Nostalgia Tonight 12-7-2025

Monologue: 

Joe Sibilia's performance as Ebenezer Scrooge

Guest:

Charles Edward Hall, Actor who played Santa Claus in the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular for 36 seasons

Topic: Becoming Santa Claus, letters and encounters as Santa, playing the Wicked Witch in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Radio City Music Hall

Nostalgia Tonight 12-7-2025
Monologue: 
Joe Sibilia's performance as Ebenezer Scrooge
Guest:
Charles Edward Hall, Actor who played Santa Claus in the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular for 36 seasons
Topic: Becoming Santa Claus, letters and encounters as Santa, playing the Wicked Witch in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Radio City Music Hall

"Nostalgia Tonight" is a love letter to show business and Americana. Join your host, Joe Sibilia, as he takes you on a journey through time to examine the people, places, and phenomena that have shaped popular culture.

"Nostalgia Tonight" is a love letter to show business and Americana. Join your host, Joe Sibilia, as he takes you on a journey through time to examine the people, places, and phenomena that have shaped popular culture.

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia

Charles Edward Hall, Radio City Music Hall's Santa Claus for 36 Seasons

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Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia 1-25-2026

Guest:

April Winchell, voice actress, radio host, and entertainer best known as the voice of Clarabelle Cow, Cruella de Vil, Miss Finster on "Recess," and numerous other cartoon characters

Topic: Growing up with her father, ventriloquist Paul Winchell (the voice of Tigger); Paul Winchell and Lucille Ball; Paul Winchell on "The Bracy Buncy"; April's first voice role on "Kid Power"; Being cast in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"; Her storied career with Disney; Her father's thoughts on her success

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia 1-25-2026
Guest:
April Winchell, voice actress, radio host, and entertainer best known as the voice of Clarabelle Cow, Cruella de Vil, Miss Finster on "Recess," and numerous other cartoon characters
Topic: Growing up with her father, ventriloquist Paul Winchell (the voice of Tigger); Paul Winchell and Lucille Ball; Paul Winchell on "The Bracy Buncy"; April's first voice role on "Kid Power"; Being cast in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"; Her storied career with Disney; Her father's thoughts on her success

April Winchell, the voice of Clarabelle Cow, Cruella de Vil, and many other cartoon characters

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia 1-18-2026

Celebrating Winnie the Pooh Day!

Voices of the Past: Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger

Joe Sibilia profiles the life and career of Paul Winchell, the ventriloquist, inventor, and voice actor best known as the voice of Tigger, Dick Dastardly, Gargamel on "The Smurfs," and Mr. Owl in the Tootsie Pop commercial. Featuring new interviews with Paul's daughter, voice actress April Winchell and Paul's friend, television producer Burt Dubrow ("The Sally Jessy Raphael Show," "The Jerry Springer Show," seen on the new ABC docuseries "Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV")

Gyles Brandreth, author of "Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of Winnie-the-Pooh"

Topic: How Winnie-the-Pooh ended up at the New York Public Library and the push to bring Pooh back to England for a holiday

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia 1-18-2026
Celebrating Winnie the Pooh Day!
Voices of the Past: Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger
Joe Sibilia profiles the life and career of&nbsp;Paul Winchell, the ventriloquist, inventor, and voice actor best known as the voice of Tigger, Dick Dastardly, Gargamel on "The Smurfs," and Mr. Owl in the Tootsie Pop commercial. Featuring new interviews with Paul's daughter, voice actress April Winchell and Paul's friend, television producer Burt Dubrow ("The Sally Jessy Raphael Show," "The Jerry Springer Show," seen on the new ABC docuseries "Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV")
Gyles Brandreth, author of "Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of Winnie-the-Pooh"
Topic: How Winnie-the-Pooh ended up at the New York Public Library and the push to bring Pooh back to England for a holiday

Remembering Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger; Gyles Brandreth, author of "Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear"; Celebrating Winnie the Pooh Day

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia 1-11-2026

Monologue:

Joe pours out the mil and visits the New York Public Library

Guests

Shaun Cassidy, Teen Idol, Actor, Singer, Writer, and Producer

Topic: Growing up in Hollywood; His relationship with his father, Jack Cassidy; Appearing on "This is Your Life" twice

Rob Frederick, Third Generation Milkman for Smith Brothers Farms in Kent, WA

Topic: His life and career as a milkman

Sarah Wassberg Johnson, The Food Historian, seen on "The Food That Built America" on The History Channel

Topic: The history of milk

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia 1-11-2026
Monologue:
Joe pours out the mil and visits the New York Public Library
Guests
Shaun Cassidy, Teen Idol, Actor, Singer, Writer, and Producer
Topic: Growing up in Hollywood; His relationship with his father, Jack Cassidy; Appearing on "This is Your Life" twice
Rob Frederick, Third Generation Milkman for Smith Brothers Farms in Kent, WA
Topic: His life and career as a milkman
Sarah Wassberg Johnson, The Food Historian, seen on "The Food That Built America" on The History Channel
Topic: The history of milk

Charles Edward Hall, Radio City Music Hall's Santa Claus for 36 Seasons

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