When Radio Was

 

Nationally syndicated for over 20 years!

When Radio Was brings listeners the very best of the Golden Age of Radio. Packed with classic performers, iconic characters, and top-flight story-telling, When Radio Was is pure timeless entertainment:

  • Detectives and Crime Fighters – Return to the scene of the crime with The Shadow, Sam Spade, The Green Hornet, Gang Busters, Sherlock Holmes, and many more!
  • Comedy Classics – Laugh along with the great performers – Jack Benny, Abbott & Costello, Red Skelton, Our Miss Brooks, Burns & Allen and many others!
  • Drama, Westerns, Mysteries, Thrillers, Sci-Fi – Enjoy classic western adventure with Hopalong Cassidy, the top stars of Hollywood in Screen Director’s Playhouse, chilling horror in Lights Out, and so much more!

Each broadcast edition of When Radio Was features the shows that have a life of their own. The ones that will be remembered for generations to come. And, our programs have been digitally remastered and restored to provide optimum listener enjoyment.

While decades have passed since their original airdates, the shows offered in When Radio Was are pure entertainment, just as fresh and thrilling today as they were back in radio’s heyday.

Join the hundreds of AM and FM stations around the country who are delivering top-flight entertainment to their listeners devoted audiences to their advertisers.

Program Directors Love WHEN RADIO WAS!

Here are just some of the reasons why stations rave about our show:

  • It appeals to a broad cross-section of listeners-young and old alike
  • Loyal audiences grow with each ratings period
  • Listeners can’t get enough of these unique, high-quality programs
  • It consistently beats typical talk, news and music programming
  • It stands out from the competition – there is nothing else like it!

The Chad Benson Show

Chad Benson doesn’t look or sound like a typical talk radio host. His conversational, informative and FUNNY take on the issues has been a refreshing addition to talk stations around the country. Listeners love Chad’s take on the hard news delivered in a thoughtful and entertaining way. And that explains why Chad is featured on some of the most highly rated talk stations in the country and delivers the demos that talk radio needs most.

 

Listen to “The Chad Benson Show Promos” on Spreaker.

 Listen to “The Chad Benson Show Promos” on Spreaker.

Chad is reinventing the talk format” Bill White, Program Director, KFBK-AM/FM iHeart Media Sacramento

His current affiliates include: KTAR-FM Phoenix, KXL-FM, Portland, KSTE Sacramento, WIBC-FM Indianapolis, WOKV-FM Jacksonville, WDBO Orlando and KRMG-AM/FM Tulsa–just to name a few.

[Inside Radio – Talking the Talk Right Means More than Just Politics]

Chad is part of a New Generation of talk hosts that is able to connect with talk’s existing demo while bringing new and younger listeners into the format. Chad is an accomplished talk show host boasting over 22 years experience in the entertainment industry.

Great Storyteller and humorous” Ryan Hatch, Program Director, KTAR-FM Bonneville Phoenix

[All Access: 10 Questions with Chad Benson]

Chad started in music radio in the 1990s at the legendary KRTH in Los Angeles as the Executive Producer of the Robert W. Morgan Show and has also been the voice of several cartoon characters over the years including Hanna Barbera’s Droopy the Dog.

Chad is talk radio’s next generation host” Levi May, Director of Branding & Programming, KRMG-AM/FM CMG Tulsa

[Inside Radio – Syndication’s Next Generation: Chad Benson]

In his early years, fresh out of school, Chad left everything he knew at home in Southern California to play professional soccer in Europe and was talented enough to be signed onto the rosters of several teams including the Bristol Rovers, the Fallkirk Scotland and the Portsmouth Football Club.  Chad still kicks the soccer ball around a bit now but mostly with his 10 year old son Jack.

 

The Dana Show

Dana Loesch is the number one nationally-syndicated female talk radio host in the country and hosts her award-winning show, The Dana Show, from Dallas, Texas. Her original brand of young, entertaining conservatism has found a fast-growing multi-platform audience. As one of the leading talkers of the “next generation”, her funny and feisty personality has connected with talk listeners of all ages. More below…

Listen to “The Dana Show Promos” on Spreaker.

Listen to “The Dana Show Promos” on Spreaker.

Dana is the author of three books, the national best-seller Hands Off My Gun: Defeating the Plot to Disarm America which turned the tide in the gun control debate, Flyover Nation: You Can’t Run a Country You’ve Never Been to, which predicted the coastal-flyover divide and sentiment that decided the 2016 election; and Grace Canceled detailing the country’s cancel culture and denial of redemption.

