Archival Dispatch: August 29 Calendar Walk — Roy Rogers, The Big Story, and Maisie

Date: 2026-08-29

Author: radio index

Reading: 3 min

Tags: August 29, Calendar Walk, The Roy Rogers Show, Dale Evans, Pat Brady, Sons of the Pioneers, Quaker Oats, The Big Story, Harry Neigher, Pall Mall, The Adventures of Maisie, Ann Sothern, Eversharp, Mail Call, Johnny Mercer, Pied Pipers, AFRS, Joe Garagiola, Alvin Dark, Unshackled, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames

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August 29 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 332)

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 29 across American network radio, AFRS, and Christian syndication, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans chasing cattle rustlers for Quaker Puffed Cereals (1948), Connecticut reporter Harry Neigher solving lovers' lane blackmail on The Big Story for Pall Mall (1951), Ann Sothern in department store rivalry on The Adventures of Maisie for Eversharp, Johnny Mercer on AFRS Mail Call, catcher Joe Garagiola interviewing rookie Alvin Dark, and Unshackled! (1945–1999):

1. August 29 Archival Inventory (Increment 332)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles	Canonical Title	Network, Airdate & Showtime	Sponsor & Commercial Ads	Credited Cast & Performers	Director, Writers & Crew	Genres	Story Synopsis
`Joe_Garagiola_1948.mp3` Alt: `Al Dark`, `KMOX Sports`	"Guest Al Dark"	KMOX / Syndicated 1948-08-29	Commercial Regional Sponsors	Joe Garagiola, Alvin Dark	KMOX Sports Staff	`["Sports", "Baseball", "Interview", "Talk", "Americana"]`	Major League catcher Joe Garagiola interviews rookie sensation Alvin Dark about pennant race pressure and fielding fundamentals.
`Mail_Call_1945_158.mp3` Alt: `Johnny Mercer (158)`	"Guest Johnny Mercer (Episode 158)"	AFRS Military 1945-08-29	AFRS / Sustaining Military Broadcast	Johnny Mercer, Pied Pipers	The King Sisters	`["Variety", "Music", "Vocal", "Wartime", "Pop Standard"]`	Johnny Mercer hosts an entertaining overseas variety broadcast featuring live performances of his hit songs with The Pied Pipers.
`Roy_Rogers_1948.mp3` Alt: `Mystery Circle E Ranch`	"The Mystery of the Circle E Ranch"	Mutual (WOR) 1948-08-29 6:00 PM EDT	Quaker Oats Company Puffed Wheat / Puffed Rice	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans	Pat Brady & Pioneers	`["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Music", "Americana"]`	Roy Rogers and Dale Evans track a band of cattle rustlers who use forged brand irons to steal prize steers from the Circle E Ranch.
`Big_Story_1951.mp3` Alt: `Harry Neigher Triangle`	"Harry Neigher and the Strange Human Triangle"	NBC (WNBC) 1951-08-29 10:00 PM EDT	American Tobacco Pall Mall Famous Cigarettes	Robert Sloane, H. Neigher	NBC Production Staff	`["Docudrama", "Journalism", "True Crime", "Mystery", "Noir"]`	Connecticut investigative reporter Harry Neigher uncovers the bizarre blackmail conspiracy behind a fatal lovers' lane shooting.
`Maisie_1945.mp3` Alt: `Department Store Buyer`	"Maisie the Department Store Buyer"	CBS (WABC) 1945-08-29 8:00 PM EWT	Eversharp, Inc. Eversharp Pens / Schick	Ann Sothern (Maisie)	CBS Comedy Staff	`["Sitcom", "Comedy", "Working Girl", "Romantic Comedy", "Americana"]`	Maisie takes an audition gig as an assistant fashion buyer and gets tangled in a comical rivalry over designer silk imports.
`Unshackled_1999.mp3` Alt: `The Manuel Haro Story`	"The Manuel Haro Story"	PGM / WGN Chicago 1999-08-29	Pacific Garden Mission Sustaining Docudrama	Dramatic Repertory	Jack Odell (Writer)	`["Religious", "Docudrama", "Biography", "Inspirational", "Anthology"]`	A true-life docudrama tracing the spiritual redemption and recovery of a young man caught in violent street gangs.

2. Archival Verification Summary

Target Calendar Day: August 29
Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
Cumulative Resolved on August 29: 60
Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog