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The Billboard's Jerry Franken previews The Big Story in the April 12 1947 issue.

Initially sponsored by American Tobacco's Pall Mall brand, the series ultimately switched to Lucky Strike for the last two years of the canon

Background

Newspapers remained one of the World's most important media throughout the Golden Age of Radio and the Golden Age of Television that overlapped it. America was even more fascinated with Radio dramas of all kinds that focused on the newspaper business in one form or another:

1934 Dick Steele, Boy Reporter
1935 Five-Star Jones
1935 The Police Reporter
1938 Jane Arden
1939 Meet the Dixons
1939 Press Club
1941 Hot Copy
1941 Night Editor
1942 Jane Endicott, Reporter
1943 Casey, Crime Photographer
1943 Soldiers of The Press
1943 Words At War
1944 The Charlotte Greenwood Show
1946 Calamity Jane
1946 Jonathan Trimble, Esq.
1947 The Big Story
1947 Box 13
1947 The Adventures of Christopher Wells
1948 Final Edition
1948 Shorty Bell, Cub Reporter
1949 Crime Correspondent
1950 Night Beat
1952 Bright Star
1954 San Francisco Final
1956 O'Hara
1958 Frontier Gentleman

While the list above is by no means comprehensive, it's fairly representative of the serial melodramas and situation comedy, western, juvenile adventure, mystery and crime dramas that held the interest of America throughout the Golden Age of Radio. The vitality, deadlines, investigative reporting, subject matter, and pure escapist adventure of the more glamorous 'beats' in the World of Journalism leant themselves to compelling Radio.

The more popular newspaper-themed dramas of the era ran for between six and ten years. The common denominator of the more popular newspaper dramas were those of the crime, human interest, and mystery variety, such as Casey--Crime Photographer, Night Beat, and The Big Story.

Throughout the same period, the American Tobacco Company had been a prolific sponsor of Radio programs:

1928 The Lucky Strike Dance Hour
1931 The Metropolitan Opera
1932 The Lucky Strike Hour
1933 The Jack Pearl Show
1934 The Lucky Strike Musical Hall
1935 Red Trails
1935 Your Hit Parade
1937 Hollywood Parade
1937 Melody Puzzles
1937 People In the News
1937 Your News Parade
1938 Design for Happiness
1938 Kay Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge
1938 The Eddy Duchin Program
1939 Ben Bernie [Musical Mock Trial]
1939 Music By Malneck
1940 Information Please
1941 CBS Looks At Hollywood
1941 The Jerry Lester Show
1942 The Gracie Fields Show
1943 Your All-Time Hit Parade
1944 Believe It Or Not
1944 The Jack Benny Program
1945 Wayne King
1946 The Fabulous Dr. Tweedy
1947 Light-Up Time
1947 The Big Story
1948 Your Lucky Strike
1949 Your Hit Parade On Parade
1951 Talk Back
1953 The [Horace Heidt] Youth Opportunity Program

Needless to say, American Tobacco was one of the era's savviest--and most experienced--sponsors. Having just sponsored their Frank Morgan situation comedy vehicle, The Fabulous Dr. Tweedy, when the series failed to attract the ratings they'd hoped for, American Tobacco began casting about for a dramatic vehicle to attract more consistent ratings.

American Tobacco and NBC Debut The Big Story

That dramatic vehicle became The Big Story, an anthology of compelling news story dramatizations submitted by newspaper editors and journaists themselves. The writers, journalists and editors submitting their stories were awarded $500 for every story submitted, dramatized, and aired. Sponsored initially by American Tobacco's 'Pall Mall' cigarette brand, the series ultimately showcased its 'Lucky Strike' cigarette brand for the final two years of the canon.

Often focusing as much on the submitting journalist as the actual story, each journalist submitting a dramatized story was prominently identified and credited at both the beginning and end of each program. The $500 remuneration was announced as an 'award' for each winning dramatized story at the end of each program. The practice of announcing the "Pall Mall Award" for "notable service in the field of journalism" and its accompanying $500 check, continued through all 381 broadcast episodes of The Big Story.

Throughout the canon, the producers took great pains to stress the authenticity and factual basis of the stories presented--with the customary ending disclaimer that all names used in the production were fictitious, except for those specifically exempted. It should also be noted that the overwhelming majority of the stories eventually dramatized were submitted by working--and often highly-respected--reporters, editors and journalists. Over the course of the entire canon, newspapers from every part of America were represented--a few at least twice.

The format for the program was, by all critical accounts, one of its most compelling features. Each production framed the scripted story with the submitting reporter's name and newspaper, teased a bit of the script, then, after the commercial announcements, a narrator framed the remainder of the script. The narrator proved to be one of the more successful elements of the format, providing all necessary exposition and time-displacement to move the story along. The series' first narrator was gifted Radio, Film and Television character actor Berry Kroeger. Kroeger remained in the role of narrator through Episode No. 34, at which time regular supporting actor Robert Sloane assumed the narrator role. It was Kroeger's elastic countenance that was used to create the caricature of a typical reporter of the era--Press Pass in hatband, and a [presumably] Pall Mall cigarette hanging from his lips.

And indeed, the narrator continued to prove to be a useful dramatic bridge throughout the series. The stories, culled as they were from all parts of the country and representing virtually every newsbeat imaginable, were well served by an experienced, talented expositor to help the stories along. The crime stories themselves were a fairly sordid, salacious lot for the era. They were undoubtedly also watered down quite a bit enroute to their radio dramatizations.

Series Derivatives:

AFRS

Genre:

Anthology of Golden Age Radio Newspaper Dramas

Network(s):

NBC; The AFRS

Audition Date(s) and Title(s):

Unknown

Premiere Date(s) and Title(s):

47-04-02 01 The Kid and the Box

Run Dates(s)/ Time(s):

47-04-02 to 55-03-16; NBC; Three hundred and eighty-one, 30-minute programs;

Syndication:

Sponsors:

American Tobacco Company [Pall Mall Cigarettes]

Director(s):

Harry Ingram [for American Tobacco]
Bernard J. Prockter [Executive Producer]

Principal Actors:

Robert Sloane, Mitchell Artist, John Gibson, Anne Seymour, George Petrie, Jim Boles, Les Damon, John Larkin, Glen Woods, Dean Almquist, Elaine Rost, Eileen Burns, Charlotte Manson

Recurring Character(s):

None

Protagonist(s):

None

Author(s):

None

Writer(s)

Music Direction:

Vladimir Selinsky

Musical Theme(s):

The “Prowess in Battle” selection from Richard Strauss' “Ein Heldenleben”

Announcer(s):

Berry Kroeger, Robert Sloane, Norman Rose [Narrators]
Ernest Chappell [Announcer/Pall Mall spokesman]
Cy Harrice [Commercial spokesman]

Estimated Scripts or
Broadcasts:

383 [381 actual broadcasts]

Episodes in Circulation:

Total Episodes in Collection:

39 [Includes 21 AFRS-denatured recordings]

Provenances:

Los Angeles NBC Affiliate KFI objects to NBC airing The Big Story before the 9 p.m NAB curfew on murder, mystery and crime dramas, from the May 14 1947 Billboard magazine.

Legacy Tobacco Documents Library at UCSF [Pell Mell Continuity Journals].

Notes on Provenances:

The most helpful provenances were the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library at UCSF, the log of the radioGOLDINdex and newspaper listings.

