▁passed ▁an ▁aud ition ▁with ▁CBS . ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁during ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year ▁of ▁college ▁and ▁" w ent ▁right ▁into ▁radio ▁working ▁on ▁little ▁stations ▁all ▁around ▁New ▁York ▁City ," ▁beginning ▁at ▁W W RL . ▁ ▁Radio ▁H aines ▁first ▁became ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁crime ▁series ▁Gang b ust ers . ▁Play ing ▁Joe ▁Lincoln , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁star ▁of ▁Tre as ury ▁Agent ▁on ▁the ▁Mut ual ▁Broadcast ing ▁System ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 - 4 8 , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁of ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁in ▁That ▁Ham mer ▁Guy ▁on ▁Mut ual ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 - 5 4 . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁The ▁Ch ase , ▁Clo ak ▁and ▁D agger , ▁Inner ▁San ct um ▁Myst ery , ▁The ▁Man ▁Be hind ▁the ▁Gun , ▁and ▁This ▁Is ▁N ora ▁Dra ke . ▁It ▁was ▁estimated ▁that ▁he ▁acted ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁radio ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Four ▁dec ades ▁later , ▁he ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁radio , ▁st arring ▁in ▁ 8 2 ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁CBS ▁Radio ▁Myst ery ▁Theater . ▁ ▁Television ▁His ▁best ▁known ▁role ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁next ▁door ▁neighbor ▁Stu ▁Berg man ▁on ▁the ▁soap ▁opera ▁Search ▁for ▁Tom orrow . ▁He ▁joined ▁the