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On February 18th in 1949, "Yours Truly Johnny Dollar" debuted on CBS radio, and would continue until the final days of regular network radio drama in 1962. The program initially starred Charles Russell as the insurance investigator with the action-packed expense account. Russell was succeded in the lead role by Edmund O'Brien, John Lund, and the man who carried the show for the longest period, Bob Bailey. The final two years starred Bob Readick, and Mandel Kramer. NOTE: Wikipedia states....Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962. There were 811 episodes in the 12-year run, and more than 720 still exist today.
