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- The Big Story: Shotgun and Fatal AccidentToday'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
Starring: Bill Quinn as Bill Griffin; Amzie Strickland; Anita Anton; Paul McGrath; Roger De Coven; Lyle Sudrow; Mason Adams; Bob Dryden
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Patreon Supporter of the Day: Rosa, Patreon supporter since January 2020.
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Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives31 min - The Big Story: New Facts About a 26-Year Frame-UpToday'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 before the trial.
Original Radio Broadcast: March 1, 1950
Originating from New York
Starring: Nat Polen as Ralph Goll; Athena Lorde; John Shea; Bill Smith; Scott Tennyson; Walter Greska; Tom Heaphy; Humphrey Davis
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Patreon Supporter of the Day:Bruce, Patreon supporter since June 2024
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Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives33 min - The Big Story: Gambling and Divorce Can Lead to MurderToday’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: Bill Quinn as Frank McCulloch; Athena Lord; Rolly Bestor; Joe DeSantis; Mandel Kramer; William Keene; Paul Mann
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Patreon Supporter of the Day:Laura, Patreon supporter since April 2018
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Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives32 min - The Big Story: Murder and the Frustrated FatherToday'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; Ethel Remey; Kathleen Nidday; Humphrey Davis; Bill Smith; Beryl Firestone
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Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives34 min - The Big Story: Three Gold Coins Spell DeathToday'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, Abby Lewis, Grant Richards, Mandel Kramer, Bill Smith
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Patreon Supporter of the Day:Todd, February 2022
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Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives33 min - The Big Story: The Corn Cob KillerToday'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
Originating from New York
Starring: Beryl Firestone as Harold Faller; Hazel Logan; Jim Boles; Jim Stevens; Scott Tennyson; Bob Dryden; Sandy Bickhart
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Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives31 min - The Big Story: The Loneliest Man on EarthToday'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 YorkStarring: Bill Smith as Ray Sprigle; Barbara Weeks; George Petrie; Joshua Shelley; Eric Dressler; Humphrey Davis; Jim Boles
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Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ronda, Patreon supporter since October 2020
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Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives43 min - The Big Story: The Poison Pen MurdersToday'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 Townsend; Alice Rinehart; Ted Osborn; Santos Ortega; Gil Mack; Milton Herman
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Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jacqueline, Patreon supporter since August 2018.
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Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives41 min - The Big Story: The Bitterest Man on EarthToday'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
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Originating in New YorkStarring John Sylvester as Julian Housman, Canada Lee, Jim Boles, Eric Dressler, Bill Smith, Georgia Burke, and Scott Tennyson
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Patreon Supporter of the Day:Dianne, Patreon supporter since July 2023
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Original Radio Broadcast: March 9, 1949
Originating from New York
Starring: Sydney Smith as Ike McAnally; Ann Burr; Agnes Young; Lyle Sudrow; Ted Osborne
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.43 min
About The Big Story|Old Time Radio Mysteries
From the publisher's feed
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.
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.