A 70yr old FRED ASTAIRE — that's SEVENTY — gets his stylish groove on at the 1970 Academy Awards.

RIP Judy Markey, who spent twenty years in Chicago radio and had a lot of fun along the way. chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...

Judy Markey, beloved co-host of the "Kathy and Judy Show," dies at 82

Ms. Markey had a remarkable ability to connect with people, creating a kinship with legions of listeners known as "The Girlfriends."

chicago.suntimes.com

Today's the day! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org for an afternoon of great sounds from the Golden Age of Radio—and (maybe) beyond!

Nostalgia Digest@nostalgiadigest.bsky.social · 2w ago

This Saturday, Those Were the Days dives in to the Golden Age of Radio, with the help of Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Loretta Young, Jane Russell and... Broadway Barbara Dixon? Well, sort of... anyway, you'll hear 'em all this Saturday from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org. Join us, won't you?

This Saturday, Those Were the Days dives in to the Golden Age of Radio, with the help of Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Loretta Young, Jane Russell and... Broadway Barbara Dixon? Well, sort of... anyway, you'll hear 'em all this Saturday from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org. Join us, won't you?

And you can still read the article about Edmond O'Brien (along with articles about the Marx Brothers, Gracie Allen, the 1961 New York Yankees and more) in the Summer 2026 issue of Nostalgia Digest. A handful of copies are still available at www.nostalgiadigest.com/nostalgiadig...

Film Noir UK@filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 2w ago

#BornOnThisDay classic #FilmNoir star Edmond O'Brien (1915-1985). #BOTD See O'Brien on the big screen this coming #FilmNoirFest in our 'Ida Lupino: Noir Filmaker' strand which includes The Bigamist (1953) and The Hitch-Hiker (1953): ti.to/film-noir-uk...

Ah, Filmation—for when your only other option is no animation at all.

Tom Heintjes@hogansalley.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Filmation-produced "New Adventures of Superman" premiered 60 years ago, on September 10, 1966. The series, although it had that budget-conscious Filmation look, brought back voice talent from the great radio program from years earlier (Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, and Jackson Beck).

This 1971 Fisher-Price record player played REAL music with no batteries or electricity The plastic records used tiny raised bumps to pluck metal teeth hidden inside, turning a spring, gears, and molded plastic into music. [📹 t_nobuko]

If you missed Saturday's Those Were the Days, you missed some great musical performances from nearly 100 years ago... but fear not! You can hear it any time this week or next at www.nostalgiadigest.com/those%20were...

Nostalgia Digest@nostalgiadigest.bsky.social · 3w ago

Take a trip waa-a-a-a-y back this Saturday, as Those Were the Days shares broadcasts spanning the years 1929-1935, with Ethel Waters, Benny Goodman, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey and many more! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org

What's an example of perfect casting?

Frank Conniff@frankconniff.bsky.social · 3w ago

What’s an example of perfect casting?

Calling @filmnoirfan.bsky.social and all other film noir fans: Here's your chance to raise the profile of one of the greats...

Nostalgia Digest@nostalgiadigest.bsky.social · 3w ago

Heart-throb-turned-noir-legend Dick Powell! Television pioneer Steve Allen! Pre-Dragnet Jack Webb! Broadway legends! Drive-in theaters! Read all about them and much more in the new Autumn Nostalgia Digest—available now at www.nostalgiadigest.com/nostalgiadig...

Today's the day! Start the holiday weekend swinging and join us from 1-5 pm CST as Those Were the Days presents rare broadcasts featuring dance bands of the 1920s and '30s! All happening at wdcb.org! 23 Skidoo!

Nostalgia Digest@nostalgiadigest.bsky.social · 3w ago

Take a trip waa-a-a-a-y back this Saturday, as Those Were the Days shares broadcasts spanning the years 1929-1935, with Ethel Waters, Benny Goodman, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey and many more! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org

Heart-throb-turned-noir-legend Dick Powell! Television pioneer Steve Allen! Pre-Dragnet Jack Webb! Broadway legends! Drive-in theaters! Read all about them and much more in the new Autumn Nostalgia Digest—available now at www.nostalgiadigest.com/nostalgiadig...

Take a trip waa-a-a-a-y back this Saturday, as Those Were the Days shares broadcasts spanning the years 1929-1935, with Ethel Waters, Benny Goodman, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey and many more! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org

If you somehow missed Those Were the Days' recent salute to the radio work of the Marx Brothers (with a special appearance by Zeppo and a tribute to Dolly Parton Marx), fear not—you can hear it anytime this week or next at www.nostalgiadigest.com/those%20were...!

Nostalgia Digest@nostalgiadigest.bsky.social · 4w ago

On your Marx! This Saturday, Those Were the Days tunes in to hear the Marx Brothers (including Harpo) on radio, with Jack Benny, Charles Laughton, Mel Torme and more! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org — and read about the Marxes in the new Nostalgia Digest: www.nostalgiadigest.com/nostalgiadig...

Spoiler: He didn't. On a side note: Tune in to Those Were the Days on November 28 to hear Edmund Gwenn in a radio production of A Christmas Carol which is also unusual yet not thoroughly repulsive like some 2026 versions we could name.

The A.V. Club@avclub.com · 4w ago

The film, which stars Johnny Depp, will try to find the "gray area" in A Christmas Carol. www.avclub.com/scrooge-gray...

