Shelley Berman does a one-man show, 
creating a gallery of characters and does satirical sketches on subjects dealing with television commercials, the
medical profession, and hotels. He performs not only with his stool and his telephone, but also with the audience. 
Based on the release of a musical album by Shelley Berman. 

Dupe Of Number 918.                          

Negro anti-segregation leaders are active in Albany, Georgia, coroner rules Marilyn Monroe a possible suicide, one and a half million dollar mail truck robbery in Massachusetts, Russian spacemen complete 64-84 orbits,                          

Comments on space from NBC newsman Merrill Muller.             

January 5th, 1956-1970 (Syndicated)

Wrestling From Washington was a twice-weekly wrestling show produced by the Capital Wrestling Corporation owned by Vincent McMahon Sr. Bill Malone was the original host but was replaced by Morris Siegal (1956-1959). In 1959, Ray Morgan became the host and remained until 1970 when McMahon moved the operation to Hamburg, Pennslyvania. Vincent K. McMahon Jr. (McMahon's son) then became the program host. 

Host Ray Morgan interviews Scufflin Hillbillies and manager Bobby Davis.                                                    

World Today is a radio news program broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System and hosted by Tony Marvin. 

General Douglas McArthur is honored in Washington, DC, statements by speaker John McCormack and General McArthur, Senate sub-committee charges former Senator Hubert Humphrey of using his office for profit-taking, questioned by Senator Stuart Symington, President Kennedy is on a tour of power resources out west, Marilyn Monroe's death is ruled a probable suicide, an East German refugee is shot and left for dying at the Berlin Wall.  

Host: Tony Marvin. 

                                                                                                                                                                                     

July 26, 1962-September 13, 1962; July 25, 1963-September 12, 1963.
 This was the first broadcast of the season. Hosted by Vic Damone, this half-hour musical variety show was a summer replacement for "Hazel" for two seasons.   

                                                 

More than one poet has tried to capture all of America in a single work.But how would it be if the works of many poets were stitched together into a sampler portrait of America? That's what tonight's program has done, drawing on such writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, e.e.Cummings and Allen Ginsberg. The major work of the evening is Robert Frost's "Death Of The Hired Man," with Peggy Wood as Mary, Alexander Scourby as Silas and James Whitmore, the show's narrator, as Warren. "The People Yes," by Carl Sandburg,is also heard.                                       

September 30th, 1960-July 26th, 1963 (CBS) 

Originally entitled "Eyewitness To History," this Friday night public affairs program was hosted by Charles Kuralt. The most significant news stories are reviewed. The title of the show was shortened to "Eyewitness" in its last season. 

The host for this episode is Charles Collingwood. 

The Story of Soviet cosmonauts Andrian G. Nikolayev and Pavel R. Popovich, heroes of the latest USSR space achievement. Included are excerpts form Russian television and interviews with American and European space experts.                                     

September 7th, 1961- August 31st, 1963 WPIX  

The Dick Tracy animated cartoon series was shown in the late afternoon on WPIX-TV Channel 11 with Joe Bolton as the host. 
Bolten left his post as the host of the Three Stooges shorts to become the host of the Dick Tracy series, portraying the police chief and Tracy's boss. The police chief would give Tracy an assignment whenever a crime was committed which Tracy would receive on his wristwatch. Tracy would respond by saying "ok chief, I'll get on it right away." He would then assign one of his detectives to the case.  
Everett Sloane provided the voice for Dick Tracy, other voice regulars were Mel Blanc, Benny Rubin, and Paul Frees.                                  

   Unknown New York Disc Jockey  plays Johnny Cash's latest hit BONANZA. The DJ hums along with  the record at the end...comments a bit about Cash and states that it is 9:12pm, 62 degrees, and at 9:30pm,  coming up is the News with Dwight Leach.  Also stated, Gimbels will be opening at the Roosevelt Mall.     

