[DOC] [TLE] Joe Friday - Wikipedia [PAR] Detective Sergeant Joseph "Joe" Friday is a fictional detective in the Los Angeles 
Police Department. The character was created (and portrayed) by Jack Webb as 
the lead for his Dragnet series, and first appeared on June 3, 1949 in the 
premiere of the NBC radio drama that launched the series. ... However, when the 
show returned in 1967, he was again a Sergeant without... [DOC] [TLE] Dragnet (radio series) - Wikipedia [PAR] Dragnet is an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los 
Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, .... Raymond Burr was on board to 
play the Chief of Detectives. When Dragnet ... The story usually began with 
footsteps, followed by Joe Friday intoning something like "Tuesday, February 12. 
It was cold... [DOC] [TLE] Dragnet (franchise) - Wikipedia [PAR] Dragnet was an American radio, television and motion picture series, enacting 
the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, .... 
Once again he needed to create a new character for Friday's partner; Ben 
Alexander had died in 1969 and ... Dennis Weaver plays R. A. Lohrman, a 
detective captain. [DOC] [TLE] 'Dragnet' set stage for genre  Badge714 [PAR] Dragnet was heard on radio and seen on TV on different nights until the radio 
show ... they know Joe Friday, the somber Los Angeles police detective he 
played on ... Dragnet hit radio in 1949 and TV in 1952, spending 7 seasons on 
the small ... shot, start to finish, in less than two days  but he delivered a good 
product. [DOC] [TLE] FAQ  Badge714 [PAR] Sep 15, 2016 ... RADIO: 1949-1957. During its first season, Dragnet alternated with Gangbusters.
 ... Barton Yarborough as Friday's partner, Sgt. Ben Romero (1951) ... He 
originated some of the script concepts and was the technical director ... Badge 
714 was Sgt. Cooke's badge and was retired from the LAPD when Sgt. [DOC] [TLE] dragnet - LAPDCOPS.com [PAR] His big break came when Dragnet was first broadcast on radio in 1949, then 
would run ... Webb portrayed Sgt. Joe Friday as a no-nonsense detective, who 
didn't ... of Dragnet began in 1952 with Ben Alexander cast as Detective Frank 
Smith,... [DOC] [TLE] "Dragnet" Reviews & Ratings - IMDb [PAR] They were either three fumbling steps behind Bogart and Cagney, or played 
buffoonish comic relief ... On the other hand, it put strict limits on Sgt. Friday and 
how cops could be portrayed. Because now he was no longer just a working cop, 
he was a stand-in for the whole LAPD, and .... Dragnet began on radio in June 
1949. [DOC] [TLE] BCLS: It's Friday...Joe Friday [PAR] Sep 27, 2013 ... Every weekend starts with Friday, so why not kick off your weekend with a little bit 
of Joe Friday! ... the cases of Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday 
showed ... and starred as Joe Friday, Dragnet ran on radio from June 1949 to ... 
He insisted that Friday and his partner use badges in the unique... [DOC] [TLE] dragnet - Entering The Mind's Eye [PAR] started Jack Webb with a lifelong interest in jazz when he gave him a recording of 
Bix ... Harry Didion and Detective Marty Wynn of the Los Angeles Police 
Department. ... Dragnet which premiered in 1949 on the NBC radio network. ... 
During the run of the Dragnet on Radio, Sergeant Joe Friday had a variety of 
partners. [DOC] [TLE] 26 Facts You Might Not Know about Dragnet - Neatorama [PAR] May 12, 2014 ... Jack Webb, who played Sgt. Joe Friday, was born on a Friday. ... Webb began to 
develop Dragnet while working on the 1948 cop movie He Walked By Night. ... 
After The Big Lay-Out aired on radio, a North Hollywood teenager sent ... The 
LAPD was so pleased with Dragnet that it gave Webb a detective's... [DOC] [TLE] Dragnet, Dragnet TV Show, Jack Webb, Dragnet Show, Dragnet ...

Question: He started playing LAPD detective Joe Friday on radio in 1949
Answer: Jack Webb