The Who Is Johnny Dollar

Volume 3 of 3. From 1949 until the end of Radio drama in 1962, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was a stalwart of radio drama. This book, "The Who is Johnny Dollar Matter" provides a different look at Johnny Dollar - as if he were a real investigator. "The Who is Johnny Dollar Matter" starts with a mini-biography and then provides a detailed recap of each YTJD program. The detailed case analyses catalogs the details of each story, including cast, expenses, writers and directors, and cross-references to programs that used the same script with a different name and cast. The detailed index catalogs each story, case location and the cast of each program. The books also contain a detailed listing of cases by insurance company and the expenses for each of the 6 Johnny Dollars updated to 21st century dollars. Also included are recaps of programs which only exist in the KNX collection of the Thousand Oaks, California library. "The Who is Johnny Dollar Matter" is the definitive reference work for the cases handled by Johnny Dollar, both those currently available electronically, but also those available only in the KNX collection of the Thousand Oaks, California library.

“Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” graced the airways of America from 1942 until the end of the “Golden Age of Radio” in 1962. Six Actors portrayed Johnny Dollar, supported by the best radio actors available. Volume I contains a character profile of “America’s fabulous insurance investigator, the man with the action-packed expense account” based on over all available programs and scripts. Also included is an original program, “The Final Chapter Matter”, compiled by the author to provide a graceful end to the Johnny Dollar story. Volume I also contains a detailed synopsis of each Johnny Dollar story as presented by Charles Russell, Edmond O’Brien and John Lund between 1949 and 1952. Volume II contains a detailed synopsis of each of the 30-minute Johnny Dollar stories presented by Bob Bailey as well as the 30-minute Bob Readick and Mandel Kramer stories which aired from 1956-1962. Volume II also contains a series of reports outlining the expenses for each actor and the latest catalog of Johnny Dollar programs. Each volume contains a detailed index of programs, actors and other information about Johnny Dollar.

“Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” graced the airways of America from 1942 until the end of the “Golden Age of Radio” in 1962. Six Actors portrayed Johnny Dollar, supported by the best radio actors available. Volume I contains a character profile of “America’s fabulous insurance investigator, the man with the action-packed expense account” based on over all available programs and scripts. Also included is an original program, “The Final Chapter Matter”, compiled by the author to provide a graceful end to the Johnny Dollar story. Volume I also contains a detailed synopsis of each Johnny Dollar story as presented by Charles Russell, Edmond O’Brien, John Lund and the 5-part Bob Bailey programs between 1949 and 1956. Volume II contains a detailed synopsis of each of the 30-minute Johnny Dollar stories presented by Bob Bailey as well as the 30-minute Bob Readick and Mandel Kramer stories which aired from 1956-1962. Volume II also contains a series of reports outlining the expenses for each actor and the latest catalog of Johnny Dollar programs. Each volume contains a detailed index of programs, actors and other information about Johnny Dollar.

"A character profile and program synopsis of "America's fabulous insurance investigator, the man with the action-packed expense account."

"Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" graced the airways of America from 1942 until the end of the "Golden Age of Radio" in 1962. Six Actors portrayed Johnny Dollar, supported by the best radio actors available. Volume I contains a character profile of "America's fabulous insurance investigator, the man with the action-packed expense account" based on over all available programs and scripts. Also included is an original program, "The Final Chapter Matter," compiled by the author to provide a graceful end to the Johnny Dollar story. Volume I also contains a detailed synopsis of each Johnny Dollar story as presented by Charles Russell, Edmond O'Brien, John Lund and the 5-part Bob Bailey programs between 1949 and 1956.

A second volume all about "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" which graced the airways of America from 1942 until the end of the "Golden Age of Radio" in 1962.

This history of commercial radio networks in the United States provides a wealth of information on broadcasting from the 1920s to the present. It covers the four transcontinental webs that operated during the pre-television Golden Age, plus local and regional hookups, and the developments that have occurred in the decades since, including the impact of television, the rise of the disc jockey, the rise of talk radio and other specialized formats, implications of satellite technology and consolidation of networks and local stations.

A second volume all about "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" which graced the airways of America from 1942 until the end of the "Golden Age of Radio" in 1962.