On This Day, August 23: Frank Sinatra and Dana Andrews
Also featured: Spotlight Bands.
August 23 Exhaustive Update
This report documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 23 across American broadcasting history (1943–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Spotlight Bands #597: Bob Chester Live from Fort Belvoir (Coca-Cola)" | Blue Network 1943-08-23 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Co. Coca-Cola |
Bob Chester and his Orchestra, Betty Bradley, Gene Howard | Larry Hammond (Director), Gil Martyn (Announcer) | ["Music", "Big Band", "Swing", "Jazz", "War"] |
Bob Chester and his Orchestra broadcast live from the Engineer Replacement Training Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, performing swing favorites for thousands of servicemen, kicking off with 'The Bounce' and featuring Betty Bradley singing 'You'll Never Know'. |
| "Spotlight Bands #911: Bobby Sherwood Live from Camp Kearns (Coca-Cola)" | Blue Network 1944-08-23 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Co. Coca-Cola |
Bobby Sherwood and his Orchestra | Gil Martyn (Announcer), D'Arcy Advertising | ["Music", "Big Band", "Swing", "Jazz", "War"] |
Bobby Sherwood and his Orchestra bring high-energy swing to troops stationed at the Army Air Forces Overseas Replacement Depot in Camp Kearns, Utah, spotlighting their signature showstopper 'The Elks' Parade' and hot jump tune 'The Flying Telegraph'. |
| "AFRS Spotlight Bands #431: Bobby Sherwood and his Orchestra" | AFRS Hollywood 1944-08-23 (AFRS Disc #431) |
Non-commercial War Dept GI Broadcast |
Bobby Sherwood and his Orchestra | AFRS Production, Blue Network Masters | ["Music", "Big Band", "Swing", "Jazz", "War"] |
Armed Forces Radio Service presents the overseas GI broadcast of Bobby Sherwood and his Orchestra, playing fast-paced swing arrangements and jump blues for soldiers stationed across the European and Pacific battlefronts. |
| "Here's to Romance: Larry Douglas with Guest Patrice Munsel (Evening in Paris)" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-23 10:30 PM EWT |
Bourjois, Inc. Evening in Paris Perfume & Powder |
Larry Douglas (Tenor), Patrice Munsel, Ray Bloch and his Orchestra | Marx Loeb (Director), Frank Gallop (Announcer) | ["Music", "Vocal", "Easy Listening", "Romance"] |
Tenor Larry Douglas and maestro Ray Bloch welcome Metropolitan Opera star soprano Patrice Munsel for a romantic musical program sponsored by Evening in Paris perfume, singing operatic duets and classic love ballads. |
| "The Red Infiltration of Steel (Starring Dana Andrews as Matt Cvetic)" | Ziv Syndication 1953-08-23 (WNBC / Syndicated) |
Local Commercials Co-op Advertisers |
Dana Andrews (Matt Cvetic), Ken Peters, Joy Terry | Henry Hayward (Director), David Rose, Fred Foy | ["Spy", "Espionage", "Drama", "Cold War", "Thriller"] |
Undercover FBI operative Matt Cvetic infiltrates a Pittsburgh Communist Party cell plotting industrial sabotage at a steel manufacturing plant, risking exposure as a traitor to his family while feeding counter-espionage intelligence to federal agents. |
| "The Frank Sinatra Show with Axel Stordahl and his Orchestra (Vimms Vitamins)" | CBS (KNX) 1944-08-23 9:00 PM EWT |
Lever Brothers Co. Vimms Multi-Vitamins |
Frank Sinatra, Eileen Barton, Bobby Tucker Singers, Axel Stordahl Orchestra | William N. Robson (Director), Harlow Wilcox | ["Music", "Vocal", "Pop", "Variety", "Big Band"] |
Frank Sinatra thrills swooning bobby-soxers and wartime radio listeners on CBS, crooning 'Long Ago and Far Away', 'I'll Be Seeing You', and 'The Music Stopped', backed by the lush arrangements of Axel Stordahl and his Orchestra. |