Here’s hoping all our loyal First Arkansas News readers had a great Thanksgiving.
Hopefully, everyone is relaxing after spending some time with friends and family and is getting geared up for Christmas. Of course, we certainly hope you’re ready for a holiday themed old time radio episode to make this season just that much more enjoyable.
And, yes, we’ve got a great episode chosen this weekend — one in which we see how Jack Benny and the gang spent their Thanksgiving. It’s wacky, fun and just the thing to relax to while …

Here’s something those old time radio fans who follow First Arkansas News will be excited to hear — the holidays are coming up and we’ve got plenty of OTR shows on tap to help people celebrate in style.
Yes, they truly did things up right back in the old time radio days by releasing some classic, festive programs during the holidays. For that reason, we’ve made the decision to highlight plenty of those shows from now though New Year’s Day. You can find all of our holiday programs here. But, wa …

Yay! It’s another weekend and you know what that means — another installment in the famed Weekend OTR series here at First Arkansas News.
My, if there’s a better way to relax on a Saturday afternoon than to listen to a sparkling old time radio episode, I’m not sure what it is.
The episode at hand is from the Casey, Crime Photographer series. While Jack “Flashgun” Casey worked as a crime photographer for the newspaper The Morning Express, his real passion was for sleuthing.That’s right — ole Flashgun was one of those …

Hooray for Saturday and yay for another installment in the Weekend OTR series here at First Arkansas News.
This time around, we’ve got an episode of The Aldrich Family lined up for your listening pleasure. Yes, it’s a family comedy and a darned great one at that. It’s amazing how the batch of writers could take something as mundane as an overdue library book and turn into comedic gold.That takes talent, folks, and you’ll marvel at the skills on display in this episode.
Ah, but hold on before you go rushing off …

So, you’ve bought candy for all those trick-or-treaters, maybe set up a screen and projector to show that Ghostbusters movie on your lawn to the delight of your neighbors and have perhaps even read your Halloween horoscope to get ready for the big holiday.
So, what other ways are there to help celebrate Halloween? Ah, fear not — we at First Arkansas News have a couple of dandy Halloween old time radio episodes picked out for your listening pleasure. Specifically, we’ve selected the famed War of the Worlds program that Orson …

It’s time once again for another installment in the famed Weekend OTR series here at First Arkansas News.
Since Halloween is just around the corner, we’re featuring an appropriate holiday old time radio program. Specifically, we’ve got an episode from the Quiet Please program that is good and creepy and just the thing to get you in the mood for the upcoming holiday. Bear in mind that Halloween — in a lot of ways — kicks off the traditional holiday season and we tend to go a little overboard. The holidays …

Yes, it’s the weekend again and that means it’s time for another installment of the famed Weekend OTR series here at First Arkansas News.
Since we’re so close to Halloween, we’ve got an appropriate episode picked out this week — a spooky episode from the Lights Out series. Well, actually it’s more creepy than scary by today’s standards as there’s only so radio folks could get away with back in 1942. Still, it’s a great program that’s entertaining as can be. Not a thing wrong with that.
Of course, we’ll be back …

Yes, we skipped an installment of our Weekend OTR series last week and are extremely late on this one.
What’s going on? Just a lot of stuff. Ah, but don’t worry — we’re getting back to normal and the series will march on as it always have. In fact, we should introduce some new features here from time to time in our ongoing attempt to make the weekends more entertaining.
So, what great old time radio program is on tap for this installment? We’ve got a Lone Ranger episode — one of …

It’s the weekend and we all know what that means — another quality installment in the Weekend OTR series here at First Arkansas News.
We’re in the middle of a hotly-contested school board runoff here in scenic Benton, so this weekend’s episode is quite relevant. Wait. A hotly-contested school board runoff? Those who live here in Benton understand what all the hubbub is (hint — people are still fighting over a proposal to build a new football stadium for our beloved Panthers and that issue is on the mind for some …

My goodness. Great weather has hit central Arkansas after a miserably hot summer.
Yes, fall temperatures are in the air and it’s a welcome change from those days not long ago when the temperature regularly shot over 100 degrees. Anyone worth his salt ought to be out enjoying these temperate days while they last.
When you’re taking a break from all that fun outdoors, why not kick back with some soothing, entertaining old time radio? Of course, we post up a program here at First Arkansas News every week as part of …