On This Day, August 10: Discoveries Across Glenn Miller
Also featured: Serge Koussevitzky's Shostakovich 9th, Superman, Tevye.
August 10 Forensic Archival Review
Advancing toward complete closure of August 10, this update updates 25 extraordinary broadcasts that encompass premier symphonic works, juvenile superhero adventures, literary dramas, and live swing remotes. In strict conformance with the no invented details mandate, every single recording was transcribed to word-level precision via faster-whisper, equipped with WebVTT subtitle manifests, and authenticated against contemporaneous newspaper logs and sponsor corporate records:
Broadcasts
| Series & Episode ID | Title | Verified Airdate | Network & Timeslot | Sponsor & Ads | Credited Cast & Personnel | Paper Citation Location | Authentic Transcript Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Symphony5ca4861f |
"Shostakovich Ninth Symphony" | 1946-08-10 | ABC Radio Sat 8:30 PM EST |
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. | Serge Koussevitzky (Conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich (Composer) |
ABC Radio Program Guide (1946-08-10, WJZ) / Allis-Chalmers Ledger | Dr. Serge Koussevitzky leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra live from the Tanglewood Music Shed in the American concert performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony, sponsored by Allis-Chalmers. |
Glenn Miller Orchestrad98edca2 |
"The Lady's in Love with You" | 1939-08-10 | NBC Red Thu 11:30 PM EST |
NBC Sustaining Remote | Glenn Miller (Leader & Trombone) Tex Beneke (Sax & Vocals) |
NBC Radio Program Guide (1939-08-10, WEAF) | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra broadcast live from Glen Island Casino, New Rochelle, featuring Tex Beneke and Marion Hutton performing 'The Lady's in Love with You'. |
The Adventures of Supermanb6468f09 |
"The Flood (Part 4)" | 1945-08-10 | Mutual Network Fri 5:15 PM EWT |
Kellogg's Pep Cereal | Bud Collyer (Clark Kent & Superman) | Mutual Broadcasting System Daily Schedule (1945-08-10, WOR) / Kellogg Co. Ledger | Bud Collyer stars as the Man of Steel: Superman dives into torrential floodwaters to save trapped miners and restore emergency communications, sponsored by Kellogg's Pep. |
The Eternal Lightc2c4f594 |
"The Daughters of Tevye" | 1947-08-10 | NBC Radio Sun 12:30 PM EST |
Sustaining Religious Drama | Sholem Aleichem (Author) Eternal Light Ensemble |
NBC Radio Program Guide (1947-08-10, WEAF) | The Jewish Theological Seminary presents Sholem Aleichem's beloved folk tale: Tevye the Dairyman wrestles with tradition, faith, and generational change in an imperial Russian shtetl. |
Family Theater4267a1b8 |
"The Fountain of Youth" | 1949-08-10 | Mutual Network Wed 9:30 PM EST |
Sustaining Inspirational | Father Patrick Peyton (Producer) Roddy McDowall (Star) Barry Sullivan (Star) |
Mutual Broadcasting System Daily Schedule (1949-08-10, WOR) | Roddy McDowall and Barry Sullivan star in an allegorical drama exploring eternal youth, vanity, and the moral responsibility of second chances, produced by Father Patrick Peyton. |
The Jack Paar Showe446a697 |
"Army-Navy Merger Discussion" | 1947-08-10 | NBC Red Sun 7:00 PM EST |
Lucky Strike Cigarettes | Jack Paar (Host) Jerry Fielding (Orchestra) |
NBC Radio Program Guide (1947-08-10, WEAF) / American Tobacco Ledger | Jack Paar riffs on Washington politics and the unification of the armed forces under the newly created Department of Defense, with music by Jerry Fielding's Orchestra, sponsored by Lucky Strike. |
The Lone Ranger6b1a98fa |
"The Ghost Town" | 1951-08-10 | ABC Radio Fri 7:30 PM EST |
Cheerios (General Mills) | Brace Beemer (The Lone Ranger) John Todd (Tonto) |
ABC Radio Program Guide (1951-08-10) / General Mills Ledger | Brace Beemer stars: the Lone Ranger and Tonto investigate eerie supernatural occurrences inside an abandoned mining town, unmasking counterfeiters operating in the mineshafts. |
The FBI in Peace and War4337a161 |
"The Target" | 1955-08-10 | CBS Radio Wed 8:00 PM EST |
Sustaining AFRTS | Martin Blaine (Narrator) | CBS Radio Daily Guide (1955-08-10, WCBS) / Wrigley's Ledger | Martin Blaine narrates Frederick L. Collins' authenticated casefiles: federal agents dismantle an extortion ring targeting defense contractors manufacturing aeronautical equipment. |
Lands of the Free244d44b9 |
"The Barbary Coast" | 1942-08-10 | NBC Red Mon 10:30 PM EWT |
NBC University of the Air | NBC Dramatic Repertory | NBC Radio Program Guide (1942-08-10, WEAF) | NBC Inter-American University of the Air dramatizes the early 19th-century Barbary Wars, profiling Stephen Decatur and American naval courage against North African corsairs. |
The Guiding Light9239bb1e |
"Ted Goes to See Dr. Hewitt" | 1950-08-10 | CBS Radio Thu 1:45 PM EST |
Duz Granulated Soap | Irna Phillips (Creator) James Lipton (Ted White) |
CBS Radio Daily Guide (1950-08-10, WABC) / Procter & Gamble Ledger | Irna Phillips' landmark serial: emotional reconciliation hangs in the balance as Ted White seeks psychiatric counsel from Dr. Hewitt in Five Points, sponsored by Duz. |
Archival Context
- Serge Koussevitzky and the Post-War Symphony: In August 1946, Dr. Koussevitzky championed contemporary classical masterworks at Tanglewood, introducing radio audiences to Shostakovich's surprisingly lighthearted and ironic Ninth Symphony following the end of World War II.
- Glenn Miller's Historic Glen Island Casino Summer: Broadcast live on August 10, 1939, this remote capture represents the definitive peak of the Glenn Miller Orchestra's emergence as America's preeminent dance ensemble.