Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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Music from the Golden Age of Hi-Fi and beyond. Listen at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Make sure to be here this week for The Atomic Age Cocktail Party. The theme this week is “Table For One.” Songs from the hi-fi era about being alone and lonely.
Friday nights at 8 and Saturday nights at 10 on Illinois Classical, FM 90.9. Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Friday nights at 8 and Saturday nights at 10 on Illinois Classical, FM 90.9. Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
October 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Make sure to be here this week for The Atomic Age Cocktail Party. The theme this week is “Table For One.” Songs from the hi-fi era about being alone and lonely.
Friday nights at 8 and Saturday nights at 10 on Illinois Classical, FM 90.9. Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Friday nights at 8 and Saturday nights at 10 on Illinois Classical, FM 90.9. Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
This week, we’re going back to Broadway! It’s another look at the influence of Broadway musicals on popular hi-fi music of the Atomic Age. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
September 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This week, we’re going back to Broadway! It’s another look at the influence of Broadway musicals on popular hi-fi music of the Atomic Age. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
This week, we’re saying “Make It An Old Fashioned” …as in old-fashioned songs. Well-known tunes from the early part of the 20th century recorded during hi-fi era!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen on demand as well! Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen on demand as well! Tune in!
September 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
This week, we’re saying “Make It An Old Fashioned” …as in old-fashioned songs. Well-known tunes from the early part of the 20th century recorded during hi-fi era!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen on demand as well! Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen on demand as well! Tune in!
Remember to be here this week for The Atomic Age Cocktail Party. “Only A Memory” is the theme…more songs about memory and the act of remembering.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
August 21, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Remember to be here this week for The Atomic Age Cocktail Party. “Only A Memory” is the theme…more songs about memory and the act of remembering.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
This week, we’re keeping things very hip. It’s a look at hi-fi era music for and about beatniks and hipsters. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
July 31, 2026 at 5:38 PM
This week, we’re keeping things very hip. It’s a look at hi-fi era music for and about beatniks and hipsters. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
This week, we’re “In Motion”! An hour of songs about movement and motion and getting from one place to the next.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Listen to this episode on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Listen to this episode on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
July 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This week, we’re “In Motion”! An hour of songs about movement and motion and getting from one place to the next.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Listen to this episode on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Listen to this episode on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Just got the trophy for the 2026 Communicator Award that The Atomic Age Cocktail Party won! “Award of Excellence—General Program”! It’s so shiny!
July 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Just got the trophy for the 2026 Communicator Award that The Atomic Age Cocktail Party won! “Award of Excellence—General Program”! It’s so shiny!
Coming up, the spotlight is on Sammy Cahn. He penned some absolute classics of hi-fi the era from wonderful romantic ballads to the Rat Pack-iest of Rat Pack tunes. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen online: AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
June 26, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Coming up, the spotlight is on Sammy Cahn. He penned some absolute classics of hi-fi the era from wonderful romantic ballads to the Rat Pack-iest of Rat Pack tunes. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. Listen online: AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Make sure to tune in this week for our Classical Lounge program. It’s a look at how hi-fi artists approached the world of classical music. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
June 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Make sure to tune in this week for our Classical Lounge program. It’s a look at how hi-fi artists approached the world of classical music. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Listen on demand here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
This week, we’re taking a Hawaiian Holiday--popular Hawaiian music standards from the hi-fi era. We’ll hear from Webley Edwards, Don Ho, Bing Crosby, and many more. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
May 22, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This week, we’re taking a Hawaiian Holiday--popular Hawaiian music standards from the hi-fi era. We’ll hear from Webley Edwards, Don Ho, Bing Crosby, and many more. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
It's "Sax Appeal" this week on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party! We feature some of our favorite saxophone players of the hi-fi era…with a spotlight on Plas Johnson.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
May 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
It's "Sax Appeal" this week on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party! We feature some of our favorite saxophone players of the hi-fi era…with a spotlight on Plas Johnson.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Big news! The Atomic Age Cocktail Party has just won two Communicator Awards! They are Awards of Excellence (their highest award) for "Craft On-Air Talent" and "General Program." Thanks to everyone who listens to and supports the show. We couldn't do it without you!
May 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Big news! The Atomic Age Cocktail Party has just won two Communicator Awards! They are Awards of Excellence (their highest award) for "Craft On-Air Talent" and "General Program." Thanks to everyone who listens to and supports the show. We couldn't do it without you!
