Archival Dispatch: August 27 Calendar Walk — The Quiz Kids, Comic Weekly Man, and Transatlantic Call
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Tags: August 27, Calendar Walk, The Quiz Kids, Joe Kelly, Joel Kupperman, Gerard Darrow, Alka-Seltzer, Miles Laboratories, Comic Weekly Man, Puck Comic Weekly, Snookums, George McManus, Transatlantic Call, BBC, CBS, Coventry, Burl Ives, Alan Lomax, Song of America, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 27 Archival Enrichment (Increment 216)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 27 across American and British radio, three generations of young prodigies on The Quiz Kids for Alka-Seltzer (1941 literature/ornithology, 1944 Joel Kupperman wartime geography, 1950 Hiawatha & astronomy), The Comic Weekly Man reading the Sunday funny papers for Puck, and two historic Anglo-American documentary collaborations on Transatlantic Call (Coventry reconstruction and Burl Ives singing the "Song of America") (1941–1950):
1. August 27 Archival Inventory (Increment 216)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quiz_Kids_1941.mp3 Alt: Child Prodigies 1941, Alka-Seltzer |
"Child Prodigies of 1941" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1941-08-27 8:00 PM EDST |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & One-A-Day |
Joe Kelly (Quizmaster), Gerard Darrow | Joan Bishop, Richard Williams | ["Quiz Show", "Game Show", "Educational", "Children", "Americana"] |
Quizmaster Joe Kelly tests young school prodigies on Shakespearean quotes, algebra equations, and ornithology facts sent in by listeners. |
Quiz_Kids_1944.mp3 Alt: Wartime Geography & Science, Joel |
"Wartime Geography & Science Prodigies" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1944-08-27 7:30 PM EWT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer |
Joe Kelly (Quizmaster), Joel Kupperman | Harve Fischman, Ruthie Duskin | ["Quiz Show", "Game Show", "Educational", "Children", "Americana"] |
Eight-year-old math wizard Joel Kupperman and fellow child prodigies solve rapid-fire mental arithmetic and identify Pacific islands on naval maps. |
Quiz_Kids_1950.mp3 Alt: Hiawatha And Mini Ha Ha, 1950 |
"Hiawatha and Minnehaha" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-27 3:30 PM EDT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & Bactine |
Joe Kelly (Quizmaster), Joel Kupperman | Naomi Cooks, Melvin Miles | ["Quiz Show", "Game Show", "Educational", "Children", "Literature"] |
The panel of gifted children answers questions on Longfellow's epic poetry, American folklore heroes, and classical astronomy constellations. |
Comic_Weekly_1950.mp3 Alt: Riddle about Chimney, Snookums |
"Snookums & Sunday Funnies" | WOR / Synd 1950-08-27 9:00 AM EDT |
Puck — Comic Weekly Hearst Sunday Papers |
The Comic Weekly Man (Narrator) | George McManus (Comics) | ["Children", "Comics", "Americana", "Humor", "Storytelling"] |
The Comic Weekly Man dramatically acts out voices and sound effects while reading the Sunday comic strips, including George McManus's 'The Newlyweds and Their Baby Snookums'. |
Transatlantic_Call_1944a.mp3 Alt: Eye Witness 52, Coventry |
"Eye Witness 52 (Coventry Rebuilding)" | CBS / BBC 1944-08-27 12:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Joint Wartime Series |
BBC & CBS Production Staff | BBC / CBS Documentary Unit | ["Documentary", "Wartime", "British", "Historical", "Live Broadcast"] |
A documentary broadcast chronicling the resilience of English factory workers and townspeople rebuilding industrial manufacturing plants in blitzed Coventry. |
Transatlantic_Call_1944b.mp3 Alt: Song Of America, Burl Ives |
"Song of America (Folk Ballads & Frontier Roots)" | BBC / CBS 1944-08-27 1:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Cultural Exchange |
Burl Ives, Alan Lomax | CBS Symphony Orchestra | ["Documentary", "Folk Music", "Americana", "Historical", "Cultural"] |
Folksinger Burl Ives performs traditional American ballads and work songs, explaining the cultural history of Midwestern pioneers to British radio listeners. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 27
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 27: 209
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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