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The Big Story
38 episodes Aired 1947-1955
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1. The Thirteenth Key (James Fusco)
   25mins Aired 1947-06-04
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2. Counterfeit Coins (Jack Adams)
   30mins Aired 1947-10-01
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3. The Bobby-Sox Kid from Bayonne (Dorothy Kilgallen)
   29mins Aired 1947-10-15
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4. Unfinished Love Song (Howard Beaufait)
   29mins Aired 1947-11-26
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5. Final Curtain (Aubrey Maddock)
   30mins Aired 1947-12-10
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6. Ambitious Hobo (Russell Wilson)
   30mins Aired 1947-12-17
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7. Manhunt in Manhattan (Ted Prager)
   30mins Aired 1948-01-07
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8. Pillars of Society (William Miller)
   30mins Aired 1948-05-05
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9. Lucky Longshot (Robert Early)
   15mins Aired 1948-05-12
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10. The Deadline Murder (Rolf K Mills)
    30mins Aired 1948-05-19
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11. The Hate Between a Brother and a Sister (A B Hendry)
    16mins Aired 1948-06-30
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12. The Woman Who Was a Witch (George Cleveland Bullette)
    14mins Aired 1948-07-07
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13. The Lottery Racket (Keeler McCartney)
    29mins Aired 1948-07-21
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14. Murderous Kid (Al Aaronson)
    30mins Aired 1949-01-05
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15. Jig Saw (Joseph Wirges)
    28mins Aired 1949-01-26
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16. Respected Chemist Dead (Ike McAnally)
    30mins Aired 1949-03-09
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17. The Bitterest Man On the Earth (Julian C Houseman)
    30mins Aired 1949-06-08
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18. The Poison Pen Murders (Tom Mercer)
    25mins Aired 1949-07-20
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19. The Loneliest Man On Earth (Ray Sprigle)
    28mins Aired 1949-10-12
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20. Three Golden Coins (Nolan Bullock)
    25mins Aired 1949-12-14
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21. Murder and a Frustrated Father (Sam Melnick)
    26mins Aired 1950-01-04
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22. Gambling, Divorce, and Murder (Frank McCulloch)
    26mins Aired 1950-01-11
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23. Twenty Six Years to Explode Frame-Up (Ralph Goll)
    25mins Aired 1950-03-01
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24. Death In the Family (William Noble)
    26mins Aired 1950-06-21
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25. Hunch That Paid Off (Bill Griffith)
    26mins Aired 1950-07-12
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26. Puritan Morality and Violent Death (Albert I Prince)
    26mins Aired 1950-10-18
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27. Bobby Soxer Story (Paul Schoenstein)
    24mins Aired 1950-11-08
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28. A Dead Certainty (Kenneth McCormick)
    26mins Aired 1950-11-15
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29. Triple Murder (T R Johnson)
    23mins Aired 1950-11-29
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30. Paul Grays Missing Wife (Bernard Beckwith)
    27mins Aired 1950-12-06
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31. Poker Game Ends In Death (William E Doherty)
    24mins Aired 1951-04-04
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32. Wife Poisoned (Bus Bergen)
    24mins Aired 1951-07-25
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33. Friendly Betrayal (Alan Cowperthwaite)
    29mins Aired 1952-03-19
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34. Body Found On Tamiami Trail (William H Adams)
    25mins Aired 1952-10-08
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35. The Three Gangsters (Don Morrisey)
    25mins Aired 1953-02-04
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36. Too Terrible to Be Believed (Arthur Mielke)
    27mins Aired 1954-01-27
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37. A Witness to Violence and Death (John Cahlan)
    25mins Aired 1954-03-24
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38. The Deadly Sound of Laughing (Sid Hughes)
    26mins Aired 1954-10-20
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The Big Story was a true crime radio drama that focused on real-life news stories, primarily featuring murder and other violent crime cases from the perspective of a newspaper reporter. Each week, the show dramatized the heroic deeds of a different news reporter who had solved a crime, exposed corruption, or performed a notable public service. At the end of each program, the actual news reporter was brought on the air and given a $500 reward by the show's sponsor, Pall Mall.

The Big Story aired between April 2, 1947, and March 23, 1955, primarily on NBC radio network. The radio series was top-rated, even surpassing the ratings of Bing Crosby's Philco Radio Time in its first year on air. Sponsored by Pall Mall cigarettes, the program was produced by Bernard J. Prockter, directed by Tom Vietor and Harry Ingram, and scripted by Gail Ingram, Arnold Pearl, and Max Ehrlich. The radio series was also adapted into a television crime drama on NBC which aired from September 16, 1949, until 1958. The TV series transitioned from NBC to syndication for its final season, featuring notable guest stars such as James Dean, Lee Marvin, Walter Matthau, and Steve McQueen.

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