The Old Radio Companion

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about the amazing and talented radio and television and film actor, Charles Cantor. Learn all about this very versatile comedian and actor. The radio show is from The FRED ALLEN SHOW! It features Charlie Cantor in Allen's Alley. It first aired on December 6th 1942. ENJOY THE SHOW! Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about roads and streets. Sounds boring?  Well don't worry, Jay makes it interesting and learn all about famous streets and some very unusual named streets in America as well. The radio show comes from the Jack Benny Radio show.  It's titled, "The Maxwell Get's Stolen." It originally aired October 1st 1950. ENJOY THE SHOW!!! Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about another round of strange jobs that people have. If you think you enjoyed strange jobs 1, you're going to love strange jobs 2!  The radio show is from the Fibber McGee and Molly radio show.  It's titled, "Fibber get's a job at a hardware store." It originally aired, May 21st 1940. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about etiquette from the past  and how much it  has changed over the years. The old radio show comes from The Abbott and Costello Radio show. The show is titled, "The English Butler. " It originally aired December 9th 1943. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay celebrates Christmas by talking about another Christmas Carol. Learn all about the Christmas song, "O Holy Night." Learn all about who wrote it and some interesting facts of how it became the beloved Christmas song we have today. Enjoy double feature Christmas shows. Our first Christmas old radio show comes from The Milton Berle show. It's titled, "Milton Berle Salutes Christmas." It originally aired December 23, 1947.  Our second Christmas show is from The Jack Benny Radio show. "Jack Benny decorates his Christmas tree." It also aired December 0f 1947. MERRY CHRISTMAS and ENJOY THE SHOWS!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about the origins of that famous Christmas song, Jingle bells!  Who wrote it?  And learn some more interesting facts. The Christmas old radio show is from My Friend Irma. It's titled, " Irma's Christmas Party." It originally aired December 20th 1948. MERRY CHRISTMAS and ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay opens up the Thanksgiving season by talking about that very important food centerpiece and that is the turkey. Learn all about how this big bird got into our Thanksgiving celebrations. Also enjoy our radio show from The George Burns and Gracie Allen show. It's the Thanksgiving show from November 18th 1940.  ENJOY THE SHOW and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay shares the last of the stories in THE TALES OF TERROR series called, " THE TELL TALE HEART."  By Edgar Allen Poe. Join Jay as he tells this horror story that really pioneered the psychological thriller. The radio show today is Life with Luigi. The show is titled, " Trick or Treat Halloween."  It originally aired October 30th 1949.  HAPPY HALLOWEEN and ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay continues his Halloween series called, "The Tales of Terror."  On this show, we feature the scary tale of The Headless Horseman and Icabod Crane from The Legend of Sleepy Hallow! The radio show is from Baby Snooks. It's the Halloween show from October 31st, 1946. ENJOY THE SHOW!!!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay kicks off this season of Halloween with the new series, "THE TALES OF TERROR!"  Learn all about how we got our jack o lanterns and the scary story of Stingy Jack!  The radio show is from The Life of Riley. The show is titled, "Haunted House."  It originally aired October 20th 1947. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about the month of September and the origins of the name and also some of the important events that happened in this month. The radio show comes from Fibber Mcgee & Molly. It's titled, "Raking Leaves." It originally aired October 17th 1949.  HAPPY SEPTEMBER & ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about school days when himself and others had strange teachers.  The radio show comes from OUR MISS BROOKS. It's titled, "Mr. Lanthrop Returns to School."  It originally aired Sept 26th 1954. Remember your school days and ENJOY THE SHOW!!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about a time when he was a kid and had a great arbor. Jay shares a memory from his childhood when is father attempted to make wine. The radio show comes from Duffy's Tavern. It's titled, "Most Popular Bar Tender." It originally aired May 18th 1949. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about those amazing band leaders who impacted our music world forever with their music. Learn some interesting and maybe some unknown facts about these great men. The radio show comes from Bing Crosby. It's the Kraft Music Hall! This episode features special guests, the Dorsey Brothers!  It originally aired July 6th 1944. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about that popular and iconic superhero, SUPERMAN. Learn all about how the radio show, The Adventures of Superman was such a pioneering radio show and how it impacted in who superman became as the superhero we know him today. The radio show is from The Fred Allen radio show. It originally aired October 9th 1940. Listen to this great interview with the man who created Superman, Jerry Seigel.  So be faster that a speeding bullet and listen to the show.ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about inventions that were created by mistake or became something they were not originally intended.  They became great inventions that added great things to our lives. The radio show comes from The Great Gildersleeve.  It's titled, "McGee's Invention." It originally aired February 17th 1944. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about alien abduction stories and the people who claim who have been abducted and have lived to tell their stories. The radio show comes from the Jack Benny Radio show.  