On This Day, September 4: Mel Blanc Interview and Tommy Dorsey
Also featured: Roy Rogers.
September 4 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 4 across Chuck Schaden's legendary Chicago retrospective interview with voice acting pioneer Mel Blanc, high-energy swing from Tommy Dorsey and The Pied Pipers live at Fort Monmouth for Coca-Cola, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans tracking gold claim-jumpers in Paradise Valley for Quaker Oats, dramatic Venetian religious history on The Ave Maria Hour, romantic cosmetics advertising comedy on Grand Marquee, and CBC dark crime comedy on The Mystery Project, Mel Blanc (1988), Tommy Dorsey (1943), Roy Rogers (1949), Olan Soule (1947), Ave Maria Hour (1949), and The Mystery Project (1943–1999):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Chuck Schaden Interviews Mel Blanc on WBBM Chicago" | WBBM Chicago 1988-09-04 |
Sustaining Radio History Interview |
Mel Blanc & Schaden | Chuck Schaden (Host) | ["Interview", "History", "Radio Classics", "Mel Blanc", "Chuck Schaden"] |
Chuck Schaden conducts an in-depth retrospective interview with voice acting pioneer Mel Blanc, exploring his iconic work on The Jack Benny Program and Warner Bros cartoons. |
| "Tommy Dorsey Live from Fort Monmouth with Coca-Cola" | Blue Network 1943-09-04 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Co. Coca-Cola |
Tommy Dorsey & Orch. | Sy Oliver & Pied Pipers | ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Tommy Dorsey", "Coca-Cola"] |
Tommy Dorsey leads his swing orchestra in high-octane brass numbers before cheering US Army Signal Corps troops at Fort Monmouth. |
| "The Mystery of the Double Murder with Roy Rogers" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-09-04 6:00 PM EDT |
Quaker Oats Co. Quaker Puffed Wheat |
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans | Pat Brady & Pioneers | ["Western", "Adventure", "Roy Rogers", "Dale Evans", "Quaker Oats"] |
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans track a pair of masked frontier claim-jumpers who ambushed two prospecting partners near Paradise Valley. |
| "Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani with Ave Maria Hour" | WMCA / Mutual 1949-09-04 6:30 PM EDT |
Franciscan Friars Graymoor Atonement |
Ave Maria Drama Cast | Franciscan Friars Staff | ["Religion", "Biography", "Ave Maria Hour", "Franciscan Friars", "Graymoor"] |
A dramatic chronicle recounting the pious life, pastoral reforms, and charity of Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani, the first Patriarch of Venice. |
| "What Is This Thing Called Love with Olan Soule" | NBC (WNBC) 1947-09-04 9:30 PM EDT |
William R. Warner Rayve Creme Shampoo |
Olan Soule & Vaughn | NBC Dramatic Staff | ["Comedy", "Romance", "Grand Marquee", "Olan Soule", "Rayve"] |
An ambitious advertising copywriter concocts a fraudulent romantic engagement to impress a wealthy prospective cosmetics client. |
| "Clean Review (Ethyl and Methyl) with CBC Radio" | CBC Radio 1999-09-04 |
Sustaining Canadian Radio Drama |
CBC Drama Repertory | Peggy Delaney (Author) | ["Mystery", "Drama", "The Mystery Project", "CBC", "Peggy Delaney"] |
Two eccentric crime-scene cleaning specialists uncover hidden mobster loot while sterilizing a contaminated safehouse apartment. |