On This Day, August 30: Fibber McGee and Twenty Questions
Also featured: International Airport.
August 30 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 30 across American network radio and celebrity panel broadcasts, Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber McGee and Molly trying out sports journalism for Johnson's Wax (1937 East & West Coast broadcasts), New York Yankees baseball stars Snuffy Stirnweiss and Gene Woodling guesting on Twenty Questions (1947, 1952), Howard Duff in International Airport (1950), and Lyn Murray with vocalist Eileen Barton (1937–1952):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Guest Snuffy Stirnweiss" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-08-30 8:00 PM EDT |
Ronson Art Metal Works Ronsonol Lighter Fuel |
Bill Slater, Stirnweiss | Twenty Questions Staff | ["Quiz", "Panel", "Trivia", "Baseball", "Ronson"] |
New York Yankees infielder Snuffy Stirnweiss joins the celebrity panel to identify mystery subjects within twenty questions. |
| "Guest Gene Woodling" | Mutual (WOR) 1952-08-30 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Radio Quiz |
Bill Slater, Woodling | Twenty Questions Staff | ["Quiz", "Panel", "Trivia", "Baseball", "Yankees"] |
Yankees outfielder Gene Woodling challenges the regular panel with animal, vegetable, and mineral mystery riddles. |
| "Guest Eileen Barton" | CBS (WABC) 1944-08-30 6:15 PM EWT |
Sustaining Big Band / Vocal |
Lyn Murray & Orch, Barton | Lyn Murray Orchestra | ["Music", "Orchestral", "Vocal", "Big Band", "Lyn Murray"] |
Lyn Murray conducts lush contemporary orchestral arrangements and accompanies vocalist Eileen Barton in popular swing ballads. |
| "The Smuggler's Flight with Howard Duff" | Syndicated Drama 1950-08-30 |
Sustaining Aviation Thriller |
Howard Duff, Cast | International Airport Staff | ["Aviation", "Adventure", "Crime", "Howard Duff", "Airport"] |
Customs security agents at an international terminal track an inbound transatlantic airliner carrying an armed diamond courier. |
| "The Sports Reporter (East Coast Broadcast)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1937-08-30 9:00 PM EDST |
S.C. Johnson & Son Johnson's Wax / Glo-Coat |
Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan | Don Quinn (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Domestic", "Don Quinn", "Johnson's Wax"] |
Fibber decides to pursue a glamorous new career as a syndicated sports columnist, giving Molly absurdly inaccurate baseball commentary. |
| "The Sports Reporter (West Coast Repeat)" | NBC Pacific 1937-08-30 8:00 PM PST |
S.C. Johnson & Son Johnson's Wax / Glo-Coat |
Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan | Don Quinn (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Domestic", "Don Quinn", "Johnson's Wax"] |
Fibber McGee attempts to bluff his way into the Wistful Vista press box as a roving athletic correspondent. |