It's titled, " I flew to Mars." It originally aired May 17th 1953. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay is back with a new show! This show is a double feature radio show in which Jay celebrates the states that made our nation great and how they got their names!  Yes more useless information that's well.. .well it's interesting!  The radio shows feature are from The Red Skelton show. It originally aired Sept 10th 1948. The second show is from My Little Margie. It's titled, " Camping Trip." It originally aired June 17th 1955. ENJOY THE SHOWS!!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about some interesting facts about our nations history and celebrates this very important holiday, Memorial Day!  The radio show is from The Great Gildersleeve. It's titled, "Memorial Day Parade." It originally aired May 30th 1943. HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY AND ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"JAY IS BACK!  Yes this is a new show and jack talks about the tradition of May Day and how it all got started. Enjoy this radio show from Jack Benny. It's titled, "Jack Buys a Baseball team." It originally aired May 1st 1955. HAPPY MAY DAY and ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay kicks off the new year with a double radio show special and talks about something special that happened for this new year of 2025! Listen and find out what it is. The first radio show is from The Jack Benny Radio show. It's the New years show which originally aired Jan 2nd 1944. Our Next radio show if from Jack's friend and nemesis Fred Allen! It's the New Years eve show from December 14th 1947.  HAPPY NEW YEAR and ENJOY THE SHOWS!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about that very iconic toy, the Teddy Bear. Learn about how we got the Teddy bear and the very interesting story behind this very popular toy. Jay also ends the show with the Christmas story, "The Gift of the Magi."  As tradition for our Christmas show, we feature a double feature. The first radio show is from The Burns and Allen radio show. It's titled, "Last Minute Christmas." It orignally aired December 18th 1947. Our second radio show is from The Phil Harris and Alice Faye radio show. It's the Christmas show from December 25th 1953. ENJOY THE SHOW and MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about those times when things with Santa's helpers don't quite go as planned. Enjoy Santa mishaps!  The radio show for this show comes from The Bob Hope radio show. It's the Christmas show from December 24th 1946. MERRY CHRISTMAS and ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about the beginnings of that favorite thanksgiving dessert, pumpkin pie! The radio shows for today are from The Great Gildersleeve & Jack Benny. The Great Gildersleeve radio show is the Thanksgiving show of 1949. The Jack Benny radio show is titled, "Thanksgiving Day Dinner." It originally aired November 23rd 1941.  HAPPY THANKSGIVING & ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about the years when we had no Macy's Thanksgiving parade. Learn about why this was and the year that it came back in a victorious comeback.  The radio show is from The Jack Carson Radio show. The title of the show is "Thanksgiving Dinner." It originally aired November 27th 1946. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay wraps up the series, The Master's of Macabre by talking about the man who was called The Master of Suspense!  That is no other than Alfred Hitchcock. Learn all about this man who pioneered the movie genre of Suspense and Horror. The radio show is from The Abbott and Costello Radio show. It's titled, "Night in a Haunted House." It originally aired May 8th 1947. HAPPY HALLOWEEN and ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay continues The Masters of Macabre series by talking about a man who dealt with the mysterious, the strange and unusual. And he lived by the phrase, "BELIEVE IT OR NOT!"  Yes it's a man called Robert Ripley!  The radio show is from The Baby Snooks Radio show. It's the Halloween show that originally aired November 1st 1946. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay kicks off the fall and Halloween season with The Masters of Macabre series. Our first master is the father of macabre himself, Edgar Allen Poe. The radio show is from My Favorite Husband. The show is titled, "Halloween Surprise Party." It originally aired October 28th 1949. ENJOY THE SHOW!!!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay tells a story about bats from his past to get us into the upcoming fall and Halloween season! The radio show is from The Fibber McGee & Molly Radio show. It's titled, "Raking Leaves." It originally aired October 17th 1939. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about the pickle!  It's origin and how it became one of the most popular pickled vegetable in America today!  The show is from The Great Gildersleeve. It's titled, "Gildy's Garden." It originally aired March 19th 1952. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay does another Sound FX show with a summer theme. Put on your listening caps and good luck! The radio show is from You Bet Your Life. The show originally aired January 25th 1950. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about some people who own some unusual pets! The radio show today is from The Jack Benny Radio show. It's titled, "Polly goes to the psychiatrist." It originally aired, September 27th 1953. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about people who got themselves in a very bad situation by being stuck. The radio show is from the FIbber McGee & Molly radio show. The show is title, "Fibber gets stuck in fresh cement." It originally aired April 29th 1941. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay introduces a special guest into his studio this episode, Dr. Albert Wiz.  