The Glowing Dial is LIVE tonight - 6 to 10pm EST!

Join us LIVE tonight on Yesterday USA Radio for The Glowing Dial Live with Big John and Company as we present a tribute to William Henry Pratt ... errr ... Boris Karloff!
6 to 10pm EST on Yesterday USA Radio Red Network

http://streaming.radio.co/sf5708c004/listen

Call in with the correct answer to our trivia question and win a USB Flash drive filled with old time radio shows from The Glowing Dial Archives!

Our Glowing Dial Live call-in number is 248-439-0147.

See you on the radio!
Big John Matthews

The Glowing Dial with Big John and Steve Tri-Weekly Podcast Show No. POD101 finally premieres!

Premiering way late due to health issues and going Live a whole lot on Yesterday USA!

The Glowing Dial with Big John and Steve

Tri-Weekly Podcast

Latest Episode: POD 101

Running From: January 5 to 25, 2020

Run Time: 2 hrs. 58 min. 22 sec.

Big John and Steve celebrate Martin Luther King Day and go to the "Theatre"!

Gulf Screen Guild Theater - "Variety"

originally aired on Sunday, October 20, 1940 on CBS

Starring: Jack Benny, Claudette Colbert, Edward Arnold, Basil Rathbone, Ernst Lubitsch.

Roger Pryor hosts.

Bud Hiestand announcing.

Sponsor: Gulf

Family Theater - "The Cliff"

originally aired on Wednesday, November 3, 1954 on MUTUAL

Starring: Debbie Reynolds, John Lund, Lillian Buyeff, Herb Butterfield, Richard Beals, Earl Keane.

Tony La Frano announcing.

Sponsor: Sustained

The Silver Theater - "Train Ride"

originally aired on Sunday, May 7, 1939 on CBS

Conrad Nagel hosts.

Starring: Joan Crawford, John Hiestand, Carleton Kadell, Lindsey McCarey.

Conrad Nagel hosts.

John Conte announcing.

Sponsor: International Silver Company

The Old Gold Comedy Theater- "A Girl, A Guy and a Gob"

originally aired on Sunday, February 11, 1945 on NBC

Harold Lloyd hosts.

Starring: George Murphy, Lucille Ball.

Bob Williams announcing.

Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes

Click this link to LISTEN NOW! http://www.glowingdial.com/PoderatorMedia/theglowingdialnopod101.mp3

Click this link for show details and for information on how you can subscribe to our podcast! http://www.glowingdial.com/shows.html

Remember: our show is now available on Google Play Music, iTunes, YouTube, TuneIn and The Internet Archive! Go to our "Shows" page at the above url for details.

The LIVE Show has returned! The Glowing Dial LIVE can be heard on Yesterday USA Radio on the Red and Blue streams every Saturday night from 6 to 10pm EST! Fascinating interviews, Old-Time Radio, Giveaways, Trivia Contests and more! Click on Live Show at glowingdial.com for more information!

The Glowing Dial has returned to Yesterday USA Radio! Kim Bragg, widow of Bill Bragg has given us a permanent spot on YUSA and we are making episodes of The Glowing Dial exclusively for them. Visit Yesterday USA Radio at http://www.yesterdayusa.com and send some monetary support their way. We could use some monetary help too, a PayPal link is on our main page below the menu. Give what you can to help us all keep on keepin' on!

 

Debbie Reynolds

Edward Arnold

George Murphy

Jack Benny

Joan Crawford

John Lund

Lucille Ball

 

Big John Live on Yesterday USA Today!

I will be live today on Yesterday USA from 3pm to 10:30pm. I will be joined the first 2 hours by Johnny Holmes of Radio Once More! Johnny and I always have fun on the air. We'll be taking phone calls, playing requests and just plain being silly. Tune in! YUSA's Red Stream will probably be best quality.

http://streaming.radio.co/sf5708c004/listen

Big John Matthews
The Glowing Dial Live Extra with Big John and Company
http://www.glowingdial.com

Big John will be LIVE on Yesterday USA TODAY!

Fellow Glowing Dial listeners ...

I will be on Yesterday USA Live on the following days so please tune in! You can even call in and request old time radio shows or music. My new official Glowing Dial Live phone number is 248-439-0147! This number is only to be used during Live shows.
Of course, I still will be doing my usual Saturday Night Live Shows every Saturday from 6 to 10pm EST. Same phone number for those too.

The schedule for my Glowing Dial Holiday Extras is below. To listen in, go to http://www.yesterdayusa.com. I'll most likely be on the Blue Stream but try the Red Stream if Blue isn't working. 

