Night Beat Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
Chicago Star Reporter Randy Stone walks the Night Beat, searching for stories for his column and finding heartache and mystery along the way in this classic and well-written 1950-52 mystery drama series. Adam Graham is your host and guide to every circulating episode of Night Beat.
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January 12, 2026 • 43 mins
Original Release Date: November 6, 2022
Today's Mystery:
Randy encounters a troubled man trying to steal a gun.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 9, 1950
Story originally aired on February 13, 1950
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Today's Mystery:
Randy encounters a troubled man trying to steal a gun.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 9, 1950
Story originally aired on February 13, 1950
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January 5, 2026 • 36 mins
Original Release Date: March 12, 2018
Randy is investigating a series of murders where the killer calls the police in advance of each killing.
Original Air Date: September 25, 1952
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Randy is investigating a series of murders where the killer calls the police in advance of each killing.
Original Air Date: September 25, 1952
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December 29, 2025 • 33 mins
Original Release Date: March 5, 2018
A blind man tells Randy the leader of a local rescue mission has been severely beaten. Randy wants to find out why but the man won’t tell him.
Original Air Date: September 18, 1952
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A blind man tells Randy the leader of a local rescue mission has been severely beaten. Randy wants to find out why but the man won’t tell him.
Original Air Date: September 18, 1952
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December 22, 2025 • 34 mins
Original Release Date: February 26, 2018
A young dancer’s understudy puts on an impressive dancing performance that has the show’s owner ready to make him a star. However, he quits and disappears from the theater.
Original Air Date: September 11, 1952
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A young dancer’s understudy puts on an impressive dancing performance that has the show’s owner ready to make him a star. However, he quits and disappears from the theater.
Original Air Date: September 11, 1952
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December 15, 2025 • 33 mins
Original Release Date: February 19, 2018
Randy receives a tip that there’s a bomb on a plane to Denver.
Original Air Date: September 4, 1952
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Randy receives a tip that there’s a bomb on a plane to Denver.
Original Air Date: September 4, 1952
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December 8, 2025 • 31 mins
Original Release Date: February 12, 2018
On his night off, Randy meets a woman at a bar. She turns to ice when she sees a man with red hair.
Original Air Date: August 21, 1952
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On his night off, Randy meets a woman at a bar. She turns to ice when she sees a man with red hair.
Original Air Date: August 21, 1952
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December 1, 2025 • 34 mins
Original Release Date: February 5, 2018
A former burlesque dancer, a shoeshine man, and a delicatessen owner are among those acting out of character and raising money for a mysterious “him.”
Original Air Date: August 14, 1952
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A former burlesque dancer, a shoeshine man, and a delicatessen owner are among those acting out of character and raising money for a mysterious “him.”
Original Air Date: August 14, 1952
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November 24, 2025 • 31 mins
Original Release Date: January 29, 2018
A female columnist enlists Randy’s help because she fears her estranged husband will kill her and her children.
Original Air Date: August 7, 1952
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A female columnist enlists Randy’s help because she fears her estranged husband will kill her and her children.
Original Air Date: August 7, 1952
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November 17, 2025 • 35 mins
Original Release Date: January 22, 2018
An elderly layout man pulls part of a columnist’s article on a young talented swimmer. The swimmer refused to try out for the Olympics and ends up threatening the columnist and Randy.
Original Air Date: July 31, 1952
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An elderly layout man pulls part of a columnist’s article on a young talented swimmer. The swimmer refused to try out for the Olympics and ends up threatening the columnist and Randy.
Original Air Date: July 31, 1952
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November 10, 2025 • 31 mins
Original Release Date: January 15, 2018
Randy meets a recently paroled old-time gangster who suffered a nervous breakdown who swears he’s being followed by two men who want to kill him for $100,000.
Original Air Date: July 17, 1952
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Randy meets a recently paroled old-time gangster who suffered a nervous breakdown who swears he’s being followed by two men who want to kill him for $100,000.
Original Air Date: July 17, 1952
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November 3, 2025 • 34 mins
Original Release Date: January 8, 2018
Randy gets scooped by an intrepid, globe-trotting, female reporter.
Original Air Date: July 3, 1952
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Randy gets scooped by an intrepid, globe-trotting, female reporter.
Original Air Date: July 3, 1952
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October 27, 2025 • 32 mins
Original Release Date: January 1, 2018
A farmer from rural Illinois comes to Chicago determined to take down a corrupt political boss “with love.”
Original Air Date: June 26, 1952
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A farmer from rural Illinois comes to Chicago determined to take down a corrupt political boss “with love.”
Original Air Date: June 26, 1952
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October 20, 2025 • 35 mins
Original Release Date: December 25, 2017
Randy meets a woman who treats everyone on skid row to champagne, steaks, and fresh sheets, and is being haunted across the country by a childhood friend who promises to kill her on her thirtieth birthday but died herself when she was eleven.
Original Air Date: November 16, 1951
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Randy meets a woman who treats everyone on skid row to champagne, steaks, and fresh sheets, and is being haunted across the country by a childhood friend who promises to kill her on her thirtieth birthday but died herself when she was eleven.
Original Air Date: November 16, 1951
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October 13, 2025 • 32 mins
Original Release Date: December 18, 2017
Randy gets time off for Christmas, which reminds him he has no one to spend Christmas with. When a boy tries to give him an envelope and is run over by a car, Randy has to find the boy’s mother.
Original Air Date: December 21, 1951
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Randy gets time off for Christmas, which reminds him he has no one to spend Christmas with. When a boy tries to give him an envelope and is run over by a car, Randy has to find the boy’s mother.
Original Air Date: December 21, 1951
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October 6, 2025 • 32 mins
Original Release Date: December 11, 2017
Randy becomes convinced that a 19-year old woman was railroaded into a conviction for manslaughter of a politician’s wife.
Original Air Date: June 19, 1952
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Randy becomes convinced that a 19-year old woman was railroaded into a conviction for manslaughter of a politician’s wife.
Original Air Date: June 19, 1952
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September 29, 2025 • 34 mins
Original Release Date: December 4, 2017
A once-promising scientist visits the scene of a murder Randy is covering.
Original Air Date: June 5, 1952
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A once-promising scientist visits the scene of a murder Randy is covering.
Original Air Date: June 5, 1952
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September 22, 2025 • 32 mins
Original Release Date: November 27, 2017
A star jockey’s younger brother returns to Chicago. Little Brother is determined to prove himself a better jockey and will do anything to prove it.
Original Air Date: May 29, 1952
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A star jockey’s younger brother returns to Chicago. Little Brother is determined to prove himself a better jockey and will do anything to prove it.
Original Air Date: May 29, 1952
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September 15, 2025 • 34 mins
Original Release Date: November 20, 2017
Randy is accused of a murder by an anonymous columnist for a rival newspaper.
Original Air Date: May 22, 1952
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Randy is accused of a murder by an anonymous columnist for a rival newspaper.
Original Air Date: May 22, 1952
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September 8, 2025 • 33 mins
Original Release Date: November 6, 2017
The wife of an acrobat clown comes to Randy to sell a story about her husband being a spy.
Original Air Date: May 8, 1952
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The wife of an acrobat clown comes to Randy to sell a story about her husband being a spy.
Original Air Date: May 8, 1952
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September 1, 2025 • 35 mins
Original Release Date: August 10, 2021
Randy investigates when a convicted murder insists the crime he was convicted of was committed by a wealthy and influential oil man.
Original Air Date: March 7, 1952
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Randy investigates when a convicted murder insists the crime he was convicted of was committed by a wealthy and influential oil man.
Original Air Date: March 7, 1952
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