On This Day, September 5: Tex Beneke and Railroad Hour
Also featured: Living 1948.
September 5 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 5 across British variety comedy with Jimmy O'Dea on Take It From There, big band swing on The Tex Beneke Show featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra for Chesterfield, youth mystery with Brett Morrison on The Batman Mystery Club, postwar medical documentary on Living 1948 with Ben Grauer, Gordon MacRae and Evelyn Wyckoff in a musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz on The Railroad Hour for the Association of American Railroads, and historical 1934 speeches, Jimmy O'Dea (1946), Tex Beneke (1947), and Gordon MacRae (1949):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Variety Episode with Jimmy O'Dea" | BBC Light Programme 1946-09-05 |
Sustaining British Variety |
Jimmy O'Dea & Ensemble | BBC Variety Orchestra | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Take It From There", "Jimmy ODea", "BBC"] |
Jimmy O'Dea leads the studio ensemble through witty musical sketches and rapid-fire observational comedy routines. |
| "Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra" | NBC (WEAF) 1947-09-05 10:00 PM EDT |
Liggett & Myers Chesterfield Cigarettes |
Beneke, Modernaires & Miller | Glenn Miller Orchestra | ["Music", "Big Band", "Tex Beneke", "Glenn Miller", "Chesterfield"] |
Saxophonist Tex Beneke conducts the Glenn Miller Orchestra in big band swing standards and showcases vocal harmonies by The Modernaires. |
| "The Monster of Dumphrey's Hall with Brett Morrison" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-09-05 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Youth Mystery |
Brett Morrison (Narrator) | Mutual Radio Troupe | ["Mystery", "Adventure", "Batman Mystery Club", "Brett Morrison", "Mutual"] |
Club members investigate eerie nocturnal howling and glowing footprints surrounding an abandoned coastal Scottish manor. |
| "Plight of Our Hospitals with Ben Grauer" | NBC (WEAF) 1948-09-05 4:35 PM EDT |
Sustaining Public Affairs Doc |
Ben Grauer & Dr. Parran | NBC Documentary Unit | ["Documentary", "Public Affairs", "Living 1948", "Ben Grauer", "NBC"] |
Ben Grauer investigates nationwide postwar hospital bed shortages, nursing deficits, and rising medical care costs across rural communities. |
| "The Wizard of Oz with Gordon MacRae and Evelyn Wyckoff" | ABC (WJZ) 1949-09-05 8:00 PM EDT |
Assoc. of American Railroads Railroad Transportation |
MacRae & Wyckoff | Carmen Dragon Orchestra | ["Musical", "Fantasy", "The Railroad Hour", "Gordon MacRae", "AAR"] |
Gordon MacRae and Evelyn Wyckoff star in a full radio musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic fantasy journey to the Emerald City. |
| "Reichsparteitag Cultural Address (Historic Archival Recording)" | RRG German Radio 1934-09-05 |
Historical Archive National Broadcast |
Historic Archival Audio | RRG Radio Archive | ["History", "Speech", "WWII News", "Archive", "RRG"] |
Archival broadcast recording capturing the opening cultural convention address delivered at the Nuremberg Congress Hall in September 1934. |