My Newberry Radio Mysteries & Detective Stories seminar kicks off March 10. This is a fun one: Inner Sanctum, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Join me this spring: http://www.newberry.org/03102012-hardboiled-radio-s-mystery-and-detective-stories
Hardboiled: Radio’s Mystery and Detective Stories
Saturdays, March 10 to April 28
10:30 am–12:30 pm
Take a trip back to radio’s golden age and crack cases with Nero Wolfe, Richard Diamond, Sam Spade, Johnny Dollar, and other beloved sleuths from this classic era. From Inner Sanctum to The War of the Worlds, we will take a close look at the mysterious side of radio.
Gwen Ihnat, a former editor at the Chicago History Museum, holds an M.A. from Northwestern University and has taught several Newberry seminars on old-time radio.