On This Day, September 2: Steve Canyon and Herbert Marshall
Also featured: Graham Kennedy.
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 classic comic strip aviation serials, cigarette-sponsored suspense anthologies, Australian radio comedy plays, historical wartime news reports, and beauty pageant forums, Barry Sullivan as Steve Canyon (1948), Herbert Marshall on The Old Gold Show (1942), Graham Kennedy on 3DB Melbourne (1979), Edward R. Murrow and Eric Sevareid reporting from London (1940), and Nazi Berlin shortwave propaganda (1939–1979):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Fortune of Rubies with Barry Sullivan as Steve Canyon" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-09-02 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Aviation Adventure |
Barry Sullivan (Canyon) | Milton Caniff (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Aviation", "Steve Canyon", "Barry Sullivan", "ABC"] |
Air cargo pilot Steve Canyon flies a chartered transport plane into Burma and evades guerilla bandits seeking a hidden cache of uncut rubies. |
| "Visitors on a Late Sierra Afternoon with Herbert Marshall" | CBS (KNX) 1942-09-02 8:00 PM EWT |
P. Lorillard Co. Old Gold Cigarettes |
Herbert Marshall (Host) | CBS Drama Staff | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Old Gold Show", "Herbert Marshall", "CBS"] |
A reclusive landscape painter living in a Sierra Nevada cabin receives unexpected stranded travelers harboring a dark criminal secret. |
| "The Chocolate Milkman with Graham Kennedy on 3DB Melbourne" | 3DB Melbourne 1979-09-02 |
Commercial Sponsors Australian Comedy |
Graham Kennedy (Star) | 3DB Repertory Unit | ["Comedy", "Australian", "Radio Playhouse", "Graham Kennedy", "3DB"] |
A suburban delivery driver causes domestic mayhem when he accidentally distributes flavored milk beverages spiked with potent liqueur. |
| "Nazi German State Radio Propaganda on Invasion of Poland" | RRG Berlin 1939-09-02 |
Sustaining Historical Broadcast |
State Radio Announcers | Reichs-Rundfunk Staff | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Propaganda", "Shortwave"] |
Berlin shortwave announcers broadcast official regime communiqués attempting to justify the military invasion of Poland to foreign listeners. |
| "CBS European News Roundup with Edward R. Murrow and Sevareid" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-02 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining Wartime News |
Edward R. Murrow, Sevareid | Bob Trout (Anchor) | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Edward R Murrow", "CBS"] |
CBS correspondents analyze British air defenses, Axis naval maneuvers, and the United States destroyers-for-bases diplomatic negotiations. |
| "Beauty vs. Brains with Miss America Contestants" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-09-02 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Public Discussion |
Pageant Contestants | Mutual Special Events | ["Talk", "Discussion", "Interview", "Miss America", "Mutual"] |
Pageant contestants and college debaters engage in a live round-table discussion examining post-war career opportunities for women. |