Rogers went beyond her profession of being a syndicated newspaper reporter and columnist to investigate crimes, including murders[3] and wartime espionage activities.

[4] Flannigan, a police detective, often found himself perplexed as Rogers solved crimes and patiently explained her interpretation of clues.

[3] An article in the October 19, 1944, edition of The Jackson Sun commented about Rogers: "Her search for off-the-record stories brings her in contact with priest and gangster, society matron and panhandler, banker and bum — all the colorful figures which are part of the texture of metropolitan America.

Directors included Wynn Wright,[7] Albert Crews,[3] Burr E. Lee,[8] and Martin Magner.

[9] O-Cedar sponsored Hot Copy for a year and 13 weeks, ending its support on November 19, 1944.