THANKSGIVING SHOW.

July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.                                                                 

Twenty-minute excerpt.

See number 317 for details. Dupe.                                      

October 8th, 1957-  

Jazz show produced at KABC television in Los Angeles and broadcast on KABC.  

                                  

Radio comedy show.

Guest: Vaughn Meader.  
                                                          

A question and answer session on various topics.           

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 review of the week's news: Controversy on the appearance of Alger Hiss on a TV program about Nixon's future, Senator Barry Goldwater comments on Nixon's future, also urges Kennedy oust Adlai Stevenson, Hubert Humphrey comments, the crisis in German Government, Der Spiegle affair, disarmament talks continue, Cuban threatens to shoot US planes, Cubans arrest US-trained saboteurs, the FBI arrests three Cubans in the US on sabotage mission to blow up stores in the US, a typhoon in Guiana, a greek freighter is afire in the Caribbean, Sino-Indian war in the Himalayas, Indians hurled back.

Narrator: Fred Foy.   

NOTE: Fred Foy, best known for his voicing the opening of THE LONE RANGER on radio joined the ABC TV announcing staff in New York in 1961. For ABC RADIO he narrated the award winning news documentary, VOICES IN THE HEADLINES a 25 minute weekly wrap up of salient news events of the week with sound bites representing the news as it was recorded.                                                                                                                                          

Former White House press secretary James Hagerty defends ABC's use of Alger Hiss on a TV program about Richard Nixon.             

ABC newsman Howard k. Smith looks at the American Fighting Man.             

September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963). 

Dupe Of Number 4953.                          

January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. This was the first broadcast of the series. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.                                                                 

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

The Chinese Reds push further into Indian territory, Indians seek US aid. 

Host: Tony Marvin. 

                                                                                                                                 

James Card comments.  

September 18, 1962 - May 25, 1965

 While Judith Crist  was becoming established in the early 1960's in New York on  WABC Channel 7, a more erudite brand of film criticism was brought to public television. Stanley Kauffmann was on of the first film critics to use TV as a means of consistently investigating film culture. Kauffmann was the host of THE ART OF FILM from April 16, 1963                             until May 25, 1965. He replaced James Card who hosted this weekly half hour series from  September 18, 1962 (two days after WNET went on the air as a Public Educational Broadcast  Channel), until his last appearance, February 26, 1963. 

Stanley Kauffmann conducted discussions on The Art of Film regarding the techniques, processes, and artistry of film making with guests who included production Screen Writers, Educators, Producers, Directors and Actors. 
Film clips were interspersed to illustrate points in a documentary-like manner rather than used as they mostly were to plug a newest release. 

 In 1964 THE ART OF FILM won a local New York Emmy Award for excellence.  

                               

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

President Kennedy lifts the naval blockade off of Cuba, the Us will continue surveillance of Cuba, the Chinese Reds propose a ceasefire and will withdraw its troops ten miles in Himalayan war, James Donavan still trying to free 1200 Cuban invasion prisoners, Sino-Soviet quarrel continues, German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in trouble, Adenauer accused of lack of leadership, New York State Senator Jacob Javits comments on the future of the GOP, Josef Strauss says he will resign.  

Host: Tony Marvin. 

                                                                                                                                                                        

September 30th, 1958-June 16th, 1964

The Garry Moore variety series made a star out of Carol Burnett,brought back Allen Funt's Candid Camera and showcased many fine musical and comedic talents from 1958-1964.The highlight of most shows was "That Wonderful Year," consisting of film clips, comedy sketches and production numbers based on the events and styles of a given year.

Regulars: Garry Moore, Carol Burnett (1959-1962), Dorothy Loudon (1962-1964),Allen Funt (1959-1960, Durward Kirby (1958-1964)and Marion Lorne (1958-1962).

                                                                                                                                                               

September 25, 1962-June 23, 1970. One of television's most inventive and popular comedians, Red Skelton hosted his own series for twenty years, seven of them in a one-hour format, "The Red Skelton Hour" on CBS. Skelton began his television career on NBC September 30, 1951 with a half-hour filmed variety series lasting until June 21, 1953. He then began his CBS affiliation, and began hosting "The Red Skelton Show," a half-hour variety show broadcast live until October 18, 1960, and subsequently on videotape. This series aired from October 13, 1953, continuing until June 26, 1962. From July 21, 1954 through September 8, 1954, "The Red Skelton Revue" was broadcast live on CBS in a one-hour format. Red Skelton returned to NBC in a half-hour taped format for his final series. "Red" as the show was known, premiered September 14, 1970. The first four broadcasts included introductions by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (September 14, 1970), Dean Martin (September 21, 1970), Jack Benny (September 28, 1970), and Johnny Carson (October 5, 1970) who got his big break writing for Skelton in the early 1950's. Red Skelton's last first-run regularly scheduled television program aired on March 15, 1971.                                                                                        

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.                                                  

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

A comment on President Kennedy lifting the Cuban naval blockade, remarks by man-in-the-street, Chinese communist Indian conflict and comment, the Russians call off the military alert on easing of the Cuban crisis, comment on Sino-Sovietrelationships and motives, the Rhode Island gubernatorial election is still not decided. 