Dana appears regularly on television news and has provided election analysis/commentary for Fox, ABC, CNN and HBO. A Second Amendment advocate for well over a decade, Dana is one of the nation’s premier voices for gun rights, having represented gun owners on CNN’s infamous town hall on gun control in the wake of the Parkland tragedy.

A Christian, wife, mother, and dog lover, when Dana is not behind the mic, camera, or traveling around the country speaking on various issues, she enjoys playing video games, reading historical biographies, visiting her home gun range, baking, crochet and dark wave music.

What’s Cookin’ Today

The What’s Cookin’ Today Show with host Michael Horn, is the nation’s food, wine, travel, entertainment, health and business show. It’s information flavored with fun and the only radio show you can sink your teeth into. What’s Cookin’ Today serves up the best trends in lifestyle from the celebrities and experts in the know!

Advice Line: A Voice of Reason in a Perilous World

A rare duo, brothers David and Alan Masters cohost the program, offering listeners advice and coping strategies for dealing with an increasingly complicated and stressful world. From tackling problems such as stress and social anxiety to the challenges of social media, David and Alan offer useful solutions in a funny and friendly manner. Always topical, Advice Line uses a blend of current news, science and psychology to address the larger problems affecting your listeners every day.

Host, David Masters – Educator, Lecturer & Radio Personality Since 1979

After a nearly catastrophic surfing accident at the age of 18, David began his long time practice of meditation on his spiritual journey. After more than 1,500 hours of learning to "let go" of the push and pull of his own thoughts, David arrived at a point where he realized that everything existed only in the present moment. Since then, he has mastered mindfulness meditation. In 2008 he became the lead Lifeline Trainer for Patriot Outreach, where he assists military veterans in overcoming trauma-based issues. For 28 years he has produced and helped develop 6 of the top 10 syndicated, talk radio personalities. In addition, David has also won multiple awards in social media creation for his work with the Weta Workshop of New Zealand.

Host, Alan Masters

Alan Masters is an award winning radio and television host, a 30+ year broadcast and media professional, a serial entrepreneur, and avid automotive enthusiast. A successful businessman, a faithful husband and father of 4, he currently enjoys spending his free time with his two grandchildren. Alan Masters is an advocate and spokesperson for Patriot Outreach; an organization focused on the meditation exercise known as “Coping Strategies”, utilized and approved by all branches of the military in overcoming trauma-based issues. This ground breaking program has been made available to all military service men, women, veterans, retirees, government civilians, battlefield contractors and their families.

Eat! Drink! Smoke!

Eat! Drink! Smoke! is a two-hour weekly program that combines good times and good friends. Looking to step away from the madness of the week, Eat! Drink! Smoke! talks about and reviews fine cigars, excellent bourbon and interesting food. Ok, sometimes the cigars aren’t fine…the bourbon is sometimes awful and the food is just a mess. Award-winning radio host, writer and regular cable news presence Tony Katz, along with everyman Fingers Malloy and a wide array of guests honestly share all their thoughts with humor and expertise.

Conversations include cigar and bourbon reviews, policies that are being introduced across the country that affect shops and restaurants in your town and growing trends to look out for. Distillers and cigar experts call in to share their favorites and educate listeners.

Celebrity friends call in to share their favorites and talk about the news of the day. With over 4 million cigar smokers in the United States who enjoy a cigar at least once a month, growing in diversity, Eat! Drink! Smoke! is the show that reaches your entire audience, whoever they are and wherever they may be.

Listen to “Eat Drink Smoke Demo 2 6-9-2020” on Spreaker.

Tony Katz is the award-winning host of the top rated Tony Katz and the Morning News on 93.1FM WIBC in Indianapolis, IN, and has been described as a “prominent” radio voice in America by the Boston Globe.

Tony is a regular presence on cable news, discussing how pop culture affects politics, as well as Midwest perspective on today’s current events. His appearances include FOX and Friends, The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino and programs on CNN and MSNBC.

His articles and appearances have been quoted in social media and print around the country. He is a fellow of the Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation, which builds business, political and thought leaders to drive innovation in the next generation. Tony’s work in building education opportunities has been utilized by issues-focused entities in Washington, DC.

He lives in Indianapolis, IN with his family which includes one wife, two kids, two guinea pigs and this cardboard box of random cords that he doesn’t know how he got or what they go to, but he refuses to get rid of it.


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