The Big Story (1949–1958)

TV ShowEndedNBCDocumentary, Drama5 seasons, 12 episodes
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Plot

Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and close each show but the permanent narrator drives the plot line and a featured actor dramatizes the reporter's role.

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Episodes by season

Season011Episodes1950Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E15Eugene Travis, Memphis Tennessee ReporterMarch 31, 1950—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season031Episodes1951Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E14Charles W. Wells, ReporterDecember 7, 1951—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season041Episodes1953Aired—Season avg
  1. S04E27Chester Potter of the Pittsburgh PressMarch 6, 1953—After the shooting death of a jewelry store owner a stoolie identifies a suspect, Chester Potter receives information from other sources tha

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season051Episodes1954Aired—Season avg
  1. S05E45Don Morrisey of the Elkhorn, Wis, IndependentJuly 2, 1954—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season098Episodes1958Aired—Season avg
  1. S09E03Search for Truth—
  2. S09E04Turnpike Terror—
  3. S09E05The Cat—
  4. S09E06Fighter's Fists—
  5. S09E07Shakedown—
  6. S09E08Shield 21—
  7. S09E16Until proven guiltyJanuary 17, 1958—A intrusive battle in the court of law.
  8. S09E20The Witch Doctors—

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Norman Rose
Norman Rose
Ben Grauer
Ben GrauerJames DeanJames DeanRex Newman
Ernest Chappell
Ernest ChappellAnnouncer
Robert Sloane
Robert SloaneNarrator

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