July 27, 1953- September 24, 1954   

Prior to Steve Allen hosting The Tonight Show (Sept. 27, 1954-Jan. 25,1957...originally titled Tonight!) on network T.V. he hosted a similar late night show locally in New York City called The Steve Allen Show Presented by Knickerbocker Beer. It was seen in only three states, New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut (11:20pm-midnight). These Monday through Friday 40 minute telecasts included regulars, Steve Lawrence, Helene Dixon and Bobby Bryne and his orchestra. Sponsor was Knickerbocker beer on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday only.  

Sponsored by Knickerbocker Beer (on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday only) on NBC Local, it was seen in only three states: New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut from 11:20pm to Midnight, Monday to Friday, 40 minutes long, broadcast from July 27, 1953 to September 24, 1954. "The Steve Allen Show presented by Knickerbocker Beer" on NBC Local was the forerunner of the NBC National broadcast of "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" which began its official debut on September 27, 1954.

Broadcast theme song, "Stay Just A Little While With Me," opens the show.

 This is the oldest known broadcast record of Steve Allen's 14 month local  Pre-Tonight Show run, prior to National Tonight! broadcasts which premiered September 27, 1954.  

NOTE:

Five Steve Allen Knickerbocker COMPLETE TV broadcasts (August 31, September 1, 2, 3, 4, 1953) were originally discovered (NBC 16" ORTHACOUSSIC NBC RADIO-RECORDING DIVISION discs) in 2008. They were for sale in a Burlington County New Jersey store that sold old Gramophones, Victrola's and Edison Cylinder machines. 

A rare discovery for only two kinescopes are known, by this author, Phil Gries, to survive, archived at the NBC Archives (December 30, 1953, and August 31. 1954).                                                                                          

July 27, 1953- September 24, 1954   

Prior to Steve Allen hosting The Tonight Show (Sept. 27, 1954-Jan. 25,1957) on network T.V. he hosted a similar late night show locally in New York City called the The Steve Allen Show Presented by Knickerbocker Beer (11:20pm-midnight). These Monday through Friday 40 minute telecasts included regulars, Steve Lawrence, Helene Dixon and Bobby Bryne and his orchestra. Sponsor was Knickerbocker beer on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday, only.  

This is the 27th broadcast in the series. Broadcast theme song, "Stay Just A Little While With Me," opens the show. Steve Allen, at the piano, sings "Cecilia." Jim Moran, who appears every Tuesday on the broadcast discusses with Allen "Oysters," as the Oyster season begins. Author James Michener joins in and also discusses his latest movie adaptation screenplay for the film "Return To Paradise," about to open in theaters nation wide. This was the first theatrical contribution for Michener in his literary career. 

Incredible relaxed late night television from a bygone era as Steve offers a beer to Mitchener in-between anecdotes. Steve Lawrence, who just turned 18 years of age, sings "C'est si bon."   Bobby Byrne & his orchestra plays "Lover." Sign off, as Steve reminds viewers that this new late night series is on the air every weekday night for 40 minutes, 11:20pm to Midnight. Cast sings theme song "Stay Just A Little While With Me."  

     Sponsored by Knickerbocker Beer (on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday only) on NBC Local, it was seen in only three states: New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut from 11:20pm to Midnight, Monday to Friday, 40 minutes long, broadcast from July 27, 1953 to September 24, 1954. "The Steve Allen Show presented by Knickerbocker Beer" on NBC Local was the forerunner of the NBC National broadcast of "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" which began its official debut on September 27, 1954.

Broadcast theme song, "Stay Just A Little While With Me," opens the show.    

  NOTE:

Five Steve Allen Knickerbocker COMPLETE TV broadcasts (August 31, September 1, 2, 3, 4, 1953) were originally discovered (NBC 16" ORTHACOUSSIC NBC RADIO-RECORDING DIVISION discs) in 2008. They were for sale in a Burlington County New Jersey store that sold old Gramophones, Victrola's and Edison Cylinder machines. 

A rare discovery for only two kinescopes are known, by this author, Phil Gries, to survive, archived at the NBC Archives (December 30, 1953, and August 31. 1954).                                                                              

July 27, 1953- September 24, 1954   

Prior to Steve Allen hosting The Tonight Show (Sept. 27, 1954-Jan. 25,1957) on network T.V. he hosted a similar late night show locally in New York City called the The Steve Allen Show Presented by Knickerbocker Beer (11:20pm-midnight). These Monday through Friday 40 minute telecasts included regulars, Steve Lawrence, Helene Dixon and Bobby Bryne and his orchestra. Sponsor was Knickerbocker beer on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday only.  

