The Big Story|Old Time Radio Mysteries
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...
The Big Story: Witness to Drama of Violence and Death
Today's Mystery: A redheaded woman is found shot dead in a black sedan on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Reporter Johnny Kalen soon finds himself investigating a second killing, a missing man named Scott Whitty, and a tangled web of relationships that may connect them all. As more troubling details emerge, Johnny and Police Chief Warren race to piece together the truth behind a string of violent deaths.
Original Radio Broadcast:March 24, 1954
Originating in New York
Cast:
Michael O’Day as Johnny KalenEd Begley as Police Chief WarrenBrenna RayburnDanny AcCORita LynnGilbert MackBilly GraySupport th...
The Big Story: A Search That Saved a Life
Today's Mystery: A chance encounter in a Chicago courtroom leads reporters Virginia Marmaduke and Joe Kordek into a deeply personal story. A mother is seeking a divorce because she believes her husband is willing to risk their young daughter's life. The reporters soon discover that the child suffers from a serious medical condition and that her parents are bitterly divided over a dangerous decision that could determine her future. When they learn that another child may hold the answer, Virginia and Joe set out to find her—but will they reach her in time?
Original Radio Broadcast: February 10, 1954
The Big Story: Too Terrible to be Believed
Today's Mystery:Prince George’s County reporter Arthur Milky becomes suspicious when a young child dies at a nursery home and the medical examiner determines that the boy’s severe head injuries could not have been self-inflicted.
When the woman running the home offers conflicting explanations for the injuries, Milky begins investigating both the child’s death and the operator’s troubling history, determined to uncover evidence strong enough to establish what really happened.
Original Radio Broadcast: January 27, 1954
Originating in New Yor
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The Big Story: Back from the Dead
Today's Mystery: Pittsburgh newspaper reporter Joseph P. Brown receives a call about a woman who has been shot at an address in nearby Jeanette, Pennsylvania. Arriving at the scene, Brown finds a strangely uncooperative group of witnesses who refuse to give him the woman's name or explain what happened. As he begins investigating the shooting, Brown must uncover what happened to the woman and why the people at the scene are so reluctant to talk.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 30, 1953.
Originating from New Yorka
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The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call
Today's Mystery: Newspaper reporter Dorothy Patterson is contacted by the desperate mother of five-year-old Johnny McDermott, who is gravely ill and needs an expensive experimental treatment his family cannot afford. Despite warnings that readers won’t contribute thousands of dollars to help a child they don’t know, Dorothy puts her faith in the generosity of her community and uses her newspaper column to make an appeal on Johnny’s behalf.
Original Radio Broadcast: April 1, 1953
Originating in New York
Cast:
Jan Miner as Dorothy PattersonFrancis DeSalesTed OsborneJoey FallonBobby Rick (probable identification)Rae TerryBrenna Raybur...
The Big Story: The Biggest Catch
Today's Mystery: Young journalism student Don Morrissey is determined to prove he has what it takes to become a full-time reporter for his hometown newspaper in quiet Elkhorn, Wisconsin. His opportunity arrives when three supposed fishermen crash their car into a telephone pole, and Don’s suspicions about the strangely anxious travelers lead him to test whether their fishing story holds water.
Original Radio Broadcast:February 4, 1953
Originating in New York
Cast:
Michael O'Day as Don MorrisseyCameron PrudhommeMandel KramerMaurice GosfieldHarold HuberTom CollinsJohn McGovernSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net
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The Big Story: Hot Lead Catches a Cold Blooded Killer
Today's Mystery: Miami Herald reporter William Adams joins the investigation after a well-dressed stranger is found shot to death beneath a bridge in the Everglades. With little to identify the victim beyond an old newspaper and a loaded die, Adams begins tracing the dead man’s movements, searching for the clue that can lead authorities to his killer.
Original Radio Broadcast: October 8, 1952
Originating in New York
Cast:
Jim Stevens as William AdamsCameron PrudhommeBill ZuckertJean GillespieRuth YorkE. Sam RaskinMichael O'DayCameron AndrewsSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net
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The Big Story: Reporter Risks Life to Avenge a Friend's Murder
Today's Mystery: When a Butte service-station attendant disappears under mysterious circumstances, his lifelong friend, Helena Independent Record reporter Alan Copperthwaite, refuses to let the story fade away. Following a slender trail of clues across Montana, Copperthwaite risks his own safety in a deeply personal search for the truth.
Original Radio Broadcast:March 19, 1952.
Originating in New YorkCast:
Bill Lipton as Alan CopperthwaiteJane RobbinJoe DeSantisPhil SterlingOwen JordanJoe HelgesenJim StevensBob Sloane as NarratorAdapted by Abraham S. GinnesOriginal music composed and conducted by Vladimir SelinskySupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net
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The Big Story: Cord Around Her Neck
Today's Mystery:West Seattle Herald reporter Stuart Whitehouse gets an unexpected opportunity to scoop the city's larger newspapers when a woman is found murdered in her home. With his weekly paper's deadline rapidly approaching, Whitehouse follows a series of clues in hopes of identifying the killer—and getting the story into print first.
