DAVID HARDING, COUNTERSPY

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Counterspy was an espionage drama radio series that aired on the NBC Blue Network (later the ABC) and Mutual from May 18, 1942 to November 29, 1957.

David Harding (Don MacLaughlin) was the chief of the United States Counterspies, a unit engaged during World War II in counterespionage against Japan's Black Dragon and Germany's Gestapo.

With spies still lurking in the post-war years, as well as the Communist threat, the adventures continued apace well after World War II ended.

Scriptwriters for the series included Milton J. Kramer, Emile C. Tepperman and Stanley Niss.

Phillips H. Lord and his Lord, Incorporated, quickly became a Radio legend from the 1930s, onward. One of Radio's first successful producer/syndicators, Lord brought numerous long-running Radio features to the air throughout the Golden Age of Radio:

1929-1939 Sunday Evening at Seth Parker's
1932-1933 Country Doctor
1935-1957 Gang Busters
1936-1951 We, The People
1939-1940 The Sky Blazers
1939-1953 Mr. District Attorney
1942-1957 David Harding - Counterspy
1958 Treasury Agent

Much in the mold of Frederick Ziv, Himan Brown and the Hummerts, Phillips H. Lord aggressively pursued every element of his productions, maintaining both a firm hand and personal vision for each of his productions. Lord maintained control of his programs until 1950, when he sold his existing programming packages to CBS for a reported $800,000.
Lord premieres David Harding - Counterspy over NBC-Blue

David Harding - Counterspy was a natural progression for Phillips Lord--an amalgam of Lord's hard-hitting crime dramas, Gang Busters and Mr. District Attorney, and his long-running, patriotic series, We, The People. It also tapped into the nation's growing interest in the foreign intrigue surrounding World War II and its aftermath. The program premiered over New York station WJZ on May 18, 1942.

Initially airing sustained over NBC-Blue's flagship station, WEAF, the program found its first sponsor by September 1942 in the form of Mail Pouch Tobacco Company, makers of chewing and smoking tobacco. The initial broadcasts were performed and recorded before a live audience, originating from WJZ, New York. A beneficiary--or victim--of the breakup of the National Broadcasting Company, the production soon transitioned to The Blue Network, then The Blue Network "A", then ultimately the American Broadcasting Company. The Blue Network's flagship station, WJZ, became the originating studio for the series until its move back to NBC in November 1950.

The build-up to the program's debut created quite a buzz. From the May 18, 1942-05-18 edition of the Capital Times:
Phillips Lord's Espionage Drama
Makes Debut Over WIBA Tonight
'Counter-Spy' Is a Tale
Of Thrilling Intrigue
By E. BOWDEN CURTISS
(Radio Editor)

The fascinating story of the battle of wits behind the firing lines of war will be told in a new dramatic series, "Counter-Spy," which will make its debut tonight at 9 over Station WIBA.
Produced by Phillips H. Lord, the new espionage drama will be heard each Monday evening.
Spy stories will center about David Harding, daring young American, who holds a "cover-all commission" from the United States government. Through this special commission, Harding is permitted to be his own boss, to work wherever and however he wishes, and to co-operate with other government departments as the case comes within their jurisdiction. In this counter-spy assignment, Harding works mainly against professional enemy spies in this country.
The technique of counter espionage is not new to Phillips Lord, producer of the program. For almost four years Lord served in a confidential but official capacity in secret intelligence work, remaining in the United States service until he had fulfilled his mission.