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The Big Story Program Log
Date	Episode	Title	Avail.	Notes
47-04-02	1	The Kid and the Box	N	[Premiere; Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-04-02 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): new program of drama about true experiences of newspapermen; premiere, "The Kid and the Box."
47-04-09	2	The Black Thirty-Nine	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-04-09 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "The Black '39," authentic newspaper experience of New Orleans court reporter, with Berry Kroeger as narrator.
47-04-16	3	The Stain On the Sidewalk	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-04-16 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Dallas city editor breaks news of kidnapping. 47-04-16 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: "Stain on the Sidewalk"--WNBC.
47-04-23	4	The Case of the Cop-Killers	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-04-23 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): city editor helps capture murderer in "The Case of the Cop Killers."
47-04-30	5	The Man Without A Name	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-04-30 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "personal" ad leads to freedom for wrongly-accused prisoner. 47-04-30 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: "Man Without a Name"--story of Reporter James McGuire of Chicago; Berry Kroeger, Narrator--WNBC.
47-05-07	6	The Widow of Havre de Grace	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-05-07 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): reporter's scanning of obituaries uncovers murder chain. 47-05-07 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: Widow of Havre de Grace, story of Reporter Ed Freeman op Baltimore--WNBC.
47-05-14	7	The Black Legion Murder	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-05-14 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Detroit's "Black Legion Murder."
47-05-21	8	The Case of the Tactless Texan	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-05-21 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Will Geer in Gene Howe's story of murder in an automobile explosion. 47-05-21 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: Case of the Tactless Texan; Story of Gene Howe; Berry Kroeger, Narrator--WNBC.
47-05-28	9	Double Trouble	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-05-28 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "A Case of Duble Trouble" about Boston newsman.
47-06-04	10	The Thirteenth Key	Y	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-06-04 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): murder at Ohio State university. 47-06-04 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: The Thirteenth Key--Story of Reporter James Fusco of Columbus--WNBC.
47-06-11	11	The Tattooed Corpse	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-06-11 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): tattoo marks help solve a brutal murder. 47-06-11 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Tattooed Corpse--Story of Reporter Red McCalley of Richmond, Va.; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-06-18	12	The Forger Of Floral Park	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-06-18 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "The Forger of Floral Park."
47-06-25	13	The Little Big Shot	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-06-25 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "The Case of the Little Big Shot," solved by Cleveland reporter.
47-07-02	14	Mutiny In the Big House	N	47-07-02 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Morgan Blake, Atlanta columnist, breaks prison revolt.
47-07-09	15	The Reporter and the Blood Hound	N	47-07-09 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Robert C. Dunn, now of Monroe, captures killed singlehanded. 47-07-09 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: "Story of Robert C. Dunne of La Crosse, Wis.,"; Berry Kroeger, Narrator--WNBC.
47-07-16	16	One Thousand Dollars For One	N	47-07-16 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): St. Paul reporter tricks, traps swindler. 47-07-16 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: "One Thousand Dollars For One--Adventure of Johnny Johnston of St. Paul"--WNBC.
47-07-23	17	The Iron Boss	N	47-07-23 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): politics in Pittsburgh. 47-07-23 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: "Iron Boss--Story of Frank Shenkel of Pittsburgh"--WNBC.
47-07-30	18	The Lovelorn Extortionist	N	47-07-30 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Long Island's "Lovelorn Extortionist."
47-08-06	19	The Little Man Who Changed His Name	N	47-08-06 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): "The Little Man ho Changed His Name."
47-08-13	20	The Clubber and the Lady	N	47-08-13 Wisconsin State Journal - 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Toledo girl reporter uncovers clue to a killer. 47-08-13 New York Times - 10-10:30--The Big Story: "The Clubber and the Lady, Story of Margrete Daney"--WNBC.
47-08-20	21	The Clean Sweep	N	47-08-20 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): cleaning up politics in Waterbury, Conn. 47-08-20 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: "The Clean Sweep," Story of William J. Pape, Editor; Berry Kroeger, Narrator--WNBC.
47-08-27	22	The Man Who Licked the Kangaroo	N	47-08-27 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): exposure of jail's kangaroo court. 47-08-27 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: "The Man Who Licked the Kangaroo," Story of Allen Dowling, Reporter--WNBC.
47-09-03	23	The Case Of the Lethal Ladies Of Munhall	N	47-09-03 New York Times 10-10:30--The Big Story: "The Case of the Lethal Ladies of Munhall," Story of Edward Kasun, Reporter--WNBC.
47-09-10	24	Christmas In April	N	47-09-10 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Christmas In April--Story of Reporter Red Fenwick of Denver; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-09-17	25	The Case Of the Cornered Cat	Y	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-09-17 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Case of the Cornered Cat--Story of Walter Winchell; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-09-24	26	The Case Of the Lone Heart	N	47-09-24 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Case of the Lone Heart--Story of Guy Houseley, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-10-01	27	The Case of the Counterfeit Coins	Y	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-10-01 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Counterfeit Coins, Story of Jack Adams, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-10-08	28	The Case Of the Leery Librarian	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-10-08 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Case of the Leery Librarian: Jack Setters, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-10-15	29	The Bobby-Sox Kid From Bayonne ~~Bobby-Soxer Kid From Bayonne~~	Y	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-10-15 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Bobby-Soxer Kid From Bayonne: Dorothy Kilgallen, Columnist; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-10-22	30	The Eager Beaver of Buffalo	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-10-22 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Eager Beaver From Buffalo. Story of Eddie De Castro, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-10-29	31	The Case of the Baffling Beautician	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-10-29 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Baffling Beautician, Story of Mary Fuller and Charles Mooney, Reporters; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-11-05	32	The Case of the Peculiar Paperhanger	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-11-05 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Case of the Peculiar Paperhanger, Story of Paul Hochuli, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-11-12	33	The Case of the Sinister Stranger	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-11-12 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Case of the Sinister Stranger; Story of Harry Romaroff, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-11-19	34	The Case of the Literary Lodger	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-11-19 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Literary Lodger, Story of Nellie Kenyon, Reporter; Berry Kroeger, Narrator.
47-11-26	35	The Case Of the Unfinished Love Song	Y	[Robert Sloane replaces Berry Kroeger as Narrator; Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-11-26 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA, WMAQ, WTMJ): Howard Beaufait's "The Case of the Unfinished Love Song."
47-12-03	36	The Case of the Cardboard Killer	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-12-03 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Cardboard Killer, Story by Jack Ellen, Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
47-12-10	37	The Case of the Final Curtain	Y	[First half only; Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-12-10 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Final Curtain, Story by Aubrey Maddock, Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
47-12-17	38	The Case of the Ambitious Hobo!	Y	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-12-17 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Ambitious Hobo, Story by Russell Wilson, Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
47-12-24	39	Merry Christmas From the Magi	N	[Christmas Program; Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-12-24 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Merry Christmas From the Magi--Drama: Storyof Marshall Morgan of Nashville; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
47-12-31	40	Murder On Seventy-Seven ~~The Phantom Gunman~~	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 47-12-31 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Phantom Gunman; Frank Winge, Chicago Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-01-07	41	Manhunt In Manhattan	Y	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-01-07 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Manhunt in Manhattan. Story by Ted Prager, New York Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-01-14	42	The Case of the Solid Citizen	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-01-14 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Solid Citizen. Story by William A. White, Pittsburgh City Editor; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-01-21	43	Lady Luck and the Lady Reporter	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-01-21 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Lady Luck and the Lady Reporter. Story by Martha Strayer, Washington Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-01-28	44	The Case of the Impatient Partner	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-01-28 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Impatient Partner, Story of George A. Buchanan Jr., Columbia (S.C.) Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-02-04	45	The Kid Named Mickey	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-02-04 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Kid Named Mickey, Story of Virginia Bohlin, Boston Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-02-11	46	The Crime That Had To Happen	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-02-11 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Crime that Had to Happen, Story of Eugene Travis, Memphis Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-02-18	47	The Hurricane	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-02-18 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Hurricane. Story of Cecil Warren, Miami Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-02-25	48	Paid In Full	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-02-25 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Paid In Full. Story of W.F. Carmichael, Cincinnati Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-03-03	49	The Story Behind A Story	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-03-03 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Story Behind A Story. Story of Peter Dixon, Tulsa Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-03-10	50	Concrete Evidence	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-03-10 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Concrete Evidence, the Experiences of Roy Dystra and James Gavagan, Springfield (Mass.) Reporters; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-03-17	51	Hush Hush Operation ~~The Big Dope~~	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-03-17 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Big Dope. Story of Paul W. Fisher, Kansas City Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. 48-03-17 Wisconsin State Journal - 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Kansas City reporter halts narcotics ring.
48-03-24	52	In Line of Duty ~~In the Line Of Duty~~	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-03-24 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: An Experience of Aaron Dudley, Los Angeles Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. 48-03-24 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter Aaron Dudley prevents a gun battle.
48-03-31	53	The Other Guy's Shoes	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-03-31 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Other Guy's Shoes. Story by Willilam W. Chance, Jr., Washington Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-04-07	54	A Case For Edgar Allan Poe	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-04-07 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: A Case for Edgar Allan Poe. Story by Harry Reutlinger, Chicago Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-04-14	55	Murder Makes A Pretty Picture	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-04-14 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Murder Makes a Pretty Picture--Story by Edward Griffin, Syracuse Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-04-21	56	For Better, For Worse	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-04-21 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: For Better, For Worse; Story of Charles W. Wells, Erie, Pa., Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-04-28	57	Guilty With An Explanation	N	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-04-28 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Guilty With an Explanation. Story by Kathryn Steffan, Norfolk, Va. Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-05-05	58	Pillars of Society	Y	[Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-05-05 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Pillars of Society, Story by William Miller, Cleveland Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-05-12	59	The Case of the Lucky Longshot	Y	[90 second clip and 2nd half only; Title verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-05-12 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Lucky Longshot, Story by Robert P. Early, Indianapolis Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-05-19	60	The Deadline Murder	Y	[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-05-19 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Deadline Murder, Story by Rolf K. Mills, Minneapolis Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-05-26	61	Murder By Memory	N	[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-05-26 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Murder by Memory. Story by George Cox, Mobile Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-06-02	62	Murder Is A Big Mistake	N	[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-06-02 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: By Ray Helgeson, Washington (D.C.) Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. 48-06-02 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Washington city editor uncovers a murderer (on WIBA at 9).
48-06-09	63	A Boy Who Was Lost To Society	N	[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-06-09 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Story of Jack Frank, Denver Post Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator. 48-06-09 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story WMAQ, Denver reporter finds home for criminal's foil (on WIBA at 9).
48-06-16	64	A Kid Who Met A Killer	N	[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-06-16 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): newspaper office boy gets tale of whistling killer (on WIBA at 9).
48-06-23	-	Pre-Empted	--	[Not broadcast due to Republican Convention; verfied by original sponsor annotations] 48-06-23 Wisconsin State Journal 6:30 p.m.--Republican Convention (WLS): presidential nominating speeches (on WGN at 7:15; on WMAQ at 7:30; on WIBA and WBBM at 8:30).
48-06-30	65	Hate Between Brother and Sister	Y	[First half only; Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script numbered #66] 48-06-30 Wisconsin State Journal St. Louis reporter solves murder (on WIBA at 9).
48-07-07	66	The Woman Who Was A Witch	Y	[Second half only; Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script numbered #67] 48-07-07 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-07-14	-	Pre-Empted	--	[No broadcast because of Democratic Convention, as verifed by sponsor's original annotations] 48-07-14 Wisconsin State Journal WMAQ 10:00 Convention
48-07-21	67	The Lottery Racket	Y	[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script is numbered #69] 48-07-21 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Atlanta, Ga., reporter battles lottery Ring (on WIBA at 9).
48-07-28	68	Two and Two Get Death ~~Two and Two Make Death~~	N	[Date and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-07-28 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): reporter discovers bride's "accidental" death was murder (on WIBA at 9).
48-08-04	69	Justice and The Thirteenth Juror ~~The Good Friday Hold-Up~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-08-04 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Houston reporter frees innocent man sentenced for hold-up (on WIBA at 9). 48-08-04 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story: The Good Friday Hold-Up. Story by Bill Gardner, Houston (Tex.) Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-08-11	70	Twenty-Five Empty Coffee Jars ~~The Woman Who Could Not Be Found~~	N	[Date, Title(s), and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-08-11 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): murder and dope traffic south of the border (on WIBA at 9). 48-08-11 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story, by Paul McCarthy, San Diego Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
48-08-18	71	A Ride On A Double Track Leads to A Single Deadly Destination ~~Ride On A Double Track~~	N	48-08-18 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Florida reporter finds murder plot in train accident (on WIBA at 9).
48-08-25	72	A Big Story Pays A Million Dollars	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-08-25 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Omaha newspaper-woman solves mystery of million-dollar train robbery (on WIBA at 9).
48-09-01	73	The Big Guy and the Little Guy	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-09-01 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Dan Parker solves murder mystery, becomes sports editor (on WIBA at 9),
48-09-08	74	The Murder Case That Broke All the Rules	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-09-08 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Boston reporter uncovers insurance swindle (on WIBA at 9).
48-09-15	75	A Murder, A Mob, and A Race Against Time ~~A Race Against Time~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-09-15 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): North Carolina reporter persuades killer to surrender (on WIBA at 9).
