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The Big Story|Old Time Radio Mysteries
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The Big Story|Old Time Radio Mysteries

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The first half of the twentieth century was a golden age of American journalism. Major cities supported multiple competing newspapers, many issuing several editions a day. Print magazines flourished. In that competitive landscape, reporters often pursued stories with fearless determination—uncovering corruption, confronting criminal enterprises, and helping to solve real cases that shaped public life. The Big Story (1947–1955) brought these accounts to radio, dramatizing true reporting drawn from newspapers across the country. Performed by New York’s finest radio talent, the series honored the craft of investigative journalism and the people who practiced it. The program inspired a television adaptation, which ran from 1949–1957. In this podcast feed, host Adam Graham presents all known circulating episodes of The Big Story, offering listeners a vivid window into the era when journalism was both a calling and a public trust.

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The Big Story: Puritan Morality and Violent Death

Jun 2, 202635m0

Today's Mystery: Reporter Albert Prince investigates the strange death of a respected Hartford meteorologist whose apparent chloroform overdose hides a deeply troubled private life. As Prince digs deeper into the scienti

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The Big Story: Cornered Rats Always Squeal

May 26, 202632m0

Today's Mystery:A reporter believes that a police informer is hiding something and sets out to fo find the truth. Original Radio Broadcast:August 16, 1950 Originating in New York Starring: Bill Smith as Chester Potter, J

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The Big Story: Death in the Family

May 19, 202632m0

Today’s Mystery:Two children are murdered, apparently killed by their father in a murder-suicide, but a reporter senses that something is wrong. Original Radio Broadcast: June 21, 1950 \ Originating from New YorkStarring

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The Big Story: Shotgun and Fatal Accident

May 12, 202630m0

Today's Mystery: A wealthy man claims that his wife was accidentally killed by a shotgun. A reporter searches for evidence that the wife was murdered. Original Radio Broadcast: July 12, 1950 Originating from New York Sta

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The Big Story: New Facts About a 26-Year Frame-Up

May 5, 202632m0

Today's Mystery: Reporter Ralph Goll becomes suspicious of the results of a murder case when he learns that the detective involved had later been convicted of graft and the sheriff at the time had committed suicide befor

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The Big Story: Gambling and Divorce Can Lead to Murder

Apr 28, 202631m0

Today’s Mystery:A reporter investigates the murder of a real estate developer who was killed after taking a prospective client to a property. Original Radio Broadcast: January 11, 1950 Originating from New York Starring:

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The Big Story: Murder and the Frustrated Father

Apr 21, 202633m0

Today's Mystery: A jealous father's response to his daughter's surprise engagement leads to tragedy. Original Radio Broadcast: January 4, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Grant Richards as Sam Melnick; Melba Rae;

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The Big Story: Three Gold Coins Spell Death

Apr 7, 202632m0

Today's Mystery: A Tulsa, Oklahoma reporter investigates when a man is found murdered outside a small town. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 14, 1949 Originating in New York Starring Bob Readick as Nolan Bulloch,

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The Big Story: The Corn Cob Killer

Mar 31, 202630m0

Today's Mystery:A reporter wants his paper to run a story identifying the murderer of a river boy, when no body has been found and there's no evidence he was murdered. Original Radio Broadcast: October 26, 1949 Originati

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The Big Story: The Loneliest Man on Earth

Mar 24, 202642m0

Today's Mystery: Reporter Ray Sprigle undertakes an effort to free a man who claims to have been wrongfully convicted of murder at the plea of his ex-wife. Original Radio Broadcast: October 12, 1949 Originating from New

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The Big Story: The Poison Pen Murders

Mar 17, 202640m0

Today's Mystery:A reporter with a reputation for making errors tries to solve the murder of a laundry owner. Original Radio Broadcast: July 20, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Jackson Beck as Tom Mercer; Barbara

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The Big Story: The Bitterest Man on Earth

Mar 10, 202633m0

Today's Mystery: A reporter tries to get justice for a man who claims to have been mistaken for someone else. Original Radio Broadcast: June 8, 1949 \ Originating in New YorkStarring John Sylvester as Julian Housman, Can

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The Big Story: Respected Chemist Dead

Mar 3, 202642m0

Today's Mystery: A prominent chemist's mysterious death may have been faked ... but why?' Original Radio Broadcast: March 9, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Sydney Smith as Ike McAnally; Ann Burr; Agnes Young; L

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The Big Story: The Jigsaw Crime

Feb 24, 202639m0

Today's Mystery:A legendary Arkansas reporter investigates the murder of an unidentified man. Original Radio Broadcast: January 26, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Martin Wolfson as Joe Wirges; Art Carney; Larry

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The Big Story: Sixteen Year Old Misfit Kills Out of Fear

Feb 17, 202639m0

Today's Mystery: Across the Indiana border, a sixteen-year-old Louisville kills four men in a failed bank robbery and its aftermath. Original Radio Broadcast: January 5, 1949 Originating in New York Starring James McCall

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The Big Story: Blind Date with Murder

Feb 10, 202635m0

Today's Mystery: A Pittsburgh reporter is forced to cancel a date and finds himself covering a multiple murder. Original Radio Broadcast: September 22, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: James McCallion; Bob Sloane

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The Big Story: The Lottery

Feb 3, 202639m0

Today’s Mystery:A reporter goes undercover to get the dope on an Atlanta numbers racket. Original Radio Broadcast: July 21, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: George Petrie; James Van Dyk; James Monks; Mercedes McC

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The Big Story: Deadline Murder

Jan 27, 202633m0

Today's Mystery:Reporter Rolf Mills of the Minneapolis Morning Tribune tries to solve the murder of a woman who was found in the dump. Original Radio Broadcast: May 19, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: Art Carney

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The Big Story: Pillars of Society

Jan 20, 202634m0

Today's Mystery: The mother of a man who was convicted of robbing and beating an elderly storekeeper appeals to a reporter to clear him. Original Radio Broadcast: May 5, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: Arnold Mo

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The Big Story: Manhunt in Manhattan

Jan 13, 202640m0

Today’s Mystery:A reporter searches for a robber who provoked a police officer into killing a bystander. Original Radio Broadcast: January 7, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: William Quinn; Whit Vernon; Francis D

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