The Big Broadcast

Schedule
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Sunday
6:00 am
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Sunday
7:00 pm
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Sunday
7:00 pm

The Big Broadcast is WAMU 88.5's longest-running program. The show features a collection of vintage radio programs from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, including Gunsmoke, The Jack Benny Show, The Lone Ranger,Suspense, Fibber McGee and Molly and Superman. The Big Broadcast airs Sunday from 7 until 11 p.m. and has been a weekly feature on WAMU 88.5 since 1964.

Links to the latest archived episode and the playlist for the upcoming week are available below. The archived episode is now available from the same page as the playlist for that episode.


WAMU 88.5

The Big Broadcast: May 19, 2013

This week's broadcast includes Michael Shayne and Theater Guild on the Air.

WAMU 88.5

Ed Walker, host of The Big Broadcast

Ed Walker is the host of WAMU 88.5's longest-running program, The Big Broadcast. The show features a collection of vintage radio programs from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s.

Arts & Culture

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Food

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Politics

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Technology

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