48-09-22	76	A Blind Date . . . with Murder ~~The Confessions Of A Friendly Cop~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-09-22 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Pittsburgh reporter holds killer for police (on WIBA at 9).
48-09-29	77	Is Jesse James Alive? ~~A Weird Confession~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-09-29 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): finding Jesse James alive.
48-10-06	78	Blue Dahlia ~~The Black Dahlia Murder Case~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-10-06 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): the "Black Dahlia" murder case.
48-10-13	79	Looking for An Apartment. . . with A Killer In It ~~Music In the Moonlight~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-10-13 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): New York reporter helps find killer of young bride.
48-10-20	80	The Little Man Who Heard Music In the Moonlight ~~The Violence Of Human Beings~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-10-20 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): robbery suspect becomes murder key.
48-10-27	81	The Violence of Explosives . . . and Human Beings ~~Murder Is To Own Your Own House~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-10-27 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Milwaukee reporter smells murder in dynamite blast, fatal to nine.
48-11-03	82	To Own Your Own House Can Be Murder ~~Hitch-hiking Reporter~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-11-03 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Champaign, Ill., reporter exposes "philanthropist" after series of murders.
48-11-10	83	Lady Reporter Hitchhikes Her Way to A Headline ~~A License To Murder~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-11-10 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): hitch-hiking Dubuque reporter uncovers a murder.
48-11-17	84	A License To Murder ~~It Was A Little Too Late~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-11-17 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Houston reporter helps nab "hot car" terrorists.
48-11-24	85	One Good Break . . . Too Late To Stop Murder ~~Just A Murderer~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-11-24 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Indiana reporter frees innocent man from murder cell.
48-12-01	86	Just A Murderer ~~A Disappearance In Broad Daylight~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-12-01 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporter shares cell with killer, gets confession.
48-12-08	87	A Man Disappears In Broad Daylight ~~You're Never Too Old~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-12-08 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): North Carolina reporter solves mystery of army officer's disappearance.
48-12-15	88	You're Never Too Old--or Young--For Murder ~~The Murderous Kid~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-12-15 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Minneapolis reporter finds a killer, escapes his trap.
48-12-22	89	The Night After Christmas	N	[Christmas Program; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-12-22 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter proves there's a Santa Claus.
48-12-29	90	Getting Your Picture In the Paper Can Be Murder ~~The Picture In the Paper~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 48-12-29 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Wesley Chalk of Pensacola, Fla., gets his big story of murder by fishing his way through the clam-mouthed inhabitants of the Florida fishing fleets.
49-01-05	91	The All-American Punk	Y	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #93] 49-01-05 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Louisville reporter foils 16-year-old killer's plot.
49-01-12	92	Dawn Comes After A 20-Year Nightmare ~~A Twenty-Year Nightmare~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-01-12 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Florida reporter runs down horror legend in girls' finishing school.
49-01-19	93	The Little Man Who Never Hurt Anybody	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-01-19 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Oneonta, N.Y., reporter uncovers murder in "hit-and-run" death.
49-01-26	94	Jig Saw ~~The Jig-Saw~~	Y	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #96] 49-01-26 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): veteran Arkansas reporter identifies an "unidentifiable" victim of beating.
49-02-02	95	A Living Death-House	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-02-02 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of William M. Harter, Joliet, Ill., Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
49-02-09	96	What's the Use Of Living?	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-02-09 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Atlanta reporter frees man convicted of murder.
49-02-16	97	Dead Men Do Tell Tales . . . Sometimes ~~Dead Men Do Tell Tales~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-02-16 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Memphis reporter identifies unclaimed body, finds ax killer.
49-02-23	98	A Murderess Gets A Break ~~The Juvenile Hold-up Haven~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-02-23 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Los Angeles reporter gives murderer a chance society never gave her.
49-03-02	99	One Killed Cuz He Had To, the Other Cuz He Wanted To ~~The Coward Who Was A Killer~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-03-02 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Denver reporter clears veteran of murder suspicion.
49-03-09	100	Tolstoy's 'The Living Corpse' Comes to Life ~~A Respected Chemist Found Dead~~	Y	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #102] 49-03-09 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Cleveland reporter finds missing chemist, exposes fake accident.
49-03-16	101	A Brutal Murder In the Great Northwest	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-03-16 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Seattle reporter frees innocent man jailed for murder.
49-03-23	102	A Pair of Legs Leads to a Rendezvous With A Killer	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-03-23 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): family stitching gives Boston reporter his vital murder clue.
49-03-30	103	A 'Real' Murder Victim That Remained Alive	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-03-30 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): New York reporter helps solve barroom murder mystery.
49-04-06	104	The Mystery of the Most Daring Jail Break In History	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-04-06 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter solves jail break.
49-04-13	105	A Reign of Terror and A Silent Killer The Silent Killer	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-04-13 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Omaha newman stalks and captures silent killer.
49-04-20	106	Murderer Caught Down A Blind Alley Blind Alley Murderer	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-04-20 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): New Orleans reporter identifies floating body, nabs killer.
49-04-27	107	The Story of A Legal Lynching	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-04-27 Wisconsin State Journal 8 p.m.--The Big Story (WMAQ): Mississippi reporter clears innocent man by uncovering perjury (on WIBA at 9)
49-05-04	108	An Incredible Family . . . AnUnbelievable Murder	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-05-04 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Philadelphia reporter traps killer after authorities fail.
49-05-11	109	Helping Society Pay Its Debt To An Ex-Con	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-05-11 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Oregon reporter clears a friend.
49-05-18	110	A Hate That Ended In Death	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-05-19 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): St. Louis reporter finds missing heiress, clears dying man's name.
49-05-25	111	Tipping A Bootblack Pays Off A Killer ~~Pay Off A Killer~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-05-25 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): New York reporter finds killer of his friend.
49-06-01	112	A Girl Who Vanished from The Earth	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-06-01 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Washington reporter exposes husband as his wife's killer.
49-06-08	113	The Bitterest Man On Earth	Y	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #115] 49-06-09 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Canada Lee as innocent man convicted of murder, freed by reporter.
49-06-15	114	Reporter Takes A Long Shot To Hit A Phantom	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-06-15 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Columbus, O., reporter tracks down holdup-killers.
49-06-22	115	Reporter Almost Stops A Bullet to Stop A Murder	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #117] 49-06-22 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Des Moines reporter tries to stop murder, finds himself marked for death.
49-06-29	116	A Reporter Who Never Forgot A Face ~~Never Forgot A Face~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-06-29 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): reporter tracks down safecracker.
49-07-06	117	The Reporter and the Bloodhound Every Body is Somebody ~~Oil Tycoon Found Dead~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #119] 47-07-09 Chicago Daily Tribune - 9:00--WMAQ--Big Story: "The Reporter and the Bloodhound. 49-07-06 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Mississippi reporter solves murder of unidentified man found in swamp.
49-07-13	118	Two Fateful Phone Calls--One Brings Life, the Other, Death	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-07-13 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter helps track killer of helpless old man.
49-07-20	119	The Slaying of Herman Witt ~~The Poison Pen Murders~~	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #121] 49-07-20 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): kidded by cops, Cincinnati reporter tracks down killer. a.k.a. 'Poison Pen Murders'
49-07-27	120	A Brutal Killer Hidden In A Dead Girl's Dream ~~In A Dead Girl's Dream~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-07-27 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporters track down killer, clear innocent friend.
49-08-03	121	Putting Blind Prejudice On Trial ~~Blind Prejudice On Trial~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-08-03 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): reporter clears man convicted of wife's murder by prejudiced public.
49-08-10	122	A Cold Trail Is the Quickest Way To A Killer	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-08-10 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Denver reporter finds unknown killer, gets full confession.
49-08-17	123	Two Bandits Who Terrorized A Great City	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-08-17 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Idaho reporter ends robbery wave.
49-08-24	124	A Dead Illusion Can Destroy A Murderer ~~A Dead Illusion Can Destroy~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-08-24 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Memphis newspaper woman brings murderess to justice.
49-08-31	125	The Ace That Beat Three Of A Kind	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-08-31 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Ed Freeman, Baltmiore News-Post reporter, tracks down the killer of three persons.
49-09-07	126	A Wrongly Convicted Murderer Is Freed	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-09-07 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Cleveland reporter brings happiness to escaped murderer.
49-09-14	127	A Red-Hot Story Under A Pile of Cold Ashes ~~A Pile of Cold Ashes~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-09-14 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Duluth reporter helps police trap torch killer.
49-09-21	128	Tracking Down A Mass Murderer	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-09-21 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 9:00 The Big Story
49-09-28	129	The Man Who Died--Officially--Four Times	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-09-28 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 9:00 The Big Story
49-10-05	130	The Story Written In Blood	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-10-05 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): South Bend reporter helps capture detective's slayer.
49-10-12	131 133 AFRS #14	Befriending The Loneliest Man On Earth	N	[AFRS only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; The "As Broadcast" script number is #133] 49-10-12 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Pittsburgh reporter helps free innocent prisoner.
49-10-19	132	Rhyme June and Moon and Get Murder ~~June and Moon~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-10-19 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Los Angeles reporter clears innocent man, brings killer to justice.
49-10-26	133	The Corn Cob Killer	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-10-26 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Huntington, W. Va., reporter captures killer despite authorities' disbelief in his theory.
49-11-02	134	When It Comes to Murder Two Bodies are Better Than One	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-11-02 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): New Mexico reporter finds murderer in railroad "accident."
49-11-09	135	The Little Things That Add Up to Murder	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-11-09 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter solves murder case that stumped police.
49-11-16	136	Catching A Killer by Bringing Victims Back To Life	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-11-16 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): North Dakota reporter suggests ruse which brings a killer's confession.
49-11-23	137	Criminal vs. Society and Society vs. Criminal ~~Crime Committed Against Society~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-11-23 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 9:00 The Big Story
49-11-30	138	Too Much Soup	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-11-30 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Sioux City reporter connects two crimes, finds perpetrators.
49-12-07	139	His Big Story Is His First	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-12-07 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 9:00 The Big Story
49-12-14	140	Three Golden Coins That Spelled Death	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #142] 49-12-14 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Tulsa reporter traces killers through Mexican coins.
49-12-21	141	The Man Who Missed Three Christmas'	N	[Christmas Program; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-12-21 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 9:00 The Big Story
49-12-28	142	Covering and Breaking Two Stories . . . Simultaneously	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 49-12-28 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--The Big Story (WIBA): Paul Fairleigh of the Memphis Press-Scimitar.
50-01-04	143	Murder and A Frustrated Father	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-01-04 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): of Sam McInick, United Press reporter in Kansas City, Mo.
50-01-11	144	Gambling and Divorce Can Mean Murder	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-01-11 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Reno reporter finds slayer of real estate operator.
50-01-18	145	He Had to Get His Story to Save His Life The Story To Save My Life	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-01-18 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Virginian establishes killer's identity against obstacles.
50-01-25	146	Love, Trust, Friendship . . . and Murder	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-01-25 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Wichita reporter brings killer to justice.
50-02-01	147	A Dose of His Own Medicine ~~Little Girl Hostage~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-02-01 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Montana reporter helps locate killer of two.
50-02-08	148	Posing As A Sucker to Catch A Slicker ~~Investors Flock as Market Climbs~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-02-08 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Binghamton, N.Y., reporter foils stock racket.
50-02-15	149	Newswoman Solves Serial Murder Spree ~~Brutal Crime Solved~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-02-15 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utah newswoman helps capture murdering maniac.
50-02-22	150	A Warm Sun, A Hot Rod, and A Cold Stiff ~~Two Hot Rods~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-02-22 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Jerry Blizin, Florida Reporter, Robert Sloane, Narrator.
50-03-01	151	A Case Twenty-Five Years Dead	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-03-01 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter uncovers murder frame-up.
50-03-08	152	Editor Uses A Full Page To Find A Killer	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-03-08 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Portland, Ore., auto editor helps capture killer.
50-03-15	153	A Story of Two Dreams	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-03-15 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Niagara Falls, N.Y., newsman solves strangling case for baffled police.
50-03-22	154	Look In One More Place, Ask One More Question	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-03-22 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Omaha reporter follows a hunch, captures a killer.
50-03-29	155	The Biggest Story . . . He Couldn't Write	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-03-29 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Duluth reporter helps free man he helped convict 20 years earlier.
50-04-05	156	A Small Boy, A Fierce Dog and A Shotgun Murder	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-04-05 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Ray Pittman, North Carolina Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
50-04-12	157	A Senseless Murder	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-04-12 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Denver reporter helps capture co-ed's killer.
50-04-19	158	Reporter Kills Two Birds With One Story	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-04-19 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Hartford, Conn., reporter clears innocent man in murder case.
50-04-26	159	Plain, Everyday, Ordinary Murder ~~A Crime Of Passion~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-04-26 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Georgia reporter, also a boxer and painter, tracks down a killer.
50-05-03	160	The Stain of Murder	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-05-03 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Joseph Schoen, Philadelphia Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
50-05-10	161	The Truth Can Be A Shot In the Arm ~~A Shot In the Arm~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-05-10 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Charles Russell, Seattle, Wash., Reporter; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
50-05-17	162	Triple Murder Commited with Dynamite	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-05-17 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tennessee reporter solves dynamic deaths of three children.
