Archival Dispatch: September 4 Calendar Walk — Mel Blanc Interview, Tommy Dorsey & Roy Rogers
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Tags: September 4, Calendar Walk, Mel Blanc, Chuck Schaden, Radio Classics, WBBM Chicago, Jack Benny, Warner Bros, Tommy Dorsey, Sy Oliver, The Pied Pipers, Spotlight Bands, Coca-Cola, The Roy Rogers Show, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Quaker Oats, The Sons of the Pioneers, Ave Maria Hour, Franciscan Friars, Grand Marquee, Olan Soule, Rayve Shampoo, The Mystery Project, CBC Radio, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 4 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 724)
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 September 4 across Chuck Schaden's legendary Chicago retrospective interview with voice acting pioneer Mel Blanc, high-energy swing from Tommy Dorsey and The Pied Pipers live at Fort Monmouth for Coca-Cola, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans tracking gold claim-jumpers in Paradise Valley for Quaker Oats, dramatic Venetian religious history on The Ave Maria Hour, romantic cosmetics advertising comedy on Grand Marquee, and CBC dark crime comedy on The Mystery Project, Mel Blanc (1988), Tommy Dorsey (1943), Roy Rogers (1949), Olan Soule (1947), Ave Maria Hour (1949), and The Mystery Project (1943–1999):
1. September 4 Archival Inventory (Increment 724)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RadioClassics_1988_MelBlanc.mp3 Alt: Chuck Shaden Interviews Mel Blanc Radio Classics - WBBM |
"Chuck Schaden Interviews Mel Blanc on WBBM Chicago" | WBBM Chicago 1988-09-04 |
Sustaining Radio History Interview |
Mel Blanc & Schaden | Chuck Schaden (Host) | ["Interview", "History", "Radio Classics", "Mel Blanc", "Chuck Schaden"] |
Chuck Schaden conducts an in-depth retrospective interview with voice acting pioneer Mel Blanc, exploring his iconic work on The Jack Benny Program and Warner Bros cartoons. |
SpotlightBands_1943_TommyDorsey.mp3 Alt: Tommy Dorsey, I've Found A New Baby Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands |
"Tommy Dorsey Live from Fort Monmouth with Coca-Cola" | Blue Network 1943-09-04 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Co. Coca-Cola |
Tommy Dorsey & Orch. | Sy Oliver & Pied Pipers | ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Tommy Dorsey", "Coca-Cola"] |
Tommy Dorsey leads his swing orchestra in high-octane brass numbers before cheering US Army Signal Corps troops at Fort Monmouth. |
RoyRogers_1949_DoubleMurder.mp3 Alt: The Mystery of the Double Murder The Roy Rogers Show |
"The Mystery of the Double Murder with Roy Rogers" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-09-04 6:00 PM EDT |
Quaker Oats Co. Quaker Puffed Wheat |
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans | Pat Brady & Pioneers | ["Western", "Adventure", "Roy Rogers", "Dale Evans", "Quaker Oats"] |
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans track a pair of masked frontier claim-jumpers who ambushed two prospecting partners near Paradise Valley. |
AveMaria_1949_LorenzoGiustiniani.mp3 Alt: The Ave Maria Hour: Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani Ave Maria Hour |
"Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani with Ave Maria Hour" | WMCA / Mutual 1949-09-04 6:30 PM EDT |
Franciscan Friars Graymoor Atonement |
Ave Maria Drama Cast | Franciscan Friars Staff | ["Religion", "Biography", "Ave Maria Hour", "Franciscan Friars", "Graymoor"] |
A dramatic chronicle recounting the pious life, pastoral reforms, and charity of Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani, the first Patriarch of Venice. |
GrandMarquee_1947_ThingCalledLove.mp3 Alt: What Is This Thing Called Love? Grand Marquee |
"What Is This Thing Called Love with Olan Soule" | NBC (WNBC) 1947-09-04 9:30 PM EDT |
William R. Warner Rayve Creme Shampoo |
Olan Soule & Vaughn | NBC Dramatic Staff | ["Comedy", "Romance", "Grand Marquee", "Olan Soule", "Rayve"] |
An ambitious advertising copywriter concocts a fraudulent romantic engagement to impress a wealthy prospective cosmetics client. |
MysteryProject_1999_CleanSweep.mp3 Alt: Clean Sweep - Ethyl and Methyl The Mystery Project |
"Clean Sweep (Ethyl and Methyl) with CBC Radio" | CBC Radio 1999-09-04 |
Sustaining Canadian Radio Drama |
CBC Drama Repertory | Peggy Delaney (Author) | ["Mystery", "Drama", "The Mystery Project", "CBC", "Peggy Delaney"] |
Two eccentric crime-scene cleaning specialists uncover hidden mobster loot while sterilizing a contaminated safehouse apartment. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 4
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 4: 66 / 471 (341 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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