On This Day, September 3: A Date with Judy and Woody Guthrie
Also featured: Elmer Davis.
September 3 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata declarations, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 3 across teenage situation comedies, public radio folk biography dramas, pivotal WWII naval diplomacy news broadcasts, serialized five-part crime mysteries, and Cuban music revues, Louise Erickson in A Date with Judy for Tums (1946), Woody Guthrie: The Union Years on Earplay (1981), Elmer Davis on CBS reporting the Destroyers for Bases agreement (1940), Donald Gallagher in Mystery of the Week for Ivory Soap (1946, 1947), and Radio Superior (1940–1981):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Arc Metadata | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Baby Sitters, Inc. with Louise Erickson as Judy Foster" | NBC (KFI) 1946-09-03 8:30 PM EDT |
Lewis-Howe Co. Tums for Acid Indigestion |
Louise Erickson (Judy) | John Brown & Mack | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "A Date With Judy", "Louise Erickson", "Tums"] |
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Teenager Judy Foster and her best friend Mitzi establish a neighborhood childcare cooperative with chaotic domestic results. |
| "Woody Guthrie: The Union Years (Part 2) with NPR" | NPR / CPB 1981-09-03 |
Sustaining Public Radio Drama |
Folk Cast Ensemble | Karl Schmidt (Prod) | ["Drama", "Biography", "Earplay", "Woody Guthrie", "NPR"] |
{"title": "Woody Guthrie: The Union Years", "part": 2, "total_parts": 2} |
Woody Guthrie travels through Pacific Northwest labor encampments composing folk ballads for migrant labor unions. |
| "Destroyers for Bases Agreement Announcement with Elmer Davis" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-03 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining CBS News Analysis |
Elmer Davis (Anchor) | Washington Reporters | ["News", "History", "CBS News", "Elmer Davis", "WWII"] |
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Elmer Davis reports on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's executive agreement trading fifty American naval destroyers to Great Britain for Atlantic naval base leases. |
| "Napoleon's Chess Table (Part 2) with Donald Gallagher" | CBS (WABC) 1946-09-03 7:00 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Soap & Flakes |
Donald Gallagher (Ross) | Dramatic Voice Cast | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Mystery Of The Week", "Donald Gallagher", "Ivory Soap"] |
{"title": "Napoleon's Chess Table", "part": 2, "total_parts": 5} |
Inspector Ross examines an antique ivory chessboard concealing microfilmed naval blueprints before a second assassination occurs. |
| "The Deadly Lover (Part 3) with Donald Gallagher" | CBS (WABC) 1947-09-03 7:00 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Soap & Flakes |
Donald Gallagher (Ross) | Dramatic Voice Cast | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Mystery Of The Week", "Donald Gallagher", "Ivory Soap"] |
{"title": "The Deadly Lover", "part": 3, "total_parts": 5} |
Detectives trace an elusive fortune hunter who seduces wealthy heiresses before staging fatal boating accidents. |
| "Havana Variety Showcase with Armando Sanchez" | CMQ Havana 1957-09-03 |
Sustaining Cuban Music Revue |
Armando Sanchez Orch. | Cuban Vocal Soloists | ["Music", "Latin", "Radio Superior", "Cuba", "Havana"] |
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Orchestral danzones and Afro-Cuban rhythms performed live before a studio audience in Havana. |