On This Day, September 3: Stan Kenton and Big Town
Also featured: Burma Hump.
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 progressive big band concerts live from Chicago's Blue Note, crusading newspaper extortion exposés, heroic DuPont dramatizations of Himalayan airlift operations over Burma, fast-paced sports newsreel lore, British hospital comedies, and regional Texas sports journalism, Stan Kenton (1952), Edward Pawley in Big Town (1946), Cavalcade of America (1945), Bill Stern for Colgate (1948), Richard Briers in Doctor in the House (1968), and Jinx Tucker (1945–1968):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Live from the Blue Note with Stan Kenton and His Orchestra" | Syndication / AFN 1952-09-03 |
Sustaining Progressive Jazz |
Stan Kenton & Orch. | Conte Candoli & Ferguson | ["Music", "Jazz", "Stan Kenton", "Blue Note", "Big Band"] |
Stan Kenton conducts his progressive jazz orchestra in complex brass arrangements live from the Blue Note club in Chicago. |
| "Deadly Hide and Seek with Edward Pawley as Steve Wilson" | CBS (WABC) 1946-09-03 8:00 PM EDT |
Lever Brothers Lifebuoy & Rinso |
Edward Pawley (Wilson) | Fran Carlon & McGill | ["Newspaper", "Drama", "Big Town", "Edward Pawley", "Lifebuoy"] |
Illustrated Press managing editor Steve Wilson exposes an extortion ring utilizing juvenile street runaways to deliver threatening ransom notes. |
| "Cargo Over Burma with DuPont and NBC" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-09-03 8:00 PM EWT |
DuPont Better Things for Better Living |
Paul Muni / Repertory | Donald Voorhees & Orch. | ["Drama", "History", "Cavalcade Of America", "DuPont", "WWII"] |
Allied transport aviators fly perilous supply missions over the treacherous Himalayan Hump into Burma under extreme monsoon weather. |
| "Guest Lou Ness with Bill Stern and Colgate" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-09-03 10:30 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Colgate Shave Cream |
Bill Stern (Host) | Lou Ness (Guest Athlete) | ["Sports", "Talk", "Bill Stern", "Colgate", "Sports Newsreel"] |
Bill Stern narrates dramatic sports lore vignettes and interviews athlete Lou Ness regarding overcoming adversity in championship boxing. |
| "Women and Wine with Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow" | BBC Radio 4 1968-09-03 |
Sustaining British Medical Comedy |
Richard Briers (Sparrow) | Geoffrey Sumner & Cooney | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Doctor In The House", "Richard Briers", "BBC"] |
Junior medical intern Simon Sparrow attempts to juggle romantic hospital engagements while dodging Sir Lancelot Spratt's strict supervision. |
| "Jinx Tucker's View on Sports with Jinx Tucker" | WACO Texas 1947-09-03 |
Sustaining Sports Commentary |
Jinx Tucker (Editor) | WACO Broadcasting Crew | ["Sports", "Talk", "Jinx Hot Shots", "Jinx Tucker", "WACO"] |
Veteran sports journalist Jinx Tucker breaks down regional high school and collegiate football training camps heading into the autumn season. |