Host: Tony Marvin. 

                                                                                                                                 

July 18th, 1958- March 26th, 1972

Series of concerts originating from Carnegie Hall in New York City. Beginning in 1962, they were broadcast from Lincoln Center in New York City. Leonard Bernstein conducted fifty three such televised performances until 1972. 

"The Sound of a Hall" is the theme.  

Dupe Of Number 323.                                                                                                                                              

January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semi regularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra. 

Thanksgiving program. Host: Martha Wright

 






                                                                                                                    

October 18th, 1959-1966, 

A one hour syndicated taped color weekly broadcast, featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The series was awarded a Peabody. Superb music by a 71 piece orchestra in the sumptuous setting of a ballroom. Different guest conductors appear on a weekly basis and take the podium. 

Hans Rosbaud Conductor. 




  

 



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

September 27, 1962-September 3, 1967 (NBC); September 20, 1969-July 17, 1971 (NBC); 1976 (Syndicated). In 1962, Williams was finally given a fall series on NBC; the hour show lasted five seasons and featured The New Christy Minstrels and the Osmond Brothers. His third NBC series, which premiered in 1969, featured comics Charlie Callas and Irwin Corey, along with Janos Prohaska; the hour show lasted another two seasons. In 1976, Williams hosted a syndicated series, entitled "Andy." The half-hour show featured puppeteer Wayland Flowers. 

Milton Berle celebrates his 50th year in show business. 

 

                                                                

The 36th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, one of the world's largest parades, is presented by the U.S. based department store chain Macy's.The parade started in 1924,tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit (with both parades being four years younger than Philadelphia's Thanksgiving Day Parade). The two-hour parade is held in Manhattan from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thanksgiving Day, and has been televised nationally on NBC since 1952. Employees at Macy's department stores have the option of marching in the parade


The 35th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade from Central Park to Herald Square in New York City. 

Hosts: Bud Palmer and Chris Schenkel

Only the final 5 minutes of the parade was recorded, including the appearance of Santa Claus. We hear end credits and names of the sponsors of the parade by announcer Bill McCord, who was the announcer of the NBC TV Thanksgiving Day Parade for 21 consecutive years (1958-1978). 
Sign off. 


  It should come as no surprise that many of the telecasts from the 1950s thru the early 1970's are lost, or not known to presently exist in any broadcast form, and only one pre-1980 parade exists in full. One archived segment of the November 22, 1973 NBC MACY's THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE resides at The Paley Center for Media, and a segment of the November 26, 1959 CBS coverage of the THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE is archived at The Paley Center for Media. Not one pre-1980 TV Thanksgiving Day Parade is archived by The Library of Congress or by UCLA Film & Television Archive. 
  Network broadcast Kinescopes and Video were either discarded, wiped, or never recorded.  Video recording software (3/4" U-Matic) was first released to the Public at great cost in 1971, and the Betamax (1975) and JVC VHS (1976) gave the public a means to record television broadcasts off the air, but, to date, it seems nobody at home elected to record a complete parade and kept it making the 1971-1979 parades more likely to be found possibly only as clips than the 1952-1971 parades. Certain footage from old telecasts has been shown in anniversary specials, showing that some still exist. Bootleg copies circa 1980 to the present have been posted on You Tube...most all playback reflecting poor to fair quality till the 2000's. 

During the first television years, the parade went through changes. Many of the parade's most iconic balloons were introduced in this period, such as Popeye, Bullwinkle, the Happy Dragon, Underdog, Smokey Bear, Linus the Lionhearted, Sinclair's Dino, and the first two Snoopy balloons. The toy float concept was introduced in the 1960s, with a turkey-shaped one, introduced in 1973, eventually becoming parade mascot Tom Turkey.

A few notable lost parades include the 1956 parade (when Mighty Mouse crashed at Herald Square), 1965 (the debut of Underdog), and 1971 (when all the balloons had to be removed due to bad weather).

Hosts: Chris Schenkel, Bill McCord, and Bud Palmer. 
                                                                                                                                                      

Singer Pat Boone is joined by Patti Page, dancer Elaine Dunn, Peter, Paul and Mary and Phil Harris in this Thanksgiving Day variety special.

Dupe Of Number 5399.                                      

January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. This was the first broadcast of the series. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.                                                                              

September 21st, 1962- September 10th, 1965 (NBC)

Jack's guests are Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kennedy. 

Open of the show is heard. Jack Paar mentions in his monologue that "a lot of excitement going on here back stage." Jack states that Edward Kennedy is handsome but has a strange accent. Also remarks related to TV trends, fluffs. Jose Melies anecdote when he and Jack were in the service together. 

