On This Day, August 28: Nick Carter and Bing
Also featured: Rosemary, Louisiana Hayride.
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, Lon Clark as Nick Carter in three gripping pulp cases spanning phantom jungle drums, screaming wax museum corpses, and waterfront jewel smuggling (1944–1955), Billy Walker electrifying Shreveport on Louisiana Hayride, and Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney hosting comedian Bert Lahr and soprano Dorothy Kirsten (1944–1962):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Tammy" | CBS (WCBS) 1961-08-28 10:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining Morning Music |
Bing Crosby, R. Clooney | Buddy Cole Trio | ["Music", "Vocal", "Pop Standard", "Duet", "Americana"] |
Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney perform vocal duets and breezy studio banter, featuring Rosemary's rendition of 'Tammy'. |
| "Guests Bert Lahr and Dorothy Kirsten" | CBS (WCBS) 1962-08-28 10:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining Morning Music |
Bert Lahr, Dorothy Kirsten | Bing & Rosemary | ["Music", "Comedy", "Vocal", "Opera", "Variety"] |
Comedian Bert Lahr and opera soprano Dorothy Kirsten join Bing and Rosemary for musical numbers and theatrical satire. |
| "Billy Walker at the Municipal Auditorium" | KWKH / CBS 1954-08-28 8:00 PM CST |
Sustaining Country Live |
Billy Walker, Frank Page | Hayride Band | ["Country", "Honky Tonk", "Live Performance", "Americana", "Western Swing"] |
Country singer Billy Walker electrifies a cheering Shreveport crowd with his honky-tonk hit 'You Can Talk Me Out of Anything But Love'. |
| "The Drums of Death (Part 1)" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-08-28 7:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Pulp Detective |
Lon Clark, Helen Choate | Jock MacGregor (Director) | ["Detective", "Pulp", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Suspense"] |
Nick Carter and Patsy Bowen investigate eerie jungle drumbeats resounding through a wealthy heiress's supposedly haunted suburban mansion. |
| "The Case of the Screaming Corpse" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-08-28 6:30 PM EDT |
Cudahy Packing Co. Old Dutch Cleanser |
Lon Clark, C. Manson | Jock MacGregor (Director) | ["Detective", "Pulp", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Horror"] |
Nick Carter investigates a bizarre death in an amusement park funhouse where a wax museum corpse emits bloodcurdling screams. |
| "The Case of the Dragon Society" | Mutual (WOR) 1955-08-28 4:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Pulp Detective |
Lon Clark, C. Manson | Jock MacGregor (Director) | ["Detective", "Pulp", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Action"] |
Nick Carter foils an international smuggling syndicate using imported ceramic dragons to traffic contraband jewels across the waterfront. |