The Big Story — 1948
50 episodes broadcast in 1948.
New York Daily News reporter Ted Prager's real manhunt story, staged as 'Manhunt in Manhattan.'
January 14, 1948
The Case of the Solid Citizen
January 21, 1948
Lady Luck and the Lady Reporter
January 28, 1948
The Case of the Impatient Partner
February 4, 1948
The Kid Named Mickey
February 11, 1948
The Crime That Had to Happen
February 18, 1948
The Hurricane
February 25, 1948
Paid in Full
March 3, 1948
The Story Behind the Story
March 10, 1948
Concrete Evidence
March 17, 1948
Hush Hush Operation
March 24, 1948
In Line of Duty
March 31, 1948
The Other Guys Shoes
April 7, 1948
A Case for Edgar Allan Poe
April 14, 1948
Murder Makes a Pretty Picture
April 21, 1948
For Better, for Worse
April 28, 1948
Guilty with an Explanation
William Miller of the Cleveland Press broke the case behind this week's drama.
Robert Early of the Indianapolis Star supplies the true story dramatized here.
Rolf K. Mills of the Minneapolis Morning Tribune reported the grim real case behind this title.
May 26, 1948
Bank Robbery, Murder, Escape, Manhunt, Arrest
June 2, 1948
Murder Is a Big Mistake
June 9, 1948
The Boy Who Was Lost to Society
June 16, 1948
A Kid Who Met a Killer
A true story from Albert B. Hendry of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
George Cleveland Bullette of the Tulsa Tribune is the reporter behind 'The Woman Was a Witch.'
Atlanta Constitution reporter Keeler McCartney risked his life exposing a lottery racket -- his own story, dramatized here.
July 28, 1948
Reporter Who Put Two and Two Together and Got Death
August 4, 1948
Fifty Years of Life Bet on 13th Juror
August 11, 1948
Beautiful Girl, Bottle of Death and a Heel Worth $5,000.000
August 18, 1948
Speeding Trains, Buried Treasure, Reporter with One Track Mind
August 25, 1948
Passenger Leaves Train and Disappears with a Million Dollars
September 1, 1948
Jack the Giant and Little Friend, the Brain
September 8, 1948
Lonely Man Befriends a Stranger Named Death
September 15, 1948
Mad Mob Surrounds Murderer Hiding in Swamp
Harry Kodinsky of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the true case told as 'A Blind Date with Murder.'
September 29, 1948
Jesse James: Dead or Alive?
October 6, 1948
Blue Dahlia
October 13, 1948
Apartment House Robbery and Murder
October 20, 1948
Little Black Bag with Moonlight, Music and Murder
October 27, 1948
Explosion at Szabo Farm
November 3, 1948
House Ownership Can Be Murder
November 10, 1948
Hitchhiking Into the Headlines
November 17, 1948
Looking for a Killer, Looking for a Reporter
November 24, 1948
Hard Luck Guy Who Wanted a Break and Got It
December 1, 1948
Honeymoon Leads to Death
December 8, 1948
Air Force Captain Bids Wife Goodbye and Disappears
December 15, 1948
Never to Young or Old for Murder
December 22, 1948
The Night After Christmas
December 29, 1948
Getting Your Picture in the Newspaper Can Be Murder
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