Dragnet
Dragnet was created and produced by Jack Webb, who starred as the terse Sgt. Friday. Webb had starred in a few mostly short-lived radio programs, but Dragnet would make him one of the major media personalities of his era.Webb was a stickler for accurate details, and Dragnet used many authentic touches, such as the LAPD's actual radio call sign (KMA-367), and the names of many real department officials, such as Ray Pinker and Lee Jones of the crime lab or Chief of Detectives Thad Brown. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of real-life police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Actor and producer Jack Webbâs aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media. The shows cultural impact is demonstrated by the fact that even after five decades, elements of Dragnet are known to those who've never seen or heard the program.
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Unfitting and dumb suspense music
08/12/2022
Love these stories but the added suspense music on some of the stories is dumb. It’s not in the original stories and it’s like modern clear suspense music added onto the old and sorta fuzzy original radio broadcasts. It’s very annoying cuz it doesn’t at all fit and messes up the feel of the stories
Is it possible to clean up the sound?
11/27/2023
I love listening to the shows, but the sound is very muffled as well as having a squeak in it. It sounds like the master tapes are damaged. Are you able to clean it up any better?
Wrong Show
11/09/2023
The title shows Dragnet, but the podcast is for Father Knows Best. I’ve enjoyed your podcast, but something is wrong.
Wrong show
11/08/2023
Was an episode of Father Knows Best...and a really inane one at that.
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- CreatorHumphrey Camardella Productions
- Years Active2007 - 2024
- Episodes98
- RatingClean
- Copyright© Radio Memories Network LLC 2006
- Show Website
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