Original Radio Broadcast: January 9, 1952
Originating from New York
Cast:Nat Polen as Stuart WhitehouseMargaret BurlenHelen BarronLarry HainesBill GriffithsBert CallenJohn BeckerSteve EddersMichael O'DaySupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net
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The Big Story: The Man Who Wanted What He Couldn't Have
Today's Mystery: Salt Lake City Tribune reporter Cluster M. Nielsen investigates the murder of a young traveler whose final journey ends on a lonely Utah highway. As the evidence begins to conflict, Nielsen races to uncover the truth before an innocent man pays the price.
Original Radio Broadcast: November 14, 1951
Originating from New YorkCast:
Francis DeSales as Cluster M. NielsenCharita BauerMickey O'DayBruce GordonOwen GordonAlan StevensonSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net
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The Big Story: Forty Minutes to Meet a Deadline
Today's Story: Cleveland Press reporter Bus Bergen believes he has an open-and-shut murder case wrapped up in just forty minutes. But as the trial unfolds, a nagging doubt - and an unlikely four-legged witness - forces him to reconsider everything he thought he knew.
Original Radio Broadcast: July 25, 1951
Originating from New York
Starring Nat Polen as Bus Bergen
Also featuring Kathleen Nadeau, Brad Barker, Mel Ruick, Phil Sterling, Larry Robinson, Court Benson, and Les Darcy (unconfirmed)
Based on the true experiences of Cleveland Press reporter Bus Bergen
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The Big Story: More Tragic than Murder
Today's Mystery: When rumors spread through rural Kansas that a woman has concealed her mother's death for years, Hiawatha Daily World reporter Virgil Hill uncovers a heartbreaking truth that proves far more tragic than murder.
Original Radio Broadcast: April 25, 1951
Originating from New York
Starring Bill Lipton as Virgil HillAlso featuring Agnes Young, Ethel Owen, James Stevens, Bill Smith, Charles Eggleston, Bill Griffiths, and Jason Johnson
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The Big Story: Poker Game Ends in Death
Today’s Mystery: When a suburban poker game ends in a deadly holdup, veteran Chicago reporter Bill Doherty becomes intrigued by the teenage brother of one of the dead gunmen.
As evidence mounts against the youth, Doherty sets out to determine whether the frightened suspect is a killer—or another victim of the crime.
Original Radio Broadcast: March 21, 195
1Originating in New York
Starring John Larkin as Bill Doherty.Also featuring Joseph Julian, Jack Grimes, Larry Haines, Bryna Raeburn, and Parker Fennelly. Based on the reporting of William Doherty of the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Big Story: The Case of the Cautious Killer
Today’s Mystery:
Freshly hired cub reporter Ed Neumeier expects to spend his first day covering routine local stories while the veteran reporters chase a sensational double murder. Instead, a chance encounter with a nervous stranger thrusts the inexperienced reporter into the biggest story of his young career.
Original Radio Broadcast: March 14, 1951
Originating from New York
Starring Russell Thorson as Ed Neumeier Also featuring Melba Rae, Amzie Strickland, Chet Stratton, William Keene, and Joe Helgeson
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The Big Story: Dictionary and a Telephone Line Lead to a Killer
Today’s Mystery:When a young wife disappears from a Colorado mountain town, reporter Bernard Beckwith notices inconsistencies in her husband’s story that no one else seems to question. As he quietly follows one clue after another, what begins as a routine missing persons case slowly develops into a murder investigation.
Original Radio Broadcast: December 6, 1950
Originating in New York
Starring Benton Hayworth as Bernard Beckwith.Also featuring Adrian Byan, Scott Tennyson, John McQuade, Nat Polen, and Jason Johnson.
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The Big Story: The Killer with the Mind of a Child
Today's Mystery:When three people are murdered in a quiet Utah community, reporter T.R. Johnson finds himself drawn into the hunt for a killer who seems to vanish into the night. While police search the highways for a fugitive in a green sedan, Johnson follows a series of puzzling clues that suggest the murderer may be driven by something far more disturbing than ordinary criminal motives.
Original Radio Broadcast: November 29, 1950
Originating from New York
Starring John Sylvester as T.R. Johnson
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The Big Story: A Dead Certainty
Today's Mystery: When a 69-year-old factory worker is found beaten to death in his ransacked bungalow, police quickly focus on a suspicious stranger seen in the neighborhood. But reporter Kenneth McCormick notices a series of small inconsistencies that lead him to question whether the obvious suspect is really the killer.
