KNX Golden Age of Radio in 2002

Thursday, October 31 (available online Nov. 1st)

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "War of the Worlds" presented by the Mercury Theatre on the Air.
Synopsis: The United States experiences mass hysteria in the original broadcast of the Orson Welles classic.
Original airdate: 10-30-38

Friday, November 1 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Suspense" 
Episode: The Great Train Robbery
Synopsis: An ambitious man finds a risky way of making his dreams come true.
Original airdate: 4-13-53

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Escape"
Episode: Sire de Maletroit’s Door
Synopsis: The Robert Louis Stevenson tale set in 15th century France.
Original airdate: 8-4-47

Saturday, November 2 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Jack Benny Program," starring Jack Benny.
Guest: Fred Allen
Original airdate: 10-1-44

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Red Skelton Show," starring Red Skelton.
Episode: School Days
Synopsis: Clem Kadiddlehopper goes to school and chaos ensues.
Original airdate: 1-7-47

Sunday, November 3 

7:00 PM 60 MINUTES - KNX simulcasts the CBS newsmagazine.

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). 
Starring: Dana Andrews
Episode: My Six Convicts
Synopsis: Comedy about a group of convicts who make jail life tolerable.
Original airdate: 10-20-52

Monday, November 4 

9:00PM KNX DRAMA HOUR - "Gunsmoke," starring William Conrad.
Episode: The Second Choice

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR - "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," starring Joel McCrea.
Episode: Address Unknown
Synopsis: A little boy tries to help solve his mom’s murder.
Original airdate: 4-27-52

Tuesday, November 5 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Johnny Dollar," starring Edmond O’Brien.
Episode: The Missing Masterpiece Matter
Synopsis: A highly insured painting is missing.
Original airdate: 3-28-50

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Dragnet," starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday. 
Episode: The Big Hate
Synopsis: A suspect refuses to identify a dead victim.
Original airdate: 7-10-52

Wednesday, November 6 

8:00 PM 60 MINUTES ll - KNX simulcasts the CBS news magazine.

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Have Gun, Will Travel"
Episode: Silver Queen
Synopsis: A beautiful woman seeks Paladin’s help to save an inherited silver mine .
Original airdate: 5-17-59

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "X Minus 1," classic science fiction.
Episode: Star Bright
Synopsis: The story of a girl named Star who is mentally beyond her time.
Original airdate: 4-10-56

Thursday, November 7 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Whistler," starring Bill Forman.
Episode: Lady with a Knife 
Synopsis: A man is mysteriously stabbed in his room.
Original airdate: 12-3-50

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe," starring Gerald Mohr.
Episode: The Grim Hunters
Synopsis: Marlowe investigates a partygoer’s murder.
Original airdate: 3-12-49

Friday, November 8 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Suspense" 
Episode: Public Defender
Synopsis: A murderer’s crime catches up with him.
Original airdate: 4-20-53

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Escape"
Episode: Ring of Toth
Synopsis: An adaptation of the Arthur Conan mystery.
Original airdate: 8-11-47

Saturday, November 9 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Jack Benny Program," starring Jack Benny.
Synopsis: Jack wants to hire Frank Sinatra to replace Dennis Day.
Original airdate: 10-8-44

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Red Skelton Show," starring Red Skelton.
Episode: Red Gets a Physical
Synopsis: Junior pays a visit to the doctor’s office.
Original airdate: 1-8-50

Sunday, November 10 

7:00 PM 60 MINUTES - KNX simulcasts the CBS newsmagazine.

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). 
Episode: Five Fingers
Synopsis: A WWll spy story.
Guest star: James Mason
Original airdate: 10-13-52

Monday, November 11 

9:00PM KNX DRAMA HOUR - "Gunsmoke," starring William Conrad.
Episode: The Preacher
Synopsis: A preacher loses hi faith.

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR - "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," starring Joel McCrea.
Episode: Unleashed Fury
Synopsis: An insane patient escapes from an asylum.
Original airdate: 5-11-52

Tuesday, November 12 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Johnny Dollar," starring Edmond O’Brien.
Episode: The Syndicate Matter
Synopsis: Johnny looks into a series of accidents around an oil well.
Original airdate: 3-24-53

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Dragnet," starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday. 
Episode: The Big Grandma
Synopsis: The search is on for a check forger.
Original airdate: 10-19-50

Wednesday, November 13 

8:00 PM 60 MINUTES ll - KNX simulcasts the CBS newsmagazine.

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Have Gun, Will Travel"
Episode: Evil Time
Synopsis: Paladin is hired to find a bank robber and the loot.
Original airdate: 5-24-59

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "X Minus 1," classic science fiction.
Episode: Bad Medicine
Synopsis: A man is treated for homicidal mania.
Original airdate: 7-10-56

Thursday, November 14 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Whistler," starring Bill Forman.
Episode: The clock on the Tower
Synopsis: Watching the clock from death row..
Original airdate: 12-10-50

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe," starring Gerald Mohr.
Episode: The Dancing Hands
Synopsis: A nightclub performer fears for her twin sister.
Original airdate: 3-19-49

Friday, November 15 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Suspense" 
Episode: The Man Within
Synopsis: Graham Greene’s story about a man confronting his own cowardice.
Original airdate: 4-27-53

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Escape"
Episode: The Most Dangerous Game
Synopsis: A big game hunter finds himself being hunted like an animal.
Original airdate: 10-1-47

Saturday, November 16 

9:00 KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Jack Benny Program," starring Jack Benny.
Guest: John Charles Thomas
Original airdate: 10-15-44

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Red Skelton Show," starring Red Skelton.
Episode: The Big Card Game
Synopsis: Deadeye the comic confronts a cheating card shark.
Original airdate: 10-21-47

Sunday, November 17 

7:00 PM 60 MINUTES - KNX simulcasts the CBS newsmagazine.

