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Welcome to Down These Mean Streets, a weekly trip back to the Golden Age of Radio where we rub elbows with the era's greatest private eyes, cops, and crime-fighters. Since 2013, I've been podcasting everything from cozy mysteries to police procedurals, spotlighting characters ranging from hard boiled gumshoes to amateur sleuths. 

Be sure to tune in each Sunday for adventures of a radio detective and the behind-the-scenes stories of their shows. Join me as we spend time with Sam Spade, Johnny Dollar, Sgt. Joe Friday, and more!

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Episode 124 - Maher of the Town (The Line-Up & Michael Shayne)

Aug 2, 2015

Before his death in 1951 at age 43, Wally Maher made a name for himself as a versatile, in-demand radio actor. Equally adept at comedy and drama, Maher could be heard in regular roles on shows all over the dial. We’ll hear him as Sgt. Matt Grebb in “Eddie Gaynor Framed for Murder” from The Line-Up (originally aired on CBS on July 20, 1950) and as Michael Shayne, Private Detective in “Judge Thorman Shot” (originally aired on Mutual on January 14, 1947).