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On This Day, October 1 (1934–1936)

Continuing the chronological archival day-by-day review strictly through October 1 from oldest airdate to newest. All three recordings were transcribed in full (100% audio length, zero truncation) using faster-whisper with voice activity…

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Continuing the chronological archival day-by-day review strictly through October 1 from oldest airdate to newest. All three recordings were transcribed in full (100% audio length, zero truncation) using faster-whisper with voice activity detection, and verified against primary contemporary newspaper radio logs.

1. Plantation Echoes — I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray (1934-10-01)

  • Length: 1430.1s (23m 50s), 869 words
  • Network / Station: NBC Blue / WMAL 7:15 PM
  • Source: The Washington Post Radio Log (1934-10-01, WMAL 7:15 PM, Plantation Echoes)
  • Synopsis: A search party tracks Joshua through the woods after he attacks Liza believing she is a witch, accompanied by the spiritual I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray.

2. Colgate House Party — Lawyer Joe Cook (1934-10-01)

  • Length: 1778.6s (29m 38s), 3,754 words
  • Network / Station: NBC Red / WEAF 9:30 PM
  • Source: The New York Times Radio Log (1934-10-01, WEAF 9:30 PM, Joe Cook, Comedian; Donald Novis, Tenor; Frances Langford, Contralto; Voorhees Orchestra)
  • Cast: Joe Cook (Host), Donald Novis (Tenor), Frances Langford (Contralto), Don Voorhees (Orchestra Leader)
  • Sponsor: Colgate Ribbon Dental Cream (Colgate-Palmolive-Peet)
  • Synopsis: Comedian Joe Cook recalls his eccentric legal career with the firm of Cook, Cook and Cook while Donald Novis and Frances Langford sing popular melodies.

3. Then and Now — Walter Huston, David Wark Griffith, and Al Jolson (1936-10-01)

  • Length: 1781.8s (29m 41s), 3,717 words
  • Network / Station: CBS / WABC 10:00 PM
  • Source: The New York Times Radio Log (1936-10-01, WABC 10:00 PM, Then and Now - Sketch. With Al Jolson, Singer; Walter Huston, Actor, and D. W. Griffith, Producer)
  • Cast: Walter Huston (Theodore Roosevelt), David Wark Griffith, Al Jolson, Truman Bradley (Announcer)
  • Sponsor: Sears, Roebuck and Company (Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary)
  • Synopsis: Walter Huston portrays Theodore Roosevelt while director David Wark Griffith recounts early cinema history on the Sears Golden Jubilee broadcast.

Progress on October 1: 5 / 242 broadcasts compliant (2.1%).

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