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"Ladies and gentlemen…the story you're about to hear is true…"Dragnet, a term which actually refers to the systematic and coordinated way searching for a wanted person, was also used to pertain to a police drama series that aired from September 1949 to February 1957 in NBC Radio. For 30 minutes per episode, the show featured real police stories in a simple, investigatory style.The show was said to be inspired by a film called "He Walked by Night," which was released in 1948. In that film, Jack Webb, who portrayed Dragnet's main character Sergeant Joe Friday, was given a small role. Through the help of the Los Angeles Police Department, Webb was able to present true cases, which became the trademark of Dragnet. It narrates every facet of police work—from paperworks and patrols, to crime scene investigations, laboratory works, and interrogation of suspects and witnesses. As the most popular and influential police series in the history of American media, Dragnet was able to provide its audience the impression of what a real police life could be like. It was well-liked by most radio listeners, as well as police officers. Due to its success, the series also had its television adaptation."From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action." Click here to read more about Dragnet Radio Shows Comments Photos Please enjoy these 332 old time radio episodes: Air Date Title Synopsis Rating 12.28.1950 the big family + Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned

--> Having graduated from the University of Illinois, where he studied theater and film, Greg Bell's broadcasting career began in his home state's capital, Springfield, Illinois. Over the next twenty years (almost), he learned the radio business thoroughly through stints as a music DJ, news director, national talk show producer and program director in locations all around the country, including Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Boise, Idaho; and Washington, D.C. Growing up in Central Illinois, nearly smack dab between St. Louis and Chicago, allowed Greg to enjoy both rich and rewarding radio markets. As a matter of fact, in one of those quirky coincidences, he developed his appreciation for old-time radio and historical trivia by listening to a show hosted by one his professional predecessors -- the original "When Radio Was"host, Art Fleming. "I was born just after the 'Golden Age' of radio, so my discovery of 'The Shadow', 'Gunsmoke', 'Fibber McGee and Molly', 'Dragnet', Jack Benny, 'Suspense' and so many others came gradually, and usually late at night,"says Greg. "Like all kids my age, I was spoiled by TV, but the power of the storytelling drew me in and I marveled at radio's ability to fully paint a picture with only audio as a brush." Since 2002, Greg has served as program director and host of Sirius XM Radio's very popular old-time radio channel, "RadioClassics". "Over the past few years, I have heard from many folks well under Jack Benny's age (39), who tell me how surprised and thrilled they are to discover how cool these shows are at 50, 60 even 70 years after they originally aired," says Greg."As the host of 'When Radio Was', I hope I can continue to bring these wonderful nuggets from the past to a whole new audience, while also entertaining the long-term old-time radio

Attract the best writers. But he died before we had gotten very far into the season. From then on we were kind of rudderless, and we were a bomb. The Boone repertory things that worked were magnificent, but that was maybe five out of 20 shows.” Harry Morgan in Dragnet 1967Jack Webb and Harry Morgan in Dragnet 1967©NBCUniversal/courtesy MovieStillsDB.comOne of the big TV hits of the 1950s was the police procedural Dragnet, which hailed from creator/actor Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday, with stories taken from actual case files of the Los Angeles Police Department. That show ran from 1951 to 1959, and was resurrected by NBC from 1967 to 1970. The new version saw Webb reprising the Friday role, while Harry Morgan brought aboard as his partner, Officer Bill Gannon. In 1967, Morgan gave a candid interview with The San Francisco Examiner, in which he reflected, “When you’ve been around the length of time I have, acting is not exactly a thrilling occupation. The glamour went out of it long ago. There’s satisfaction, I suppose. There are few of us in this business doing what we would ideally like to do, so you learn to be satisfied on a comparative basis. I’d rather be doing Dragnet than most of the other stuff on the air. A lot of the esteem has gone out of television.Harry Morgan and Jack Webb, Dragnet, 1967©NBCUniversal/courtesy MovieStillsDB.com“There’s nobody else like Jack in the business,” he added. “Nobody has his qualifications or the background he

