On This Day, September 4: Vincent Price and Mets Baseball
Also featured: Shirer in Berlin.
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 Vincent Price solving prizefighter poisoning murders as Simon Templar on The Saint for Ford, Lindsey Nelson calling live 1966 National League baseball from Shea Stadium on the Mets Radio Network, William L. Shirer and Edward R. Murrow reporting reciprocal Battle of Britain night air raids from Berlin and London on CBS European News, former diplomat William C. Bullitt debating Soviet relations on The Author Meets the Critics, BBC armchair mystery quiz Guilty Party, and Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts archival master copies, Vincent Price (1949), Lindsey Nelson (1966), William L. Shirer & Edward R. Murrow (1940), William C. Bullitt (1946), and David Jacobs (1940–1966):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Death of a Fighter with Vincent Price as Simon Templar" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-09-04 7:00 PM EDT |
Ford Motor Co. Ford Dealers |
Vincent Price (The Saint) | Leslie Charteris (Creator) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "The Saint", "Vincent Price", "Leslie Charteris"] |
The Saint investigates the suspicious dressing-room poisoning of an undefeated prizefighter who refused to take a dive for underworld racketeers. |
| "Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets with Lindsey Nelson" | Mets Radio Network 1966-09-04 2:00 PM EDT |
Rheingold Breweries Rheingold Extra Dry Beer |
Lindsey Nelson & Murphy | Ralph Kiner (Announcers) | ["Sports", "Baseball", "Mets", "Lindsey Nelson", "Bob Murphy"] |
Live play-by-play coverage from Shea Stadium as the New York Mets battle the visiting Philadelphia Phillies in National League afternoon action. |
| "London and Berlin Night Bombing Raids with William L. Shirer" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-04 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining European News Roundup |
William L. Shirer (Berlin) | Edward R. Murrow & White | ["News", "WWII", "CBS European News", "William L Shirer", "Edward R Murrow"] |
CBS foreign correspondents report live on escalating reciprocal aerial bombing attacks striking civilian districts in London and Berlin during the Battle of Britain. |
| "The Great Globe Itself with William C. Bullitt" | Mutual / WOR 1946-09-04 10:30 PM EDT |
Book-of-the-Month Literary Discussion |
William C. Bullitt | John K.M. McCaffery | ["Books", "Discussion", "Author Meets Critics", "William C Bullitt", "Mutual"] |
Former ambassador William C. Bullitt defends his geopolitical analysis of post-war Soviet foreign policy against panel critics. |
| "The Fallen Angel with David Jacobs" | BBC Light Programme 1962-09-04 |
Sustaining British Panel Quiz |
David Jacobs (Chairman) | Edward J. Mason (Writer) | ["Mystery", "Panel", "Guilty Party", "David Jacobs", "BBC Light"] |
A celebrity panel of armchair detectives cross-examines key suspect witnesses to solve the fictional murder of a glamorous cabaret dancer. |
| "Winning Singer Irene Carroll with Archie Bleyer" | CBS (WCBS) 1950-09-04 8:30 PM EDT |
Thomas J. Lipton Lipton Tea |
Arthur Godfrey (Host) | Archie Bleyer's Orch. | ["Variety", "Music", "Arthur Godfrey", "Talent Scouts", "Archie Bleyer"] |
Arthur Godfrey introduces discovery talent scouts presenting aspiring musical acts, culminating in Irene Carroll taking first prize honors on the applause meter. |