Atomic Age Cocktail Party
@atomicageradio.bsky.social
Music from the Golden Age of Hi-Fi and beyond. Listen at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
This weekm we’re all about Playful Percussions. Another look at those great ping-ponging stereophonic percussion records that came out in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This weekm we’re all about Playful Percussions. Another look at those great ping-ponging stereophonic percussion records that came out in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
This week, it’s a whole lot of musical treats with our annual Halloween special! Lots of great music for you cool ghouls including classics and not-so-classics!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This week, it’s a whole lot of musical treats with our annual Halloween special! Lots of great music for you cool ghouls including classics and not-so-classics!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
This week, we’re Cooking with Cole Porter! All those classic Cole Porter numbers served up hot just for you!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This week, we’re Cooking with Cole Porter! All those classic Cole Porter numbers served up hot just for you!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 10 (CT) on Illinois Classical, 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Coming up, it’s an encore of our Planes, Trains, and Automobiles program. Songs about taking to the skies, riding the rails, and hitting the open road.
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...
October 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Coming up, it’s an encore of our Planes, Trains, and Automobiles program. Songs about taking to the skies, riding the rails, and hitting the open road.
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...
Coming up, it's Private Eye Cool. A look at the cooler side of hi-fi era crime jazz. We’ll hear from Henry Mancini, Irving Joseph, Nelson Riddle, and many others.
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.
October 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Coming up, it's Private Eye Cool. A look at the cooler side of hi-fi era crime jazz. We’ll hear from Henry Mancini, Irving Joseph, Nelson Riddle, and many others.
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, it’s our “Heavy Petting” program. It’s a show spotlighting songs about animals. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
October 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This week, it’s our “Heavy Petting” program. It’s a show spotlighting songs about animals. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Starting this weekend, we are offering you a DOUBLE SHOT of The Atomic Age Cocktail Party every Saturday night starting at 10 (central). Tune in on Illinois Classical WILL 90.9 FM in Urbana, IL or stream it online at will.illinois.edu
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Starting this weekend, we are offering you a DOUBLE SHOT of The Atomic Age Cocktail Party every Saturday night starting at 10 (central). Tune in on Illinois Classical WILL 90.9 FM in Urbana, IL or stream it online at will.illinois.edu
This week, it’s another look at Grooving Guitars…a spotlight of some of the great guitar players and innovators of the hi-fi era.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
September 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This week, it’s another look at Grooving Guitars…a spotlight of some of the great guitar players and innovators of the hi-fi era.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
This week, it’s Soft Tempo Lounge...easy listening that blended the rhythms of bossa nova with bits of cool jazz, wordless vocals, and a little pop all wrapped up in a simmering, sensual vibe.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This week, it’s Soft Tempo Lounge...easy listening that blended the rhythms of bossa nova with bits of cool jazz, wordless vocals, and a little pop all wrapped up in a simmering, sensual vibe.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
This week’s Atomic Age Cocktail Party was a special two-hour program recorded LIVE from the Starlight Studios! Listen in here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
And if you like the program, consider making a gift to the home station WILL At willgive.org
And if you like the program, consider making a gift to the home station WILL At willgive.org
September 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This week’s Atomic Age Cocktail Party was a special two-hour program recorded LIVE from the Starlight Studios! Listen in here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
And if you like the program, consider making a gift to the home station WILL At willgive.org
And if you like the program, consider making a gift to the home station WILL At willgive.org
Don't forget! The Atomic Age Cocktail Party is have a two-hour special this Friday night! Tune in one hour earlier for all the swinging fun! We want your requests! Email them to atomicage@illinois.edu
September 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Don't forget! The Atomic Age Cocktail Party is have a two-hour special this Friday night! Tune in one hour earlier for all the swinging fun! We want your requests! Email them to atomicage@illinois.edu
This week, we look at the golden years of Liberty Records. We spotlight some of the label’s biggest artists as well as many others who found their home with Liberty. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
August 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This week, we look at the golden years of Liberty Records. We spotlight some of the label’s biggest artists as well as many others who found their home with Liberty. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
We've got a big show lined up on Sept 5th! A LIVE, two-hour special fundraising show. Support great music and public radio! We're also playing your requests. Send them in now!
