Dragnet is back. Yes, Dragnet. Sgt. Joe Friday, the archetype of all that was good about the placid ’50s, is returning to the network lineup. Dum de dum dum. Those of you who rebel at my constant ...

“Dum, de dum dum” echoed the brass and bass beat of the unmistakable, iconic intro theme music. Philco, Zenith, Crosley, Stewart-Warner and RCA radios across the land were again tuned into another ...

Years ago, there was a TV program called “Dragnet” with a character named Sgt. Joe Friday, whose famous line was “just the facts, ma’am.” That phrase seems equally as important today, especially in ...