On This Day, August 28: The Falcon and Chick Carter
Also featured: Gary Crosby.
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, James Meighan foiling a blackout robbery as The Falcon (1943), Leon Janney in rooftop saboteur pursuits on Chick Carter, Boy Detective, Vincent Price hosting Mutual Radio Theater, Gary Crosby's summer swing hour on CBS, tenor Jack Statham on Talent Theater, and Jarman Shoe Company's Friendly Five Footnotes (1930–1980):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Summer Swing with The Cheerleaders" | CBS (WCBS) 1955-08-28 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Summer Variety |
Gary Crosby, The Cheerleaders | Buddy Cole Orchestra | ["Music", "Variety", "Vocal", "Pop Standard", "Big Band"] |
Gary Crosby hosts a breezy summer musical hour featuring vocal duets with The Cheerleaders quartet and pop standards. |
| "Guest Jack Statham" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-08-28 8:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Musical Showcase |
Jack Statham (Tenor) | NBC Concert Orchestra | ["Music", "Concert", "Vocal", "Opera", "Showcase"] |
A showcase of emerging concert vocal talent featuring guest tenor Jack Statham performing romantic operatic arias and Broadway solos. |
| "The Death of Celia Bron" | Mutual 1980-08-28 10:30 PM EDT |
Commercial Mystery Rebroadcast |
Vincent Price (Host) | Fletcher Markle (Writer) | ["Mystery", "Drama", "Suspense", "Noir", "Anthology"] |
A wealthy socialite's mysterious cliffside drowning unravels into a dark web of inheritance fraud and calculated blackmail. |
| "The Stolen Formula (Episode 311)" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-08-28 5:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Juvenile Adventure |
Leon Janney, Bill Lipton | Fritz Blocki (Director) | ["Juvenile", "Detective", "Serial", "Adventure", "Action"] |
Boy detective Chick Carter pursues a saboteur across warehouse rooftops to intercept a stolen military aviation blueprint. |
| "Footwear and Melodies (Episode 1)" | CBS (WABC) 1930-08-28 7:45 PM EDST |
Jarman Shoe Company Friendly Five Shoes |
Friendly Five Orchestra | Male Vocal Trio | ["Music", "Variety", "Dance Band", "Vocal", "Early Radio"] |
The Friendly Five Footnotes orchestra opens their weekly series with lively dance tunes, acoustic harmony singing, and collegiate shoe fashion advice. |
| "The Falcon Makes No Mistakes" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-08-28 7:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Detective Drama |
James Meighan (The Falcon) | Drexel Drake (Creator) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Action", "Noir"] |
Michael Waring matches wits with a perfectionist master thief attempting an impossible bank vault robbery during a citywide blackout. |