August 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We've got a big show lined up on Sept 5th! A LIVE, two-hour special fundraising show. Support great music and public radio! We're also playing your requests. Send them in now!
This week, it’s an encore of “They EYES Have It!” A show filled with songs about looking and seeing and all the other things that eyes do. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 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 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and you can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
August 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This week, it’s an encore of “They EYES Have It!” A show filled with songs about looking and seeing and all the other things that eyes do. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 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 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and you can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
Be here this week for a special listener-suggested program. We’re calling the show Atomic Boptails…a look at how be-bop music evolved throughout the hi-fi era.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
August 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Be here this week for a special listener-suggested program. We’re calling the show Atomic Boptails…a look at how be-bop music evolved throughout the hi-fi era.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
This week, It’s Easy to Remember; songs from the hi-fi era about memories and the act of remembering. We’ll hear from Eartha Kitt, The Four Freshmen, Frankie Laine, and many more. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
August 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This week, It’s Easy to Remember; songs from the hi-fi era about memories and the act of remembering. We’ll hear from Eartha Kitt, The Four Freshmen, Frankie Laine, and many more. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com.
This week, the spotlight is on songwriter Frank Loesser. We’ll hear from Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett, Chet Baker, The Four Aces, and many others. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This week, the spotlight is on songwriter Frank Loesser. We’ll hear from Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett, Chet Baker, The Four Aces, and many others. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. And on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
This week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s Lounge On The Rocks! A look at how lounge artists adapted to the changing musical landscape when rock and pop became king. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s Lounge On The Rocks! A look at how lounge artists adapted to the changing musical landscape when rock and pop became king. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
This week, we’re making a splash! Songs about seas, oceans, rivers, and all sorts of various formations of H2O.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc....
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc....
July 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This week, we’re making a splash! Songs about seas, oceans, rivers, and all sorts of various formations of H2O.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc....
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this episode on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc....
There's a new station airing The Atomic Age Cocktail Party! KUGS 89.3 FM, at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. You can hear us there Sunday nights at 6 and Friday nights at 8. Welcome to the party!
July 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
There's a new station airing The Atomic Age Cocktail Party! KUGS 89.3 FM, at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. You can hear us there Sunday nights at 6 and Friday nights at 8. Welcome to the party!
This week, we pull out some of the best comedy records of the hi-fi era. We’ll hear from Bob Newhart, Nichols and May, Mort Sahl, and many others. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This week, we pull out some of the best comedy records of the hi-fi era. We’ll hear from Bob Newhart, Nichols and May, Mort Sahl, and many others. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL and on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Coming up, it’s a Numbers Game. A look at tunes from the hi-fi era that use all sorts of numbers in their titles. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. On demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com and on Mixcloud. Just search out AtomicAgeCocktailParty.
June 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Coming up, it’s a Numbers Game. A look at tunes from the hi-fi era that use all sorts of numbers in their titles. Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. On demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com and on Mixcloud. Just search out AtomicAgeCocktailParty.
I know I've mentioned the awards we won recently. Here's the write-up about it in our station's program guide.
June 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I know I've mentioned the awards we won recently. Here's the write-up about it in our station's program guide.
This week, it’s an encore of our “Summertime” program. A way for us to celebrate the season with a show featuring great summer-themed songs.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this program on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc....
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this program on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc....
June 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This week, it’s an encore of our “Summertime” program. A way for us to celebrate the season with a show featuring great summer-themed songs.
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this program on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc....
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL. You can listen to this program on demand at will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc....
This week, we’re Mad About Mercer…Johnny Mercer that is. We take another deep dive into the songs of one of the most important lyricists of the hi-fi era. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL or on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL or on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This week, we’re Mad About Mercer…Johnny Mercer that is. We take another deep dive into the songs of one of the most important lyricists of the hi-fi era. Tune in!
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL or on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com
Tonight at 8 & tomorrow night at 11 (CT) on 90.9 FM, WILL-Urbana, IL or on demand at www.AtomicAgeCocktailParty.com