The OTRNow Radio Program Thanksgiving Show-03
Over 3 1/2 hours

Enough old-time radio to bake a turkey.  Rosie prepares some Thanksgiving dinner while playing some Thanksgiving themed radio programs.

Host:Rosie the Riveter
The Aldrich Family. November 23, 1952. NBC net. Sponsored by: Sustaining. It's Thanksgiving time and there's only one turkey left. Both the Aldrich and Brown families want it. Bob MacKenzie (announcer), Clifford Goldsmith (writer), Bobby Ellis, Jack Grimes, House Jameson, Katharine Raht, Dick Dudley (announcer).


Casey, Crime Photographer. November 27, 1947. CBS net. "After Turkey, The Bill". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A young ex-con is framed for a gas station robbery on Thanksgiving. The story has a surprising conclusion. Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), George Harmon Coxe (creator), Harry Marble (commercial spokesman). 

The Challenge Of The Yukon. November 28, 1946. Program #459. WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Thanksgiving In The Wilderness". Sponsored by: Sustaining. A flashback story: Father Haley has been kidnapped, along with the church funds. The townspeople suspect that the new priest may have stolen the money. Father Haley's dog Shep helps Sergeant Preston solve the mystery. The system cue has been deleted. Jay Michael, Mildred Merrill (writer), Larry McCann (announcer). 

Command Performance Thanksgiving Special. 1944.  AFRS origination. "Thanksgiving at Wally Brown's"  Lionel Barrymore(announcer), Dinah Shore, Harry Von Zell, Wally Brown, John Charles Thomas sings a Thanksgiving hymn, Fanny Brice,Hanley Stafford, Frank Morgan.

 Family Theatre. February 04, 1953. Mutual net. "Home For Thanksgiving". Sponsored by: Sustaining. A warm family story about a return for the holidays. The script was previously used on "Family Theatre" on Novemeber 27, 1947 (see cat. #70059). Joan Leslie, Stephen McNally (host), Tony La Frano (announcer), Harry Zimmerman (composer, conductor), Joseph Mansfield (director, transcriber), Irene Tedrow, Pat McGeehan, John McGreavy (writer), John Stevenson, Alice Backes. 

The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny. November 23, 1941. Red net, KFI, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Jell-O, Jell-O Pudding. Guest Alice Faye joins the rest of the gang for Thanksgiving dinner at Jack's. Alice sings, "Tropical Magic.". Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Eddie Anderson, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Ed Beloin (writer, performer), Bill Morrow (writer), Mahlon Merrick (conductor). 

Lum and Abner. November 22, 1945. ABC net. Sponsored by: Alka Seltzer. A Thanksgiving show. There's nothing like a holiday...even for women! The system cue and final commercial have been deleted. Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Gene Baker (announcer). \

Mark Trail. November 22, 1950. Mutual net. "Poisoned Turkey". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Gro-Pup. A Thanksgiving show. Who fed rat poison to kill all of Jim Pilgrim's Turkeys?. Matt Crowley, Jackson Beck (performer, announcer), Ben Cooper, Joyce Gordon, Elwood Hoffman (writer), Drex Hines (director), Jon Gart (organist), Ed Dodd (creator). 

Host:Rosie the Riveter

SOURCES: Wikipedia and The RadioGoldindex.com