Podcast appearances and mentions of richard diamond

This week on Ron's Amazing Stories, we're trying something new. We debut a brand-new segment called "The RAS Signal", where I get behind the microphone and spend a little more time talking about the history, people, and ideas that made old-time radio so remarkable. For our first Signal, we'll look at the writers and hear examples of how their words became pictures in the minds of millions of listeners. That leads us directly to Richard Diamond, Private Detective, created by Blake Edwards and starring Dick Powell. Our story is The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case. Diamond is hired to investigate the suspicious death of an expert horseman whose fatal fall may not have been an accident after all. And then there's the music…. What!?!? I wrote some lyrics for Ron's Amazing Stories and wondered what they might sound like as a 1940s-style swing song. It's a Signal, a mystery, and even a song. Like I said, we're trying something new. In This Episode The premiere of The RAS Signal A look at the writers who helped create the golden age of radio Lucille Fletcher, John Meston, Blake Edwards, and the power of writing for sound The debut of Ron's Amazing Stories — Around The Bend A few thoughts on AI, creativity, and turning an idea into music Featured Story The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case — September 27, 1950 Richard Diamond is hired by a wealthy Oklahoma man to investigate the death of his brother. The official ruling says he died after falling from his horse, but there's a problem: the victim was an exceptional rider. If it wasn't an accident, Diamond has a murder to solve—and horses aren't exactly his specialty. A New Signal The RAS Signal is something I've wanted to try for a while: a place where we can go beyond simply playing old-time radio and talk about the people, history, craft, and occasional oddities behind it. This first edition is only the beginning, and I'd really like to know what you think. Ron's Amazing Stories Is Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at audibletrial.com/ronsamazingstories. Your Stories: Do you have a story that you would like to share on the podcast or the blog? Head to the main website, click on Story Submission, leave your story, give it a title, and please tell me where you're from. I will read it if I can. Links are below. Music Used In This Podcast: Most of the music you hear on Ron's Amazing Stories has been composed by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Other pieces are in the public domain. You can find great free music at FreePd.com which is a site owned by Kevin. Program Info: Ron's Amazing Stories is published each Thursday. You can download it from Apple Podcasts, stream it on Stitcher Radio or on the mobile version of Spotify. Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on AMFM247.COM. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link. Social Links: Main Podcast Site by LibSynThe Blog Site by WordPressFacebook LinkTwitter Link Contact Links: EmailStory Submissions Contact Ron

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “Mike Burton Murder Case.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Dimestore Radio Theater #173 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Austin is out of town this week, but Mr. Fab is engineering and lending a hand, so that you can hear the show, anyway! And we have another regular installment of our program: Richard Diamond, Rocky Jordan, Blackstone: The Magic Detective, and … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #173

Crime: A Life in Your Hands “Carl Fortune” 7/25/50 NBC, Richard Diamond, Private Detective “The Mona Lisa Murder” 7/26/53 CBS / AFRS.

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “Mary Bellman Killed.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

This week on Case Closed, our first story is The Misplaced Laundry Case, from Richard Diamond Private Detective. That episode aired September 6, 1950. (29:55) Then, Let George Do It brings us, Drop Dead. That story aired July 22, 1951. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/CaseClosed1011.mp3 Download CaseClosed1011 | Subscribe | Spotify  | Support Case Closed

Dimestore Radio Theater #170 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) This week is all dental records and “Third Base!” as Richard Diamond finds himself embroiled in two different requests on his time and talents, only to find that he’s being approached from different angles on the same case. Only on he should … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #171

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “The Ralph Baxter Case.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “ Messenger Service, Paddy Clark.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “The Man Who Hated Women.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

We're visiting some of the world's biggest and busiest cities this summer, and while we're in town we'll rub elbows with some of their resident sleuths. Our series kicks off with the Big Apple and three radio mysteries set on the streets of New York. Dick Powell suspects there's more to the story of a Central Park hit and run case in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (originally aired on NBC on August 29, 1949); Danny Clover investigates "The Joan Fuller Murder Case" from Broadway is My Beat (originally aired on CBS on November 17, 1950); and as Captain Kennelly, Everett Sloane looks into an alleged case of self defense in 21st Precinct (originally aired on CBS on July 17, 1954).

