The Big Story
DocumentaryDrama
★ 7.2/101949–19589 Seasons
Created by: Bernard J. Prockter
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.
Status
Ended
Language
English
First Aired
Sep 16, 1949
Last Aired
Jan 17, 1958
Seasons
9
Episodes
6
Status
Ended
Language
English
First Aired
Sep 16, 1949
Last Aired
Jan 17, 1958
Seasons
9
Episodes
6
Episodes
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