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Microfilm, Spies and Journalistic Teamwork

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Bob Stepno

The Microfilm of Death is a Green Hornet adventure from 1952 that I’d somehow overlooked, even though it features one of my favorite Daily Sentinel reporters, photojournalist Cicker Benny, and a case of international intrigue. (It’s 1952 and of course … Continue reading →

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Wild Bill still makes headlines

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Bob Stepno

58-10-12_Episode36_Aces And Eights –5.7 MB Frontier Gentleman was a high-class radio Western about a London Times reporter sending home dispatches from the American Frontier… frequently about people being dispatched. In this episode, a colorful lady named Calamity Jane introduces the … Continue reading →

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Could there be a newsroom romance brewing?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Bob Stepno

There isn’t much newspapering yet in this third Betty & Bob episode, but there is a hint of soap opera romance to come, as Chet meets Claire. Claire is the young and “expecting” widow of The Trumpet’s star reporter, who … Continue reading →

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