Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

The story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.

The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize

Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yours truly, Johnny Deller. And the Hello and welcome to down these means streets where today will hear exciting

adventures of America's reporters, ripped from the headlines

and dramatized for radio in the big story.

The hard work of the men and women of the press made for one of

radio's most popular shows with tales of reporters going above and beyond the

call of duty to bring their readers the true stories behind murders, corruption, and crime in the hearts of their cities.

The series was the brainchild of producer Bernard J Proctor. He was inspired by the story of

Chicago Times reporter James McGuire who had worked to successfully clear a man

convicted of a murder he didn't commit. Proctor believed the exploits

of America's reporters could make for compelling radio and he was right. Each week

the big story dramatized a reporter's great achievement in journalism.

Most of the stories featured on the show focused on murder, but the series also highlighted investigations of corruption as well as tales of human interest.

The producers and writers searched for stories from newspapers all across the country and the reporters selected

for the program received a $500 prize courtesy of the show's sponsor

Pell Mel cigarettes.

Additionally, the reporters were portrayed on the air,

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