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Radio Days, When Radio Was King- brings you a wide variety of entertainment from the golden age of radio - drama, detective, suspense, comedy, sci-fi, theater- and much more. The selection and quality of the shows is excellent.. Brought to you by 1001 Stories Podcast Network. Hosted by Jon Hagadorn. We appreciate reviews!

1001 RADIO DAYS Jon Hagadorn

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    • 4.5 • 178 Ratings

Radio Days, When Radio Was King- brings you a wide variety of entertainment from the golden age of radio - drama, detective, suspense, comedy, sci-fi, theater- and much more. The selection and quality of the shows is excellent.. Brought to you by 1001 Stories Podcast Network. Hosted by Jon Hagadorn. We appreciate reviews!

    THE SUDDEN WEALTH MATTER and THE REAL MYSTERY MATTER JOHNNY DOLLAR

    THE SUDDEN WEALTH MATTER and THE REAL MYSTERY MATTER JOHNNY DOLLAR

    Look for Johnny Dollar this month both here and at 1001 Radio Crime Solvers every Sun and Wed!
    Bob Bailey, generally thought of as the most popular of the Johnny Dollars, brought a new interpretation to the character – tough, but not hard-boiled; streetwise, but not overly cynical, Bailey's Dollar was smart and gritty when he had to be. But Bailey's Johnny Dollar was also human. His character would get emotionally involved in a number of his cases. He had a streak of impatience, and would occasionally not fully listen to a witness and rush off on a tangent before realizing his mistake.
    The weekday serialized episodes are generally acknowledged as some of the finest radio detective shows ever produced. There were fifty six multi-part shows in all: fifty four five-part shows, one six-part show, and one nine-part show. The serialized episodes continued until November 2, 1956 when the series again reverted to a once a week, thirty minute format. Bob Bailey continued in the lead, until "The Empty Threat Matter" of November 27, 1960, when the Hollywood run ended.
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    EDGAR BERGEN AND CHARLIE McCARTHY W GUESTS MARGARET O'BRIEN AND JACK BENNY

    EDGAR BERGEN AND CHARLIE McCARTHY W GUESTS MARGARET O'BRIEN AND JACK BENNY

    The Chase & Sambora Hour featuring ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy was one of the biggest comedy shows on radio for twenty years from 1936 to 1956.and featured the top performers of the day who could and would trade barbs with Charlie. Charlie would sometimes give a wooden performance but he was always polished in his delivery.
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    • 1 hr
    EDGAR BERGEN & CHARLIE McCARTHY W GUESTS WC FIELDS AND ROY ROGERS

    EDGAR BERGEN & CHARLIE McCARTHY W GUESTS WC FIELDS AND ROY ROGERS

    The Chase & Sambora Hour featuring ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy was one of the biggest comedy shows on radio for twenty years from 1936 to 1956.and featured the top performers of the day who could and would trade barbs with Charlie. Charlie would sometimes give a wooden performance but he was always polished in his delivery.
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    • 59 min
    MAIL CALL GROUCHO MARX, BETTY GRABLE, AND JUDY GARLAND

    MAIL CALL GROUCHO MARX, BETTY GRABLE, AND JUDY GARLAND

    Mail Call was a WWII half hour radio show created by the US Armed Forces to remind our soldiers abroad what they missed about home. Stars such as Bob Hope and Judy Garland gave their talent freely to help in the effort.
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    THE BIG DEALER and THE BIG KIDNAPPER DRAGNET

    THE BIG DEALER and THE BIG KIDNAPPER DRAGNET

    Dragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style.
    The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual police cases and presented the case in "just the facts" manner that became a hallmark of Dragnet. It is interesting to note that Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above.
    Dragnet was a long running radio and television police procedural drama, about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
    Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of real life police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.
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    • 2 hr
    THE BIG CONMAN and THE BIG COP KILLER DRAGNET

    THE BIG CONMAN and THE BIG COP KILLER DRAGNET

    Dragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style.
    The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual police cases and presented the case in "just the facts" manner that became a hallmark of Dragnet. It is interesting to note that Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above.
    Dragnet was a long running radio and television police procedural drama, about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
    Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of real life police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.
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    • 1 hr 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
178 Ratings

178 Ratings

lkak ,

Excellent radio shows!!!

Really enjoying listening to each episode. So well done!! By far the best old time radio content I’ve found.

Irish gal 333 ,

Really love classic radio stories

Love the old radio stories and the old style advertisements from a bygone time,even the old cigarette commercials are interesting to hear .Always look forward to each new podcast.
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Nick Shurn Matter. Johnny Dollar

Excellent great Christmas episode! 👍🏽

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