield: $100,000 Life Insurance Claim” starring: Michael Dunn; (12-08-46). Next we have “Murder at Midnight” titled “The Kabalah” starring Santos Ortega; (12-30-46). Then we have “Fibber McGee and Molly: Red Cross Collector McGee” starring: Jim & Marian Jordan; (03-23-43). “Whitehall 1212: Peter Williams Case” (02-03-52) follows Fibber McGee and Molly. In hour 5 we have “The Bickersons: Gooseby Vacation” starring; Lew Parker and Frances Langford; (07-10-51). Lastly, a classic episode from “The Unexpected: Shipwreck” starring Jack Holt; (11-26-47).

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With Easter right around the corner, our midweek comedy break finds two of radio's funniest couples preparing for the holiday. First, Fibber McGee and Molly are after a new Easter dress (originally aired on NBC on March 23, 1948). Then, Phil Harris, Alice Faye, and Elliott Lewis as Frankie Remley are going out to eat for Easter in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show (originally aired on NBC on March 25, 1951).