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Night Beat
75 episodes Aired 1950-1952
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1. Zero
   27mins Aired 1950-02-06
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2. The Night Is A Weapon
   30mins Aired 1950-02-13
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3. A World All Of His Own
   30mins Aired 1950-02-20
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4. The Girl In The Park
   30mins Aired 1950-02-27
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5. Number 13
   30mins Aired 1950-03-06
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6. Am I My Brothers Keeper
   30mins Aired 1950-03-13
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7. The Man Who Claimed To Be Dead
   30mins Aired 1950-03-20
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8. Flowers On The Water
   29mins Aired 1950-03-27
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9. I Know Your Secret
   30mins Aired 1950-04-10
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10. Tong War
    29mins Aired 1950-04-17
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11. Mentallo The Mental Marvel
    30mins Aired 1950-05-01
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12. Elevator Caper
    30mins Aired 1950-05-08
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13. The Night Watchman
    29mins Aired 1950-05-15
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14. I Wish You Were Dead
    29mins Aired 1950-05-22
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15. Harlan Matthews Stamp Dealer
    29mins Aired 1950-05-29
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16. The Girl From Kansas
    29mins Aired 1950-06-05
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17. Football Player And The Syndicate
    30mins Aired 1950-06-12
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18. Vincent And The Painter
    29mins Aired 1950-06-19
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19. The Juvenile Gangster
    29mins Aired 1950-06-26
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20. Marty
    29mins Aired 1950-07-03
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21. Twill Be The Death Of Me
    29mins Aired 1950-07-10
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22. Molly Keller
    30mins Aired 1950-07-17
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23. The Devils Bible
    29mins Aired 1950-07-24
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24. City At Your Fingertips
    30mins Aired 1950-07-31
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25. Old Blind Pop
    30mins Aired 1950-08-07
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26. Gunners Last Fight
    29mins Aired 1950-08-14
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27. Doctors Secret
    30mins Aired 1950-08-21
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28. Old Home Week
    29mins Aired 1950-09-04
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29. The Hunter Becomes The Hunted
    30mins Aired 1950-09-11
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30. Wanna Buy A Story
    30mins Aired 1950-09-18
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31. A Case Of Butter
    30mins Aired 1950-09-25
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32. The Kenny Day Amnesia Case
    30mins Aired 1950-10-06
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33. Elinar Pierce And Family
    30mins Aired 1950-10-13
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34. Judge Arnolds Daughter
    30mins Aired 1950-10-20
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35. The Doctors Daughter
    30mins Aired 1950-10-27
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36. The Black Cat
    30mins Aired 1950-11-03
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37. The Slasher
    30mins Aired 1950-11-10
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38. Big John Mc Masters
    29mins Aired 1951-03-04
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39. Juke Box Romance
    30mins Aired 1951-05-18
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40. Fear
    31mins Aired 1951-05-25
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41. Will Of Mrs Orloff
    27mins Aired 1951-06-01
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42. The Search For Fred
    31mins Aired 1951-06-08
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43. Otto The Music Man
    31mins Aired 1951-06-15
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44. Sanctuary
    29mins Aired 1951-06-22
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45. Byline For Frank
    30mins Aired 1951-06-29
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46. Bill Perrin Amnesia Case
    29mins Aired 1951-07-06
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47. Antonios Return
    29mins Aired 1951-07-13
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48. The City At Your Fingertips
    29mins Aired 1951-07-20
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49. They
    31mins Aired 1951-08-17
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50. Mr And Mrs Carothers
    31mins Aired 1951-10-26
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51. Lost Souls
    31mins Aired 1951-11-16
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52. Five Days Off For Christmas
    30mins Aired 1951-12-21
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53. Expectant Father
    29mins Aired 1951-12-28
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54. Pay Up Or Die
    28mins Aired 1952-05-01
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55. Long Live The Clown
    29mins Aired 1952-05-08
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56. Death Of Riley
    30mins Aired 1952-05-15
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57. Target For A Week
    29mins Aired 1952-05-22
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58. The Jockey Brothers
    29mins Aired 1952-05-29
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59. Marvelous Machine
    30mins Aired 1952-06-05
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60. Railroaded
    29mins Aired 1952-06-19
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61. Reformer
    29mins Aired 1952-06-26
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62. The Old Itch
    30mins Aired 1952-07-03
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63. Taste Of Peaches
    28mins Aired 1952-07-17
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64. Flight From Fear
    29mins Aired 1952-07-31
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65. Sombody Stop Ann
    28mins Aired 1952-08-07
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66. His Name Was Luke
    29mins Aired 1952-08-14
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67. The Man With The Red Hair
    28mins Aired 1952-08-21
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68. Ellen
    29mins Aired 1952-09-04
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69. Larry The Understudy
    29mins Aired 1952-09-11
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70. Policy Wheel Racket
    29mins Aired 1952-09-18
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71. The Bug Killings
    29mins Aired 1952-09-25
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72. The Night Is A Weapon
    30mins Aired 1950-04-09
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73. World Of His Own
    30mins Aired 1950-04-16
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74. Girl In The Park
    29mins Aired 1950-04-23
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75. Am I My Brothers Keeper
    29mins Aired 1950-04-30
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Night Beat is a radio drama series that revolves around the life of Randy Stone, a reporter covering the night beat for the Chicago Star. Stone encounters an array of criminals, eccentrics, and troubled souls during his nightly search for strange and intriguing stories. While most episodes of the show gravitate toward suspense, crime, and thriller themes, Night Beat occasionally presents humorous or sentimental stories as well. Each episode concludes with Stone typing up a news story based on his latest escapades and calling for the copy boy to deliver it to an editor.

The show aired on NBC from February 6, 1950, to September 25, 1952 and was sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and Wheaties. Frank Lovejoy starred as Randy Stone and was supported by an ensemble cast of talented actors including Joan Banks, Parley Baer, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Lawrence Dobkin, Paul Frees, Jack Kruschen, Peter Leeds, Howard McNear, Lurene Tuttle, Martha Wentworth, and Ben Wright. The announcer for the show was Donald Rickles. In addition to its radio format, there was a television pilot episode of Night Beat on the anthology series Four Star Playhouse, and an ebook anthology of six new Night Beat stories called "Nightbeat: Night Stories."

Performers: Frank Lovejoy, Donald Rickles, Joan Banks, Parley Baer, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Lawrence Dobkin, Paul Frees, Jack Kruschen, Peter Leeds, Howard McNear, Lurene Tuttle, Martha Wentworth, Ben Wright

Sources: wikipedia.org, otrcat.com