On This Day, August 28: FBI in Peace and War and Information Please
Also featured: Gene Autry.
August 28 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 28 across American network radio and syndication, Martin Blaine hunting shell-company bond embezzlers on The FBI in Peace and War, Clifton Fadiman & newsman Quincy Howe on Information Please for Lucky Strike, Gene Autry & Pat Buttram ambushing canyon cattle rustlers for Doublemint Gum, child prodigy panel on The Quiz Kids, comic strip storytelling on Puck — The Comic Weekly, and Charlie McCarthy's summer variety sketches on AFRS (1938–1955):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Carlson Plan" | CBS (WABC) 1952-08-28 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Docudrama |
Martin Blaine (Agent Taylor) | Louis Pelletier & F. Collins | ["Police Procedural", "Docudrama", "True Crime", "Detective", "Hardboiled"] |
Special agents track a smooth-talking embezzler who establishes shell investment corporations to launder stolen commercial bonds. |
| "Guest Quincy Howe" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1942-08-28 8:30 PM EWT |
American Tobacco Lucky Strike Cigarettes |
Clifton Fadiman, F.P. Adams | John Kieran, Oscar Levant | ["Game Show", "Panel", "Trivia", "Comedy", "Educational"] |
News commentator Quincy Howe joins regular panelists Franklin P. Adams, John Kieran, and Oscar Levant tackling listener questions on classical history and geography. |
| "The Rustler's Trap" | CBS (WABC) 1955-08-28 6:30 PM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Doublemint Gum |
Gene Autry, Pat Buttram | The Cass County Boys | ["Western", "Music", "Country", "Americana", "Juvenile"] |
Gene Autry and Pat Buttram lay an ambush in the canyon to stop rustlers systematically hijacking prized ranch cattle. |
| "Back to School Panel" | NBC (WNBC) 1949-08-28 3:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Juvenile Quiz Show |
Joe Kelly (Quizmaster) | Joel Kupperman, Lonny Lunde | ["Game Show", "Panel", "Trivia", "Educational", "Juvenile"] |
Child prodigies tackle advanced mathematics, world literature, and American geography questions submitted by listeners across the country. |
| "Flash Gordon and Popeye" | Syndicated Elec 1949-08-28 |
Hearst Newspapers Puck — The Comic Weekly |
The Comic Weekly Man | Hearst Comics Writers | ["Juvenile", "Children", "Comics", "Storytelling", "Anthology"] |
The Comic Weekly Man reads and acts out the Sunday comic strips, following Flash Gordon on the planet Mongo and Popeye's spinach-fueled adventures. |
| "Guests Ralph Bellamy & Nelson Eddy (AFRS)" | AFRS / NBC Red 1938-08-28 |
US Armed Forces AFRS Rebroadcast |
Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy | Ralph Bellamy, Nelson Eddy | ["Variety", "Comedy", "Vaudeville", "Music", "Hollywood"] |
Charlie McCarthy trades insults with stage and screen actor Ralph Bellamy and heckles baritone Nelson Eddy during summer variety routines. |