# Fleet Lady - Pat Novak, for Hire | 03/06/1949

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Podcast: [Old Time Radio Crime & Detectives](https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-time-radio-crime-detectives-6988972)
Published: 2026-06-13T22:55:02+00:00
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## Resource

Pat Novak, for Hire was a detective drama series which aired from 1946 to 1947 on the West Coast and in 1949 as a nationwide program for ABC. The episodes were set on the San Francisco waterfront and depicts the city as a dark, rough place where the main goal is survival. Novak is not a detective by trade, but he owns a boat shop on Pier 19 where he rents out boats and does odd jobs to make money. The series' fast-paced, hard-boiled dialogue and action and witty one-liners made popularized it among fans. Find more classic radio series at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon

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