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Pat Novak, for Hire is an old-time radio detective drama series which aired from 1946–1947 as a West Coast regional program and in 1949 as a nationwide program for ABC. The regional version originally starred Jack Webb in the title role, with scripts by his roommate Richard L. Breen. When Webb and Breen moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles to work on an extremely similar nationwide series, Johnny Madero, Pier 23, for the Mutual network, Webb was replaced by Ben Morris and Breen by other writers. In the later 1949 network version, Jack Webb resumed the Novak role, and Breen his duties as scriptwriter. The series is popular among fans for its fast-paced, hard-boiled dialogue and action and witty one-liners.

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    • Jan 1, 1970 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    Pat Novak For Hire 49-02-20 (02) Jack Of Clubs (better encode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:30


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 47-11-30 (67) Death in Herald Square

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 30:37


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 47-11-23 (66) Lydia Reynolds Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:53


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 47-08-10 (52) Mysterious Set of Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 28:59


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 47-08-03 (51) Johnny Brown Gambling Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:32


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 46-11-24 (15) Dixie Gillian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 30:13


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 46-10-13 (09) John St. John

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:03


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak For Hire- Killing In A Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 31:42


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-06-25 (20) Little Jake Siegel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 28:24


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-06-18 (19) The Only Way to Make Friends Is to Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:46


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-06-11 (18) Georgie Lampson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 30:04


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-06-04 (17) Agnes Bolton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:23


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-05-21 (15) Give Envelope to John St John

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 30:46


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-05-14 (14) Geranium Plant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:36


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-05-07 (13) Shirt Mix-Up at the Laundry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 27:30


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-04-30 (12) Wendy Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:16


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-04-23 (11) Rita Malloy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 30:40


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-04-16 (10) Go Away Dixie Gillian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 30:07


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-04-09 (09) Sam Tolliver

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 30:18


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-04-02 (08) Father Leahy - Joe Feldman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:59


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-03-27 (07) Joe Candono - Blackmail Pictures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 31:52


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-03-20 (06) Rory Malone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:09


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-03-13 (05) Rubin Callaway's Pictures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:51


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-03-06 (04) Fleet Lady

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 32:17


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak for Hire 49-02-27 (03) Don't Tell Hilda (aka-Marcia Halpern)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 28:36


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pat Novak For Hire 49-02-20 (02) Jack Of Clubs (more complete open)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 29:30


    Pat Novak, For Hire, Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occassionally as a favor to a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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