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Episode 19 aired June 6, 1950. Frank Lovejo y starred as Randy Stone, a reporter who covered the night beat for the Chicago Star, encountering criminals, eccentrics, and troubled souls. Listeners were invited to join Stone as he "searches through the city for the strange stories waiting for him in the darkness." Most episodes leaned towards suspense, crime and thriller themes, but Night Beat also featured occasional humorous or sentimental stories. Each episode ended with Stone at his desk as he finished typing a news story based on his latest exploits, and shouting for the copy boy to deliver his story to an editor. Night Beat, sometimes spelled Nightbeat, is an NBC radio drama series that aired February 6, 1950–September 25, 1952, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and Wheaties.
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Episode 19 aired June 6, 1950. Frank Lovejo y starred as Randy Stone, a reporter who covered the night beat for the Chicago Star, encountering criminals, eccentrics, and troubled souls. Listeners were invited to join Stone as he "searches through the city for the strange stories waiting for him in the darkness." Most episodes leaned towards suspense, crime and thriller themes, but Night Beat also featured occasional humorous or sentimental stories. Each episode ended with Stone at his desk as he finished typing a news story based on his latest exploits, and shouting for the copy boy to deliver his story to an editor. Night Beat, sometimes spelled Nightbeat, is an NBC radio drama series that aired February 6, 1950–September 25, 1952, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and Wheaties.

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