Allies to have ambulances at the Berlin Wall to aid the refugees if shot by the East Germans, this follows the killing of a young German refugee by border guards, West Berliners angry at US and Reds. Russian spacemen give interviews on recent flights, earthquakes in Italy, Churchill greeted by Britons following convalescing, police seeking smallpox boy, another assassination attempt on French President Charles De Gaulle, ruling on deportation tomorrow on Dr. Robert Soblen, the FDA warns the public on thalidomide drug, they urge removal from medicine shelves, a report on the racial situation in London, Hoot Gibson dies, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson arrives in Lebanon on part of a goodwill tour.                                                               

January 5th, 1956-1970 (Syndicated)

Wrestling From Washington was a twice-weekly wrestling show produced by the Capital Wrestling Corporation owned by Vincent McMahon Sr. Bill Malone was the original host but was replaced by Morris Siegal (1956-1959). In 1959, Ray Morgan became the host and remained until 1970 when McMahon moved the operation to Hamburg, Pennslyvania. Vincent K. McMahon Jr. (McMahon's son) then became the program host. 

Host Ray Morgan interviews wrestlers Bobo Brazil, "handsome" Johnny Barend, and manager Bobby Davis.                                                 

July 26, 1962-September 13, 1962; July 25, 1963-September 12, 1963. This was the first broadcast of the season. Hosted by Vic Damone, this half-hour musical variety show was a summer replacement for "Hazel" for two seasons.   

                                    

Guests are Zsa Zsa Gabor, Salvatore Baccaloni, Joe Twirp, Joy Harmon, and announcer George Fenneman. Groucho Marx sings "Show Me A Rose."             

October 2, 1961 - August 30, 1963

Harry Reasoner and Mary Fickett are hosts for this live half-hour weekday series which deals with a variety of subjects, including art, science, history, fashion, travel, medicine, education, marriage, and customs. Included is a daily news report by Reasoner. Many celebrities also drop by and discuss their past, present and future career with Fickett and Reasoner. 

Host Harry Reasoner and his wife Kay Reasoner profile Jackie Gleason and his touring cross country train ride, plugging the new Fall premiere series of The American Scene Magazine, starring Jackie Gleason.                          

Commentary: the US plans "aggression" against Cuba, President Kennedy sends high officials to scout the "invasion" of bases, 
atom warheads and any other military build-up in Cuba, Cuba accuses US PT boats machine-gunned a student hotel, Castro warns the US and President Kennedy on a "criminal attack."                      

A summer replacement series hosted by
Sam Levenson in 1960,
August 1- September 26,

Jim Backus in 1962,
February 3, - September 11,

Merv Griffin in 1963,
July 2, - September 17, 

Art Linkletter in 1965, (ONE HOUR series)
June 22, - September 7.

Art Linkletter later hosted the program as a mid-season replacement for the Steve Lawrence Show, again in a one-hour format, titled Art Linkletter's Hollywood Talent Scouts from December 20, 1965 - September 5, 1966.   

Scouts include Allen and Rossi, Jack E. Leonard, and Harry Belafonte. 

Host: Jim Backus                                                                                      

Barry Farber was an American conservative radio talk show host. He produced the Tex and Jinx radio program which starred Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenberg. The show was heard weeknights on WNBC radio from 10:30 PM to midnight. Farber was also an author and commentator who wrote for various US newspapers. He was ranked the ninth greatest talk show host of all time by Talkers Magazine. He joined WOR radio in 1962 after a stint at 1010 WINS radio in New York City. When Farber left WOR radio he joined WMCA radio in New York City for an afternoon drive time show that lasted until 1989 when WMCA changed its format to a Christian radio station. 

Barry Farber interviews reporter Dan Bergman, the topic is Castro's Cuba. Commentary on the future of Castro, recent hit and run raids on the island, Russians in Cuba, and predicts a bloody overthrow of Castro. Bergman says Krushchev will not fight for Castro.
                                  

