Tonight, March 27, 2022, birthday salutes to Richard Denning b. 1914, Fletcher Markle b. 1921, Fred Foy b. 1921. We begin, as ever, with our weekly episode of GUNSMOKE on THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO.
Tune in from 8 to 10 pm on Sunday March 27 over WBAI-NY 99.5 FM, and streaming over the internet at wbai.org. Want to record the show to your computer? Try this website: dar.fm

GUNSMOKE from CBS on Nov 06, 1954 #134 "Smoking Out Of The Beedles" for L & M. Jim Beedle and his wife refuse to leave their forty acres. They claim they bought it from Pat Clay, but can't prove it. Starring William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell, Jeanette Nolan, Joe Cranston, written by John Meston, directed by Norman Macdonnell, music by Rex Koury, Verne Smith for L&M, announcer George Walsh.

THE LONE RANGER via syndication on March 29, 1954 #3309/2529 "Burley Scott"/"Burly Scott's Sacrifice." Fred Foy plays the part of the Lone Ranger (for the only time) in Brace Beemer's absence. Fred Foy, John Todd as Tonto, written by Dan Beattie, edited by Fran Striker, directed by Charles D. Livingstone, created by George W. Trendle, announcer Jay Michael.

THE LUCKY STRIKE PROGRAM STARRING JACK BENNY from CBS on Feb 20, 1949. The Sportsmen sing a spectacular Luckies commercial to the music of, "The Dance Of The Hours" from "La Giaconda" by Ponchielli. Bravo! Guests Fletcher Markle and Jack Warner try to talk Jack out of doing, "The Horn Blows At Midnight" on "The Ford Theatre." Don't miss Jack's answer when Fletcher asks him his Social Security number. Jack Warner has trouble reading his lines. With Don Wilson, Eddie Anderson, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, The Sportsmen, commercials by Del Sharbutt & Frank Martin, L. A. Speed Riggs - tobacco auctioneer, music by Mahlon Merrick, written by George Balzer, Milt Josefsberg, John Tackaberry, & Sam Perrin.

RICHARD DENNING (March 27, 1914 – October 11, 1998) was an American actor who starred in science fiction films of the 1950s, including Unknown Island (1948), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Target Earth (1954), Day the World Ended (1955), Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), and The Black Scorpion (1957). Denning also appeared in the film An Affair to Remember (1957) with Cary Grant and on radio with Lucille Ball in My Favorite Husband (1948–1951), the forerunner of television's I Love Lucy. Denning was born as Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger Jr, in Poughkeepsie, New York.
MY FAVORITE HUSBAND from CBS via the AFRTS on March 03, 1950. Liz and Iris are excited about the equal rights amendment. Starring Lucille Ball, Richard Denning, Joe Forte, Frank Nelson, Bea Benaderet, created by Isabel Scott Rorick.