Radio Shows of the Past!

Dragnet - The Original Radio Show!

Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Los Angeles police</a> detective, Sergeant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Friday" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joe Friday</a>, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(policing)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dragnet</a>", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_procedural" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">police procedural</a> drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(radio_series)#cite_note-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[1]</a>Actor and producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Webb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jack Webb</a>'s 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.