On This Day, September 1: Bill Stern and Frank Morgan
Also featured: Twenty Questions.
September 1 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 September 1 across high-energy sports lore, tall-tale radio comedy, beloved animal-vegetable-mineral quiz panels, under-the-sea children's fantasy adventures, and orchestral choral concerts, Bill Stern on Sports Newsreel for Colgate (1948, 1950), Frank Morgan for Pall Mall (1946), Bill Slater on Twenty Questions for Wildroot (1951), Art Carney in The Land of the Lost (1945), and The Lyn Murray Show (1944–1951):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Guest Lou Niss with Bill Stern and Colgate" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-09-01 10:30 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Shave Cream |
Bill Stern, Lou Niss | NBC Sports Unit | ["Sports", "Interview", "Bill Stern", "Lou Niss", "Colgate"] |
Bill Stern interviews Brooklyn sports editor Lou Niss regarding the National League pennant race and recounts dramatic human interest sports anecdotes. |
| "Historic Baseball Rivalries with Bill Stern and Colgate" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-09-01 10:00 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Dental Cream |
Bill Stern (Host) | NBC Sports Unit | ["Sports", "Docudrama", "Bill Stern", "Baseball", "Colgate"] |
Bill Stern narrates legendary sports folklore including an underdog gridiron comeback and an unforgettable World Series walk-off victory. |
| "Willie Breezer Is Afraid of the Dark with Frank Morgan and Pall Mall" | NBC (WEAF) 1946-09-01 7:00 PM EDT |
American Cigarette Pall Mall Cigarettes |
Frank Morgan, Daley | Robert Armbruster Orch. | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Frank Morgan", "Pall Mall", "NBC"] |
Frank Morgan tells exaggerated tall tales about his childhood bravery while attempting to help a nervous neighborhood boy conquer his fear of darkness. |
| "Billy and Isabel Meet the Red Fish with Isabel Manning Hewson and Mutual" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-01 11:30 AM EWT |
Sustaining Juvenile Fantasy |
Hewson, Art Carney | Isabel Manning Hewson | ["Children", "Fantasy", "Land Of The Lost", "Art Carney", "Mutual"] |
Billy and Isabel travel beneath the ocean waves with Red Lantern to restore missing toys and books forgotten on dry land. |
| "Guest St. John Terrell with Bill Slater and Wildroot" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-09-01 8:00 PM EDT |
Wildroot Company Wildroot Cream-Oil |
Bill Slater (Host), Van Deventer | Herb Polesie & Rinard | ["Quiz", "Panel", "Twenty Questions", "Wildroot", "Mutual"] |
The panel attempts to identify mystery subjects categorized as animal, vegetable, or mineral within twenty deductive questions. |
| "Moods in Music with Lyn Murray and CBS" | CBS (WABC) 1944-09-01 11:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Orchestral Showcase |
Lyn Murray & Orch. | Lyn Murray (Director) | ["Music", "Orchestral", "Choral", "Lyn Murray", "CBS"] |
Composer and conductor Lyn Murray leads his orchestra and mixed chorus through lush modern arrangements of American show tunes. |