50-05-24	163	The Murder No One Knew About. . . Nor Wanted To	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-05-24 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Birmingham reporter catches wife-killer.
50-05-31	164	Killed For Two Pieces Of Cardboard	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-05-31 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story; Robert Sloane, Narrator.
50-06-07	165	The Corpse In the Shallow Grave	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-06-07 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Columbus, O., reporter identifies murder victim, finds clues leading to killer and accomplice.
50-06-14	166	Insurance Leads to Murder For Profit	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-06-14 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Philadelphia reporter breaks up arsenic ring.
50-06-21	167	Mommie Shot Me ~~Death In the Family~~	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-06-21 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Michigan reporter probes triple killing, proves woman's guilt.
50-06-28	168	The Conscience of A Town ~~The Greatness Of the People~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-06-28 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): California reporter helps police rid city of racketeer.
50-07-05	169	A Cue for Murder In A Pool Room	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-07-05 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Peoria reporter follows hunch, helps police apprehend killer.
50-07-12	170	Accidental Death . . . or Murder? ~~Hunch That Paid Off~~	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-07-12 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Ohio reporter proves shooting wasn't an accident.
50-07-19	171	A Beautiful Girl . . . and An Ugly Murder	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-07-19 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Hal Wilson of the Memphis, Tenn., Press-Scimitar tracks down two killers.
50-07-26	172	A Reporter's Female Intuition Solves A Baffling Crime	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-07-26 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): woman reporter helps Boston police solve murder of society matron.
50-08-02	173	Double Indemnity . . . Payable in Death ~~Police Question Mystery Suspect~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-08-02 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Missouri reporter clears three, traps another in double killing.
50-08-09	174	A Reporter and A Corpse	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-08-09 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter sees start of murder mystery, solves it.
50-08-16	175	The Code of the Underworld ~~Police Seek Hazelwood Killer~~	N	[AFRS-only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-08-16 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pittsburgh reporter clears two men falsely accused of slaying jeweler.
50-08-23	176	Helping A Dead Man Solve A Murder ~~Accident Victim Found In Canyon~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-08-23 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of a Reporter.
50-08-30	177	Give A Killer Enough Rope . . . ~~Enough Rope Will Hang the Killer~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-08-30 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): A newspaperman's story of a murder and its solution.
50-09-06	178	Reporter Proves that Obstinacy Is A Virtue	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-09-06 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Reporter Harold Ballew of the St. Petersburg, Fla., Evening Independent uncovers the mystery murder of a woman struck by a train.
50-09-13	179	The Tattooed Blonde Marked For Murder	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-09-13 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utah reporter exposes murder.
50-09-20	180	Joe Carton and 'Shoe Box Sadie'	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-09-20 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Butte, Mont., reporter traps mother and son as killers.
50-09-27	181	A Killer Everybody Had Seen, But Nobody Knew	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-09-27 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Alabama areported solves murder of grocer.
50-10-04	182	Framed 15 Years for Forging Checks ~~Pleas For Exoneration Rejected~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-10-04 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Joseph C. Haff, NEW YORK TIMES Reporter. Announces Tenth Annual Newspaper Week
50-10-11	183	Death at the End of An Eel-Fisherman's Spear	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-10-11 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Jersey reporter tracks down killer.
50-10-18	184	My Darling, Beloved Harold	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-10-18 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Connecticut reporter investigates "accident," exposes murderer.
50-10-25	185	Persistence and Courage Help A Manhunt ~~Persistence and Courage~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-10-25 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): San Francisco reporter solves murder of book collector with hat as clue.
50-11-01	186	A Reporter Becomes A Trial Witness ~~The Story Is Evidence~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-11-01 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Associated Press reporter helps solve murder that had baffled police.
50-11-08	187	The Bobby-Soxer Story	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-11-08 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New York city editor and two reporters help smash vicious rackets.
50-11-15	188	A Sneaking Suspicion Becomes Dead Cert ~~A Dead Certainty~~	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-11-15 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter solves murder of old recluse, clears innocent man.
50-11-22	189	One and One Sometimes Make Four	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-11-22 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Hampshire reporter tracks down band of gun-weilding terrorists.
50-11-29	190	To Catch A Triple Murderer ~~Triple Murder~~	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-11-29 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utah reporter helps trap rampaging murderer.
50-12-06	191	Tying Up A Trunk Line to Nail A Killer ~~Paul Gray's Missing Wife~~	N	[AFRS-Only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-12-06 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Bernard Beckwith, Denver Post.
50-12-13	192	Opening A Closed Case to Find A Killer ~~Identity Sought In Mysterious Drowning~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-12-13 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter tracks down river boat captain who turns to murder.
50-12-20	193	In the Spirit of Goodwill, Peace . . . and Murder ~~A Holiday With Murder~~	N	[Christmas Program; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-12-20 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): California reporter clears woman of murder charge.
50-12-27	194	The Biggest Chance of All ~~Body In the Lobby~~	N	[Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script] 50-12-27 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Fred Weinberg's Duluth, Minn., News-Tribune story of a victim, his killer and their identification.
51-01-03	195	Stroud Arrested	N	51-01-03 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Cincinnati newswoman helps police capture gang of gunmen.
51-01-10	196	Character References To Kill	N	51-01-10 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Shreveport, La., reporter helps convict "accidental" killer.
51-01-17	197	The Most Dangerous Killer	N	51-10-17 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New England reporter helps find burglar who turns killer.
51-01-24	198	Rediscovered An Old Friend	N	51-01-24 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Connecticut reporter proves playwright killed for money.
51-01-31	199	The Five Components Of Murder	N	51-01-31 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Phoenix, Ariz., reporter captures double killer.
51-02-07	200	A Chain Of Murders	N	51-02-07 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Memphis reporter helps solve series of Lovers' Lane murders.
51-02-14	201	The Mob Conquered By Truth	N	51-02-14 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Mississippi crime reporter prevents miscarriage of justice.
51-02-21	202	Sensible Rules Catches Senseless	N	51-02-21 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of George McVey, Butte (Mont.) Standard.
51-02-28	203	Window Killer	N	51-02-28 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Long Island reporter helps trap eccentric killer.
51-03-07	204	A Little Late Coming Home	N	51-03-07 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Georgia reporter proves disappearance case is really murder.
51-03-14	205	Murderer Befriends Cub Reporter	N	51-03-14 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): young California reported sends vicious killer to executioner.
51-03-21	206	The Weather Changed the Verdict	N	51-03-21 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tulsa reporter captures bank robbers.
51-03-28	207	Too Many Suspects	N	51-03-28 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Boston reporter saves innocent man from electric chair.
51-04-04	208	A Poker Game that Ended In Death	N	[AFRS-Only] 51-04-04 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporter helps trap gangsters, solve two murders.
51-04-11	209	The Missing Woman	N	51-04-11 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Jersey newsman scents murder, traps killer.
51-04-18	210	The Upside Down Corpse	N	51-04-18 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Florida reporter's insatiable curiosity leads to solution of double murder.
51-04-25	211	More Tragic Than Murder	N	51-04-25 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Kansas reporter proves innocence of a woman accused of mother's murder.
51-05-02	212	Passed Hat Collects Killer	N	51-05-02 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): black hat helps San Antonio reporter solve murder mystery.
51-05-09	213	A Whole Family Poisoned	N	51-05-09 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): 17-year-old girl reporter of Sapulpa, Okla., solves poisoning of entire family.
51-05-16	214	Thirteen is An Unlucky Number	N	51-05-16 New York Times 10:00-WNBC--The Big Story of Hugh Sparrow, Birmingham News. 51-05-16 Long Beach Press-Telegram Reporter Hugh Sparrow of Birmingham, Ala., will be honored on tonight's "Big Story" from KFI at 7.
51-05-23	215	Forever Was Two Weeks	N	51-05-23 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Cincinnati reporter solves murder by trailing lovesock killer.
51-05-30	216	A Half-forgotten Memory	N	51-05-30 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Minneapolis newsman helps capture outlaw gang after three-day hunt.
51-06-06	217	The Most Impersonal Thing	N	51-06-06 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Philadelphia police reporter tracks down killer.
51-06-13	218	Children Living In Terror	N	51-06-13 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Boston reporter points way to fiendish killer.
51-06-20	219	Shakespeare Traps A Killer	N	51-06-20 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Iowa reporter uses psychology to catch a killer.
51-06-27	220	Hard Luck Ends Violently	N	51-06-27 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utah reporter probes accident, finds murder.
51-07-04	221	The Stupidest Criminal Becomes Smart	N	51-07-04 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Arkansas reporter clears one man in murder case, pins guilt on another.
51-07-11	222	Lead Turned To Ashes	N	51-07-11 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pennsylvania reporter solves "motiveless" triple murder.
51-07-18	223	Fire Singes More Than Intended	N	51-07-18 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Fargo, N.D., reporter proves "accidental" deaths were murders.
51-07-25	224	Forty Minutes to Deadline	N	[AFRS-Only] 51-07-25 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Cleveland reporter helps free industrialist accused of wife's murder.
51-08-01	225	Excitement Found In Death	N	51-08-01 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter from Long Island solves a murder with the help of a gambling game.
51-08-08	226	The End Of His Rope	N	51-08-08 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter helped capture a killer twice to get his "Big Story."
51-08-15	227	Police Probe Mystery Deaths	N	51-08-15 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Mississippi reporter studies child's poisoning, uncovers earlier murders.
51-08-22	228	Vanished In Mid-air	N	51-08-22 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Boston reporter finds master criminal.
51-08-29	229	Strange Human Triangle	N	51-08-29 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Connecticut newsman prevents a murder.
51-09-05	230	Killer Talks His Own Doom	N	51-09-05 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter points to young bandit-killer.
51-09-12	231	Death In the Lonely Lava Desert	N	51-09-12 Wisconsin State Journal 9 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Idaho reporter solves murder mystery.
51-09-19	232	The Answer Was In His Dream	N	[Moves to 8:30 p.m. Central Time] 51-09-19 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): at new time; Rhode Island reporter tracks down rooming-house killer.
51-09-26	233	Delinquency Grows; Action Demanded	N	51-09-26 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Chicago police reporter corners killer of patrolman.
51-10-03	234	Contradictory Theories Lead To Killer	N	51-10-03 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): 16-year-old Cincinnati reporter helps track down cabbie's killer.
51-10-10	235	Murdered Boy Found In River	N	51-10-10 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): murder solved by efforts of Georgia reporter.
51-10-17	236	Killer Good For Nothing	N	51-10-17 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Massachusetts re porter unravels mystery of strangling case.
51-10-24	237	A Houseboat at Dead Man's Bend	N	51-10-24 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Mississippi reporter traces murder suspect, upsets his alibi.
51-10-31	238	The Secret Room	N	51-10-31 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter uncovers tape-recording of a murder.
51-11-07	239	Police Act To Limit Violence	N	51-11-07 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): William B. Moorehead, of the Kansas City Star, captures and convicts a crook.
51-11-14	240	Body Found Near Coalville	N	51-11-14 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utah reporter helps snare slayer of altar-bound veteran.
51-11-21	241	Jailbreak Of Innocent Man	N	51-11-21 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Ohio reporter helps free innocent man from prison.
51-11-28	242	Gambling Scandle Uncovered	N	51-11-28 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Georgia crime reporter follows hunch, uncovers murder.
51-12-05	243	A Connoisseur Of Beauty	N	51-12-05 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pennsylvania reporter solves brutal killing of young girl.
51-12-12	244	Reporter Asks For Inquest In Farm Death	N	51-12-12 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): woman reporter uncovers murder of bridegroom.
51-12-19	245	Santa Key Witness In Crime	N	51-12-19 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Massachusetts reporter investigates bank robber's story, brings hope to his family.
51-12-26	246	Killer Confesses In Strangling Murder	N	51-12-26 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pennsylvania editor helps free innocent man.
52-01-02	247	Death Trap Just Missed	N	52-01-02 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): a reporter goes alone into a cell-block of armed, rioting prisoners.
52-01-09	248	The Cord Around Her Neck	N	52-01-09 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter for weekly paper beats dailies with solution of murder case.
52-01-16	249	Too Late To Stop the Horror	N	52-01-16 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Mexico reporter follows hunch, uncovers mass murder.
52-01-23	250	Gang Reprisals Feared	N	52-01-23 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Houston reporter wars on juvenile crime.
52-01-30	251	Park Mystery Solved	N	52-01-30 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter plays hide-and-seek with killer.
52-02-06	252	Sinclair Mystery Baffles Police	N	52-02-06 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): San Francisco reporter solves almost-perfect murder.
52-02-13	253	Suspect Grilled In Kerns Mystery	N	52-02-13 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Florida reporter solves murder of teen-age girl.
52-02-20	254	The Case of the Deadly Passenger ~~Abandoned Car Leads To Murderer~~	N	52-02-20 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tulsa reporter and "The Case of the Deadly Passenger."
52-02-27	255	The Lady MacBeth Of Idaho	N	52-02-27 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Idaho reporter's detective work helps expose doctor's slayer.
52-03-05	256	Why Men Murder	N	52-03-05 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter's detective work snags killer.
52-03-12	257	Attack Victim Near Death	N	52-03-12 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter solves "perfect murder" plot.
52-03-19	258	Gambling A Life To Avenge A Murder	N	52-03-19 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Montana reporter gambles his life to avenge friend's murder.
52-03-26	259	New American Tragedy	N	52-03-26 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): boyhood friends gives reporter exclusive story of murder.
52-04-02	260	The Case of the Red Crescent ~~The Crescent Shaped Stain~~	N	52-04-02 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Massachusetts reporter and "The Case of the Red Crescent."
52-04-09	261	Four Desperate Men	N	52-04-09 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): North Carolina reporter changes his ideas aobut gun battle.
52-04-16	262	Face To Face With A Killer	N	52-04-16 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Baltimore newspaperwoman solves torch-slaying.
52-04-23	263	Warehouse Robberies Continue	N	52-04-23 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): blonde and hardened criminal confess same killing.
52-04-30	264	Missing Seventeen Year Old	N	52-04-30 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Ohio newsman solves disappearance of teenage girl.
52-05-07	265	Colorado River Mystery Deepens	N	52-05-07 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Los Angeles reporter solves two nearly-perfect crimes.
52-05-14	266	A Forgotten Man	N	52-05-14 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): St. Paul reporter clears man convicted of murder.
52-05-21	267	A Shot In the Dark	N	52-05-21 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tom Olmsted of of Houston Texas Post wins award of sleuthing that resulted in capture of a killer.
52-05-28	268	The Truth About A Very Strange Death	N	52-05-28 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): the truth about a woman's death is unocvered through a reporter's, Richard Jacobson of the Boston Herald Traveler, probing into the dark corners of her private life.
52-06-04	269	On A Book Shelf	N	52-06-04 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Washington, D.C., reporter's knowledge of guns leads to killer.
52-06-11	270	Police Hunt Missing Boy	N	52-06-11 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): grandfather tries to rehabilitate anti-social youth.
52-06-18	271	Crowd Keeps Death Vigil	N	52-06-18 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Illinois city editor solves triple murder, restores peace to terrorized community.
52-06-25	272	Backwoods Slaying Still A Mystery	N	52-06-25 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Memphis reporter clears innocent police official in knife murder.
52-07-02	273	The Man Who Forgot To Be Afraid	N	52-07-02 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA)

