On This Day, September 2: Mindwebs Sci-Fi and Fenway Baseball
Also featured: Captain Midnight.
September 2 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 September 2 across public radio speculative science fiction readings with electronic scores, live Major League Baseball pennant race play-by-play, aviation secret squadron adventures, sporting chronicles, and vaudeville backstage serial drama, Michael Hanson narrating Mindwebs (1977, 1979), Boston Red Sox hosting the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park on WEEI (1967), Ed Prentiss in Captain Midnight for Ovaltine (1946), Grantland Rice (1944), and Myrt and Marge (1944–1979):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Promises to Keep by Jack C. Haldeman II with Michael Hanson" | WHA Madison / NPR 1977-09-02 |
Sustaining Speculative Fiction |
Michael Hanson (Narrator) | Jack C. Haldeman II | ["Sci-Fi", "Literature", "Mindwebs", "Michael Hanson", "WHA"] |
A solitary space colonist struggles to maintain human emotional bonds while overseeing automated atmospheric terraforming machinery. |
| "The Apple by Jack Anderson with Michael Hanson" | WHA Madison / NPR 1979-09-02 |
Sustaining Speculative Fiction |
Michael Hanson (Narrator) | Jack Anderson (Author) | ["Sci-Fi", "Literature", "Mindwebs", "Michael Hanson", "WHA"] |
A post-apocalyptic survivor unearths a genetically preserved piece of ancient fruit that triggers suppressed memories of Earth's past. |
| "Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park" | WEEI Boston 1967-09-02 2:00 PM EDT |
Narragansett Beer Atlantic Refining |
Ned Martin, Coleman | Mel Parnell (WEEI Crew) | ["Sports", "Baseball", "MLB", "Red Sox", "WEEI"] |
The Boston Red Sox battle the Chicago White Sox in a tense late-season pennant race showdown at Fenway Park. |
| "The Secret Squadron Radar Tracker with Ovaltine" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-02 5:30 PM EDT |
The Wander Co. Ovaltine Food Drink |
Ed Prentiss (Midnight) | Boris Aplon & Orr | ["Aviation", "Adventure", "Children", "Captain Midnight", "Ovaltine"] |
Captain Midnight and the Secret Squadron deploy experimental airborne radar equipment to locate Ivan Shark's hidden volcanic submarine base. |
| "Crazy Over Horse Mackerel with Grantland Rice" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-09-02 10:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Sports Chronicle |
Grantland Rice (Host) | NBC Sports Feature Desk | ["Sports", "Documentary", "Grantland Rice", "Fishing", "NBC"] |
Grantland Rice chronicles deep-sea anglers battling giant horse mackerel off Nova Scotia in record-setting fishing expeditions. |
| "More Damaging Testimony Against Myrt with Myrtle Vail" | Syndication 1946-09-02 |
Sustaining Backstage Soap |
Myrtle Vail (Myrt) | Donna Damerel (Marge) | ["Soap", "Drama", "Vaudeville", "Myrt And Marge", "Syndicated"] |
Vaudeville chorus veteran Myrt faces hostile cross-examination in civil court after an envious rival dancer fabricates allegations. |