Jack Paar introduces Edward Ted Kennedy and his wife Joan Kennedy. Jack comments on home movies of  the Kennedy family. Questions asked by Paar to Kennedy:

"Are there drawbacks as a brother of a President elected to the Senate?" "What interests does Edward Kennedy have, away from political life?" 

Joan remembers when she first met her husband. Anecdotes related to their 20 nephews. Reflections on the Primary and the recent Election by both Teddy and Joan Kennedy. 

It is remembered that father Joseph Kennedy  felt that of all his sons, Joseph Kennedy was the brightest and with the most promising future. 

Ted remembers how he felt at age 12 hearing of  Joe's death. He remembers a sailing outing with his brother Joe, both winning a race.
Kennedy remembers PT109 moments related to brother John,  and his reaction. 

Anecdotes about the convention.
Joan states she is looking forward to moving to Washington DC.

Included,an Anacin commercial ("Mother I'd Rather Do It Myself").
                                                                

Re-run of Program 3 of 18 episodes in the series with real humor and affection Joe E. Brown hosts as master of humor who brings back the days when movie comedy was seen, but not heard. 

Comments from Eddie Sutherland, Charlie Ruggles, Moe Howard, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd. A feature presentation of the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company in collaboration with the Oral History Research Project of Columbia University. Produced by Joan Franklin and Robert Franklin. 

   NOTE: Robert  C. Franklin (1920-1980), inspired by a 1958 newspaper story he read about Columbia University's POPULAR ARTS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, approached Dr. Louis Starr, then director of the oral-history collection, with a proposal to interview and tape record, on to 1/4" reel to reel audio tapes, movie people as they passed through New York. The objective would be to document, through personal recollections, the era of the silent era in films, the impact of sound, the triumphs and inequities of the major studios, and life in the glittering film capital...a firsthand account revelation of how silent movies were actually made.  

Robert  and his wife, Joan Franklin went on to record 200 reels of audio tape, recording celebrities mostly in New York City hotel rooms in 1958 and 1959. Transcripts of interviews were made available at the time to students and researchers. 

In 1961 excerpts/highlights from these audio tapes were edited into a 16 part  radio series titled, MEMOIRS OF THE MOVIES. Myrna Loy provided a standard opening. A different celebrity host/hostess was employed to introduce each episode. All of the 90 celebrities interviewed have since passed away with the exception of Joanne Woodward. Two additional episodes were later produced, "Style of the 70's," and "Rush To Reality," both hosted by Ben Gazzara and added, subsequently, to  re-issues of the series which were syndicated in the 1960's and 1970's airing  in New York (WINS), Boston (WBZ), Philadelphia (KYW), Baltimore (WJZ), Fort Wayne (WOWO), Chicago (WIND), San Francisco (KPIX), and Los Angeles (KFWB).  

The original 200 unedited reels of 1/4" audio tape interviews recorded by Joan and Robert Franklin are no longer known to exist. However, audio cassette transfers from these original tapes were donated by Joan Franklin many decades ago to Columbia University's Oral History Research Office where they exist  today.
Confirmed during a 2009 phone conversation with Mary Marshal Clark, archivist at Columbia at that time, who stated that the first on file communication from Robert  Franklin to Columbia University related to his  proposal to do an oral history audio recorded project is dated, July 31, 1958.
                                                             

1962-1964 Syndicated.

Consisting entirely of historic newsreel and archival footage. 
65 half hour shows related to biographical profiles of the lives and careers of many of the twentieth century greatest as well as infamous  public figures. Created by David L. Wolper.

Mike Wallace narrates biographical retrospectives of notable people. This syndicated filmed 65 half-hour program series was one of the first to be produced by David Wolper. 

The life of Senator Joseph McCarthy is profiled.                                                           

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

A Brazilian jet airliner crash kills 97, President Kennedy has a hectic, energetic day at the White House, his children Caroline and John Jr have a joint, birthday party, news from India, England to give arms aid to India, Adenauer-Strauss Bonn politics in Germany.

Host: Tony Marvin. 

                                                                                                                                              

The song "Limbo Rock" is heard. A bulletin from WABC Radio News:
A DC 7 air crash with 22 survivors.             

Bulletin: a DC-7 plane crash at New York's Idlewild airport kills 25 passengers.                        

September 27, 1962-September 3, 1967 (NBC); September 20, 1969-July 17, 1971 (NBC); 1976 (Syndicated). In 1962, Williams was finally given a fall series on NBC; the hour show lasted five seasons and featured The New Christy Minstrels and the Osmond Brothers. His third NBC series, which premiered in 1969, featured comics Charlie Callas and Irwin Corey, along with Janos Prohaska; the hour show lasted another two seasons. In 1976, Williams hosted a syndicated series, entitled "Andy." The half-hour show featured puppeteer Wayland Flowers. 

Milton Berle celebrates his 50th year in show business. 

 

                                                                             

Jack Linkletter interviews Jane Wyman.             

July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.