52-07-09	--		--	52-07-09 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 7:30-10:00 Republican Convention. 52-07-09 New York Times REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 9:30--Evening Session--WNBC, WOR, WJZ, WCBS.
52-07-16	--		--	52-07-16 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 8:30 Hollywood Music Box. 52-07-16 New York Times - 9:30-WNBC--W. Averell Harriman Talk.
52-07-23	--		--	52-07-23 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 7:00-10:00 Democratic Convention. 52-07-23 New York Times - DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION 9--Evening Session--WNBC, WJZ, WCBS; 9:05--WOR.
52-07-30	--		--	52-07-30 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 8:30 Hollywood Music Box. 52-07-30 New York Times - 9:30-WNBC--Hollywood Music Box; Robert Armbruter Orchestra.
52-08-06	--		--	52-08-06 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 8:30 Hollywood Music Box.
52-08-13	--		--	52-08-13 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 8:30 Len Schmitt Talkathon
52-08-20	--		--	52-08-20 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 8:30 Hollywood Music Box.

52-08-27	274	Boy, Ten Fights For Family	N	52-08-27 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): back on the air with tale of reporter whose sympathy brings aid to destitute family.
52-09-03	275	Made Up Story Is the Truth	N	52-09-03 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter clears two innocent persons, finds killer.
52-09-10	276	The Gamble	N	52-09-10 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporter proves murder confession is false.
52-09-17	277	Wichita Shocked By Fiendish Crime	N	52-09-17 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Wichita newsman follows clue to killer.
52-09-24	278	The Hoffner Case--A Challenge of Justice	N	52-09-24 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): "The Hoffner Case--A Challenge of Justice;" new York reporter's 12-year fight for man's vindication.
52-10-01	279	Mystery Slayer Sought	N	52-10-01 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Albany, N.Y., newsman tracks down sniper.
52-10-08	280	Hot Lead Catches A Cold Killer	N	[AFRS-Only] 52-10-08 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Florida reporter follows minute clue, solves hitch-hike murder case.
52-10-15	281	The Answers In the Books	N	52-10-15 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pittsburgh librarian helps newsman solve murder case. 52-11-19 Long Beach Press-Telegram BIG STORY at 8:30 on KFI is all about the cultural background of a murderer. The type of books he reads leads to his capture. Sam Hood unravels the mystery of man with a superman philosophy.
52-10-22	282	A Dying Mother's Request	N	52-10-22 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Utica, N.Y., reporter reunits mother and long-lost son.
52-10-29	283	Reputation Of An Innocent	N	52-10-29 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Indiana reporter gambles with job in longshot attempt to catch killer.
52-11-05	284	The Killer That Didn't Exist	N	52-11-05 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter finds killer nobody believes in. 52-11-19 Long Beach Press-Telegram A Hollywood columnist gets a death threat on "Mystery Theater" over KECA at 7:30.
52-11-12	285	Silent Witnesses Spoke Loudest	N	52-11-12 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): European war threatens to engulf U.S. 52-11-19 Long Beach Press-Telegram The careful staging of the murder of a young bride to make it look like suicide is foiled by a reporter in "Big Story" dramatized on KFI at 9:30.
52-11-19	286	Tri-State Gang Escape	N	52-11-19 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Philadelphia reporter breaks up tri-state gang.
52-11-26	287	Georgia Boy Flies To New York	N	52-11-26 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New York reporter and a 10-year-old boy's major "miracle."
52-12-03	288	Killer Ignorant Of Law	N	52-12-03 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Boston reporter finds killer despite hidden evidence.
52-12-10	289	The Unseen Witness	N	52-12-10 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): San Francisco newsman finds vital clue in murder mystery.
52-12-17	290	Another Jeckyl and Hyde	N	52-12-17 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Moline, Ill., reporter unmasks killer.
52-12-24	291	Santa Claus Reporter	N	52-12-24 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Washington reporter finds near-tragedy on Christmas assignment.
52-12-31	292	Killer Couldn't Hold His Money	N	52-12-31 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Missouri reporter uncovers murder, points to killers.
53-01-07	293	An Oath Sworn In Blood	N	53-01-07 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Missouri reporter traps young hoodlums.
53-01-14	294	Reporter Traps Running Suspect	N	53-01-14 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New York reporter traces week-end burglar.
53-01-21	295	Cab Driver Sought In Fatal Shooting	N	53-01-21 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporter uncovers truth in "accidental" shooting.
53-01-28	296	Neighbors Back Good Citizen	N	53-01-28 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): minor traffic violation reveals man as fugitive.
53-02-04	297	The Biggest Catch	N	[AFRS only; Date, Title, and synopsis verfied by original 'as-broadcast' script; Script #299] 53-02-04 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Don Morrissey, Elkhorn reporter, spots Chicago gangsters.
53-02-11	298	Reporter Gets Story After 19 Years	N	53-02-11 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Denver reporter pursues story for 21 years.
53-02-18	299	A Silk Kimono and A Trigger Temper	N	53-02-18 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): navy captain survives torpedoing, becomes murder victim.
53-02-25	300	Born To Lose	N	53-02-25 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Georgia reporter finds clues leading to end of crime wave.
53-03-04	301	Mystery Case Comes To Light	N	53-03-04 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter helps police trap robber.
53-03-11	302	The Murder Of Flora Downs	N	53-03-11 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Ohio reporter helps identify murder victim, uncover clues to motive.
53-03-18	303	Boy Struck By Hit and Run Driver	N	53-03-18 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter helps solve hit-and-run case.
53-03-25	304	Call For Prison Reform	N	53-03-25 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter stages holdup to get into prison for investigation of conditions.
53-04-01	305	The Miracle Phone Call	N	53-04-01 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Jan Miner as New Jersey newswoman who carried on "Save a Child" campaign.
53-04-08	306	University Coed Missing	N	53-04-08 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): city editor's investigation leads to discovery of co-ed's murder.
53-04-15	307	A Trial By Fire	N	53-04-15 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Montana reporter becomes hero of disastrous fire.
53-04-22	308	Motorists Warned About Hitch-hikers	N	53-04-22 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Kansas reporter's tactics bring forger to justice.
53-04-29	309	Mystery Man Found	N	53-04-29 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Massachusetts city editor helps capture thief.
53-05-06	310	Trout Rock Cave Key To Mystery	N	53-05-06 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): editor's suspicion leads to boys' rescue.
53-05-13	311	Clark Story Puzzles Police	N	53-05-13 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Chicago reporter persuades woman to tell truth about shooting of husband.
53-05-20	312	Buried Deep In A Heart	N	53-05-20 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pennsylvania newsman fights to get second chance for reformed criminal.
53-05-27	313	A Woman Talked and Trapped A Killer	N	53-05-27 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): California reporter's clue solves murder mystery.
53-06-03	314	Missing Gun Traps Killer	N	53-06-03 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): San Francisco reporter disproves boy's story of crime.
53-06-10	315	Both An End and A Beginning	N	53-06-10 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter finds story in brief obituary notice.
53-06-17	316	A Missing Car, Man and Murder	N	53-06-17 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Kansas City, Mo., reporter helps find missing body.