This week, we look at London Record’s Phase 4 Stereo and all the wild and wonderful stereophonic albums that came from that series. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
May 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This week, we look at London Record’s Phase 4 Stereo and all the wild and wonderful stereophonic albums that came from that series. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
There's now an Atomic Age Cocktail Party "Select Vinyl" bin at Exile on Main Street (our new underwriter) in downtown Champaign. You'll find it filled with the kind of array that you can find on the program -- everything from well-known classics to hidden gems!
May 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
There's now an Atomic Age Cocktail Party "Select Vinyl" bin at Exile on Main Street (our new underwriter) in downtown Champaign. You'll find it filled with the kind of array that you can find on the program -- everything from well-known classics to hidden gems!
This week, we go to the archives and welcome the month of May with a look at one the hi-fi era’s greatest arrangers…Billy May!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And you can listen to this episode on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And you can listen to this episode on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
May 1, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This week, we go to the archives and welcome the month of May with a look at one the hi-fi era’s greatest arrangers…Billy May!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And you can listen to this episode on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And you can listen to this episode on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
The Atomic Age Cocktail Party is happy to welcome our latest program underwriter Exile on Main Street in downtown Champaign, IL. Thank you for the support!
May 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The Atomic Age Cocktail Party is happy to welcome our latest program underwriter Exile on Main Street in downtown Champaign, IL. Thank you for the support!
Did you miss our special live edition of The Atomic Age Cocktail Party on Friday? You can listen to our Atomic Sampler program right now online at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
And don’t forget to tune in Friday nights at 8 & Saturday nights at 10 (ct) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
And don’t forget to tune in Friday nights at 8 & Saturday nights at 10 (ct) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
April 27, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Did you miss our special live edition of The Atomic Age Cocktail Party on Friday? You can listen to our Atomic Sampler program right now online at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
And don’t forget to tune in Friday nights at 8 & Saturday nights at 10 (ct) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
And don’t forget to tune in Friday nights at 8 & Saturday nights at 10 (ct) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL.
Fun stuff happening tonight on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party! It's a special live show to wrap up Illinois Public Media's spring fund drive! If you like the program, then tune in and help support the station that makes it happen!
April 24, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Fun stuff happening tonight on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party! It's a special live show to wrap up Illinois Public Media's spring fund drive! If you like the program, then tune in and help support the station that makes it happen!
Coming up, the spotlight is on bossa nova great Antonio Carlos Jobim. We look at his vast catalog of standards and how artists of the hi-fi era approached his works.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
April 17, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Coming up, the spotlight is on bossa nova great Antonio Carlos Jobim. We look at his vast catalog of standards and how artists of the hi-fi era approached his works.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
This week, we’re bringing you Jungle Jazz! It’s an hour of swinging tropical sounds from both classic and modern exotica artists. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
April 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This week, we’re bringing you Jungle Jazz! It’s an hour of swinging tropical sounds from both classic and modern exotica artists. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Coming up, “These Foolish Things," featuring song about being fooled or playing the fool. We’ll hear from Etta James, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, and many more.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
March 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Coming up, “These Foolish Things," featuring song about being fooled or playing the fool. We’ll hear from Etta James, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, and many more.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
This week, we go to the archives for our big Crime Jazz program! We’ll hear from Enoch Light, Irving Joseph, Skip Martin, and more. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
March 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This week, we go to the archives for our big Crime Jazz program! We’ll hear from Enoch Light, Irving Joseph, Skip Martin, and more. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
A new station has added The Atomic Age Cocktail Party to their schedule! Please welcome WQLN in Erie, Pennsylvania to our little radio cocktail party! You can hear the program there Sunday nights at 10!
March 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A new station has added The Atomic Age Cocktail Party to their schedule! Please welcome WQLN in Erie, Pennsylvania to our little radio cocktail party! You can hear the program there Sunday nights at 10!
Coming up on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s Tijuana Brass & Beyond—a look at the sound Herb Alpert and company help popularize during the 1960s.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And listen on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And listen on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
February 27, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Coming up on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s Tijuana Brass & Beyond—a look at the sound Herb Alpert and company help popularize during the 1960s.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And listen on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And listen on-demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
This week, we head to the archives. It’s a music trip to far away places—a musical journey to all points around the globe. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
February 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This week, we head to the archives. It’s a music trip to far away places—a musical journey to all points around the globe. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on-demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...