The Adventures of Frank Race was an American radio adventure serial syndicated by Bruce Eells Productions. The 30-minute program's first East Coast broadcast was 1949, and the show ran 43 episodes. Because it was syndicated, it aired on different stations on different days. For instance, in New York City, the first episode ran on WINS on April 9, 1949. It "began running in some markets May 1, 1949. The series was broadcast on the West Coast from 1951–52.
The Adventures of Frank Race premiered in May of 1949. The intrigue of espionage during WWII was still in the minds of audiences. Frank Race carried the intellect from his former career as an attorney and added the cachet of experience with the OSS, Office of Strategic Services, fore-runner of today's Central Intelligence Agency.