Rocky Fortune 1953-12-08 (009) Murder on the Midway

Rocky Fortune is an American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_drama" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">radio drama</a> that aired weekly on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Red_Network" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBC Radio</a> beginning in October 1953. The series ended its run in March 1954 after 25 episodes. The program was created by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lefferts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">George Lefferts</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frank Sinatra</a> voiced the title role of Rocky Fortune for the entire series. Rocky Fortune aired Tuesday nights on NBC at 9:35 pm <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eastern</a>, immediately following <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(series)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dragnet</a> (and a five-minute <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cameron_Swayze" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Cameron Swayze</a> newscast). It was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustaining_program" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sustaining series</a>, meaning that NBC presented the program without corporate sponsorship. The premiere episode, "Oyster Shucker", originally aired on October 6, 1953.

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Rocky Fortune is an American radio drama that aired weekly on NBC Radio beginning in October 1953. The series ended its run in March 1954 after 25 episodes. The program was created by George Lefferts. Frank Sinatra voiced the title role of Rocky Fortune for the entire series.Rocky Fortune aired Tuesday nights on NBC at 9:35 pm Eastern, immediately following Dragnet (and a five-minute John Cameron Swayze newscast). It was a sustaining series, meaning that NBC presented the program without corporate sponsorship. The premiere episode, "Oyster Shucker", originally aired on October 6, 1953.

Rocky Fortune&nbsp;is an American&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_drama" rel="noopener noreferrer">radio drama</a>&nbsp;that aired weekly on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Red_Network" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBC Radio</a>&nbsp;beginning in October 1953. The series ended its run in March 1954 after 25 episodes. The program was created by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lefferts" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Lefferts</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frank Sinatra</a> voiced the title role of Rocky Fortune for the entire series. Rocky Fortune&nbsp;aired Tuesday nights on NBC at 9:35 pm&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eastern</a>, immediately following&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(series)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dragnet</a>&nbsp;(and a five-minute&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cameron_Swayze" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Cameron Swayze</a>&nbsp;newscast). It was a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustaining_program" rel="noopener noreferrer">sustaining series</a>, meaning that NBC presented the program without corporate sponsorship. The premiere episode, "Oyster Shucker", originally aired on October 6, 1953.

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