The Big Story

The Big Story

The Big Story

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The Big Story

1949- 1958

9 Seasons

4 Episodes

6.7(3 votes)

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Documentary

Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

NBC Productions

Cast & Crew

5 members

Acting

Norman Rose

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Ben Grauer

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James Dean

Rex Newman

James Dean

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Ernest Chappell

Announcer

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Writing

Robert Sloane

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