On This Day, August 22: Nick Carter and Louisiana Hayride
Also featured: Bob Barkley Undercover Agent.
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, Australian, and British broadcasting history (1944–1998):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney Sing 'Rain' with The Buddy Cole Trio" | CBS (WCBS) 1961-08-22 10:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining Daytime CBS 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 delight daytime radio audiences with effortless close-harmony banter and duets, opening with their upbeat rendition of 'Rain' alongside Buddy Cole's swinging organ and piano accompaniment. |
| "Linda Brannon: 'I'll Be Lonesome When You're Gone' (Live at Shreveport Auditorium)" | KWKH Shreveport 1959-08-22 8:00 PM CST |
Southern Maid Donuts & Johnny Fair Syrup |
Frank Page (MC), Linda Brannon, The Four B's, Jimmy Martin, Hayride Band | Horace Logan (Producer), Bob Sullivan (Sound Engineer) | ["Country", "Rockabilly", "Music", "Live Remote"] |
Master of Ceremonies Frank Page presents live country and rockabilly performances from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium, featuring teenage sensation Linda Brannon singing her breakout rockabilly hit 'I'll Be Lonesome When You're Gone'. |
| "Shanghai Explosion (The Bund Waterfront Sabotage)" | Grace Gibson Syndication 1951-08-22 (2UW Sydney) |
Regional Advertisers Australian Syndication |
Bruce Stewart (Bob Barkley), Lyndall Barbour, John Tate | Ross Higgins (Writer), Grace Gibson Productions Sydney | ["Espionage", "Action", "Adventure", "Thriller"] |
Undercover operative Bob Barkley navigates the dangerous neon-lit back alleys and docks of post-war Shanghai, racing to disarm a timed explosives cache planted aboard an Allied munitions freighter docked along the Bund. |
| "The Secret of the Atom Formula" | ABC Radio National 1998-08-22 (Australia) |
Non-commercial Australian Broadcasting Corp. |
Peter Collingwood (Dick Barton), Gordon Glenwright (Snowey), Ronald Morse (Jock) | Edward J. Mason (Creator), Rodney Wylie (Director), Devil's Galop Theme | ["Adventure", "Spy", "Action", "Drama"] |
Ex-commando and special agent Captain Dick Barton and loyal companions Jock Anderson and Snowey White pursue a ruthless international syndicate across the Scottish Highlands to restore stolen blueprints for a top-secret atomic rocket guidance system. |
| "The Twilight Terror (Part 2)" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-08-22 8:30 PM EWT |
Acme White Lead Kem-Tone & Lin-X Clear Gloss |
Lon Clark (Nick Carter), Charlotte Manson (Patsy Bowen), Ed Latimer (Brennan) | Ferrin Fraser (Writer), Jock MacGregor (Director), Michael Fitzmaurice (Announcer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Drama"] |
In Part 2 of a suspenseful two-part investigation, master detective Nick Carter and assistant Patsy Bowen enter the catacombs beneath a secluded coastal estate to trap a masked murderer who uses hallucinogenic gases to drive wealthy heirs insane. |
| "The Case of the Lovelorn Corpse" | Mutual (WOR) 1954-08-22 4:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mutual Mystery Series |
Lon Clark (Nick Carter), Charlotte Manson (Patsy Bowen), Ed Latimer (Brennan) | Ferrin Fraser (Writer), Jock MacGregor (Director), John Sylvester (Announcer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Drama"] |
Nick Carter and Patsy Bowen investigate the cyanide poisoning of an elderly bachelor at a seaside hotel, uncovering a fraudulent matrimonial agency that targeted lonely bachelors to collect fraudulent life insurance policies. |