Today's the day! Join us from 1-5 pm CST (at wdcb.org) for Those Were the Days—and don't miss the cover story about the Marx Brothers in the Summer Nostalgia Digest, available at www.nostalgiadigest.com/nostalgiadig...!

Nostalgia Digest@nostalgiadigest.bsky.social · 4w ago

On your Marx! This Saturday, Those Were the Days tunes in to hear the Marx Brothers (including Harpo) on radio, with Jack Benny, Charles Laughton, Mel Torme and more! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org — and read about the Marxes in the new Nostalgia Digest: www.nostalgiadigest.com/nostalgiadig...

On your Marx! This Saturday, Those Were the Days tunes in to hear the Marx Brothers (including Harpo) on radio, with Jack Benny, Charles Laughton, Mel Torme and more! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org — and read about the Marxes in the new Nostalgia Digest: www.nostalgiadigest.com/nostalgiadig...

RIP Jaye P. Morgan. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...

Jaye P. Morgan, Singer and Bawdy ‘Gong Show’ Panelist, Dies at 94

A lover of double entendres, she got fired from the Chuck Barris game show after showing her breasts during a Gene Gene Dancing Machine routine.

hollywoodreporter.com

RIP Dolly. We will always love you.

And we've just gotten (very delayed) word about the passing of Leslie Parrish, who was the most unlucky Queen of Diamonds in cinematic history—and we'll always remember her fondly as the alluring and villainous Emma Strunk on Batman. RIP and thanks. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Leslie Parrish, Actress in ‘Li’l Abner’ and ‘The Manchurian Candidate,’ Dies at 90

She also appeared in 'Three on a Couch,' 'For Love or Money' and 'Batman' before becoming a passionate antiwar activist and conservationist.

hollywoodreporter.com

RIP Shelley Fabares. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...

Shelley Fabares, Star of ‘The Donna Reed Show’ and ‘Coach,’ Dies at 82

The baby-boomer icon had a No. 1 hit with "Johnny Angel," co-starred in three Elvis movies and was married to 'M*A*S*H' actor Mike Farrell.

hollywoodreporter.com

Always happy to give a little love for Ontario's own Guy Lombardo—after all, without him, we wouldn't have had New Year's Eve.

Kate Armstrong@brainchain.ca · last mo.

Also - please join me if you will in flooding Bluesky with Canadian culture. Music, art, film, TV. Let’s show the vibrancy of this place I’m proud to call home.

Today's the day! Please join us from 1-5 pm CST as Those Were the Days celebrates the Golden Age of Radio—happening live at wdcb.org!

Nostalgia Digest@nostalgiadigest.bsky.social · last mo.

This Saturday, Those Were the Days brings you a variety of great voices from the past, including William "Cannon" Conrad, Janet "Josie" Waldo, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce... and we remember the late, great Peggy Webber as well. Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org!

This Saturday, Those Were the Days brings you a variety of great voices from the past, including William "Cannon" Conrad, Janet "Josie" Waldo, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce... and we remember the late, great Peggy Webber as well. Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org!

RIP Peggy Webber, one of the most versatile and dedicated actresses to emerge from the Golden Age of Radio. It was a delight to celebrate her centennial last year on Those Were the Days—and it will always be a delight to hear her voice on those great shows. currently.att.yahoo.com/att/peggy-we...

Peggy Webber, Prolific Radio Actress Who Worked for Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock on Film, Dies at 100

She shared mics with Basil Rathbone, Lionel Barrymore, Harold Lloyd and Herbert Marshall, created a TV show that turned out to be ‘Our Miss Brooks’ and starred in ‘The Screaming Skull.’

currently.att.yahoo.com

Today's the day! If you need a break from the humidity (or just from the present-day in general), join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org for Those Were the Days—and read all about The Incomparable Hildegarde in the Summer Nostalgia Digest (available at www.nostalgiadigest.com/nostalgiadig...)!

Nostalgia Digest@nostalgiadigest.bsky.social · last mo.

This Saturday, Those Were the Days brings you everything from western action starring James Stewart to music and comedy from The Incomparable Hildegarde--plus, family comedy, poetic crime drama and much more! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org for a glimpse of how much more fun radio used to be!

This Saturday, Those Were the Days brings you everything from western action starring James Stewart to music and comedy from The Incomparable Hildegarde--plus, family comedy, poetic crime drama and much more! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org for a glimpse of how much more fun radio used to be!

Today’s the day! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org and enjoy an afternoon of comics relief—and don’t miss the article about comic strips on radio in the Summer issue of Nostalgia Digest! Get your copies while they last at www.nostalgiadigest.com/nostalgiadig...

Nostalgia Digest@nostalgiadigest.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This Saturday, Those Were the Days invites you to tune in to hear Blondie, Annie, Popeye, Flash, and countless other stars of the comics... as they were heard on radio! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org and we'll hear you in the funny papers!

Nostalgia Digest is in its 51st year of publication and has never (and will never) use artificial intelligence—and if that’s not enough to get your support, our new issue has articles about the Marx Brothers, Gracie Allen, Edmond O’Brien and more. Info at: www.nostalgiadigest.com/nostalgiadig...

Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2mo ago

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This Saturday, Those Were the Days invites you to tune in to hear Blondie, Annie, Popeye, Flash, and countless other stars of the comics... as they were heard on radio! Join us from 1-5 pm CST on wdcb.org and we'll hear you in the funny papers!