4500 die following Iranian earthquake, mammoth rescue, a brawl in London between British Nazis and Jews, Ahmed Ben Bella tests the mettle of rebels in Algeria, report on Cuban exile shooting raid 
in Havana, Cuba, Soviet technicians and troops believed to be in Cuba. 
Sander Vanocur reports.                                                                 

Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy. 

A report on Edward (Ted)) Kennedy and Edward J. McCormack as both seek the nomination for United States Senator from Massachusetts. McCormack attacks Kennedy as inexperienced and money will not get him elected. 

The last 2 minutes of the broadcast.

Host: Fred Foy.                                                    

Cuban President Fidel Castro gives a speech in Havana, Cuba.           

The US debates whether to attack Cuba in light of Soviet military and (confirmed by Moscow) to Cuba, President Kennedy is against an armed attack, man-on-street comments, between three and eight thousand, die in Iran quake, Russia sets off atmosphere nuclear bomb, simulated-air defense attack is successful.            

Iranian earthquake report from Mongolia, the Soviets agree to supply Cuba with arms and technicians, the Klu Klux Klan is reactivated in Louisana opposed to integration and communism, 
Russian military convoy is delayed at Checkpoint Charlie on way to memorial in West Berlin, US rocket on the way to Venus, scientists attempt to shift course and speed of the "Mariner 11" to insure Venus probe, 350 die in traffic accidents.                        

Jackie Gleason is interviewed by David Susskind. This television profile of the "Great One" was first broadcast on Jan. 7, 1962.

NOTE: Only a brief excerpt survives on kinescope of this definitive interview of "The Great One." This peerless television audio air check archives the complete program as audio recorded by Phil Gries off the air at the time of the original broadcast.              

Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba gives a speech.             

"The observance was made for man, and not man for it." Addressed by Rabbi William Spigleman, (1918-1994). President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California.                                       

September 24th, 1951-February 1st, 1980 (CBS) 

Love Of Life was a CBS daytime drama set in the town of Barrowsville. It premiered as a fifteen-minute show and on April 14th, 1958 was expanded to thirty minutes. In 1962 it was trimmed to a twenty-five-minute format. Over the years, the fictional town was changed to Rosehill. 
The show was originally created by John Hess. 

                                                 

June 30th, 1952- September 18th, 2009 (CBS)  

Set in the town of Springfield, the story centers on the Bauer family. The show was created by Irna Phillips.  
The drama had been on both radio and television for a period of 72 years starting on NBC radio in 1937.                        

September 3rd, 1951-March 26th, 1982 (CBS)
March 29th, 1982- December 26th, 1986 (NBC)

Created by Roy Windsor, this durable daytime drama enjoyed a thirty-five year run on both CBS and finishing  on NBC,
Search For Tomorrow was sent in the town of Henderson and its main character was Joanne Gardner Barron Tate Vincente Tourneur
played by Mary Stuart for the show's entire run.                                                                              

1961, 1964, 1972, (syndicated)

Psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers became known for her appearance on the "The $64,000 Question" where she became the first woman contestant to win the top prize.
Starting in 1961, she had three different series. The first was "Consult Dr. Brothers" followed by "Tell Me Dr. Brothers in 1964 and the third in 1972 was entitled "Living Easy With Dr. Joyce Brothers." The first two series focused on human relationships while the third was a talk show featuring celebrity guests.

Topic: soothsayers and astrologers.                                        

September 5th, 1960- September 28th, 1962 (NBC)

Charge Account also referred to as The Jan Murray Show was a daytime game show in which players competed for the right to purchase prizes by forming words out of a group of sixteen letters.    

NOTE: Only known surviving broadcast representation of Charge Account (The Jan Murray Show). 
 During the first nine minutes an intermittent minimal "buzz" sound is heard on the recording. Otherwise, most discernible, historic and nostalgic. 

NOTE:
 Almost all daytime game shows from the 1970's and before have been destroyed. CBS's archives begin in 1972, ABC's in 1978, and NBC's in 1980. A handful of producers (most notably Goodson-Todman) did arrange for the preservation of their shows even during the tape-recycling period.     