The links are:
YUSA Blue: http://streaming.radio.co/sa37b728bf/listen
YUSA Red: http://streaming.radio.co/sf5708c004/listen

Sunday, December 29 - 4pm to 10:30pm EST
Monday, December 30 - 3pm to 10:30pm EST
Tuesday, December 31 - 3pm to 10:30pm EST
Wednesday, January 1 - 3pm to 10:30pm EST
Thursday, January 2 - 3pm to 10:30pm EST
Friday, January 3 - 3pm to 10:30pm EST

Hope you can join me on any or all of these shows. Please call in and let me know you're listening.

I may be joined on some of these Extras by my buddy Johnny Holmes of Radio Once More so all the more reason to tune in! Johnny is awesome! Well, so am I

The Glowing Dial home page is at http://www.glowingdial.com.

Big John Matthews

Big John to be Live on YUSA several times in the next few weeks!

Happy Holidays to you all!

Aside from my usual Saturday Night Live Show on Yesterday USA Radio, I will also be on the station Live at several other times in the next few weeks starting this Friday! The schedule will be below. I hope you can listen in and perhaps even call in and chat with me or request an old time radio show or Holiday song. Yes, I will be playing some Holiday music as well as old time radio.

I'll be in the Yesterday USA Members Only chat room too during most of these broadcasts! If you're not a supporting member of YUSA, then why not? YUSA needs your donations to keep on keepin' on. Simply go to http://www.yesterdayusa.com and click on the big "Donate Now" icon at the top of the page. It's as easy as that. The Glowing Dial also is in need of donations as we are buying equipment to better take phone calls on the Live shows. Go to http://www.glowingdial.com and click on the PayPal Donate icon at the bottom of the menu on page left.

I'll be taking phone calls on most shows. The exceptions are my Saturday Live show on 12/21/19. That one is pre-recorded. Also the two broadcasts on December 25 will be automated. Call me at any other listed times at 248-270-7780.

We are calling these "Glowing Dial Live Holiday Extras".

Friday, December 20 - 3pm to 10:30pm

Sunday, December 22 - 3pm to 10:30pm

Monday, December 23 - 3pm to 10:30pm

Tuesday, December 24 - t.b.a.

Wednesday, December 25 - 4am to 4pm (I'll just be playing Dennis Daily's 12 hour music marathon)

Wednesday, December 25 - 4pm to 10:30pm (I'll just be playing the complete "Cinnamon Bear" story)

Thursday, December 26 - 3pm to 10:30pm

Friday December 27 - 3pm to 10:30pm (My first shift of our YUSA Holiday marathon)

Saturday, December 28 - 4am to 10am (My second shift of our YUSA Holiday marathon)

Sunday, December 29 - 3pm to 10:30pm

Monday, December 30 - t.b.a.

Tuesday, December 31 - 3pm to 10:30pm

(I'll also pop into Walden's Live show towards Midnight EST to ring in the New Year)

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 - 3pm to 10:30pm

Thursday, January 2, 2020 - 3pm to 10:30pm

Friday, January 3, 2020 - t.b.a.

Note: I should be on both the Red and the Blue streams at Yesterday USA for these shows.

Hope to hear from you and please listen when you can!

Big John Matthews

The Glowing Dial Live with Big John and Company

The Glowing Dial with Big John and Steve - Show No. POD100 Premieres on time for a change!

The Glowing Dial with Big John and Steve
Episode: POD100
Running from: December 15, 2019 to January 4, 2020
Run time: 2 hrs. 55 min.

Big John and Steve celebrate Christmas and New Year's!

Dark Fantasy - "The House Of Bread"
originally aired on Friday, December 26, 1941 on WKY, Oklahoma City/NBC
Starring: Scott Bishop, Ben Morris, Charles Carshon, Eleanor Naylor Caughron, Fred Wayne.
Tom Paxton announcing.
Sponsor: Sustained

Philco Radio Time - "Skitch Henderson, Christmas Show"
originally aired on Wednesday, December 25, 1946 on ABC
Starring: Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, The Charioteers, Skitch Henderson.
Ken Carpenter announcing.
Sponsor: Philco Radios

Suspense - "Yuletide Miracle"
originally aired on Sunday, December 17, 1961 on CBS
Starring: Larry Haines, Joe De Santis, Bill Lipton, Santos Ortega, Rosemary Rice, Katharine Raht.
Stuart Metz announcing.
Sponsor: no spots heard

The Bob Hope Show - "from Camp Young, California, Rita Hayworth"
originally aired on Tuesday, January 5, 1943 on NBC
Starring: Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, Barbara Jo Allen, Frances Langford, Skinnay Ennis, Rita Hayworth.
Wendell Niles announcing.
Sponsor: Pepsodent

Click this link to LISTEN NOW! http://www.glowingdial.com/Poder…/theglowingdialnopod100.mp3

Click this link for show details and for information on how you can subscribe to our podcast! http://www.glowingdial.com/shows.html
Remember: our show is now available on Google Play Music, iTunes, YouTube, TuneIn and The Internet Archive! Go to our "Shows" page at the above url for details.

