On This Day, September 3: Roy Rogers and Keely Smith
Also featured: Garrison Keillor.
September 3 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 3 across Treasury savings bond musical specials, public radio variety concerts, romantic radio drama anthologies, talent discovery programs, and historical religious discourses, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (1950), Keely Smith (1961), Garrison Keillor and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band (2005), Joan Copeland in Faces of Love (1975), Arthur Godfrey on The Scout About Town (1947), and Father Coughlin (1939–2005):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Guests Roy Rogers and Dale Evans with U.S. Treasury" | Syndication 1950-09-03 |
U.S. Treasury U.S. Savings Bonds |
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans | Sons of the Pioneers | ["Music", "Western", "Guest Star", "Roy Rogers", "Dale Evans"] |
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans perform Western duets with the Sons of the Pioneers and promote community thrift through savings bonds. |
| "Comes Love with Keely Smith and U.S. Savings Bonds" | Syndication 1961-09-03 |
U.S. Treasury U.S. Savings Bonds |
Keely Smith (Soloist) | Ray Anthony Orchestra | ["Music", "Pop", "Guest Star", "Keely Smith", "Treasury"] |
Keely Smith sings jazz vocal standards including Comes Love and encourages listener participation in federal payroll savings. |
| "The Golden Cage with Joan Copeland and Joan Lorring" | Mutual 1975-09-03 |
Sustaining Romantic Anthology |
Joan Copeland, Lorring | Himan Brown & Beck | ["Drama", "Romance", "Faces Of Love", "Joan Copeland", "Himan Brown"] |
An ambitious concert pianist finds her artistic independence constrained when she marries into a controlling socialite dynasty. |
| "Guests Lily Ann Carol and The Three Flames with Arthur Godfrey" | CBS (WABC) 1947-09-03 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Talent Showcase |
Arthur Godfrey (Host) | Lily Ann Carol & Flames | ["Music", "Variety", "Scout About Town", "Arthur Godfrey", "CBS"] |
Arthur Godfrey introduces pop songstress Lily Ann Carol and the rhythm stylings of The Three Flames live from New York. |
| "The Good Samaritan Discourse on the Eve of World War II" | WJR Detroit / Network 1939-09-03 4:00 PM EDST |
Sustaining Religious Discourse |
Father Charles Coughlin | Shrine of Little Flower | ["Religious", "Talk", "Father Coughlin", "WWII", "WJR Detroit"] |
Father Charles Coughlin delivers a controversial religious sermon examining the biblical Good Samaritan parable amidst outbreak of European war. |
| "Guest Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Garrison Keillor" | NPR / MPR 2005-09-03 |
Sustaining Public Radio Variety |
Garrison Keillor (Host) | Dirty Dozen Brass Band | ["Music", "Variety", "Prairie Home Companion", "Garrison Keillor", "NPR"] |
Garrison Keillor welcomes New Orleans jazz legends The Dirty Dozen Brass Band for hurricane relief musical tributes and News from Lake Wobegon. |