On This Day, August 28: Aunt Mary and Adventures in Research
Also featured: NBC Closed Circuit.
August 28 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 28 across American network radio and syndication, Jane Morgan in two tense Double X ranch domestic crises on Aunt Mary for Albers Milling (1946–1947), NBC's autumn 1953 executive closed-circuit affiliate preview feed, Western swing on Chuck Wagon Jamboree, and Westinghouse research scientists explaining radar innovations and John J. Montgomery glider experiments on Adventures in Research (1945–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Rumors in Pine Ridge" | Mutual / Don Lee 1946-08-28 3:45 PM EDT |
Albers Milling Co. Albers Flapjack Flour |
Jane Morgan, Fred Howard | Gil Doud (Creator) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Rural", "Western", "Serial"] |
Aunt Mary tries to quell damaging gossip spreading across the valley regarding a troubled young runaway taken in at the Double X ranch. |
| "Brett Confides in Jessie" | Mutual / Don Lee 1947-08-28 3:45 PM EDT |
Albers Milling Co. Albers Cereals / Oats |
Jane Morgan, Fred Howard | Dramatic Cast | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Rural", "Western", "Serial"] |
Brett confides a painful secret to Jessie about Randy and Lily while young Georgie eavesdrops behind the ranch house door. |
| "Fall 1953 Promotional Announcements" | NBC Closed-Circuit 1953-08-28 |
Sustaining Affiliate Feed |
NBC Staff Announcers | Program Executives | ["Historical", "Broadcast Industry", "Documentary", "Special", "Americana"] |
NBC executives preview the upcoming autumn 1953 radio lineup and deliver cue timings and promotional spot instructions to affiliate station managers. |
| "Skip to My Lou" | Syndicated Elec 1948-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Western String Band | Cowboy Vocalists | ["Western", "Music", "Country", "Americana", "Vocal"] |
A lively country-and-western ensemble performs traditional frontier fiddle tunes and hoedown melodies, headlining with 'Skip to My Lou'. |
| "Wonder Weapons of World War II" | Syndicated Elec 1945-08-28 |
Westinghouse Westinghouse Electric |
Dr. Phillips Thomas | Paul Shannon (Narrator) | ["Educational", "Science", "Documentary", "Wartime", "Anthology"] |
Westinghouse research scientists explain the wartime development of radar, proximity fuzes, and electronic countermeasures. |
| "The Flying Buzzard" | Syndicated Elec 1951-08-28 |
Westinghouse Westinghouse Electric |
Dr. Phillips Thomas | Paul Shannon (Narrator) | ["Educational", "Science", "Documentary", "Aviation", "History"] |
A science dramatization recounting the pioneering aerodynamic glider experiments of John J. Montgomery in 1880s California. |