    Sponsored by Knickerbocker Beer (on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday only) on NBC Local, it was seen in only three states: New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut from 11:20pm to Midnight, Monday to Friday, 40 minutes long, broadcast from July 27, 1953 to September 24, 1954. "The Steve Allen Show presented by Knickerbocker Beer" on NBC Local was the forerunner of the NBC National broadcast of "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" which began its official debut on September 27, 1954.

Broadcast theme song, "Stay Just A Little While With Me," opens the show.   

  NOTE:

Five Steve Allen Knickerbocker COMPLETE TV broadcasts (August 31, September 1, 2, 3, 4, 1953) were originally discovered (NBC 16" ORTHACOUSSIC NBC RADIO-RECORDING DIVISION discs) in 2008. They were for sale in a Burlington County New Jersey store that sold old Gramophones, Victrola's and Edison Cylinder machines. 

A rare discovery for only two kinescopes are known, by this author, Phil Gries, to survive, archived at the NBC Archives (December 30, 1953, and August 31. 1954).                                                                                

July 27, 1953- September 24, 1954   

Prior to Steve Allen hosting The Tonight Show (Sept. 27, 1954-Jan. 25,1957) on network T.V. he hosted a similar late night show locally in New York City called The Steve Allen Show Presented by Knickerbocker Beer. (11:20pm-midnight). These Monday through Friday 40 minute telecasts included regulars, Steve Lawrence, Helene Dixon and Bobby Bryne and his orchestra. Sponsor was Knickerbocker beer on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  

NOTE:

Five Steve Allen Knickerbocker COMPLETE TV broadcasts (August 31, September 1, 2, 3, 4, 1953) were originally discovered (NBC 16" ORTHACOUSSIC NBC RADIO-RECORDING DIVISION discs) in 2008. They were for sale in a Burlington County New Jersey store that sold old Gramophones, Victrola's and Edison Cylinder machines. 

A rare discovery for only two kinescopes are known, by this author, Phil Gries, to survive, archived at the NBC Archives (December 30, 1953, and August 31. 1954).

    Sponsored by Knickerbocker Beer (on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday only) on NBC Local, it was seen in only three states: New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut from 11:20pm to Midnight, Monday to Friday, 40 minutes long, broadcast from July 27, 1953 to September 24, 1954. "The Steve Allen Show presented by Knickerbocker Beer" on NBC Local was the forerunner of the NBC National broadcast of "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" which began its official debut on September 27, 1954.

Broadcast theme song, "Stay Just A Little While With Me," opens the show.                                                                       

July 27, 1953- September 24, 1954   

 Steve starts the show singing, "Tea For Two." Guest is Lyle Fitzsimmons, "Queen of The Coney Island Mardi Gras." The cast does, "Were Your There?" the landing of the Mayflower. Steve and Helene sing a duet to, "Side By Side."

Prior to Steve Allen hosting The Tonight Show (Sept. 27, 1954-Jan. 25,1957) on network T.V. he hosted a similar late night show locally in New York City called The Steve Allen Show Presented by Knickerbocker Beer. (11:20pm-midnight). These Monday through Friday 40 minute telecasts included regulars, Steve Lawrence, Helene Dixon and Bobby Bryne and his orchestra. Sponsor was Knickerbocker beer on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.   

Note: SOME VARIATIONS IN SOUND QUALITY. 

  Sponsored by Knickerbocker Beer (on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday only) on NBC Local, it was seen in only three states: New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut from 11:20pm to Midnight, Monday to Friday, 40 minutes long, broadcast from July 27, 1953 to September 24, 1954. "The Steve Allen Show presented by Knickerbocker Beer" on NBC Local was the forerunner of the NBC National broadcast of "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" which began its official debut on September 27, 1954.

Broadcast theme song, "Stay Just A Little While With Me," opens the show.   

  NOTE:

Five Steve Allen Knickerbocker COMPLETE TV broadcasts (August 31, September 1, 2, 3, 4, 1953) were originally discovered (NBC 16" ORTHACOUSSIC NBC RADIO-RECORDING DIVISION discs) in 2008. They were for sale in a Burlington County New Jersey store that sold old Gramophones, Victrola's and Edison Cylinder machines. 

A rare discovery for only two kinescopes are known, by this author, Phil Gries, to survive, archived at the NBC Archives (December 30, 1953, and August 31. 1954).                                                                                                

Sponsored by Knickerbocker Beer (on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday only) on NBC Local, it was seen in only three states: New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut from 11:20pm to Midnight, Monday to Friday, 40 minutes long, broadcast from July 27, 1953 to September 24, 1954. "The Steve Allen Show presented by Knickerbocker Beer" on NBC Local was the forerunner of the NBC National broadcast of "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" which began its official debut on September 27, 1954.

Broadcast theme song, "Stay Just A Little While With Me," opens the show.
NOTE:
After a successful fourteen-month local run, THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW became a network show. Beginning September 27, 1954, the show retitled TONIGHT!, and expanded to 105 minutes from 40 minutes. 
 