                            

April 3rd, 1961-March 27th, 1964 (ABC)  

A daytime game show on which two contestants attempted to advance along with a board of squares by identifying pictures on the squares.
The winner of the game won one of seven keys. 

Host: Jack Narz.  

In this episode, announcer Jack Powers subs for Jack Narz.     

 NOTE:  Almost all daytime game shows from the 1970s and before have been destroyed. CBS's archives begin in 1972, ABC's in 1978, and NBC's in 1980. A handful of producers (most notably Goodson-Todman) did arrange for the preservation of their shows even during the tape-recycling period.                                           

December 29th, 1958- March 29th, 1963 (NBC)

Daytime drama starring William Prince as Dr. Jerry Malone, the Chief of Staff at Valley Hospital in the town of Three Oaks.
Young Dr. Malone enjoyed a very successful run as a radio series from 1939-1960 before coming to television.                           

December 31st, 1951-March 27th, 1953 (NBC) Daytime
March 30th 1953-October 23rd, 1959 (CBS) nighttime
June 29th, 1952-September 14th, 1952 (NBC)
June 21st, 1953-September 27th, 1953 NBC)
1962 (WNEW)

Long-running game show with several hosts, Bert Parks, Randy Merriman, Mort Lawrence, and Robert Paige. The principal prizes given away were furs modeled for several seasons by Bess Myerson. 

WNEW return with host Robert Paige.                                                    

January 3rd, 1956-March 26th 1957, (CBS)
September 30th, 1957-December 27th, 1963 (ABC)

A popular game show that began in prime-time on CBS in 1956 under the title Do You Trust Your Wife? and was hosted by Edgar Bergan. Two husband and wife contestants were asked questions and the husbands had the choice of answering the questions themselves or trusting their wives to answer them correctly.
In the fall of 1957, the show moved to ABC where it became a daytime show hosted by Johnny Carson. In July of 1958, the show's title was changed to "Who Do You Trust? In the fall of 1958, a new announcer Ed McMahon joined the show and teamed with Carson for the first time. McMahon replaced Bill Nimmo.
This was the start of a long association between Carson and McMahon as the two teamed up again when Carson became the new host of the Tonight Show on October 1st, 1962 with McMahon as Carson's announcer and sidekick for Carson's 30-year reign as host of the show.

NOTE: Woody Woodbury would  succeed  Johnny Carson as host of Who Do You Trust? (renamed Whom Do You Trust) for the duration of the series, fifteen additional months until its final episode, December 27, 1963. 
                       
                                       

November 14th, 1961 September 18th, 1962 (nighttime)
December 4th, 1961-March 29th, 1963 (daytime)

Half-hour game show hosted by Bert Parks. Contestants would win money by supplying the missing words in lyrics sung to them. Bob Russell was the creator of the show. This is the last game show that Bert Parks would host.  

Host: Bert Parks.                                                              

The Venus rocket responds to signals to steer it near Venus.                                       

A summer replacement series hosted by
Sam Levenson in 1960,
August 1- September 26,

Jim Backus in 1962,
February 3, - September 11,

Merv Griffin in 1963,
July 2, - September 17, 

Art Linkletter in 1965, (ONE HOUR series)
June 22, - September 7.

Art Linkletter later hosted the program as a mid-season replacement for the Steve Lawrence Show, again in a one-hour format, titled Art Linkletter's Hollywood Talent Scouts from December 20, 1965 - September 5, 1966.   

Talent Scouts today are Sally Ann Howes and E.G. Marshall, Jack Carter and Cyril Richard. 
A satire on President John F. Kennedy and family by "The Premise,"
NASA spokesman on space race, President Charles de Gaulle. 

Host: Jim Backus                                                                                                   

A debate between Edward Kennedy and Edward McCormack for the Democratic nomination of Senator from Massachusetts.