The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)

2026-09-15 · 33 min · episode 291 · 18 entities

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Link in episode "The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)": http://survey.greatdetectives.net/
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Link in episode "The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)": http://support.greatdetectives.net./
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Link in episode "The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)": https://patreon.greatdetectives.net/

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mentioned Arts concept

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mentioned Performing Arts concept

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mentioned Fiction concept

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mentioned DRAMA concept

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mentioned The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062 concept

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discusses Arts concept

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Feed category: Arts
discusses Performing Arts concept

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Feed category: Performing Arts
discusses Fiction concept

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Feed category: Fiction
discusses DRAMA concept

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Feed category: Drama

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mentioned survey.greatdetectives.net website

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Link in episode "The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)": http://survey.greatdetectives.net/
mentioned support.greatdetectives.net website

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Link in episode "The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)": http://support.greatdetectives.net./
mentioned patreon.greatdetectives.net website

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Link in episode "The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)": https://patreon.greatdetectives.net/
references survey.greatdetectives.net website

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Link in episode "The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)": http://survey.greatdetectives.net/
references support.greatdetectives.net website

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Link in episode "The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)": http://support.greatdetectives.net./
references patreon.greatdetectives.net website

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Link in episode "The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)": https://patreon.greatdetectives.net/

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hosted by Adam Graham person

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Episode description as stored

Today's Mystery: Newspaper reporter Dorothy Patterson is contacted by the desperate mother of five-year-old Johnny McDermott, who is gravely ill and needs an expensive experimental treatment his family cannot afford. Despite warnings that readers won’t contribute thousands of dollars to help a child they don’t know, Dorothy puts her faith in the generosity of her community and uses her newspaper column to make an appeal on Johnny’s behalf. Original Radio Broadcast: April 1, 1953 Originating in New York Cast: Jan Miner as Dorothy Patterson Francis DeSales Ted Osborne Joey Fallon Bobby Rick (probable identification) Rae Terry Brenna Rayburn Bob Sloane, announcer Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:Christine, Patreon supporter since November 2023. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.