The writer and narrator of A Christmas Story, Jean Shepherd, was a great radio raconteur. He worked at various radio stations including WOR and WBAI in NYC. He had a great radio voice and had a nightly show wherein he'd do a monologue of everyday life, including his stint in the Army in the Signal Corps. I found two DVD's containing his programs at WOR from the late 1950s to early 1960s. At one time they were available for download on the net. Earbuds plugged into my small Sansa Fuse player with sleep timer set for 20 minutes of Shep are great medicine for insomnia. Gil
PS: here are some of his nightly radio shows in MP3 format
https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/comedy/jean-shepherd-show 