53-06-24	--		--	53-06-24 Wisconsin State Journal WIBA 8:30 Truth or Consequences
53-07-01	--		--
53-07-08	--		--
53-07-15	--		--
53-07-22	--		--
53-07-29	--		--
53-08-05	--		--
53-08-12	--		--
53-08-19	--		--
53-08-26	--		--
53-09-02	--		--
53-09-09	--		--
53-09-16	--		--

53-09-23	317	Nation Wide Search For Missing Woman	N	53-09-23 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): returns to the air with drama of newspaperwoman's reuniting of long-separated family.
53-09-30	318	Back From the Dead	N	53-09-30 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Pittsburgh reporter wins over reluctant witness, helps solve murder mystery.
53-10-07	319	An Anonymous Confession To Murder	N	53-10-07 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): phone call leads reporter to murder victim.
53-10-14	320	The Candlewood Murder Case ~~Best Man To A Corpse~~	N	53-10-14 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Connecticut newsman helps solve "Candlewood murder case."
53-10-21	321	Police at Standstill In Mystery Woman	N	53-10-21 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter helps amnesia victim recover memory.
53-10-28	322	A Voice From the Grave	N	53-10-28 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Arizona reporter saves man falsely accused of murder.
53-11-04	323	A Miracle In the Wilderness	N	53-11-04 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): woman reporter helps stricken Indians.
53-11-11	324	Investigation Of Alcoholic Homes Planned	N	53-11-11 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Reporter discovers criminal negligence in "rest home" for alcoholics.
53-11-18	325	Lured Back To the Scene Of the Crime	N	53-11-18 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tulsa reporter's stories lure killer back to town.
53-11-25	326	The Heart Of A Nation	N	53-11-25 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): California newsman helps boy become a citizen.
53-12-02	327	Search On For Mystery Man!	N	53-12-02 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Wyoming reporter upsets autopsy report.
53-12-09	328	a Single Hour Turned Into A Lifetime	N	53-12-09 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Jersey reporter risks life to help capture armed bandits.
53-12-16	329	A Killer Who Had To Hide	N	53-12-16 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): New Mexico newsman's clues lead police to killer.
53-12-23	330	The City That Answered With Its Heart	N	53-12-23 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): newsman helps family when tragedy strikes.
53-12-30	331	Legislation Sought To Break Racket	N	53-12-30 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): woman's editor of Philadelphia paper helps curb shoplifting.
54-01-06	332	No Trace Of Forgers	N	54-01-06 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Louisiana reporter hastens solution of forgery case.
54-01-13	333	Teenage Gang War Flares	N	54-01-13 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): San Francisco reporter finds killer in teen-age gang war.
54-01-20	334	Girl Found Strangled In Woods	N	54-01-20 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Salem, Ore., reporter saves innocent man from murder sentence.
54-01-27	335	Uncovering the Past to Write the Future	N	[AFRS-Only] 54-01-27 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Washington, D.C., reporter brings about reforms in nursery homes.
54-02-03	336	The Death Of A Machine	N	54-02-03 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Denver city editor risks life to fight organized crime.
54-02-10	337	A Thousand To One	N	54-02-10 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): woman reporter, news photographer help child of estranged couple.
54-02-17	338	Murder Is Never An Accident	N	54-02-17 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Texas reporter uncovers murder.
54-02-24	339	Alibi Found For One Who Forgot	N	54-02-24 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Detroit reporter wins new trail for lifer.
54-03-03	340	Tragedy Turned Into Triumph	N	54-03-03 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Miami newsman exposes tourist racket.
54-03-10	341	A Killer's Word Enemy	N	54-03-10 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Tennessee reporter gets confession of murderer's accomplice.
54-03-17	342	I Gave Back Two Lives	N	54-03-17 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): grateful veteran saves Burmese nurses from deportation.
54-03-24	343	A Drama of Violence and Death	N	[AFRS-Only] 54-03-24 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): reporter helps salve multiple murders.
54-03-31	344	The Man Who Couldn't Run	N	54-03-31 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Arizona helps capture bank robber.
54-04-07	345	The Killer Couldn't Cheat Death	N	54-04-07 New York Times 9:30-10--Big Story: A Reporter's Assignment--WNBC.
54-04-14	346	An Easter Miracle	N	54-04-14 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): Connecticut reporter helps solve adoption problem.
54-04-21	347	The Convict's Past	N	54-04-21 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): ex-convict rescued from unfair sentence.
54-04-28	348	Breaking A Vicious Racket	N	54-04-28 Wisconsin State Journal 8:30 p.m.--Big Story (WIBA): North Carolina reporter helps break up bootleg ring.
54-05-05	349	A Cold Blooded Murder	N	54-05-05 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: Reporter Katherine McLaughlin brings two murderers to justice--WNBC.
54-05-12	350	The Power Of A Ruler Broken	N	54-05-12 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: The disappearance of a terrified Georgia tenant farmer prompts reporter Hugh Park to find witnesses against a tyrannical owner--WNBC.
54-05-19	351	Little Man Commits Big Crime	N	54-05-19 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: Reporter Matty Rumin helps police solve a murder--WNBC.
54-05-26	352	The Boy Who Made A Mistake	N	54-05-26 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: Reporter Martin Dreyer saves a teen-ager from a long jail term--WNBC.
54-06-02	353	The Killer Who Was Afraid To Live	N	54-06-02 New York Times - 9:30-WNBC--The Big Story (See Box)

