Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio Broadcasting

BW - EP132—010: Mutual Mystery Shows Of The 1940s—Murder By Experts


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Murder By Experts debuted over Mutual on June 13th, 1949. Written by David Kogan and Bob Arthur, it quickly gained the respect and approval from the radio world at large.
Mystery writers like John Dickson Carr and Brett Halliday hosted with New York’s best character talent like Lawson Zerbe, Ann Shepherd, Santos Ortega, Ralph Bell, and William Zuckert being featured.
This is from the debut episode, “Summer Heat” which aired on June 13th, 1949. Murder By Experts won a prestigious Edgar Award in 1950, and aired until December 17th, 1951.
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Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio BroadcastingBy James Scully