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Private Detective · 1948–1962

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

717 episodes · CBS

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About this show

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is a private detective radio series (1948–1962) on CBS. Hosted by Hy Averback.

Cast & guest stars

Voices you hear across this show

Bob Bailey

440 episodes

Virginia Gregg

216 episodes

Forrest Lewis

107 episodes

John Lund

71 episodes

Howard McNear

70 episodes

Harry Bartell

69 episodes

Lawrence Dobkin

96 episodes

Frank Gerstle

48 episodes

Russell Thorson

45 episodes

Stacy Harris

31 episodes

Hosts & announcers

Who brought the night on the air

Hy Averback

10 episodes

Jackson Beck

2 episodes

Sponsors

Commercial partners — breaks intact on Goldie

Fitch Shampoo

16 episodes

4-Way Cold Tablets

15 episodes

No Doz

9 episodes

Mentholatum Rub

8 episodes

Sinclair Dino Gasoline

7 episodes

Pepsi-Cola

6 episodes

Kellogg's All Bran

5 episodes

Kellogg's Cereals

5 episodes

Sinclair Gasoline

5 episodes

Wrigley's Spearmint Gum

5 episodes

Networks

Where this series was heard

CBS

717 episodes

CBS net

682 episodes

NBC net

2 episodes

Episodes

On Goldie — 46 episodes · page 1 of 4

1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 All years

Ep 670
Jan 3, 1960 · The Hapless Ham Matter
Johnny gets a phone call from a man...after he was murdered!
24:28
Ep 671
Jan 10, 1960 · The Unholy Two Matter
The brother of Jack Johnstone (the writer, producer, director, of "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar), helps Johnny track down the killer of his brother, who's just come into an inheritance! The opening has been partially deleted.
23:30
Ep 672
Jan 17, 1960 · The Evaporated Clue Matter
The obvious killer, with the only possible motive, can prove that he was in Alaska at the time of the murder...obviously!
25:00
Ep 673
Jan 24, 1960 · The Nuclear Goof Matter
Johnny tries to recover stolen radioactive material before it explodes...but makes one mistake after another!
25:00
Ep 674
Jan 31, 1960 · The Merry-Go-Round Matter
An eccentric, wealthy old man opens his own art gallery, and promptly has a valuable icon stolen. The recording includes a local spot for Orange Ford.
24:58
Ep 675
Feb 7, 1960 · The Sidewinder Matter
A man who poisons cattle is all trussed up and delivered to Johnny, via a sandstorm. The killer strikes while tied up! The closing commercial and credits have been deleted, the story is complete.
23:00
Ep 676
Feb 14, 1960 · The P.O. Matter
Johnny flies to California to try to get the goods on Danny Diamond, a VERY clever criminal.
25:00
Ep 677
Feb 21, 1960 · The Alvin's Alfred Matter
An eccentric, wealthy old man enlists Johnny's aid to help recover his abducted dog! The system cue has been deleted.
24:50
Ep 678
Feb 28, 1960 · The Look Before the Leap Matter
Super 60 Hearing Glasses (Burgess Meredith), Ex-Lax. Johnny has just a day to find a crook hiding in Paris...and bring him back to New York.
24:34
Ep 679
Mar 6, 1960 · The Moonshine Matter
Johnny dodges a crazed hillbilly in the swamps of Missouri. The system cue has been deleted.
24:57
Ep 680
Mar 13, 1960 · The Deep Down Matter
A scientist has been shot at in the dark at the bottom of a copper mine in Michigan. Was uranium involved?
25:01
Ep 681
Mar 20, 1960 · The Saturday Night Matter
Johnny sets out to solve a series of grocery store robberies in Colorado.
25:00
Ep 682
Mar 27, 1960 · The False Alarm Matter
Johnny investigates the Florida murder of the owner of a chemical plant and her husband...with a deadly poisoned crystal! The first part of the opening has been deleted.
24:29
Ep 683
Apr 3, 1960 · The Double Exposure Matter
A fighting Irishman is accused of cashing the same $3000 check twice!
24:59
Ep 684
Apr 17, 1960 · The Deadly Swamp Matter
Johnny's imprisoned by four wild swamp men, who are determined to kill him.
25:14

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How many Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar episodes are on Goldie?: Goldie has 717 playable Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar episodes available to stream, with show art and metadata (and transcripts where available). That count is surviving recordings in the catalog, not every historical broadcast.
When did Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar originally air?: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar originally aired 1948–1962 on CBS. Stream free episodes on Goldie.
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