One of a kind. Still love his oldies.
1957 The last radio episode of Dragnet aired. Before Dragnet went on the air in 1949, most radio police shows focused on melodramatic stories starring private investigators. After working with a Los Angeles police sergeant who was advising a movie he worked on, producer and writer Jack Webb decided that real-life, day-to-day police work was more compelling material than melodrama. He proceeded to learn as much as he could about the police force, even attending police academy classes. He tried to make the show as realistic as possible, using real police files. (Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent)
Dragnet was a must watch show with my folks, for sure. I'll bet they listened to the radio show as well. I just read that his wife, age 93 died.
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