Original Radio Broadcast: November 15, 1950
Originating in New York
Starring Bill Smith as Kenneth McCormick.Also featuring Kathleen Cordell, Louis Van Rooten, Bob Dryden, Bill Lipton, and Leon Janney.
Based on the reporting of Kenneth McCormick of the Detroit Free Press.
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The Big Story: Bobby Sox Hustling
Today's Mystery:City editor Paul Schoenstein becomes determined to uncover the forces behind a wave of juvenile crime, gambling, vice, and exploitation spreading through New York City. Following a trail of mysterious names, frightened witnesses, and hidden nightspots, he and his reporters begin a dangerous investigation into a powerful criminal network.
Original Radio Broadcast: November 8, 1950
Originating in New YorkStarring Walter Greaza as Paul Schoenstein.Also featuring Pat Hosley, Grace Keddy, Joan Alexander, Mandel Kramer, Nat Polen, Gil Mack, Grant Richards, and George Petrie.
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The Big Story: Puritan Morality and Violent Death
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 scientist’s bizarre occult interests and fractured marriage, he begins to suspect the quiet widow may know far more than she first admits.
Original Radio Broadcast: October 18, 1950
Originating in New York
Featuring Bob Dryden as Albert Prince.Also featuring Agnes Young, Amsie Strickland, Walter Greaza, and Luis Van Rooten.
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The Big Story: Cornered Rats Always Squeal
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, Joan Shea, Larry Haines, Bill Lipton, George Petrie, Joe DeSantis
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The Big Story: Death in the Family
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
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Originating from New YorkStarring: Larry Haines as William Noble; Barbara Weeks; Bill Smith; Bob Dryden
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The Big Story: Shotgun and Fatal Accident
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
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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The Big Story: New Facts About a 26-Year Frame-Up
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 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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The Big Story: Gambling and Divorce Can Lead to Murder
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: Bill Quinn as Frank McCulloch; Athena Lord; Rolly Bestor; Joe DeSantis; Mandel Kramer; William Keene; Paul Mann
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The Big Story: Murder and the Frustrated Father
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; Ethel Remey; Kathleen Nidday; Humphrey Davis; Bill Smith; Beryl Firestone
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The Big Story: Three Gold Coins Spell Death
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, Abby Lewis, Grant Richards, Mandel Kramer, Bill Smith
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The Big Story: The Corn Cob Killer
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
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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The Big Story: The Loneliest Man on Earth
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 YorkStarring: Bill Smith as Ray Sprigle; Barbara Weeks; George Petrie; Joshua Shelley; Eric Dressler; Humphrey Davis; Jim Boles
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The Big Story: The Poison Pen Murders
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 Townsend; Alice Rinehart; Ted Osborn; Santos Ortega; Gil Mack; Milton Herman
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The Big Story: The Bitterest Man on Earth
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
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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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The Big Story: Respected Chemist Dead
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; Lyle Sudrow; Ted Osborne
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The Big Story: The Jigsaw Crime
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 Haines; Art Carney; Martin O'Day; Joyce Gordon; Joe DeSantis
Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on Joseph Wirges.
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The Big Story: Sixteen Year Old Misfit Kills Out of Fear
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 McCallion as Al Aronson, Bob SLoane, Santos Ortega, Martin Wolfson, Jackie Grimes, Grant Richards
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The Big Story: Blind Date with Murder
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; Larry Haines; Ruth Shafer; Rita Ascot; Joan Alexander; Bill Smith; Mandel Kramer
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The Big Story: The Lottery
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 McCambridge; Ted De Corsia; John Sylvester
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The Big Story: Deadline Murder
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 as Rolf Mills, Joe Boland, Joan Alexander, Joe DeSantis, Ray Johnson, Grace Keddy, and Grant Richards
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The Big Story: Pillars of Society
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 Moss; Barbara Weeks; Andy Klein; Mickey O'Day; Bob Sloane; Ed Jerome; Jackie Grimes
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The Big Story: Manhunt in Manhattan
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 De Sales; Everett Sloane; Jerry Lewis; Eileen Heckart; Stephen Chase; Evelyn Juster; Will Kuluva,
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The Big Story: The Case of the Ambitious Hobo
Today's Mystery: A reporter hunts for a baby-faced killer.
Original Radio Broadcast:December 17, 1947
Originating from New York
Starring: George Petrie as Russ Wilson; Larry Robinson; Hester Sondergaard; Humphrey Davis; William Keene; Ralph Bell; Bob Sloane
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The Big Story: The Case of the Cornered Cat
Today's Mystery: America's public enemey #1 is interested in turning himself in to Walter Winchell to be handed over to the FBI. But will he actually do it?
Original Radio Broadcast: September 17, 1947
Originating from New York
Starring: Ward Wilson as Walter Winchell; Ed Begley as J. Edgar Hoover; Don Appell; Alan Hewitt; Mildred Clinton
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