With over a decade on-air, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was one of the longest-running detective series on radio. It aired on CBS Radio for 15 minutes from 1948 to 1962, making it among the last series broadcast on air as the listeners' interest on radio started to wane during the 1960s.
Johnny Dollar, the series lead character, was an insurance investigator. Each episode began with a phone call from insurance executives, asking him to work on an unusual claim. This would then require Dollar to go on a journey across the United States, or sometimes on other countries. Each case he handled was referred to as a "matter," some instances of which were "The Forbes Matter," "The Silver Blue Matter," and "The Price of Fame Matter." Such titles and format were used throughout the series' run.
From a total of 811 episodes produced by the show, only 720 are still existing. It was the last radio program on what was known as the Golden Age of Radio.
The CDs begin with the 1948 audition programs, following through until the series end in 1962. Always broadcast by CBS. Johnny Dollar was "a freelance insurance investigator with the action-packed expense account.” Dollar worked for the Universal Adjustment Bureau, and his expense account allowed him to travel the world to recover goods for his company. The format of the program followed Dollar, as he dictated his expense account like this, “expense account, item one,” and he would go on to listing his travel expenses, etc., etc. until he finished the report saying, “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.” Click here to read more about Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
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Please enjoy these 728 old time radio episodes:
Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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04.25.1956 | the lonely hearts matter episodes 3 and 5 |
+ A scared girl...a shot in the dark. Did thirteen knots make a noose? The system cue has been dele... | |
04.23.1956 | the lonely hearts matter episodes 1 and 2 |
+ A "Lonely Heart" finds plenty of company...in the nearest morgue! The system cue has been deleted,... | |
04.20.1956 | the shepard matter ep05of05 |
+ How hard it is to kill a lie, sometimes you have to kill it twice! The conclusion of the story. Th... | |
04.19.1956 | the shepard matter ep04of05 |
+ A liar is still lying, even though he's dead! The system cue has been deleted, the program is app... | |
04.18.1956 | the shepard matter ep03of05 |
+ The Big Lie is as true as little green apples. The system cue has been deleted, the program is ap... | |
04.17.1956 | the shepard matter ep02of05 |
+ Even the police can't handle this case...with a madman on the loose! The system cue has been delet... | |
04.16.1956 | the shepard matter ep01of05 |
+ A doctor has increased his life insurance to $100,000, feeling that he may very well be killed. Th... | |
04.13.1956 | the laird douglas douglas matter ep05of05 |
+ Program #5. "The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter". Conclusion of story. All the car... | |
04.12.1956 | the laird douglas douglas matter ep04of05 |
+ Program #4. "The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter". Things and people start to line ... | |
04.11.1956 | the laird douglas douglas matter ep03of05 |
+ Program #3. "The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter". The joke's not funny when a kill... | |
04.10.1956 | the laird douglas douglas matter ep02of05 |
+ Program #2. "The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter". A doggy case...and this one begi... | |
04.09.1956 | the laird douglas douglas matter ep01of05 |
+ Program #1. "The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter". An unusual case and a very unusu... | |
04.05.1956 | the salt city matter episodes 4 and 5 |
+ Program #4. "The Salt City Matter". That hunch turns into action...and murder! The system cue ha... | |
04.02.1956 | the salt city matter episodes 1 and 3 |
+Program #1. "The Salt City Matter". Johnny is hired to find the notorious Ed Julian, and to keep ... | |
03.30.1956 | the lamar matter ep05of05 |
+ The conclusion of the story. A switch to make your head spin! The system cue has been deleted. Thi... | |
03.29.1956 | the lamar matter ep04of05 |
+ It doesn't take long to get to the turning point...with a vengeance! The system cue has been delet... | |
03.28.1956 | the lamar matter ep03of05 |
+ Some stuff that Johnny doesn't to hear, but has to! The system cue has been deleted. A set of cir... | |
03.27.1956 | the lamar matter ep02of05 |
+ A set of circumstances arises that keep a man from trusting even himself! The system cue has been ... | |
03.26.1956 | the lamar matter ep01of05 |
+ It's vacation time, with a romance that turns out to be a prelude to murder. The system cue has be... | |
03.23.1956 | the jolly roger fraud ep05of05 |
+ The conclusion of the story. Zanagian confesses all! The system cue has been deleted. Episode five... | |
03.22.1956 | the jolly roger fraud ep04of05 |
+ Some real help from two close friends. Suspicions point to Jan, a beautiful accomplice. Episode fo... | |
03.21.1956 | the jolly roger fraud ep03of05 |
+A dead man talks, but there's murder in the Coast Guard too. Episode Three continues the Jolly Roge... | |
03.20.1956 | the jolly roger fraud ep02of05 |
+Where there's smoke, there's fire. Zanegian tries bribery, and murder. Pat McKraken from Universal ... | |
03.19.1956 | the jolly roger fraud ep01of05 |
+The investigator working on a claim for a sunken ship is killed and Johnny is called to San Diego. ... | |
03.16.1956 | the clinton matter ep05of05 |
+The conclusion of the story. The town comes apart with two murders and a shoot-out! The final publi... |
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