Analysis Of The Radio Show Gangbusters

When searching the channels of a 2016 television one is bound to stumble upon many crime shows, such as Law and Order, CSI, 48 Hours, and much more. These shows no matter if they are non- fiction or fictional await to delivery their anxious audiences a thirty minutes to sixty minutes of entertainment. Many of these shows do so by describing the events of a crime and the actions that law enforcement have taken to solve these cases. In 1935 under the direction of Phillips Haynes Lord, the radio show Gangbusters would make its debut. This show with the corporation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation would release dramatizations of closed cases of gang busts. This show would not only attract the attention of its audience but it was also reflect the way of life of many citizen.

The first one must identify why it is important to review Phillips Haynes Lord and his radio show Gangbusters. Lord would bring to nation a new type of radio show which boasted on the idea that they were the only True Crime show of the era. Lord and his show not only provided the nation with facts of notorious criminal cases but it also provided another outlet for law enforcement to search for criminals. The show would draw much

This would be truly helpful to see what his goals were for the show. Was it really to relate police stories to inform the public? Or was it to create a show that would become famous and have a long lasting legacy? I believe that seeing these documents if available will allow me to determine that answer and it will also provide information on the opinions from the following possible people or organizations, J. Edger Hoover, Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Sr., and different radio networks. These opinions will also allow for more information on any disagreements about Lord’s execution of the show and the information he