On This Day, September 6: Gunsmoke and Frank Sinatra
Also featured: Red Harvest.
September 6 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 6 across William Conrad starring as Marshal Matt Dillon in The Brothers on Gunsmoke (1952), Frank Sinatra swinging with Axel Stordahl on The Frank Sinatra Program for Vimms Vitamins (1944), Dana Andrews infiltrating covert cells on I Was a Communist for the FBI (1953), tenor Larry Brooks on Here's to Romance for Bourjois Evening in Paris (1945), and two historical retrospective broadcasts on Radio News covering Winston Churchill's Harvard address (1943) and broadcast sound archives (1975).
All episode titles maintain pure standard naming, with credited performers, conductors, and story details recorded in the narrative description:
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Brothers" | CBS (KNX) 1952-09-06 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Adult Western Drama |
William Conrad (Dillon) | Norman Macdonnell (Dir.) | ["Western", "Drama", "Gunsmoke", "William Conrad", "CBS"] |
Marshal Matt Dillon intervenes in a deadly prairie feud between two estranged brothers fighting over family ranchland outside Dodge City. |
| "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" | CBS (KNX) 1944-09-06 9:00 PM EWT |
Lever Brothers Co. Vimms Vitamins |
Frank Sinatra & Barton | Axel Stordahl (Conductor) | ["Music", "Variety", "Frank Sinatra", "Axel Stordahl", "CBS"] |
Frank Sinatra sings popular wartime ballads, swings with the Axel Stordahl Orchestra, and trades comedic banter with special guest Eileen Barton. |
| "Red Harvest" | Syndicated Radio 1953-09-06 |
Sustaining Cold War Espionage |
Dana Andrews (Cvetic) | Frederic W. Ziv (Prod.) | ["Drama", "Espionage", "I Was A Communist For The FBI", "Dana Andrews", "Syndicated"] |
Undercover FBI informant Matt Cvetic infiltrates a subversive Party cell attempting to sabotage midwestern grain elevator shipments. |
| "The Song Is You" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-06 10:30 PM EWT |
Bourjois Inc. Evening in Paris Perfume |
Larry Brooks & Ray Bloch | Bourjois Production Unit | ["Music", "Vocal", "Heres To Romance", "Larry Brooks", "CBS"] |
Tenor Larry Brooks and the Ray Bloch Orchestra perform romantic Broadway melodies and pop standards sponsored by Bourjois Evening in Paris. |
| "Winston Churchill on Anglo-American Unity" | CBS / NBC News Rebroadcast 1943-09-06 |
Sustaining Historic Address Replay |
Winston Churchill | Harvard University | ["News", "WWII", "Historical", "Winston Churchill", "Speech"] |
Radio news rebroadcast of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill receiving an honorary degree and addressing Harvard University. |
| "The Dark Windows of a Room" | Audio Documentary Bureau 1975-09-06 |
Sustaining Sound Retrospective |
Radio Documentary Cast | Broadcast History Archive | ["Documentary", "History", "Radio News", "Retrospective"] |
An audio documentary retrospective reflecting upon historical radio broadcasts and milestone wartime news bulletins. |