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “William Logan and the Ivory Statue.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Dimestore Radio Theater #170 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Taking a simple case is never simple for Richard Diamond, especially when he’s hired by someone who turns up dead before he can even get to know what he’ll be doing trying to suss out The Evans Farmer Case. Before long Diamond is … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #170

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “Photographer's Card.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Dimestore Radio Theater #169 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Two Helens are better than one this week, as we have two stories with characters named Helen! First up, we seen Richard Diamond & his girlfriend, Helen, out on a date at a Carnival. However, it doesn’t take long before murder, clowns, wrestlers and … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #169

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “Private Eye Test.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Dimestore Radio Theater #168 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) In one of the more stereotypical cases for Richard Diamond this week, Edna Wolfe hires him to investigate a cheating husband, but as Diamond continues to investigate, the case gets murkier and murkier. Meanwhile, Rocky Jordan accidentally witnesses a woman commit a murder, … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #168

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “Joyce Wallace.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Our salute to actors who played multiple radio detectives continues with Dick Powell, who transformed himself from a comedic crooner to a hard-boiled hero on the big screen. We'll hear him as two private Dicks - Richard Rogue from Rogue's Gallery and as Richard Diamond, Private Detective. He's Rogue in "The Triangle Murder Case" (originally aired on Mutual on February 21, 1946) and "The Corpse I Didn't Kill" (originally aired on Mutual on June 13, 1946). Then he's Diamond in episodes known as "The Mary Bellman Case" (originally aired on NBC on June 28, 1950) and "The Mike Burton Case" (originally aired on NBC on July 5, 1950) . Plus, we'll hear him as a third radio sleuth in the 1948 audition recording for Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “Louis Spence Case.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Dimestore Radio Theater #167 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) It seems as if Richard Diamond …. Meanwhile, Rocky Jordan… In hour 2, we offer another installment of “The Century” as part of Dimestore Revelations. Then, Blackstone …  And finally, on X-Minus One, …. https://ia601909.us.archive.org/32/items/dimestore-167/Dimestore167.mp3     Enjoy!

Dimestore Radio Theater #166 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) It seems as if Richard Diamond is in over his head this week, as he is hired to chaperone a kidnapping / ransom trade off, only to get knocked out, to find the money stolen, and the kidnappee has been murdered. It’s going … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #166

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “The Blind Man and the Cop Killer.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Richard Diamond, Private Detective, featuring today's episode titled “The Jewel Thief.” Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Dimestore Radio Theater #165 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Wrestling is still on the menu this week, as Richard Diamond  gets wrapped up in a case with his wrestling friend Seymour, after a mysterious dead man shows up on Diamond’s doorstep, with an ice pick in him. They work their way … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #165

Dimestore Radio Theater #164 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) This week, Richard Diamond  is hired by a local wrestler, who is convinced that a so-called “hit-and-run” death of his truck driving friend, Mike Burton, is more than just an accident. It doesn’t take long before Diamond is immersed in a smuggling … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #164

This week on the RTC Weekly Download: "Rocky Fortune" and "Richard Diamond"   

An Oklahoma rancher brings Diamond to solve the death of his brother.Rebroadcast Date: August 16, 1953Originating in HollywoodStarring: Dick Powell as Richard Diamond and Barton YarboroughSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Become one of our friends on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

Dimestore Radio Theater #162 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) In a four-wall breaking episode of Richard Diamond, the mysterious Mrs. X – played by the one and only June Allyson – is trying to find her husband, and seems to think that Richard looks a little like him. Maybe he can … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #162

Dimestore Radio Theater #161 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) In another largely unintelligible installment of Richard Diamond, lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #161

Tonight's episode is a detective's nightmare—where the problem isn't finding suspects… it's finding someone still alive who knows the truth. We're bringing you a classic old-time radio detective double feature, featuring two gripping cases. From a client who never gets the chance to explain himself… to a witness who seems to vanish into thin air… these stories remind us that sometimes the most dangerous place to be… is close to the truth. So settle in, dim the lights, and keep your story straight—because tonight, someone is working very hard at silencing the truth. In This Episode A classic detective double feature featuring two legendary radio investigators Richard Diamond, Private Detective – "The Evan's Farmer Case" (8/23/1950) - A wealthy client calls for help… but doesn't survive long enough to explain why Diamond must solve a case with nothing but questions—and a body on the pavement Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – "Witness, Witness, Who's Got The Witness" (10/22/1949) - A missing witness turns into a deadly chain of events. Johnny Dollar finds himself in the crosshairs as the truth gets closer Ron talks about the connecting theme of silenced voices and missing witnesses Commentary and narration that tie both stories into one chilling idea: What happens when the truth has no one left to tell it? Two detectives. Two cases. One unsettling pattern— the truth is out there… but someone is making sure it stays buried. Ron's Amazing Stories Is Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at audibletrial.com/ronsamazingstories. Your Stories: Do you have a story that you would like to share on the podcast or the blog? Head to the main website, click on Story Submission, leave your story, give it a title, and please tell me where you're from. I will read it if I can. Links are below. Music Used In This Podcast: Most of the music you hear on Ron's Amazing Stories has been composed by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Other pieces are in the public domain. You can find great free music at FreePd.com which is a site owned by Kevin. Program Info: Ron's Amazing Stories is published each Thursday. You can download it from Apple Podcasts, stream it on Stitcher Radio or on the mobile version of Spotify. Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on AMFM247.COM. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link. Social Links: Main Podcast Site by LibSynThe Blog Site by WordPressFacebook LinkTwitter Link Contact Links: EmailStory Submissions Contact Ron

Dimestore Radio Theater #160 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) The jailbreak and subsequent return of a criminal named Ralph Baxter – who Richard Diamond sent to prison when he was an officer – caused the police force to recruit Diamond to help them put Ralph back behind bars. Meanwhile, Rocky Jordan has … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #160

Dimestore Radio Theater #159s WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) An interrupted shower causes Richard Diamond to just miss a pair on the run in the wake of a dead messenger on his doorstep. Richard will have to get dressed and get sharp if he wants to navigate his way through a … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #159

The Jewel Thief

Dimestore Radio Theater #156 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) In our first hour, we have an encounter with a street photographer – who hands Richard Diamond to get wrapped up in a case involving “The Photographer’s Card,” – is enough to get his working with his old unit on the police … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #156

We're serving up thick cuts of old time radio mystery with four stories involving butchers and their wares. First, Boston Blackie faces off against a black market meat ring in an adventure starring Chester Morris (originally aired on NBC on July 21, 1944). Kirk Douglas embarks on a dangerous affair in the grocery store aisles in "The Butcher's Wife" from Suspense (originally aired on CBS on February 9, 1950). After a disappointing dinner, The Saint finds a dead body in his trunk in "The Horrible Hamburger" (originally aired on NBC on September 10, 1950). Finally, Dick Powell goes undercover to protect a butcher from a protection racket in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (originally aired on ABC on March 9, 1951).

Case Closed begins with Richard Diamond, Private Detective this week. We'll hear The Martin Hyer Case, from July 23, 1949. (29:56) We close with Sherlock Holmes and his episode from November 16, 1947, The Case Of The Well Staged Murder. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/CaseClosed988.mp3 Download CaseClosed988 | Subscribe | Spotify  | Support Case Closed Your donation of any amount keeps Case Closed [...]

As a belated Valentine's Day treat, we've got four radio mysteries where our detectives are entangled in matrimonial mishaps. As Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone investigates a black widow in "The Book of Tobit" (originally aired on Mutual on March 26, 1945). Philip Marlowe trails a missing wife in "The Persian Slippers" (originally aired on CBS on October 3, 1948), and Sam Spade is accused of eloping in "The Love Letter Caper" (an Armed Forces Radio Service rebroadcast from March 27, 1949). Finally, a wife wants Richard Diamond to protect her husband in "The Simpson Case" (originally aired on ABC on January 18, 1952).

Dimestore Radio Theater #155 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) A simple effort to test his sikills, and renew his Private Eye License, causes Richard Diamond get involved in a murder case that happens at the police station, DURING a test.  Meanwhile, we spend a fair amount of time in Cairo’s Chinatown, … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #155

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and our old time radio mysteries this week all feature real-life husbands and wives at the microphone or behind the scenes. First, June Allyson - aka Mrs. Dick Powell - plays Richard Diamond's latest client (originally aired on NBC on June 21, 1950). Then, Cathy and Elliott Lewis star as a less than happily married couple in "Love, Honor, or Murder" from Suspense (originally aired on CBS on June 29, 1950). Our third show features a couple that worked on and off mic - actress Virginia Gregg and director Jaime del Valle in "The Lapinish Lighter-Upper Case" from The Line-Up (originally aired on CBS on March 27, 1951). And finally, Joan Banks pays a visit to Night Beat alongside her husband Frank Lovejoy in an episode that originally aired on NBC on September 4, 1952.

We're back with part two of John Tefteller's conversation with Bob Lynes and Barbara Sunday, the dynamic duo behind the long-running Los Angeles radio show Don't Touch That Dial. This time, they touch on the golden age of radio's big revival during the '70s through '90s. Bobb and Barbara share stories from those early preservation days, the tricky business of royalties and archives, and what it was like to meet the original writers and performers from the 1930s to the 1950s. You'll also hear a full episode from Richard Diamond, Private Detective and some great behind-the-scenes memories about legends like Bob Hope and Jack Benny's writing team. It's a fascinating, funny, and heartfelt tribute to the people who kept classic radio alive long after the microphones went cold. Visit our website: https://goodolddaysofradio.com/ Subscribe to our Facebook Group for news, discussions, and the latest podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881779245938297 Our theme music is "Why Am I So Romantic?" from Animal Crackers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KHJKAKS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MK8MVCY4DVBAM8ZK39WD

Richard has a paying customer, and when he shows up at the address, he's greeted by a hot blonde. It's a case of blackmail, and Fred wants the person stalking…

Dimestore Radio Theater #152 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) After a long holiday break, we return to our regularly scheduled programs. It is nice to get back to the stories of Richard Diamond, Rocky Jordan, and Blackstone The Magic Detective, as well as see what is happening in our Vaudeville Documentary, … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #152

A Christmas Carol on Christmas EveFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Campbell's Playhouse, originally broadcast December 24, 1939, 86 years ago, A Christmas Carol starring Lionel Barrymore.  The Dickens classic produced by Orson Welles.  Followed by Richard Diamond Private Detective starring Dick Powell, originally broadcast December 24, 1949, 76 years ago, Diamond's Christmas Carol.   The famous story by Charles Dickens, but done by Richard Diamond, the private detective, and his friends. Then, Treasury Star Parade,  originally broadcast December 24, 1942, 83 years ago, A Modern Scrooge starring Lionel Barrymore.    A wartime "Christmas Carol."Followed by Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast December 24, 1953, 72 years ago, Laura the Lopsided Christmas Tree.   Fibber tells Teeny the story of, Laura, The Lopsided Pine.Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast December 24, 1947, 78 years ago, Christmas Eve.   Partners of Christmas eve!   Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamCheck out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order! If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 5” 12/3/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 6” 12/4/37 Syndicated, Richard Diamond, Private Detective “A Christmas Carol” 12/24/49 NBC.

We begin with Richard Diamond, Private Detective this week. We'll hear The Eddie Burke Case, from February 8, 1952. (25:35) Then it's The Harry Foster Murder Case, the May 5, 1951, episode of Broadway Is My Beat. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/CaseClosed978.mp3 Download CaseClosed978 | Subscribe | Spotify  | Support Case Closed Your donation of any amount keeps Case Closed coming every week. [...]

In honor of Dick Powell's November 14th birthday, we're saluting the singing star with some of his old time radio performances. First, he plays private investigator Richard Rogue in "Little Old Lady" from Rogue's Gallery (originally aired on Mutual on November 29, 1945). Then, he's radio's crooning crimefighter Richard Diamond, Private Detective in a pair of episodes: "The Tom Waxman Bombing" (originally aired on NBC on June 26, 1949) and "Death and the Letter" (originally aired on NBC on November 8, 1950).  Finally, he recreates one of his big screen roles, alongside co-star Lee J. Cobb, as The Lux Radio Theatre presents "Johnny O'Clock" (originally aired on CBS on May 12, 1947).

With Halloween right around the corner, we delve into the spooky side of sleuthing with mysteries involving voodoo, curses, and other hexes. Nick Carter's new client believes her physician practices black magic instead of medicine in “The Drums of Death, or Nick Carter and the White Witch Doctor” (originally aired on Mutual on March 25, 1944), and real-life master magician Blackstone explains how he faced down the living dead in “The Riddle of the Seven Zombies” (originally aired on Mutual on July 17, 1949). Michael Shayne falls into a case of supernatural revenge and a man who supposedly cannot be killed in the syndicated mystery “The Man Who Lived Forever,” and Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall battle a voodoo murderess who kills with poisoned darts in a syndicated episode of Bold Venture. Finally, Dick Powell heads to Haiti to investigate an eerie death threat in “Little Chiva” from Richard Diamond, Private Detective (originally aired on ABC on March 23, 1951).  

This week's hour of mystery begins with Richard Diamond, Private Detective. We'll hear The Red Rose, from March 2, 1951. (29:52) Our second story is Bunny Baumler; His Close Brush With Fame, the May 5, 1954, episode of Crime Classics. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/CaseClosed966.mp3 Download CaseClosed966 | Subscribe | Spotify  | Support Case Closed

We leave the mean streets of the big cities behind and join four radio detectives in western-themed mysteries - stories of cowboys, horses, cattle, and the wide open spaces. Philip Marlowe hunts for a killer on a dude ranch in “The Dude from Manhattan” (originally aired on CBS on July 2, 1949), and Richard Diamond heads to Oklahoma to prove an accidental death was a well-staged murder in “The Hatpin Murder Case” (originally aired on NBC on September 27, 1950). The Saint tries to keep a visiting cattleman alive during a visit to the Big Apple in “Death of a Cowboy” (originally aired on NBC on July 1, 1951), and Rocky Fortune gets a job - and a murder rap - in “The Rodeo Murder” (originally aired on NBC on January 12, 1954).