Night Beat, Collection 2 Audiobook (Free)

There were several newspaper-based dramas during radio’s golden age including The Big Story, Casey, Crime Photographer, Box 13, and Let George GET IT DONE but Night Beat was a cut above the others. It followed Randy Rock, hard-nosed Chicago Star newsman and his quest for the human-interest tale behind the news. Hollywood professional Frank Lovejoy voiced the role of Randy Stone, who came to vivid life thanks to expert scripts by Russell Hughes, E. Jack Neumann, John Michael Hayes (who would later about Night time Defeat, Collection 2 write the Hitchcock film classics To Capture a Thief and Rear Home window), and Larry Marcus. Lovejoy’s unique voice and method of the role, combined with best shows by veteran radio stars gave Night Beat a radio noir design that listeners adored. The stories ran the gamut from lighthearted to tragic and through everything, Randy Stone, within a hard-boiled yet delicate portrayal by Frank Lovejoy, would narrate the tales and touch upon them from beginning to end — frequently using a hard-edged cynicism. Night Defeat aired on NBC radio from 1950 to 1952 and, for a time, was sponsored by Wheaties. Enjoy 12 half-hour shows of one of the best dramas ever to become heard on radio. 6/1/51 “The Will of Mrs. Orloff”

6/8/51 “The Seek out Fred”

6/15/51 “Otto, the Music Man”

6/22/51 “Sanctuary”

6/29/51 “Byline for Frank”

7/13/51 “Antonio’s Return”

5/1/52 “Pay Up … or Die”

5/8/52 “Long Live the Clown”

5/15/52 “The Death of Riley”

5/22/52 “Focus on for a Week”

5/29/52 “The Jockeys Were Brothers”

6/5/52 “Marvelous Machine”