The LIVE Show has returned! The Glowing Dial LIVE can be heard on Yesterday USA Radio on the Blue and Red stream every Saturday night from 6 to 10pm EST! Fascinating interviews, Old-Time Radio, Giveaways, Trivia Contests and more! 

Click on Live Show at glowingdial.com for more information!

The Glowing Dial has returned to Yesterday USA Radio! Kim Bragg, widow of Bill Bragg has given us a permanent spot on YUSA and we are making episodes of The Glowing Dial exclusively for them. Visit Yesterday USA Radio at http://www.yesterdayusa.com and send some monetary support their way. We could use some monetary help too, a PayPal link is on our main page below the menu. Give what you can to help us all keep on keepin' on!

Ben Morris

Bing "Der Bingle" Crosby

Bob Hope

Frances Langford

Jerry Colonna

Joe De Santis

Larry Haines

Santos Ortega

The Glowing Dial with Big John and Steve - Episode POD99 Premieres ... a few days late again :-(

Programming note: Sorry that episode POD98 didn't make an official premiere but I was in the hospital again for two weeks and am now a Dialysis patient three times a week. Lots of things get behind. POD98 will, as soon as it is edited, premiere straight to The Glowing Dial Archives.

This episode, POD99, premieres a few days late for the same reason. I appreciate your understanding.

The Glowing Dial with Big John and Steve
Latest episode: POD99
Running from: November 24 to December 14, 2019
Run time: 2 hrs. 37 min.

Big John and Steve celebrate Thanksgiving and present another old-time radio Western Round-Up!

The Lux Radio Theatre - "Red River"
originally aired on Monday, March 7, 1949 on CBS
Starring: John Wayne, Jeff Chandler, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Barney Phillips, Herb Butterfield, Jeff Corey, Bill Johnstone.
William Keighley hosts.
John Milton Kennedy announcing.
Sponsor: Lux Soap Flakes

Have Gun, Will Travel - "Dad Blamed Luck"
originally aired on Sunday, July 3, 1960 on CBS/Syndication
Starring: John Dehner, Ben Wright, Virginia Gregg, Forrest Lewis, Barney Phillips, Virginia Christine, Jack Moyles.
Hugh Douglas announcing.
Sponsors: Ex-Lax, Long Distance, Guardian Maintenance, Pepsi-Cola

Gunsmoke - "Kitty's Kidnap"
originally aired on Sunday, June 14, 1959 on CBS
Starring: William Conrad, Georgia Ellis, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Harry Bartell, Vic Perrin, James Nusser, Ken Lynch.
George Walsh announcing.
Sponsors: Longine Watches, Mutual Of Omaha, Turtle Wax, Old Spice, Look Magazine

Click this link to LISTEN NOW! http://www.glowingdial.com/Podera…/theglowingdialnopod99.mp3

Click this link for show details and for information on how you can subscribe to our podcast! http://www.glowingdial.com/shows.html

Remember: our show is now available on Google Play Music, iTunes, YouTube, TuneIn and The Internet Archive! Go to our "Shows" page at the above url for details.

The LIVE Show has returned! The Glowing Dial LIVE can be heard on Yesterday USA Radio on the Blue stream every Saturday night from 6 to 10pm EST! Fascinating interviews, Old-Time Radio, Giveaways, Trivia Contests and more! Click on http://www.glowingdial.com/live-show.html for more information!

The Glowing Dial has returned to Yesterday USA Radio! Kim Bragg, widow of Bill Bragg has given us a permanent spot on YUSA and we are making episodes of The Glowing Dial exclusively for them. Visit Yesterday USA Radio at http://www.yesterdayusa.com and send some monetary support their way. We could use some monetary help too, a PayPal link is on our main page below the menu. Give what you can to help us all keep on keepin' on!

Harry Bartell

Herb Butterfield

Jeff Chandler

John Dehner

Virginia Gregg

Bill Conrad