''Hot Copy'' is an American
old-time radio
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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.
It was also carried on stations in Canada.
Format
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
[ and wartime espionage activities.][ ] Flannigan, a police detective, often found himself perplexed as Rogers solved crimes and patiently explained her interpretation of clues.The Jackson Sun
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'' 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."
''Hot Copy'' originated in Chicago.
Personnel
Rogers was played by Betty Lou Gerson
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, Eloise Kummer
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Early years
Kummer was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kummer. After graduating in 1933 from Sheboygan H ...
, and Fern Persons. Flannigan was played by Hugh Rowlands. Directors included Wynn Wright, Albert Crews,[ Burr E. Lee,][ and Martin Magner.][ Writers included Nelson Bond][ and Edwin H. Morse.][ ] Orchestra directors included Roy Shield[ and Joseph Gallicchio.
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Sponsors
O-Cedar sponsored ''Hot Copy'' for a year and 13 weeks, ending its support on November 19, 1944.
References
External links
Hot Copy broadcast - Death Studies The Angles 44-02-27
Logs
Log of selected episodes of ''Hot Copy'' from radioGOLDINdex
1941 radio programme debuts
1944 radio programme endings
1940s American radio programs
NBC radio programs
American radio dramas
NBC Blue Network radio programs
Works about journalists
Detective radio shows
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