He also introduces a new radio show, "It Pays to be Ignorant." This episode first was heard Sept 26th 1951. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay celebrates the 4th of July by talking about the very first fourth of July celebration. We feature double feature radio shows with a fourth of July theme. Our first show comes from The Bell Telephone hour featuring Bing Crosby. It originally aired July 4th 1945. Our second show comes from Life with Luigi. It's titled, "The 4th of July parade." It originally aired July 3rd 1949. HAPPY 4th of JULY and ENJOY THE SHOWS!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay tells a story from his childhood when an incident with firecrackers turned in a lesson that he never forgot from his dad. Jay celebrates Father's Day with a double feature radio shows. The first show is titled, "Gildy Arrives in Summerfield." It originally aired August 31st 1941. The second show comes from October 12th 1949 and it titled, "Gildy at the Hospital with an Expectant Father." HAPPY FATHER'S DAY AND ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about famous beards and who has the longest beard in the world day?  Listen and found out! The radio show comes from "The Magnificent Montague." The show is titled, "To Shave or Not to Shave." It originally aired December 1st 1950. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay celebrates the 5th season of the show by going down memory lane and sharing some great clips from some great times in these 5 years. Also enjoy The Jack Benny Radio show. The radio show is from the "7th Anniversary show." It originally aired April 3rd 1939. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY and ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about people who went on vacation and never came back! The radio show is from Our Miss Brooks. It's titled, "Planning a vacation to Europe." It originally aired July 17th 1955. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay celebrates mothers day with a double feature radio shows. The first show comes from My Favorite Husband.  It's titled, "Mother in Law comes to visit." It originally aired March 4th 1949. The next show comes from The Phil Harris and Alice Faye show. It's titled, "Mothers Day." It originally aired May 14th 1950. Enjoy the shows and HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about a very famous and great talented old radio and television personality named Charlie Cantor. His work spanned 30 years or more and contributed greatly to this great art of old radio. The radio show is from Duffy's Tavern.  It's the show from June 6th 1943 featuring Tallulah Bankhead. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about the upcoming tax time and shares a little about taxes and some very ancient crazy taxes. Also another very important tax revolt in our American history. The radio show come from The Life with Luigi.  It's titled, "Income Tax Season." It originally aired March 7th 1950. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about some famous rabbits in the celebration of Easter! It's a double feature radio show featuring some great Easter shows. The first show is from The Life of Riley  and it's the Easter show of 1948. The second show is from The Great Gildersleeve and it's titled, "Easter Rabbits. " It originally aired Easter of 1943. HAPPY EASTER and ENJOY THE SHOWS!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay puts a little different twist to celebrating St. Patricks Day by talking about the Irish Gangster. The radio show is from The Dennis Day Radio show. It's the St. Patricks Day show. It originally aired March 17th 1940. ENJOY THE SHOW & HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about the American family and radio. How this amazing invention impacted families and how it changed their lives. The radio shows is a double feature in dedication to the American Family. The first show comes from the Father's Knows Best radio show. It's titled, "Smooth Household." It originally aired May 15th 1952. The next radio show is from The Aldrich Family. It's titled, "Shoveling Snow." It originally aired February 3rd 1949. ENJOY THE SHOWS!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay celebrates Valentines Day by talking about a man who was born on Valentines Day and was eternally 39 years old!  In honor of Jack Benny, the radio show is from The Jack Benny Radio show. It's titled, " Jack's 39th Birthday again!" It originally aired February 14th 1954. ENJOY THE SHOW and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to JACK BENNY!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay commerates Super Bowl Sunday by playing a double feature football themed radio shows. The first show comes from The Abbott and Costello radio show. It's titled, "Foot Ball Game with Harold Peary." It originally aired April 20th 1944. The second show comes from The Life of Riley.  It's titled, " The Big Football Bet." It originally aired November 12th 1944. HAPPY SUPER BOWL SUNDAY AND ENJOY THE SHOWS!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay dedicates this show to Bill Thompson, a great old radio personality.  Jay also goes out of The Old Radio Companion studios to talk to some people and ask a very important question! The radio show is from The Fibber McGee & Molly radio show. Its titled, "Bowling Night." It originally aired November 16th 1948. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about some of the great men in old radio broadcast history and their contribution to the success of radio news. The radio show is from "Our Miss Brooks." It's titled, "Walter's Radio." It originally aired January 22nd 1950. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!

"This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"Jay talks about The Old Radio companion and how it all got started and how it's produced. By listener request, the radio show is from My Little Margie. It's titled, "Crooked Campaign Manager." It originally aired June 5th 1955. ENJOY THE SHOW!Support the showTHIS IS JAY LEWIS.... OFF THE AIR!