NOTE: Sound of this Television Audio Air Check is PRISTINE. A rare return to an early television broadcast when Late Night Television was so informal and relaxed with open ended time dedicated to a person, topic, music, or just impromptu  comedy.                      

       Sponsored by Knickerbocker Beer (on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday only) on NBC Local, it was seen in only three states: New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut from 11:20pm to Midnight, Monday to Friday, 40 minutes long, broadcast from July 27, 1953 to September 24, 1954. "The Steve Allen Show presented by Knickerbocker Beer" on NBC Local was the forerunner of the NBC National broadcast of "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" which began its official debut on September 27, 1954.

Broadcast theme song, "Stay Just A Little While With Me," opens the show.

After a successful fourteen-month local run, THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW became a network show. Beginning September 27, 1954, the show retitled TONIGHT!, and expanded to 105 minutes from 40 minutes. 
 
NOTE: Sound of this Television Audio Air Check is PRISTINE. A rare return to an early television broadcast when Late Night Television was so informal and relaxed with open ended time dedicated to a person, topic, music, or just impromptu  comedy.                           

      Sponsored by Knickerbocker Beer (on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday only) on NBC Local, it was seen in only three states: New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut from 11:20pm to Midnight, Monday to Friday, 40 minutes long, broadcast from July 27, 1953 to September 24, 1954. "The Steve Allen Show presented by Knickerbocker Beer" on NBC Local was the forerunner of the NBC National broadcast of "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" which began its official debut on September 27, 1954.

Broadcast theme song, "Stay Just A Little While With Me," opens the show.

NOTE:
After a successful fourteen-month local run, THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW became a network show. Beginning September 27, 1954, the show retitled TONIGHT!, and expanded to 105 minutes from 40 minutes. 
 
NOTE: Sound of this Television Audio Air Check is PRISTINE. A rare return to an early television broadcast when Late Night Television was so informal and relaxed with open ended time dedicated to a person, topic, music, or just impromptu  comedy.                                        

October 12th, 1958-April 5th, 1959, (CBS)

Edward R. Murrow hosted this CBS Sunday afternoon public affairs program, conversing with three guests. The show was similar to Murrow's Person To Person program as Murrow remained in New York while his guests were filmed on location throughout the world. The show was broadcast during the 1959-60 season as a series of specials.

On this broadcast, Murrow interviews writers Noel Coward, and James Thurber, also Irish actress Siobhan McKenna as they conclude the discussion they began last week in this part 11 broadcast. They cover such topics as the merits of a repertory theater, the advisability of adding music to great stage plays and the failings of the Broadway stage. (Film).

June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)

A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. Steve Allen's free wheeling 90 minute talk show for Westinghouse was a combination of talk, variety and Steve playing the piano. He had very much free reign and many consider this period of time Steve's best at creating a very relaxed variety show, sprinkled with political and social relevant issues included.

In many markets this syndicated series was scheduled opposite THE TONIGHT SHOW that Allen had started eight years earlier giving way to successors, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson. 

This is the premiere broadcast. 

NOTE: This audio air check was microphone recorded containing a slight hum. Overall sound is very good. It contains the complete opening by the announcer, followed by an incomplete opening comedy monologue by Steve Allen.                                       

June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)

A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen. Sponsored by Westinghouse. 

                                      

June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)

A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. 

Host: Steve Allen.                         

A one hour live weekly Sunday morning interview series broadcast on NBC from 11:00am to Noon. 

New York Senator Jacob Javits and James Donovan debate on current issues for the New York State Senatorial campaign.  Also on hand are Republican Horace Seely-Brown Jr. and Democratic Abraham Ribicoff s
Sentatorial candidates in Connecticut.                         

June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)

A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. 

Steve's guest is Henny Youngman. 

Host: Steve Allen.                                      

June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)

A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. 

Steve's guest is Vaughn Meader who impersonates President Kennedy.

Host: Steve Allen.                                                                             

June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)

A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. 

The premiere of the film "Cleopatra" in Hollywood. Interviews with top stars.

Host: Steve Allen.                                                   

June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)

A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. 

Steve Allen's guest is Burt Lancaster. They discuss civil rights. 

Host: Steve Allen.                                                   

June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)

A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. 

Steve's guests are comedy team Curtis &Tracy, and TV and film critic Ben Gross. 

Host: Steve Allen.                                                                

June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)

A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. 

Steve's guest is comedian Jackie Mason.



Host: Steve Allen.                                                                

Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), is Steve Allen's guest on this repeat of a show originally broadcast one month earlier, before Clay (Ali) won the Heavyweight Championship from Sonny Liston.             

June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)

A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. 

