On This Day, September 2: Gregory Hood and Woody Guthrie
Also featured: Edward R. Murrow.
September 2 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 2 across wine-sponsored cosmopolitan detective mysteries, public radio folk biography audio dramas, live eyewitness Blitz reporting, teenage radio comedy, and daily mystery serials, Gale Gordon as Gregory Hood for Petri Wine (1946), NPR's Earplay production of Woody Guthrie — The Early Years (1981), Edward R. Murrow reporting from London on CBS (1940), Louise Erickson in A Date with Judy for Tums (1947), Frances Crane's Mystery of the Week (1947), and Radio Superior (1939–1981):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Murder on the Archery Range with Gale Gordon and Petri Wine" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-02 8:00 PM EDT |
Petri Wine Co. Petri Port & Sherry |
Gale Gordon (Hood) | Denis Green & Boucher | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Gregory Hood", "Gale Gordon", "Petri Wine"] |
San Francisco import merchant Gregory Hood investigates when a wealthy toxicologist is shot with a poisoned hunting arrow on an archery range. |
| "Woody Guthrie — The Early Years (Part 1) with NPR Audio Drama" | NPR 1981-09-02 |
Sustaining Folk Bio Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Karl Schmidt (Producer) | ["Drama", "Biography", "Music", "Earplay", "Woody Guthrie"] |
A biographical radio play dramatizes folk balladeer Woody Guthrie's Oklahoma childhood and his Dust Bowl journey to California. |
| "CBS Reports Heavy Damage in Night Air Raids over Britain" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-02 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining Eyewitness News |
Edward R. Murrow | Bob Trout (Anchor) | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Edward R Murrow", "CBS"] |
CBS correspondents report live from London detailing nighttime Luftwaffe incendiary bombings and RAF interception operations during the Battle of Britain. |
| "Judy's New School Wardrobe with Louise Erickson and Tums" | NBC (KFI) 1947-09-02 8:30 PM EDT |
Lewis-Howe Co. Tums & Nature's Remedy |
Louise Erickson (Judy) | John Brown & Davis | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Teen", "A Date With Judy", "Tums"] |
Judy attempts to manipulate her father into funding an extravagant new autumn wardrobe by taking a chaotic part-time job. |
| "The Case of the Deadly Lover (Part 2) with Procter & Gamble" | CBS (KNX) 1947-09-02 7:00 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Bar & Duz |
Dramatic Mystery Cast | Frances Crane (Author) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Mystery Of Week", "Pat Abbott", "Ivory"] |
Private investigators Pat and Jean Abbott uncover forged identity papers while questioning suspects in a coastal resort cottage shooting. |
| "International Shortwave Relay on the Brink of Global Conflict" | Shortwave Relay 1939-09-02 |
Sustaining Shortwave News |
News Announcers | Radio Superior Staff | ["News", "History", "Shortwave", "WWII", "International"] |
International shortwave monitors report military mobilizations across Europe following the German invasion of Poland and imminent British declarations. |