On This Day, August 22: Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney
Also featured: Meet Miss Sherlock.
August 22 Exhaustive Update
This report documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for 6 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 22 across American network broadcasting history (1943–1960):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Assistant Secretary of State Adolf A. Berle Jr. on Post-War Inter-American Unity" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-08-22 4:30 PM EWT |
NBC University Inter-American Cultural Air |
Adolf A. Berle Jr. (Keynote Speaker), dramatic cast | Sterling Fisher (Director), Ranald MacDougall (Writer), Frank Blair (Announcer) | ["Educational", "Historical", "Talk", "Public Affairs"] |
Assistant Secretary of State Adolf A. Berle Jr. addresses the NBC Inter-American University of the Air, outlining the Roosevelt administration's Good Neighbor policy and articulating how cooperative hemispheric defense and trade pacts will preserve democratic sovereignty after World War II. |
| "The Case of the Counterfeit Cultured Pearls" | CBS (WCBS) 1946-08-22 10:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining CBS Summer Mystery |
Monty Margetts (Jane Sherlock), Bill Conrad (Peter Blossom), Joe Forte | E. Jack Neuman (Writer), David Vaile (Director), Doug Gourlay (Announcer) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Comedy"] |
Keen-eyed patent law secretary Jane Sherlock drags her frustrated police detective boyfriend Peter Blossom into the Manhattan diamond district when a wealthy socialite's insurance claim exposes an elaborate syndicate swapping genuine cultured pearls for glass duplicates. |
| "Bing Crosby with Guest Marilyn Maxwell & The Buddy Cole Trio" | CBS (KNX / WCBS) 1955-08-22 9:00 PM EDT |
General Electric GE Appliances & Telechron Clocks |
Bing Crosby, Marilyn Maxwell (Guest Vocalist), Buddy Cole Trio | Bill Morrow (Writer), Murdo MacKenzie (Director), Ken Carpenter (Announcer) | ["Music", "Variety", "Easy Listening"] |
Der Bingle exchanges easygoing banter with guest singer Marilyn Maxwell and croons timeless American standards backed by Buddy Cole's intimate jazz trio, performing 'Learning the Blues', 'Something's Gotta Give', and 'Love and Marriage'. |
| "Bing and Cathy Crosby Sing 'In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening'" | CBS (KNX) 1956-08-22 9:00 PM EDT |
Ford Motor Company Ford Division |
Bing Crosby, Cathy Crosby (Guest Vocalist), Buddy Cole Trio | Bill Morrow (Writer), Murdo MacKenzie (Director), Ken Carpenter (Announcer) | ["Music", "Variety", "Easy Listening"] |
Bing Crosby welcomes his talented niece Cathy Crosby to the microphone for playful family duets and relaxed summer listening, performing 'In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening' and 'True Love' with Buddy Cole's rhythms for Ford. |
| "Bing Crosby and 'Laughing' Eddie Upjohn" | CBS (KNX) 1958-08-22 7:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining CBS Radio Network |
Bing Crosby, Eddie Upjohn (Comedian), Buddy Cole and his Rhythm | Bill Morrow (Writer), Murdo MacKenzie (Director), Ken Carpenter (Announcer) | ["Music", "Comedy", "Variety"] |
Bing Crosby jokes with eccentric comedic monologist 'Laughing' Eddie Upjohn between effortless vocal stylings backed by Buddy Cole's quartet, singing 'Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)' and 'Gigi'. |
| "Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney: 'Cheek to Cheek'" | CBS (WCBS) 1960-08-22 10:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining Daytime CBS Radio Network |
Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Cole and his Trio | Bill Morrow (Writer), Murdo MacKenzie (Director), Ken Carpenter (Announcer) | ["Music", "Variety", "Easy Listening"] |
Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney harmonize in relaxed 1960 daytime broadcasting, opening with Irving Berlin's classic 'Cheek to Cheek' and trading sparkling witty banter alongside piano arrangements by Buddy Cole. |