Christmas episodes of that 30s comedy phenom JOE PENNER (with his duck!) and a visit with ONE MAN'S FAMILY follow our weekly episode of GUNSMOKE tonight Dec 15 from 7 to 9 pm EST on THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO on WBAI-NY 99.5 FM, and streaming live at wbai.org.

GUNSMOKE from CBS on Oct 03, 1952 #24 "Cain." Cain Vestal, a quiet man dying of consumption, buys a gun to kill a man he's never met before. Starring William Conrad as Matt Dillon US Marshall, Parley Baer as Chester, Howard McNear as Doc, Georgia Ellis as Kitty, Harry Bartell as Cain, Larry Dobkin, with music by Rex Koury, written by John Meston, produced & directed by Norman McDonnell, announcer Clancey Cassell.

THE JOE PENNER SHOW from CBS on Dec 12, 1937 for Cocomalt. Joe goes Christmas shopping and finds himself working as an elevator operator, a department store Santa Claus and a shoe salesman. Joe Penner, Gay Seabrook, Gene Austin, Coco and Malt, Phil Kramer, Dick Ryan, Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra, vocal by Julie Gibson, announcer Jackson Wheeler.

ONE MAN'S FAMILY from NBC on Dec 15, 1952 for Miles Laboratories. Book 99, Chapter 21. “Christmas Wish List” Father Barbour has the Christmas spirit...a bit early. But he's also a bit late. He drops in on Jack and Betty, who are planning for Christmas. Page Gilman as Jack, Jean Rouverol as Betty, J Anthony Smythe as Father Barbour. Produced by Carlton E. Morse, directed by George L. Fogel.

We will also hear snippets from our latest premium GOLDEN AGE 2019 CONVENTION PACKAGE FLASH DRIVE for a pledge of $60 to keep WBAI alive.

Other premiums available tonight:

Golden Age Christmas Collection on DVD or via download for a $60 pledge. Hundreds of old-time radio Christmas episodes from every conceivable genre, from comedy, mystery, even science fiction shows, from the classic series to the obscure and unknown shows.

Golden Age Archives for a $100 pledge - 16G Thumb Drive with 150 2-hour episodes of the Golden Age of Radio on WBAI from 2010 to 2013.