Radio Crime Fighters
More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age
Jim
Cox
ISBN
978-0-7864-4324-6
photos, appendix, bibliography, index
333pp.
softcover
(7 x 10)
2010 [2002]
Not Yet Published, Available Spring/Summer 2010
Description
In the early days of radio, producers, directors and scriptwriters were well aware of the listening public’s fascination with subject matter that was tinged with almost any form of wrongdoing. Stories that compared right and wrong, portrayed crime and punishment, and showed the characters upholding law and order kept audiences of every age hooked on this type of program for more than thirty years.
This work covers over 300 syndicated radio mystery and adventure serials that aired in the early or middle twentieth century. To be included in the book, a series must have included one or more characters who regularly appeared in occupations or avocations that fought against espionage, theft, murder, and other criminal activities. Each entry includes the name of the series, air dates (stations and times are noted), the sponsor, extant episodes, cast information (such as the directors, writers, composers, announcers, lead actors and supporting actors), and a brief synopsis.
About the Author
Jim Cox, a leading historian of radio programming in the 20th century, is an award-winning author of numerous books about old time radio. A retired college professor, he lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
Other Book(s) by Jim Cox Available from McFarland:
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Frank and Anne Hummert’s Radio Factory
Music Radio
The Daytime Serials of Television, 1946–1960
Radio Speakers
The Great Radio Sitcoms
Sold on Radio
This Day in Network Radio
The Great Radio Soap Operas
The Great Radio Audience Participation Shows
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons
Reviews
“Recommended...indispensable...user friendly”—Midwest Book Review
“The wealth of information couched in a well-organized and easy-to-read volume makes [this book] another highly recommended entry in the growing list of OTR reference works”—Radio Recall
“consistently informative...invariably entertaining...another fine contribution...well-worth reading”—Air Check
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