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  • The Big Story: The Biggest Catch

    The Big Story: The Biggest Catch
    2026/09/08
    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 Morrissey
    • Cameron Prudhomme
    • Mandel Kramer
    • Maurice Gosfield
    • Harold Huber
    • Tom Collins
    • John McGovern
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    34 分
  • The Big Story: Hot Lead Catches a Cold Blooded Killer

    The Big Story: Hot Lead Catches a Cold Blooded Killer
    2026/09/01
    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 Adams
    • Cameron Prudhomme
    • Bill Zuckert
    • Jean Gillespie
    • Ruth York
    • E. Sam Raskin
    • Michael O'Day
    • Cameron Andrews
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    34 分
  • The Big Story: Reporter Risks Life to Avenge a Friend's Murder

    The Big Story: Reporter Risks Life to Avenge a Friend's Murder
    2026/08/25
    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 Copperthwaite
    • Jane Robbin
    • Joe DeSantis
    • Phil Sterling
    • Owen Jordan
    • Joe Helgesen
    • Jim Stevens
    • Bob Sloane as Narrator
    • Adapted by Abraham S. Ginnes
    • Original music composed and conducted by Vladimir Selinsky
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    45 分
  • The Big Story: Cord Around Her Neck

    The Big Story: Cord Around Her Neck
    2026/08/18
    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 Whitehouse
    • Margaret Burlen
    • Helen Barron
    • Larry Haines
    • Bill Griffiths
    • Bert Callen
    • John Becker
    • Steve Edders
    • Michael O'Day
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    32 分
  • The Big Story: The Man Who Wanted What He Couldn't Have

    The Big Story: The Man Who Wanted What He Couldn't Have
    2026/08/11
    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. Nielsen
    • Charita Bauer
    • Mickey O'Day
    • Bruce Gordon
    • Owen Gordon
    • Alan Stevenson
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    38 分
  • The Big Story: Forty Minutes to Meet a Deadline

    The Big Story: Forty Minutes to Meet a Deadline
    2026/08/04
    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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    32 分
  • The Big Story: More Tragic than Murder

    The Big Story: More Tragic than Murder
    2026/07/28
    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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    34 分
  • The Big Story: Poker Game Ends in Death

    The Big Story: Poker Game Ends in Death
    2026/07/21
    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.

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    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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    29 分