On This Day, August 30: Voice of Firestone and Garry Moore
Also featured: High Adventure.
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 country variety syndication, Metropolitan Opera tenor Richard Crooks on The Voice of Firestone (1943), Garry Moore and Ted Weems on Beat the Band for Raleigh Cigarettes (1944), Christopher Morley and Johnny Green on Socony Sketchbook for Mobilgas (1935), emergency Andean aviation survival on High Adventure (1947), and The Cass County Boys on 10-2-4 Time for Dr Pepper (1935–1947):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Flight Over the Andes" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-08-30 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Adventure Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | High Adventure Staff | ["Adventure", "Aviation", "Drama", "Survival", "Anthology"] |
A veteran transport pilot must navigate treacherous blizzards and engine failure during a perilous emergency flight across the Andes mountains. |
| "Musical Quiz with Garry Moore and Ted Weems" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-08-30 9:30 PM EWT |
Brown & Williamson Raleigh Cigarettes |
Garry Moore, Weems | Beat the Band Staff | ["Quiz", "Music", "Comedy", "Variety", "Garry Moore"] |
Garry Moore tosses listener-submitted musical trivia questions to band members who must play song melodies or pay cash penalties. |
| "You're All I Need with Christopher Morley" | CBS (WABC) 1935-08-30 8:00 PM EDST |
Socony-Vacuum Oil Mobilgas / Mobiloil |
Christopher Morley, Green | Socony Sketchbook Staff | ["Music", "Variety", "Orchestral", "Socony", "Literature"] |
Author Christopher Morley shares urbane literary essays alongside Johnny Green's romantic arrangements of You're All I Need. |
| "Tenor Richard Crooks with the Firestone Symphony" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-08-30 8:30 PM EWT |
Firestone Tire & Rubber Firestone Tires / Service |
Richard Crooks, Barlow | Firestone Symphony Orch | ["Classical", "Opera", "Orchestral", "Vocal", "Firestone"] |
Metropolitan Opera tenor Richard Crooks performs operatic arias and traditional American folk airs backed by the Firestone Symphony. |
| "Martha Mears and The Cass County Boys" | Syndicated Country 1943-08-30 |
Dr Pepper Company 10-2-4 Carbonated Soda |
Martha Mears, Cass Boys | 10-2-4 Time Staff | ["Western", "Country", "Music", "Vocal", "Dr Pepper"] |
Martha Mears sings country pop melodies accompanied by the acoustic guitar and fiddle swing of The Cass County Boys. |
| "The Bunkhouse Bugle Boy with The Cass County Boys" | Syndicated Country 1944-08-30 |
Dr Pepper Company 10-2-4 Carbonated Soda |
The Cass County Boys | 10-2-4 Time Staff | ["Western", "Country", "Music", "Vocal", "Dr Pepper"] |
The Cass County Boys perform western swing rhythms including The Bunkhouse Bugle Boy and cowboy close harmonies for Dr Pepper. |