ime ▁short age ▁of ▁announ cers ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁temporary ▁appointment ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁radio ▁show ▁on ▁ABC ' s ▁K GO ▁Radio . ▁The ▁Jack ▁Web b ▁Show ▁was ▁a ▁half - hour ▁comedy ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁limited ▁run ▁on ▁ABC ▁radio ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁one - man ▁program , ▁One ▁Out ▁of ▁Seven , ▁on ▁K GO ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁dram at ized ▁a ▁news ▁story ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁week . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁had ▁abandoned ▁comedy ▁for ▁drama , ▁and ▁star red ▁in ▁Pat ▁Nov ak , ▁for ▁H ire , ▁a ▁radio ▁show ▁origin ating ▁from ▁K F RC ▁about ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁un lic ensed ▁private ▁detect ive . ▁The ▁program ▁co - star red ▁Raymond ▁B urr . ▁Pat ▁Nov ak ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁writing ▁that ▁im itated ▁the ▁hard - bo iled ▁style ▁of ▁such ▁writers ▁as ▁Raymond ▁Ch and ler , ▁with ▁lines ▁such ▁as : ▁" She ▁dr ift ed ▁into ▁the ▁room ▁like ▁ 9 8 ▁pounds ▁of ▁warm ▁smoke . ▁Her ▁voice ▁was ▁hot ▁and ▁stick y — like ▁a ▁furn ace ▁full ▁of ▁mar sh m all ows ." ▁ ▁Web b ' s ▁radio ▁shows ▁included ▁Johnny ▁Mad ero , ▁Pier ▁ 2 3 , ▁Jeff ▁Reg an , ▁Investig ator , ▁Mur der ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Mal one , ▁P ete ▁Kelly ' s ▁Blues , ▁and ▁One ▁Out