Genre | Mystery drama |
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Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Syndicates | NBC NBC-Blue |
Starring | Betty Lou Gerson Eloise Kummer Fern Persons |
Written by | Nelson Bond Edwin H. Morse |
Directed by | Wynn Wright Albert Crews Burr E. Lee Martin Magner |
Original release | October 4, 1941 – November 19, 1944 |
Sponsored by | O-Cedar (1943 -1944) |
Hot Copy is an American old-time radio mystery drama. It was broadcast on NBC from October 4, 1941, until September 26, 1942, and on NBC-Blue from July 18, 1943, until November 19, 1944. [1] It was also carried on stations in Canada. [2]
The program's two-man characters were Anne Rogers and Sergeant Flannigan. Rogers went beyond her profession of being a syndicated newspaper reporter and columnist to investigate crimes, including murders [3] and wartime espionage activities. [4] Flannigan, a police detective, often found himself perplexed as Rogers solved crimes and patiently explained her interpretation of clues. [3]
An article in the October 19, 1944, edition of The Jackson Sun commented about Rogers: "Her search for off-the-record stories brings her in contact with priest and gangster, society matron and panhandler, banker and bum — all the colorful figures which are part of the texture of metropolitan America." [5]
Hot Copy originated in Chicago. [6]
Rogers was played by Betty Lou Gerson, Eloise Kummer, and Fern Persons. Flannigan was played by Hugh Rowlands. Directors included Wynn Wright, [7] Albert Crews, [3] Burr E. Lee, [8] and Martin Magner. [4] Writers included Nelson Bond [3] and Edwin H. Morse. [8] Orchestra directors included Roy Shield [3] and Joseph Gallicchio. [9]
O-Cedar sponsored Hot Copy for a year and 13 weeks, ending its support on November 19, 1944. [10]
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