EPISODES LIST

Counterspy 42-00-00 Matihari Type
Counterspy 42-06-08 (004) Dream House
Counterspy 42-06-22 (006) Border Invaders aka Nazis From Mexico
Counterspy 42-09-07 (011) Camera Happy Crook
Counterspy 42-09-14 (012) Loganberry Point Spy
Counterspy 42-11-02 (019) Gasoline Barge (Counterfeit Gas Coupons)
Counterspy 42-12-14 (025) Industrial Spy Ring
Counterspy 43-03-01 (036) Illegal Radio Station
Counterspy 44-09-25 (118) Kidnapped War Worker (5 minute excerpt)
Counterspy 45-06-13 (155) Washington Woman Spy aka Cherchez la Femme
Counterspy 45-07-25 (161) Explosive Dog aka The Case Of The Dog Of Dynamite
Counterspy 46-07-27 (xxx) Stolen Car Racket (Rehearsal)
Counterspy 47-09-28 (269) Continental Chase (Rehearsal -second half only - first of a 2 part story)
Counterspy 47-10-26 (273) No Title Given (Rehearsal - second half only)
Counterspy 48-05-23 (xxx) The Housing Racket aka Bunko Builders
Counterspy 48-05-30 (304) Camera Happy Crook aka Photogenic Crook
Counterspy 48-06-06 (305) The Recruited Nurse
Counterspy 49-02-22 (344) Mexican Rancho
Counterspy 49-02-24 (345) Poison Peddler
Counterspy 49-08-09 (385) Blackmailed Hijacker
Counterspy 49-08-11 (386) Murmured Millions
Counterspy 49-08-16 (387) Statue of Death
Counterspy 49-08-18 (388) Desert Explosion
Counterspy 49-08-23 (389) Bouncing Bank Robber
Counterspy 49-08-25 (390) Murdering Messenger
Counterspy 49-08-30 (391) Cold Blooded Professor Pt1
Counterspy 49-09-01 (392) Cold Blooded Professor Pt2
Counterspy 49-09-06 (393) Arrogant Arsonist
Counterspy 49-09-08 (394) Courageous Come-on
Counterspy 49-09-13 (395) Flatbush Fagin
Counterspy 49-09-15 (396) Hot Car Killer
Counterspy 49-09-20 (397) Postal Pirates Pt1
Counterspy 49-09-22 (398) Postal Pirates Pt2
Counterspy 49-09-27 (399) Visiting Vultures
Counterspy 49-09-29 (400) Vicious Visitor
Counterspy 49-10-04 (401) Sweepstakes Murder
Counterspy 49-10-06 (402) The Case of the Genuine Counterfeit
Counterspy 49-10-11 (403) Case of the Society Swindler
Counterspy 49-10-13 (404) Case of the High Class Hijacker
Counterspy 49-10-18 (405) The Case of the Photograph Furrier
Counterspy 49-10-20 (406) The Case of the International Intrigue
Counterspy 50-02-21 (013) The Case Of The Counterfeit Traveler's Checks
Counterspy 50-04-04 (027) The Case of the Magic Murder
Counterspy 50-04-11 (029) Case of the Mile High Murders
Counterspy 50-04-13 (030) The Case of the Hoodlum's Hero
Counterspy 50-04-18 (031) Fabulous Formula Pt1
Counterspy 50-04-20 (032) Fabulous Formula Pt2
Counterspy 50-04-25 (033) Case of the Hijacked Country
Counterspy 50-04-27 (034) Murdered Confessor
Counterspy 50-05-02 (035) Soaring Saucer
Counterspy 50-05-04 (036) Crystalline Double Cross
Counterspy 50-06-13 (xxx) Tattooed Eye
Counterspy 50-08-15 (xxx) The Case of the Foolish Father
Counterspy 50-10-13 (001) Case of the Foreign Fires
Counterspy 50-10-20 (002) The Case of the Curious Conspiracy
Counterspy 50-10-27 (003) The Case of the Insidious Impersonation
Counterspy 50-11-03 (004) Case of the Carbon Consul
Counterspy 50-11-12 (006) The Case of the Stolen Secret
Counterspy 50-11-19 (007) The Case of the Pseudo Spuds
Counterspy 50-11-26 (008) The Case of the Hideous Hijacker
Counterspy 50-12-03 (009) The Case of the Spectrograph
Counterspy 50-12-10 (010) The Case of the Infiltrating Agent
Counterspy 50-12-17 (011) The Case of the Invisible Insurrectionist
Counterspy 50-12-24 (012) The Case of the Pretty Plant
Counterspy 51-01-07 (013) The Case of the Kleptomaniac Clues
Counterspy 51-01-14 (014) The Case of the Captured Contact
Counterspy 51-01-21 (015) Case of the Double Crossing Defender
Counterspy 52-02-14 (xxx) The Fight Against Narcotics
Counterspy 52-11-23 (xxx) The Case of the Corrupt Counselor
Counterspy 53-00-00 (xxx) Maisie the Barfly
Counterspy 53-12-21 (xxx) The Case of the Diamond Thieves
Counterspy xx-xx-xx (xxx) Flanagan Sisters Corn Syrup Company Coverup

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