Life with Luigi
Life with Luigi is a CBS radio situation comedy about Italian immigrant Luigi Basco and his life in Chicago, airing from 1948 to 1953.
Life with Luigi is an American radio situation comedy series which began September 21, 1948, on CBS Radio and broadcast its final episode on March 3, 1953.
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Original schedule
- 19489:00 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 194910:30 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1949–19509:30 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1950–19519:00 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1951–19529:00 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1952–19539:00 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
B
Bob Lemond
Announcer
BBob Stevenson
Announcer
CCharles Lyon
Announcer
MMarvin Miller
Cast
Lud Gluskin
Musician
Lyn Murray
Musician
A
Alan Reed (aka Teddy Bergman)
Pasquale
C
Cy Howard
Creator
G
Gil Stratton, Jr.
Jimmy
Hans Conried
Schultz
J. Carrol Naish
Luigi Basco
JJody Gilbert
Rosa Basco
Joe Forte
Horowitz
Ken Peters
Petersen
MMary Shipp
Miss Spaulding, English teacher
L
Lou Derman
Writer
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