December 25, 1943 over Mutual Radio Network originating from WOR radio NYC. With Lon Clark, Helen Choate, Ed Latimer and John Kane. Nick Carter investigates why a wealthy man hates Christmas. Nick Carter, Master Detective was a Mutual radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter, a reference to the character's pulp origins, but the title was soon changed to Nick Carter, Master Detective. A veteran radio dramatist, Ferrin Fraser, wrote many of the scripts.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Carter,_Master_Detective