A divorcee named Josephine Allen has been murdered, and her... 03.29.1951 big lover + Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to Bunco Detail. For the past year a confidence man has been... 04.05.1951 the big friend + Dragnet. April 5, 1951. Program #95. "The Big Friend". Sponsored by: Fatima. Mr. Gray reports tha... 04.12.1951 the big threat + Dragnet. April 12, 1951. Program #96. "The Big Threat". Sponsored by: Fatima. Louis Butler has be... 04.19.1951 the big speech + Dragnet. April 19, 1951. Program #97. "The Big Speech". Sponsored by: Fatima. A young kid has pis... 04.26.1951 the big saint + Dragnet. April 26, 1951. Program #98. "The Big Saint". Sponsored by: Fatima. A 1949 Cadillac impl... 05.03.1951 the big casting + Dragnet. May 3, 1951. Program #99. "The Big Casing". Sponsored by: Fatima. Marie Robertson has be... 05.10.1951 the big drills + Detective Sergeant Joe Friday has been assigned to burglary detail. For the past eighteen weeks a ... 05.17.1951 the big blast + Dragnet. May 17, 1951. Program #101. "The Big Blast". Sponsored by: Fatima. The program begins, "... 05.24.1951 the big mailman + Dragnet. May 24, 1951. Program #102. "The Big Mailman". Sponsored by: Fatima. The search for Harv... 05.31.1951 the big bindle + Dragnet. May 31, 1951. Program #103. "The Big Bindle". Sponsored by: Fatima. Sergeant Friday pret... 06.07.1951 the big imposter + Dragnet. June 7, 1951. Program #104. "The Big Imposter". Sponsored by: Fatima. Jimmy Sherman, a t... 06.14.1951 the big building + Dragnet. June 14,

To missing persons detail. A wealthy business man in Los Ang... 01.04.1951 the big holdup + Dragnet. January 4, 1951. Program #82. "The Big Holdup". Sponsored by: Fatima, Chesterfield. "The... 01.11.1951 the big jump + Dragnet. January 11, 1951. Program #83. "The Big Jump". Sponsored by: Fatima. Walter Harrison is ... 01.18.1951 the big dance + Dragnet. January 18, 1951. Program #84. "The Big Dance". Sponsored by: Fatima. "The Kid Bandits" ... 01.25.1951 the big tomato + Dragnet. January 25, 1951. Program #85. "The Big Tomato". Sponsored by: Fatima. A high school boy... 02.01.1951 the big children + Dragnet. February 1, 1951. Program #86. "The Big Children". Sponsored by: Fatima. Mrs. Kessler is... 02.08.1951 the big cast + Dragnet. February 8, 1951. Program #87. "The Big Cast". Sponsored by: Fatima. Over a dozen men ha... 02.15.1951 big crime + Dragnet. February 15, 1951. "The Big Crime". Four-year old twins have disappeared. Detective Ser... 02.22.1951 the big couple + Dragnet. February 22, 1951. Program #89. "The Big Couple". Sponsored by: Fatima. Mr. and Mrs. Tom... 03.01.1951 big partner + Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to Robbery Detail. An armed gang has robbed a jewelers store... 03.08.1951 big new years + Dragnet. March 8, 1951. "Big New Year's". On New Year's Eve (despite the March broadcast date) a... 03.15.1951 big ben + The story you are about to hear is true only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. ... 03.22.1951 big trunk + , AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Big Trunk".

Does: hundreds of Dragnet radio shows, 300 TV episodes. Jack knows exactly what he wants and how to get it done. That’s why he produces and directs. It’s not stubbornness or anything like that. It’s just that he knows what he wants. And 98 percent of the time, he’s right. You can’t argue with a man like that.”Webb also had some comments to make on Morgan’s performance: “At first I wasn’t playing Gannon the way Jack wanted me to. I was acting too much. That’s a style Jack doesn’t like. He doesn’t want you to act. He wants you to be flat. No projection. Just stand there and read lines.” Harry Morgan: From M*A*S*H to AfterMASHMike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Alan Alda and David Ogden Stiers in Mash, 1976©20th Television/courtesy MovieStillsDB.comThe situation would be very different in 1975 when Harry Morgan was hired to replace Maclean Stevenson on the TV version of M*A*S*H, originating the role of Colonel Sherman T. Potter, put in command of the 4077th. It turned out to be a perfect fit for the veteran actor, and insofar as the viewers were concerned, that was definitely the case.Of his first episode, he enthused to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in 1975, “It’s a beautifuly constructed script. In just 20 pages, I get to meet all the guys, I get trunk with Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, Trapper John’s replacement, and at the end I bump into Frank Burns. Frankly, I was suprised at the east with which the character of Colonel Potter