Steve's guest is Burt Lancaster who talks about his experience when the Beatles visited his home. 

Host: Steve Allen.                                                                

Host Keith Berwick interviews comedian Carl Reiner.             

Satire interview on Robert F. Kennedy.              

Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew addresses the nation about bias in the medium of television news reporting. He discusses the importance of television news while criticizing bias on the part of television newscasters and analysts, following President Nixon's recent 32 minute address to the nation on Vietnam.                                             

Long-running radio program heard on WFMT in Chicago. In 1998, WFMT 
donated over 7,000 of Terkel's audio recordings to the Chicago History Museum for preservation.

On this episode: J. Krepps on Mozart birthday special.                                                                 

Long-running radio program heard on WFMT in Chicago. In 1998, WFMT 
donated over 7,000 of Terkel's audio recordings to the Chicago History Museum for preservation.

On this episode: Tribute to Mahalia Jackson.                                                                            

Long-running radio program heard on WFMT in Chicago. In 1998, WFMT 
donated over 7,000 of Terkel's audio recordings to the Chicago History Museum for preservation.

On this episode: Guest: Carol Channing.                                                                                      

Long-running radio program heard on WFMT in Chicago. In 1998, WFMT 
donated over 7,000 of Terkel's audio recordings to the Chicago History Museum for preservation.

On this episode: Anias Nin, poet                                                                                       

Long-running radio program heard on WFMT in Chicago. In 1998, WFMT donated over 7,000 of Terkel's audio recordings to the Chicago History Museum for preservation. 

On this episode: Annual Armistice Day program.                                      

Long-running radio program heard on WFMT in Chicago. In 1998, WFMT donated over 7,000 audio recordings of Terkel's shows to the Chicago History Museum for preservation. 

On this episode: E.R. Braeithway, Reluctant Encounter                                              

Long-running radio program heard on WFMT in Chicago. In 1998, WFMT donated over 7,000 of Terkel's audio recordings to the Chicago History Museum. 

On this episode: Murray MacLaughlin, songwriter.                                                                    

     Studs Terkel Program aired on 98.7 WFMT Chicago between 1952 and 1997. The one -hour program was broadcast each weekday, 10am-11:00am and on Thursday evenings 8:00pm-9:00pm. for 45 years. On his programs he interviewed guests as diverse as Martin Luther King Jr., Leonard Bernstein, Mort Sahl, Bob Dylan, Dorothy Parker, Tennessee Williams, Jean Shepherd, Frank Zappa and Frederick Wiseman.    

On this program Documentary Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman discusses many points of view related to five of his first six films, High School (1968), Law and Order (1969), Hospital (1970), Basic Training (1971) and Essene (1972). 
Sound clips from each of the above are played.   

NOTE: This rare Studs Terkel broadcast is not extant in the Studs Terkel Radio Archive, which contains  thousands of his programs. 
Two later broadcasts with Frederick Wiseman are archived, one which aired November 6, 1973, Wiseman discussing his film  Juvenile Court, and another which aired on February 6, 1976, Wiseman discussing his film Public Welfare.  

Long-running radio program heard on WFMT in Chicago. In 1998, WFMT 
donated over 7,000 of Terkel's audio recordings to the Chicago History Museum for preservation.

On this episode: Frederick Wiseman, documentary film.                                                      

  Syndicated 1976- June 7 - August 23, 1976. WOR TV New York. 

Premiering in the Summer of 1976, broadcasting 11 programs with a few new episodes along with re-runs October 18, 1976 - December 27, 1976.    

A brief series of approximately a dozen 90 minute broadcasts in which Steve Allen uses clips form 200 hours related to his different past television shows (1950's and  1960's) broadcast on three networks and Metromedia. He mixes these segments with new material featuring studio guests before a live audience.      

About two-thirds of the show is contemporary, with some of the guests reminiscing about their past performances. 

The broadcasts contain a full-sounding live band and the guests, including, Martha Raye, Gabe Dell, Pat Harrington Jr., Jayne Meadows, Buck Henry, Don Knotts, Bill Dana, Foster Brooks, Andy Griffith, Steve Lawrence, Skitch Henderson, Jonathan Winters, Mort Sahl, George Gobel, Frank Gorshin, Peter Ustinov, Bill Daily, often gathered around Steve Allen's piano for some lively and seemingly very relaxed musical numbers. 

NOTE: This series seems to have disappeared from view, archivally. There are no extant examples of any of these shows archived at The Library of Congress, or  Paley Center for Media, or any samples seen or heard on the internet.  The one exception is show number one archive as a U-Matic 3/4" Video which is not circulated to the public, housed at UCLA Film & TV Archive.

Other than his hosting stint on 1972's "I've Got a Secret" this was  Steve Allen's only syndicated contribution of the decade. Distributed by Hughes Television.