Rocky Fortune: Hollywood or Boom (Encore) (EP4677)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham

Performing Arts, Drama, Fiction, Arts

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Rocky is hired to drive a truckload of nitro from New York to Los Angeles.

Original Air Date: January 26, 1954

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Frank Sinatra as Rocky Fortune

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0:00.0	The Hello from Boise, Idaho.
0:30.5	This is your host, Adam Graham.
0:33.2	And I have an important announcement about the show.
0:37.3	My father-in-law passed away on April 2nd. and I have an important announcement about the show.
0:41.7	My father-in-law passed away on April 2nd. He lived out of state in the Midwest and will be traveling for the funeral.
0:47.4	As a result of this, I'm taking a previously unscheduled recording break.
0:53.9	At this point, I don't know for sure how long the break will be.
0:58.7	I'm hoping just a week, but we'll play this by ear.
1:02.2	I still want to be sure that we are continuing to provide you the stories that you expect every day, even if they aren't quite the episodes
1:13.6	that we come to know and love. Now, during this absence, we will be playing episodes
1:20.5	from our listener's choice countdown that we did during 2019 to celebrate 10 years of the podcast. I will note that the
1:32.4	intros for future episodes will not be this detailed. And I also want to say that I've shared
1:39.5	about this on social media and also over on my Patreon and I really want to take a moment just to
1:49.3	really express appreciation for all your kind words of support. It means a lot to me and to my
1:56.3	family. Thank you so much. And just finally, I will state that as these episodes are six years old, any offers or information contained in them may not be valid unless they are on our Great Detectives website.
2:12.2	With that said, please enjoy these encore presentations.
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