Archival Dispatch: September 4 Calendar Walk — Perry Como, Michael Shayne & Squad Cars

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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 4, Calendar Walk, Musical Autographs, Perry Como, Ted Steele, Chesterfield, Liggett and Myers, Spotlight Bands, Phil Brito, Coca-Cola, Michael Shayne, Wally Maher, Cathy Lewis, Brett Halliday, Squad Cars, Springbok Radio, South Africa, Crisis, Michael Silver, Frank Watanabe and the Honorable Archie, Eddie Holden, Reginald Sharland, KNX Los Angeles, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
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September 4 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 731)

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 Perry Como singing his chart-topping hit Till the End of Time for Chesterfield Cigarettes, Phil Brito and His Orchestra swinging on Spotlight Bands for Coca-Cola, Wally Maher solving bizarre murders on The New Adventures of Michael Shayne, flying squad police pursuits and supernatural archaeological horror on Springbok Radio (Squad Cars and Crisis), and early 1930s West Coast radio comedy on Frank Watanabe and the Honorable Archie, Perry Como (1945), Phil Brito (1946), Wally Maher (1948), Eddie Holden (1934), and Springbok Radio (1934–1975):


1. September 4 Archival Inventory (Increment 731)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles Canonical Title Network, Airdate & Showtime Sponsor & Commercial Ads Credited Cast & Performers Director, Writers & Crew Genres Story Synopsis
Como_1945_TillEndTime.mp3
Alt: Til The End Of Time Musical Autographs
"Till the End of Time with Perry Como" Syndication / Liggett
1945-09-04
Liggett & Myers
Chesterfield Cigarettes
Perry Como (Vocalist) Ted Steele & Orch. ["Music", "Vocal", "Musical Autographs", "Perry Como", "Chesterfield"] Perry Como performs romantic ballad autographs and pop standards led by his chart-topping hit Till the End of Time.
SpotlightBands_1946_PhilBrito.mp3
Alt: First Tune My Odarlin My Olovely My Obrien
"My O'Darlin' My O'Lovely with Phil Brito and His Orchestra" Mutual (WOR)
1946-09-04
9:30 PM EDT
The Coca-Cola Co.
Coca-Cola
Phil Brito & Orch. Spotlight Bands Staff ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Phil Brito", "Coca-Cola"] Phil Brito and his orchestra entertain military veterans with smooth romantic ballads and upbeat Italian-American swing tunes.
MichaelShayne_1948_GenerousKiller.mp3
Alt: The Case Of The Generous Killer Michael Shayne
"The Case of the Generous Killer with Wally Maher as Michael Shayne" Mutual (KHJ)
1948-09-04
8:00 PM EDT
Sustaining
Hardboiled Detective
Wally Maher (Shayne) Cathy Lewis & Halliday ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Michael Shayne", "Wally Maher", "Brett Halliday"] Miami private detective Michael Shayne investigates an eccentric philanthropist who is murdered shortly after bequeathing cash gifts to random strangers.
SquadCars_1970_FaceMusic.mp3
Alt: To Face The Music Squad Cars - SA
"To Face the Music with South African Police" Springbok Radio
1970-09-04
Sustaining
Police Procedural
Colin Fish & Drama Cast Springbok Police Staff ["Police", "Procedural", "Squad Cars", "Springbok Radio", "South Africa"] Johannesburg flying squad patrol officers pursue an armed fugitive who fled into a crowded downtown concert venue after a payroll robbery.
Crisis_1975_ThePresence.mp3
Alt: The Presence Crisis
"The Presence with Springbok Radio Drama" Springbok Radio
1975-09-04
Sustaining
Supernatural Drama
Springbok Repertory Michael Silver (Writer) ["Horror", "Supernatural", "Crisis", "Springbok Radio", "South Africa"] A skeptical archaeologist unearths a sealed burial tomb in the Karoo desert and realizes an invisible supernatural entity has followed him back to his estate.
FrankWatanabe_1934_Housecleaning.mp3
Alt: Frank Watanabe and the Honorable Archie 1934 Episode
"The Housecleaning Dilemma with Eddie Holden" KNX Los Angeles
1934-09-04
Sustaining
Dialect Comedy
Eddie Holden (Frank) Reginald Sharland (Archie) ["Comedy", "Dialect", "Frank Watanabe", "Eddie Holden", "KNX"] Houseboy Frank Watanabe and his aristocratic English employer Archie become entangled in misunderstandings while preparing their bungalow for guests.

2. Archival Verification Summary

  • Target Calendar Day: September 4
  • Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
  • Cumulative Resolved on September 4: 108 / 471 (299 remaining)
  • Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog