Archival Dispatch: August 30 Calendar Walk — Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, Young Widder Brown, and Terry Pratchett

Date: 2026-08-30

Author: radio index

Reading: 3 min

Tags: August 30, Calendar Walk, Challenge of the Yukon, Sergeant Preston, Paul Sutton, King the Wonder Dog, Fran Striker, Quaker Oats, Young Widder Brown, Frank and Anne Hummert, Wendy Drew, Ned Wever, Haley's M-O, Two on a Clue, John Steele Adventurer, Atlanta Radio Theatre Company, Terry Pratchett, Guards Guards, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames

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August 30 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 400)

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 30 across American network radio, syndicated transcription services, and modern audio theatre, Paul Sutton as Sergeant Preston of the Yukon tracking murderers and claim jumpers for Quaker Oats (1947–1950), Frank and Anne Hummert's daytime serial Young Widder Brown for Haley's M-O (1950), husband-and-wife sleuths in Two on a Clue for Post's Bran Flakes (1945), international intrigue on John Steele, Adventurer (1955), and Terry Pratchett's Discworld classic Guards! Guards! by the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company (1945–2007):

1. August 30 Archival Inventory (Increment 400)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles	Canonical Title	Network, Airdate & Showtime	Sponsor & Commercial Ads	Credited Cast & Performers	Director, Writers & Crew	Genres	Story Synopsis
`Widder_Brown_1950.mp3` Alt: `Norine Meets Jim`	"Norine Meets with Dr. Jim Brent"	NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-30 4:45 PM EDT	Sterling Drug Haley's M-O / Phillips	Wendy Drew, Wever	Frank & Anne Hummert	`["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Serial", "Daytime", "Hummert"]`	Norine seeks a secret medical consultation with Dr. Jim Brent to discuss her worsening health without alerting Ellen.
`John_Steele_1955.mp3` Alt: `Moroccan Smuggling`	"The Moroccan Smuggling Ring"	Mutual (WOR) 1955-08-30 8:00 PM EDT	Sustaining International Espionage	Ted Mallie (Narrator)	John Steele Staff	`["Espionage", "Adventure", "International", "Action", "Drama"]`	Government agent John Steele tracks illicit munitions shipments across the Moroccan desert to prevent an uprising.
`Two_Clue_1945_13.mp3` Alt: `Noisy Corpse 13`	"The Case of the Noisy Corpse (Part 13)"	CBS (WABC) 1945-08-30 2:00 PM EWT	General Foods Post's 40% Bran Flakes	Ned Wever, Fitch	Two on a Clue Staff	`["Detective", "Mystery", "Comedy-Mystery", "Serial", "Daytime"]`	Husband-and-wife sleuths Jeff and Penny Spencer search a creaky Victorian attic for the source of unexplained nighttime tapping sounds.
`Yukon_1947_Killer.mp3` Alt: `Clue To A Killer`	"Clue to a Killer"	ABC (WJZ) 1947-08-30 5:00 PM EDT	Sustaining / Quaker Puffed Wheat	Paul Sutton, King	Fran Striker (Writer)	`["Western", "Adventure", "Northwest", "Juvenile", "Mountie"]`	Sergeant Preston and King track a gold claim jumper who murdered a prospector and fled into the mountain wilderness.
`Yukon_1950_Luck.mp3` Alt: `Logans Luck`	"Logan's Luck"	Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-30 5:00 PM EDT	Quaker Oats Co. Quaker Puffed Rice & Wheat	Paul Sutton, King	Fran Striker (Writer)	`["Western", "Adventure", "Northwest", "Juvenile", "Mountie"]`	Sergeant Preston investigates a suspicious mining claim dispute after an unlucky prospector strikes gold and receives violent threats.
`ARTC_2007_Guards.mp3` Alt: `Guards Guards 1`	"Guards! Guards! (Part 1)"	ARTC Syndication 2007-08-30	Sustaining Audio Drama	ARTC Repertory Cast	Terry Pratchett (Author)	`["Fantasy", "Comedy", "Satire", "Audio Drama", "Adaptation"]`	Captain Sam Vimes and the underdog Ankh-Morpork City Night Watch investigate a secret brotherhood attempting to summon a dragon.

2. Archival Verification Summary

Target Calendar Day: August 30
Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
Cumulative Resolved on August 30: 72 / 377
Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog