On This Day, August 29: The Saint and Giants vs Mets Baseball
Also featured: Welcome Travelers.
August 29 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 29 across American network radio and sports syndication, Brian Aherne starring as Simon Templar exposing cattle rustlers on The Saint for Campbell's Soup (1945), Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy & Ralph Kiner calling Willie Mays and the Giants facing the Mets at Shea Stadium (1965), Tommy Bartlett's Welcome Travelers for Spic and Span, Ring Lardner Jr. on The Author Meets the Critics, Charlotte Greenwood for Hallmark, and Edward R. Murrow's London Blitz reporting (1940–1965):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Interviewing Mr. and Mrs. Gus Tobel in Chicago" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-29 10:00 AM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Spic and Span / Joy |
Tommy Bartlett (Host) | Bob Cunningham (Ann) | ["Human Interest", "Interview", "Variety", "Travel", "Game Show"] |
Tommy Bartlett interviews arriving rail passengers at the College Inn in Chicago and awards appliances to visiting newlyweds. |
| "San Francisco Giants at New York Mets (Shea Stadium Doubleheader)" | WABC / Mets Net 1965-08-29 1:00 PM EDT |
Rheingold Breweries Extra Dry Beer |
Lindsey Nelson, Murphy | Ralph Kiner (Broadcaster) | ["Sports", "Baseball", "Play-by-Play", "MLB", "Live Broadcast"] |
Live play-by-play coverage from Shea Stadium as Willie Mays and the contending San Francisco Giants face the New York Mets. |
| "Ring Lardner Jr. and 'So This Is New York'" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-08-29 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Literary Panel |
John K.M. McCaffery | Literary Critics Panel | ["Public Affairs", "Discussion", "Literature", "Film Criticism", "Panel"] |
Literary critics clash over Ring Lardner Jr.'s screenplay adaptation of his father's satire 'The Big Town' starring Henry Morgan. |
| "London's Longest Air Raid Yet" | CBS (WABC) 1940-08-29 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining Wartime News |
Edward R. Murrow, Trout | CBS Foreign Desk | ["News", "Journalism", "World War II", "Battle of Britain", "Live Report"] |
Edward R. Murrow broadcasts eyewitness accounts from a London rooftop describing incendiary bomb drops and anti-aircraft artillery duels. |
| "Charlotte Stages a Charity Barn Dance" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-08-29 8:30 PM EWT |
Hallmark Cards Greeting Cards |
Charlotte Greenwood | Harry James Orchestra | ["Sitcom", "Comedy", "Domestic", "Music", "Americana"] |
Charlotte organizes a lively community barn dance to raise emergency medical funds for local war relief charities. |
| "Black Market on the Range" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-29 8:00 PM EWT |
Campbell Soup Co. Campbell's Soups |
Brian Aherne, Arthur | Leslie Charteris (Author) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Action", "Adventure", "Crime"] |
Simon Templar travels to a Nevada cattle ranch to expose an illegal black-market slaughterhouse operation supplying stolen wartime beef. |