“Fibber McGee and Molly” bring their home-spun humor to Golden Age of Radio on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. in the Town of Fountain Hills Community Center.

Vaudevillians Jim (Fibber McGee) and Marian Jordan (Molly) moved to radio in 1924. After a decade of performing in different formats and various radio stations, the couple was picked up by NBC in 1935 and the “Fibber McGee and Molly” program was born. From that April day in 1935, this popular show would continue its radio run until March 23, 1956.

As his name suggests, Fibber McGee was a teller of tall tales and had wacky ideas for creating inventions that nobody wanted. Molly was the patient wife who put up with Fibber’s many foibles.

From their famous address of 79 Wistful Vista, the “Fibber McGee and Molly” show had a memorable cast, including Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve and the McGees’ maid, Beulah. Beulah and The Great Gildersleeve later became two of radio’s earliest and most successful spinoffs.

“Fibber McGee and Molly” and other classic radio programs are archived in the Golden Age of Radio Bruce Florence Library, an extensive collection of timeless radio broadcasts on records, tapes and CDs.

Community Center Membership is required to attend Golden Age of Radio meetings.

For more information, contact Bill Whittaker at 480-837-7961 or the Community Center at 480-816-5200.

From the twilight of the Jazz Age to the dawn of the Space Age, Golden Age of Radio celebrates the reign of the first electronic medium, the then-modern miracle that brought news, entertainment and information into homes throughout a significant period of history.