54-06-09	--		--	54-06-09 New York Times 9:30-10--Theatre Royal: J.B. Priestley's "Private Rooms," with Sir Ralph Richardson--WNBC.
54-06-16	--		--
54-06-23	--		--
54-06-30	--		--
54-07-07	--		--
54-07-14	--		--
54-07-21	--		--
54-07-28	--		--
54-08-04	--		--
54-08-11	--		--
54-08-18	--		--
54-08-25	--		--
54-09-01	--		--

54-09-08	354	A Plugged Half-Dollar	N	[Season Premiere; Wednesday nights] 54-09-08 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story of Gene Lindsey, who unearthed clues leading to the brutal killer of a widow, with John Larkin--WNBC (Premiere).
54-09-15	355	Gambled For His Life	N	54-09-15 New York Times - 9:30-10--The Big Story of Al Kaufman, Detroit reporter, who helped to end a serious prison riot--WNBC.
54-09-22	356	The Case Of the Indicted Legman	N	54-09-22 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: "Case of the Indicted Legman"--Story of Theodore C. Links, reporter--WNBC.
54-09-29	357	The Case Of the Living Death	N	54-09-29 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: "Case of the Living Death"--Story of Reporter Valerie Nicholson, who rescued a man from a self-willed isolation of many years--WNBC.
54-10-06	358	The Ugly Story Of A Man	N	54-10-06 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story of Charles Gleeson and how he helped to convict an arsonist--WNBC.
54-10-13	359	Riding With A Killer	N	54-10-13 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story of Jack Hardin and how he helped capture an escaped murderer--WNBC.
54-10-20	360	Reporter Is the Bait to Trap A Killer	Y	54-10-20 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story, about a reporter--WRCA.
54-10-27	361	Two Murders From One Accident	N	54-10-27 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story, of Harry J. Karafin, Philadelphia reporter--WRCA.
54-11-03	362	A Headline For A Woman's Life	N	54-11-03 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: Reporter Bernard Averbuch of San Francisco honored for a story he didn't write--WRCA.
54-11-10	363	To Prove A Lie Detector Wrong	N	54-11-10 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: A killer who fooled a lie-detector is caught by Reporter Jack Coats--WRCA.
54-11-17	364	The Case Of the Deluded Dentist	N	54-11-17 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: "Case of the Deluded Dentist"; Tom Allan, Omaha Reporter--WRCA.
54-11-24	365	The Golden Door	N	54-11-24 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: Victor Cohn of Minneapolis, who helped get DP doctors started in this country.
54-12-01	366	Murder In A Police Station	N	54-12-01 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: Bernard Kelly, Denver reporter--WRCA.
54-12-08	367	A Cause For Divorce ~~A Case for Divorce~~	N	54-12-08 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: Betty Jane Holder, New Orleans reporter, investigates "A Cause for Divorce"--WRCA.
54-12-15	368	Neighbor Found Murdered	N	54-12-15 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: How Reporter Thomas J. Loomis Jr. helped trap slayer of his next-door neighbor--WRCA.
54-12-22	369	The Man Without A Childhood	N	54-12-22 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: "The Man Without a Childhood"; Chicago Daily News reporter Eugene V. Moran solves a mystery--WRCA.
54-12-29	370	The Case Of the Circus Tragedy	N	54-12-29 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: "Case of the Circus Tragedy"--Jack Thale, Florida reporter--WRCA.
55-01-05	371	The Criminal That Played with Fire	N	55-01-05 New York Times 9:30-10--Big Story: Arthur E. Brooks, Erie (Pa.), Dispatch aids in capture of arsonist--WRCA.
55-01-12	372	Unluckiest Man In the World	N	55-01-12 New York Times 9:30-10--Big Story: Reporter Day Churchman of Oregon City proves a convict innocent--WRCA.
55-01-19	373	The Case Of the Careless Husband	N	55-01-19 New York Times 9:30-10--Big Story: "Case of the Careless Husband," Ned Garrity of Scranton, Pa.--WRCA.
55-01-26	374	The Case Of the Forgotten Man	N	55-01-26 New York Times 9:30-10--Big Story: "Case of the Forgotten Man," Jersey Journal reporter Nat Berg--WRCA.
55-02-02	375	The Case Of the Terrified Town	N	55-02-02 New York Times 9:30-10--Big Story: "Case of the Terrified Town," Reporter Charles Manos of Detroit--WRCA.
55-02-09	376	The One-Man Rampage	N	55-02-09 New York Times 9:30-10--Big Story: "The One-Man Rampage," by Reporter Denne B. Petitclerc of California--WRCA.
55-02-16	377	The Case Of the Innocent Pawn	N	55-02-16 New York Times 9:30-10--The Big Story: "Case of the Innocent Pawn," by Joe Azbell city editor, of Alabama--WRCA.
55-02-23	378	The Overlooked Witness	N	55-02-23 New York Times 9:30--WRCA: Big Story
55-03-02	379	The Case Of the Accidental Murder	N	55-03-02 New York Times 9:30-10--Big Story: "Case of the Accidental Murder," reported by Clark Porteousof Memphis--WRCA.
55-03-09	380	The Case Of the Double Life	N	55-03-09 New York Times 9:30-10--Big Story: "Case of the Double Life," reported by Charles Griffe of Inaidnapolis--WRCA.
55-03-16	381	Baffling Murder Solved	N	55-03-16 New York Times 9:30-10--Big Story: James McGuire, Chicago reporter--WRCA. Announces "This is the last Big Story radio program . . ."
55-03-23	--		--	55-03-23 New York Times 9:30--WRCA: Big Story
55-03-30	--		--	55-03-30 New York Times 9:30--WRCA: News; Truth or Consequences

AFRTS END-123 'The Big Story' Program Log
Date	AFRS #	Title	Avail.	Notes
48-01-07		Manhunt In Manhattan	Y	[Ted Prager]
49-07-20		The Slaying of Herman Witt	Y	[Tom Mercer] a.k.a. 'Poison Pen Murders'
49-10-12	14	Befriending The Loneliest Man On Earth	Y	[Ray Springle]
49-12-14	22	Three Gold Coins Spell Death	Y	[Nolan Bulloch]
50-01-04		Murder and A Frustrated Father	Y	[Sam Metnick]
50-01-11		Gambling and Divorce Can Mean Murder	Y	[Frank McCulloch]
50-03-01		A Case Twenty-Five Years Dead	Y	[Ralph Goll]
50-06-21		Mommie Shot Me	Y	[William Noble]
50-07-12		Accidental Death . . . or Murder	Y	[Bill Griffiths]
50-08-16	117	The Code of the Underworld	Y	[Chester Potter]
50-10-18		My Darling, Beloved Harold	Y	[Albert Prince]
50-11-08		The Bobby-Soxer Story	Y	[Paul Schoenstein]
50-11-15		A Sneaking Suspicion Becomes Dead Cert	Y	[Kenneth McCormick]
50-11-29		Triple Murder	Y	[T R Johnson]
50-12-06		Tying Up A Trunk Line to Nail A Killer	Y	[Bernard Beckwith]
51-04-04		A Poker Game that Ended In Death	Y	[William E Doherty]
51-07-25		Forty Minutes to Deadline	Y	[Bus Bergen]
52-10-08		Hot Lead Catches A Cold Killer	Y	[William H Adams]
53-02-04	178	The Biggest Catch	Y	[Don Morrissey]
54-01-27		Uncovering the Past to Write the Future	Y	[Arthur Mielke]
54-03-24		A Drama of Violence and Death	Y	[John Cahlan]

