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Pat Novak for Hire – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
Pat Novak for Hire aired from 1946-48 on KGO Radio, and1949 on ABC Radio.Jack Webb (1946 and 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) played Pat Novak, a wisecracking freelancer who rents boats “and anything else that sounds like money.”The plot of most Pat Novak episodes could be summarized as follows:The show begins with Novak talking about the sign he put out, “Pat Novak for Hire,” and then the soliloquy turns into a discussion of what a forsaken hole the San Francisco Waterfront is, and how lowdown corrupt and awful everyone and everything around Pat Novak is.Novak is...
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4.5 stars from 57 ratings
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“Thank You for the lovely Podcasts and it sure is great work.
Keep it uP”
imblue14 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/18/21
Long winded intro and outro
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“Dude talksss wayyyy tooo much just play the program”
WordsWorthlessness via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/17/18
excellent
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“all stories in order with good background information on original radio programs”
Zoo2u2 via Apple Podcasts ·
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04/26/14
Recent Episodes
Original Release Date: December 29, 2009
Pat Novak does a favor for a friend out of prison and picks up a package. He returns to his office to find a cop standing over a dead body.
Original Air Date: April 23, 1949
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Published 11/12/24
Original Release Date: June 24, 2014
Pat Novak is hired to frighten a man named Dixie Gillian, but when an empty gun goes off, he finds himself facing a murder charge.
Original Air Date: April 16, 1949
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Published 11/05/24
Original Release Date: December 22, 2009
When Pat Novak gets the wrong bundle at the laundry, he tries to switch with the man who was given his shirts. Novak is knocked out and wakes up next to a dead body. Par for the course, Hellman suspects him of murder.
Original Air Date: April 9,...
Published 10/29/24
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