Episode 498 - Writer’s Block (Mystery is My Hobby, Box 13, & Night Beat)

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Each of these old time radio detectives earned their livings as writers. They only dabbled in crimesolving on the side because it was their hobby or because real-life mysteries provided inspiration for their work. We'll hear Glenn Langan as mystery writer and police consultant Barton Drake in "The Coin Collector Mystery," a syndicated episode from <em>Mystery is My Hobby</em>.  Then, Alan Ladd is Dan Holiday - newspaperman turned novelist and amateur adventurer - in "Hare and Hounds" from <em>Box 13</em>. And we'll close with Frank Lovejoy as Chicago reporter Randy Stone in "The Girl in the Park" from <em>Night Beat</em> (originally aired on NBC on February 27, 1950).</span></p>