RADIOthen.com is now presenting the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account JOHNNY DOLLAR — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962. Dick Powell and others starred as Johnny Dollar. There were 811 episodes in the 12-year run, and more than 720 still exist today. CBS Radio revived Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in October 1955 with a new leading man, a new director, and a new format. The program changed from a 30-minute, one-episode-per-week affair to a 15-minute, five-nights-a-week serial (Monday through Friday, 8-8:15pm EST) produced and directed by radio veteran Jack Johnstone.
The new Johnny Dollar was Bob Bailey, who had just come off another network detective series, Let George Do It. With a new lead and 75 minutes of air time each week, it became possible to develop each storyline with more detail and with more characters. Almost all of the Johnny Dollar serials were presented by CBS Radio on a sustaining basis (unsponsored, with no commercials); only two of the 55 serials take time out for a sponsor's message.
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