The Big Story Radio Program Biographies

Berry Kroeger [Barry Kroeger] (Narrator) Stage, Screen, Radio, and Television Actor (1912-1991) Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. Education: Brackenridge Senior School, San Antonio, TX; University of California at Berkley Radiography: 1938 Calling All Cars 1938 Doctor Christian 1941 Forecast 1942 Columbia Workshop 1942 Suspense 1943 Cresta Blanca Carnival 1943 Treasury Star Parade 1943 Words At War 1944 Lives In the Making 1944 The New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra 1944 Inner Sanctum 1944 Radio Hall Of Fame 1944 Treasury Salute 1944 Men At Sea 1944 Molle Mystery Theatre 1945 American School Of the Air 1945 The Eternal Light 1945 Builders Of Victory 1945 Pearl Harbor To Tokyo 1945 The Radio Edition Of the Bible 1946 Brotherhood Week 1946 True Detective Mysteries 1946 Murder At Midnight 1946 American Portrait 1947 Out Of This World 1947 Escape 1947 The Clock 1947 Decision Now! 1947 Lest We Forget: The American Dream 1947 The Big Story 1948 Favorite Story 1948 Voyage Of the Scarlet Queen 1948 Jeff Regan, Investigator 1948 Theater Guild On the Air 1949 Crisis In War Town 1949 The Railroad Hour 1949 The Whistler 1949 NBC University Theatre 1949 The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe 1949 Cavalcade Of America 1950 You Are There 1950 Cloak and Dagger 1950 Dimension X 1950 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1952 Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 1956 X Minus One 1956 CBS Radio Workshop 1974 CBS Radio Mystery Theatre	Berry Kroeger casting book entry circa 1940 Announcement of one of Berry Kroeger's acting appearances from May 2 1932. Berry Kroeger in a brilliant tour de force in The Case of Lady Sannox from Suspense (1949) Berry Kroeger as Arthur Jarech in The Case of The Screaming Woman from Perry Mason (1958) Berry Kroeger as Ernest Wray in The Case of The Lame Canary from Perry Mason (1959) Berry Kroeger as Donald Evanson in The Case of The Flighty Father from Perry Mason (1960) Berry Kroeger as Edgar Whitehead in The Case of The Blindman's Bluff from Perry Mason (1961) Berry Kroeger as Rexford Wyler in The Case of The Wooden Nickels from Perry Mason (1964) Berry Kroeger in Demon Seed (1977)	As noted from his casting card at left, Berry Kroeger had already been a Radio performer for 10 years by 1942. Young Berry Kroeger was born, raised and educated in the Alamo Heights area of San Antonio, Texas, a very affluent annex of San Antonio. His family was prominent in San Antonio's society and well respected and admired from all contemporaneous accounts. Berry's father was an independent construction contractor as well as an active philanthropist and local volunteer to all manner of civic causes. While attending Brackenridge Senior School, Berry Kroeger was actively involved in the school's drama productions. Kroeger briefly attended the University of California at Berkley after graduating from high school, returning in the summers and for holidays to perform in--and eventually direct--many of San Antonio's Little Theatre plays. Indeed the draw of San Antonio's rich theatrical traditions eventually brought Kroeger back to San Antonio by 1931, to complete his education at the local Junior College, while becoming much more active in the community theatre productions in and around San Antonio. The San Pedro Playhouse, especially, came to be Kroeger's theatrical home for several years. Between 1931 and 1935, Berry Kroeger continued to commute back and forth between California and San Antonio dependent only upon the demands or offers of Radio work on the coast or theatrical productions back home in San Antonio. In September 1935, Kroeger packed up his auto and committed to giving Hollywood one good, solid run, driving from San Antonio to Hollywood to settle in for the duration--if his luck holds up. With some four years of stage directing experience and seven years of acting experience under his belt, Kroeger has every expectation of succeeding in Hollywood in any medium he chooses. CBS Radio signed Berry Kroeger to a two-year contract in 1936, which eventually leads to numerous appearances in Calling All Cars, a production well suited to Kroeger's extraordinary range of character ages, versatility and authority. He also shows versatility in Dr. Christian, CBS Forecast, Columbia Workshop, Suspense, and Words at War for CBS. Kroeger also shows his durability as he begins to appear regularly on several of the daytime serials of the era. From the 46-07-07 San Antonio Light: Berry Kroeger, former San Antonian, is much around Broadway these days and has changed his first name to Barry. He will have the leading role in the CBS Grand Central Station program starting July 6. Before Kroeger went to New York he played with the Pasadena Playhouse in California, with Max Reinhardt in Hollywood. Among his Broadway plays were ''The World's Full of Girls" and the Margaret Webster productions of "The Tempest" and "Theater." He has acted in such radio programs as "The Falcon," "Light of the World," "The Inner Sanctum" and "The Thin Man." Through the remainder of the 1940s, Kroeger continues to work in Radio--mostly out of New York, while occasionally appearing on the Broadway Stage with stars such as Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Lorraine (1947). 1947 also found Kroeger in two small, but breakout roles in Iron Curtain and Down To The Sea In Ships. His role in Iron Curtain was the better role, but he recieved far better screen credit in Down To The Sea In Ships even though much of his scripted performance ended up on the cutting room floor, for time. From the May 1947 issue of Radio Mirror: _BERRY KROEGER is a tall Texan, reminiscent in appearance of Orson Welles and a junior edition of Charles Laughton. And, in further resemblance, he too is a first-rate actor. Broadway has noted him in Nunnally Johnson's "World Full of Girls", "The Tempest", and "Therese", with Dame May Whitty, Victor Jory and Eve LeGalliene. His radio jobs are many: Big Sister, Inner Sanctum, The Thin Man, Grand Central Station, Bulldog Drummond, and now the new NBC Feature Assignment. Berry belongs to that small group of actors in radio who are characterized by their ability to portray any type of a role, from a cultured villain to a romantic mid-western physician. Fifteen years of work in radio have polished up this versatility; Berry can handle a fireside comedy, major tragedy or an international crisis with equal ability. He did his first broadcast in Texas, then went to California for more broadcasting and further dramatic study at the Max Reinhardt School. Son of a Southern Pacific roundhouse foreman, and of a mother whose forebears come from Newcastle, England, Kroeger is a master of scores of dialects and accents, domestic and imported. Texas left no marks on his natural speech, nor did it make an outdoor man of him. His favorite sport, he says, is "Coughing for exercise." Like many an actor working in radio, Berry likes the theater as a vehicle. He has even written himself a play—a two-character psychological drama called "August Reckoning." Unlike many a radio actor, however, he's in the theater currently playing the role of the romantic poet, Chartiers, in Maxwell Anderson's "Joan of Lorraine," starring Ingrid Bergman. By the time the 1949 Alan Ladd film noir feature, Chicago Deadline began screening, Berry Kroeger had begun the inescapable move toward being typecast as all manner of unsavory character of one type or another. No longer the tall, muscular, youthful appearing actor--in film in any case--the remainder of Barry Kroeger's acting career would find him playing almost exclusively naughty fellows of on type or another over every medium--Stage, Screen, Television and Radio. But it was indeed Television that truly occupied the lion's share of Kroeger's time from the 1950s on. This, on top of what had already become an almost 25 year career on the Stage, a 20 year career in Radio and a 10 year career in Film--by the age of 38. His hair having turned prematurely gray in his late-20s, Kroeger found himself hoist by the incredible range of his own voice and characterizations. While only 38, Kroeger often found himself in roles--even in Television and Film--portraying men as old as their 60s and 70s. And in Radio, Kroeger, true to his reputation, was still portraying characters aged from 8 to 80. Television was a bit kinder to him than Film. His Film characterizations tended to become more and more sinister and evil with each passing year, while his Television work, while clearly leaning more toward his darker characterizations, provided many truly delightful, against-type characterizations throughout the remainder of his extraordinary Television career. All told, Berry Kroeger's Radio career eventually spanned almost forty years, his Film career almost thirty years, his Television career almost forty years, and his Stage career, for all intents, his entire adult life in one capacity or another. And yet, in spite of the rather cruel typecasting of this great character actor, he was by all contemporaneous accounts, unfailingly generous to peers and students alike, constantly volunteering for one worthy cause or another, a tireless contributor to his community theatre productions--great and small--throughout his life, a multi-talented artist in several disciplinces, and an overall truly fine gentleman in every respect. While we miss him, an extraordinary number of his performances over Television, Radio and even Film are now readily available--a fitting tribute to one of Radio's truly great unsung workhorses.

Ernest Chappell (Host,Performer, Narrator, Spokesperson) Radio Director, Actor, Announcer, Producer; Journalist (1903-1983) Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, U.S.A. Education: Syracuse University Radiography: 1938 Campbell Playhouse 1939 Hobby Lobby 1939 Monday At 8:30 1940 Behind the Mike 1942 Reader's Digest 1942 Vox Pop 1942 Are You A Geniuis? 1942 Radio Reader's Digest 1942 The Adventures Of Ellery Queen 1943 The Chamber Music Society Of Lower Basin Street 1944 Two Men On A Raft 1944 Words At War 1944 Treasury Salute 1945 The Abbott and Costello Show 1945 Texaco Star Theater 1945 Between the Bookends 1947 Ernest Chappell (Audition) 1947 Ted Malone 1947 Quiet Please 1947 CBS Is There 1947 The Big Story 1948 Edward R. Murrow News 1950 Cavalcade Of America 1953 This I Believe	Ernest Chappell byline circa 1925 1933 announcement of resumption of The Richfield Country Club over NBC/WJZ, with Ernest Chappell as emcee. Ernest Chappell circa 1942 Ernest Chappell married lovely Stage Film and Radio star Claudia Morgan, daughter of Ralph Morgan and niece of Frank Morgan in 1943	Quietly Yours . . . 6'3" Ernest Chappell, born and raised in Syracuse, New York was literally and figuratively, Syracuse's fair-haired boy. Star athlete in high school and Syracuse University, local sportscaster, graduate of Syracuse University, local D.J. and emcee, Radio Director of local Syracuse station WFBL [''First Broadcast License''], and local columnist for the Syracuse Herald with his own byline, Riding The Waves with Chap. Universally well liked and admired, for Chappell, Radio was his oyster for 50 years throughout The Golden Age of Radio. From the August 22, 1965 Denton Record-Chronicle: Radio Pioneer Hopes To Begin New Career By SANDRA NEWTON Staff Writer One of radio's pioneers was in Denton this week for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Conley, 108 Forest St. Ernest Chappell, voice of the American Tobacco Co. on radio and television for more than 20 years stopped in Denton en route home from a 10,000-mile business - vacation trip. Accompanying him were his wife, Margie, and their two children, Susie and Jimmy. Chappell began in radio 42 years ago, when the industry was an infant of 15 years. In the past, his fame spread to the extent that he received mail in New York City, addressed simply, "Chappy." Now, he's preparing for semi-retirement from that field, only to embark upon new career. Chappell said, "I'm not interested in making a pile of money now--I don't need that. But what I am interested in is doing something about this country's sense of values." He plans, with other backers, to found a non-sectarian college in Palm Beach, Fla., and eventually to add it to a school of engineering for radio and television aspirants. Also included in Chappell's future plans is ownership of management of a television station. He'd like to work with Dr. Tom Moody, president of the Southern Baptist Pastors Association, in founding a new method for aiding in the spiritual development of the young people of America. The method he has outlined would begin daily telecasts in the morning with a "thought for the day." Noon programs would be designed to help viewers develop the habit of meditation. And final moments of daily telecasting time would be a presentation of a hymn by such artists as Kate Smith and "Tennessee" Ernie Ford. But looking ahead to a new field occupies only a portion of Chappell's time--he also recalls stories about some of the big-name stars with whom he's worked during the past 42 years. Rudy Vallee was one. And there was Orson Welles on CBS' "Hello, Americans," and David Ross and Edward R. Murrow. And a list too long to complete. And, of course, North Texas State University artist-in-residence Eugene Conley. Conley and Chappell met "back in '35 or '36" when the future Metropolitan opera star was still singing in church choirs. Chappell was in Boston to hear auditions for one of his radio programs. He heard Conley sing, and sent him on to New York City. They've been fast friends ever since, even though Conley and his wife eventually came to Texas and NTSU. When Chappell became an independent contractor in 1932, he was asked to cast a program for Herbert Diamond Co. of New York. It became the Herbert Diamond Entertainers, with Vallee singing two numbers. A dance band played and guest artists appeared regularly. "I thought the show was going along fine," Chappell recalls. "The firm was selling it's merchandise and they liked the show. "Then one day the manager called me into his office and said, "Look here at this stack of letters." "All of them were protesting against presenting dance music on Sunday afternoon. So the show--and Vallee--had to go. "Later I put him in another show on Thursday nights, and that was okay. But not on Sunday, no matter how popular he was."

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