Candy v. Nero « The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Candy v. Nero

In the course of planning the schedule. I have reasons for the show's I pick, but this time, I'm letting the listeners decide between two great detectives to be our regular Tuesday Night show after Jeff Regan and Father Brown are finished with their runs in November.

The two shows you'll get to choose between are Candy Matson and Nero Wolfe. Below is a brief run down of the shows and the characters, as well as a link to a Sample episode, you can listen to of each show off of Archive.org:

Candy Matson Nero Wolfe

(Candy Matson photo courtesy of OTRR, Nero Wolfe courtesy of Digital Deli.)

Name	Candy Matson	Nero Wolfe
Gender	Female	Male
Network	NBC (SF)	ABC, Mutual, and NBC
Episodes Produced	93	118
Episodes in Circulation	14	27
Primary Lead	Natalie Masters	Sidney Greenstreet (25)
School of Detection	Hard Boiled	Soft Boiled
Sidekick	Rembrandt Watson	Archie Goodwin
Love Interest	Lt. Ray Mallard, San Francisco Homicide	Beer and Orchids
Packs Heat?	Yes	No
Hometown	San Francisco	New York
Sample Episode	Click here	Click here.

How you vote:

NO VOTING BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1st will be counted.

Vote for the show on Podcast Alley in the month of September and in the comments section, include your vote You can do this by simply including the first name of your choice, "Nero" or "Candy" or even the initials. "CM" or "NW." Even if you don't normally leave a comment, just leave these initials along with your vote and it will be counted for your favorite.

Feel free to "campaign" for your show in Podcast Alley comments, or by leaving a Voice Mail at 208-991-4783. Please keep your comments brief and to the point, and they'll be shared on the show.

The winner will be announced on a special results podcasts on October 2nd

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