Ep. 313 Today's Peep Presents Unit 99: The Forgotten Pioneer of True Crime Radio, Radio's First Ride-Along as heard on KFBK in the late 1950's
We explore the pioneering reality police radio show Unit 99 that aired on KFBK radio in Sacramento from 1957-1958, setting the template for all future police reality shows.• Unit 99 represented a groundbreaking innovation in radio programming, recording real police interactions with a tape recorder-equipped patrol car• KFBK radio, a heritage station celebrating over 100 years of broadcasting, created the show featuring real officers, real criminals, and real victims• The show's format predated "COPS" and all modern reality police programming by decades• Sergeant Dan Meredith served as the…
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