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). 
Episode: Union Station
Synopsis: Police search for the kidnapper of a blind woman.
Guest stars: William Holden, Nancy Olson
Original airdate: 4-7-52

Monday, November 18 

9:00PM KNX DRAMA HOUR - "Gunsmoke," starring William Conrad.
Episode: How to Cure a Friend

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR - "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," starring Joel McCrea.
Episode: Smart Kill
Synopsis: A body is found at the scene of a grain company fire.
Original airdate: 5-18-52

Tuesday, November 19 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Johnny Dollar," starring Edmond O’Brien.
Episode: The Queen Ann Pistols Matter
Synopsis: Johnny tries to stop the theft of highly insured pistols.
Original airdate: 11-4-50

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Dragnet," starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday. 
Episode: The Big Break
Synopsis: Joe seeks young, brutal holdup men.
Original airdate: 12-14-50

Wednesday, November 20 

8:00 PM 60 MINUTES ll - KNX simulcasts the CBS newsmagazine.

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Have Gun, Will Travel"
Episode: Blind Courage
Synopsis: A blind man asks Paladin to teach him how to shoot a gun.
Original airdate: 5-31-59

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "X Minus 1," classic science fiction.
Episode: The Old Die Rich
Synopsis: An organization sends people through time.
Original airdate: 7-17-56

Thursday, November 21 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Whistler," starring Bill Forman.
Episode: Flee From Evil
Synopsis: A man tries to stop a blackmailer.
Original airdate: 12-17-50

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe," starring Gerald Mohr.
Episode: The Heat Wave
Synopsis: Marlowe tries to uncover a burlesque dancer’s identity
Original airdate: 4-16-49

Friday, November 22 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Suspense" 
Episode: Pigeon in the Cage
Synopsis: A man witnesses a murder but can’t tell anyone about it.
Original airdate: 5-25-53

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Escape"
Episode: The Fall of the House of Usher
Synopsis: Edgar Allen Poe’s classic short story.
Original airdate: 10-22-47

Saturday, November 23 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Jack Benny Program," starring Jack Benny.
Synopsis: Jack auditions Cliff Nazzaro for his new singer.
Original airdate: 10-22-44

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Red Skelton Show," starring Red Skelton.
Episode: Presidential Election
Synopsis: Junior terrorizes the milkman.
Original airdate: 11-5-48

Sunday, November 24 

7:00 PM 60 MINUTES - KNX simulcasts the CBS newsmagazine.

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). 
Episode: Young Man with a Horn
Synopsis: A woman throws a young musician off key.
Guest stars: Kirk Douglas, Patrice Wymore
Original airdate: 3-3-52

Monday, November 25 

9:00PM KNX DRAMA HOUR - "Gunsmoke," starring William Conrad.
Episode: Bureaucrat

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR - "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," starring Joel McCrea.
Episode: Jailbird
Synopsis: An innocent person is killed in the search for an escaped convict.
Original airdate: 5-25-52

Tuesday, November 26 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Johnny Dollar," starring Edmond O’Brien.
Episode: The Nora Faulkner Matter
Synopsis: Johnny questions an insurance policy.
Original airdate: 11-18-50

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Dragnet," starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday. 
Episode: The Big Holdup
Synopsis: A TV repair racket is under investigation.
Original airdate: 1-4-51

Wednesday, November 27 

8:00 PM 60 MINUTES ll - KNX simulcasts the CBS newsmagazine.

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Have Gun, Will Travel"

Episode: Roped
Synopsis: Paladin rides by an isolated ranch and is attacked.
Original airdate: 6-7-49

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "X Minus 1," classic science fiction.
Episode: Stars Are the Styx
Synopsis: Couples are sent out to colonize other planets.
Original airdate: 7-24-56

Thursday, November 28 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Whistler," starring Bill Forman.
Episode: Kind Thought
Synopsis: Murder may be the only way to dissolve a partnership.
Original airdate: 4-22-51

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe," starring Gerald Mohr.
Episode: The Pigeon’s Blood
Synopsis: Marlowe hunts for missing gems.
Original airdate: 6-11-49

Friday, November 29 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Suspense" 
Episode: The Mystery of the Marie Celeste
Synopsis: Fictional account of the abandoned American brigantine in 1872.
Original airdate: 5-25-53

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "Escape"
Episode: The Young Man With the Cream Tarts
Synopsis: A terrifying tale by Robert Louis Stevenson set in 18th century England.
Original airdate: 11-12-47

Saturday, November 30 

9:00 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Jack Benny Program," starring Jack Benny.
Guests: Fred Allen, Martha Tilton.
Original airdate: 10-29-44

9:30 PM KNX DRAMA HOUR — "The Red Skelton Show," starring Red Skelton.
Episode: Sailing
Synopsis: Junior takes a boat trip.
Original airdate: 11-12-48
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