Jon Hagadorn

1001 RADIO DAYS

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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!

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Jon Hagadorn

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

KNUTE ROCKNEY ALL AMERICAN 04.05.2022

Special Presentation from 1001 Radio Days- Knute Rockney, All American. Ever wonder where the expression "Win one for the Gipper" came from? It comes from the true story of Knute Rockney, who played for the University of Notre Dame, and almost single-handedly turned them into a football powerhouse during his playing years. After playing, he became a coach, bring all kinds of new innovations to the...

THE RED RAINCOAT and THE HANDKERCHIEF CASEY CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER 01.05.2022

Casey, Crime Photographer , known by a variety of titles on radio (aka  Crime Photographer ,  Flashgun Casey ,  Casey, Press Photographer ) was a media franchise from the 1930s to the 1960s. The character was the creation of novelist George Harmon Coxe. Casey was featured in the pulp magazine Black Mask novels, comic books, radio, film, television and legitimate theatre. Jack "Flashgun" Casey, was...

THE BIG KID (PT 1 & 2) DRAGNET 27.04.2022

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 Am...

THE BIG FIGHT DRAGNET 24.04.2022

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 Am...

THE BIG TRY and THE BIG LITTLE MOTHER DRAGNET 20.04.2022

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 Am...

THE WILL ROGERS STORY LUX RADIO THEATER 17.04.2022

Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman in this story of America's favorite cowboy philosopher Will Rogers- the Oklahoman who never met a person he didn't like. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories from Roy's Diner on Player.fm: Follow Us https://player.fm/series/1001-stories-network 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE:  https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20radio%20days 1001 Classic Short Storie...

THE DANCING HANDS and THE GREEN FLAME ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE PRIVATE DETECTIVE 23.03.2022

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler's private eye, Philip Marlowe. Robert C. Reinehr and Jon D. Swartz, in their book, The A to Z of Old Time Radio , noted that the program differed from most others in its genre: "It was a more hard-boiled program than many of the other private detective shows of the time, containing few quips or quaint characters." In 19...

FRIEND FROM DETROIT and THE GRIM HUNTER ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE DETECTIVE 20.03.2022

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler's private eye, Philip Marlowe. Robert C. Reinehr and Jon D. Swartz, in their book, The A to Z of Old Time Radio , noted that the program differed from most others in its genre: "It was a more hard-boiled program than many of the other private detective shows of the time, containing few quips or quaint characters." In 19...

YELLOW WAKE and POISON BOLD VENTURE BOGART & BACALL 16.03.2022

"We had it all...just like Bogie & Bacall" is how the famous song goes, and they had it all for awhile- a Hollywood married couple that appeared in films and in their radio show- Bold Venture. Bold Venture  was a syndicated radio series that aired from 1951 to 1952. Bogart plays Slate Shannon, owner of a Cuban Hotel before Castro came and took it all away, and Lauren Bacall goes by the name of Sai...

COLD BLOOD and BRIGHT BOY TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS 13.03.2022

Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual T...

THE RUBOUT and THE HITCHHIKER TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS 09.03.2022

Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual T...

BLOOD TRAIL and NIGHT CHASE TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS 06.03.2022

Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual T...

BIRDS OF A FEATHER and CLIP JOB TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS 02.03.2022

Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual T...

CHRISTMAS PAYOFF and KILLER CROP TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS 27.02.2022

Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual T...

DEATH PLANT and PICKUP TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS 23.02.2022

Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual T...

BLOW OFF and DEAD GIVEAWAY TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS 20.02.2022

Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual T...

THE BIG CAB and THE BIG SLIP DRAGNET 16.02.2022

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 Am...

THE BIG TRY and THE BIG LITTLE MOTHER DRAGNET 13.02.2022

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 Am...

THE BIG PLEA and THE BIG PAINT DRAGNET 09.02.2022

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 Am...

THE BIG BOP and THE BIG LIFT DRAGNET 02.02.2022

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...

THE BIG REVOLT and THE BIG HAM DRAGNET 30.01.2022

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...

THE BIG WILL and THE BIG LILLY DRAGNET 26.01.2022

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...

HORATIO HORNBLOWER A SHAKY ALLIANCE W EL SUPREMO & 2 MORE 23.01.2022

3 Stories Today A Shaky Alliance with El Supremo The Battle Against El Supremo Lydia Sinks the Natividad ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories from Roy's Diner on Player.fm: Follow Us https://player.fm/series/1001-stories-network 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE:  https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20radio%20days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Google Podcasts https://podcasts.g...

HORATIO HORNBLOWER DEALS WITH A MAD KING and HORNBLOWER CAPTURES THE NATIVIDAD 19.01.2022

Ever wondered what it would be like to serve on a British warship in `1812? These classic Horatio Hornblower radio adventures give an accurate portrayal. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories from Roy's Diner on Player.fm: Follow Us https://player.fm/series/1001-stories-network 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE:  https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20radio%20days 1001 Classic Short Stor...

LITTLE WHITE PILL and DEADLY BACTERIA DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT 05.01.2022

Dangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953. It preceded the James Bond character and books and may well have inspired them. "The Commissioner" sent US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales all over the world, where he would encounter adventure and international intrigue in pursuit of some secret. Each show would always open with a brie...

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