The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas · Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host
The Big Story: The Lottery (EP4902)
February 3, 2026·39 min·3 clips
Keeler McCartney gambled with his life to expose Atlanta's $18 million-a-year lottery racket.
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A brisk newspaper noir where reporting on a lottery racket turns into a life-or-death chase.
This old-time radio crime story follows Keeler McCartney, an Atlanta Constitution reporter, as a lottery racket puts him in danger. It works best once it leaves the newsroom and moves through barroom talk, a sudden warning, and a run for daylight.
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