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6 records found for Bess Myerson
#11503: BIG PAYOFF, THE
Order1957-09-06, KNXT, 30 min.
Daytime: December 31st, 1951- March 27th, 1953 (NBC), March 30th, 1953- October 23rd, 1959- (CBS), Nightime: June 29th, 1952- September 14th, 1952, (NBC), June 21st, 1953- September 27th, 1953, (NBC). This long-running game show had several hosts, including Bert Parks, Randy Merriman, Mort Lawrence and Robert Paige. Principal prizes given away were furs, modeled for several years by Bess Myerson. Singer Betty Ann Grove was later featured on the show as was Denise Lor, and Susan Sayers. During the summer of 1953, The Big Payoff was carried by two networks, CBS and NBC. SELECTIONS FROM ORIGINAL GRAY AUDOGRAPH DISC RECORDINGS, RECORDED OFF THE AIR, REPRESENTING SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF KNXT LOS, ANGELES BROADCASTING, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 THRU 7, 1957. These LOST CBS broadcasts represent an unprecedented one complete week, sign on to sign off, September 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1957 (130 hours on 130 8 & 1/2" diameter discs with a capacity to record 32 minutes per side (side one and side two had the potential capacity to record 64 minutes). These discs were obtained in Los Angeles by Phil Gries, creator and owner of Archival Television Audio, Inc. in 2011. They were originally found in an establishment, located in Burbank, California, selling old records dispersing its inventory as they went out of business, a few years before. The rarity of this type of media to record television is not known to have occured beyond a few incidents, as stated below, at any other time, which make this collection of TV Audio Airchecks, recorded on Gray Audograph discs, an amazing surviving artifact. The sound quality varies with different broadcasts. After a period of almost three years, processing and digitizing these 130 two sided discs, there is recognition of the rarity of some of these broadcasts providing one of a kind surviving Television Audio Airchecks and are extremely desirable regardless of some of the extraneous sound artifacts heard on some of these tracks which were painstakingly processed and transferred one by one to optimize the sound quality and proper pitch. NOTE: To listen to a seminar Phil Gries presented at an ARSC presentation in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 2014, about these Gray Audograph Discs...their genesis, discovery and contents, go to the ATA website www.atvaudio.com and click on ARSC which can be found within the right column on the ATA Home Page. GRAY AUDIOGRAPH (1946 - 1976) History: The Gray Audograph was a dictation disc recording format introduced in 1946 by the Gray Manufacturing Company in the United States. It recorded sound by pressing grooves into soft vinyl discs, like the competing, but incompatible, SoundScriber and VoiceWriter formats. Audiograph discs were blue thin plastic flexible discs, recorded from the inside to the outside, the opposite of conventional phonograph discs. Another difference compared to phonograph discs (78, 45, 33 & 1/2) was that the audiograph was driven by a surface-mounted wheel, meaning that its recording and playback speed decreased toward the edge of the disc (like the Compact Disc and other digital formats), to keep a more constant linear velocity and to improve playing time. The mandatory speed variation correction requires playback on an Audograph player, which ATA possesses and has modified, allowing line out output connections, direct line, to the input of any other recording format device. Gray Audograph discs were available in three different sizes. The 6-inch diameter disc offered 10 minutes of recording time per side, the 6 & 1/2" disc offered 15 minutes per side. The 8 & 1/2" disc, which is extant in the ATA archive, offered 30 minutes of recording per side. ALONG WITH THE DICTABELT RECORDER, A GRAY AUDOGRAPH RECORDER MACHINE CAPTURED THE ACTUAL LIVE SOUNDS RECORDED OF GUN SHOTS AT THE TIME OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION. THESE AUDIO SOUNDS WERE USED IN THE REVIEW BY THE UNITED STATES HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS. THE GRAY COMPANY CEASED MANUFACTURE OF THE GRAY AUDOGRAPH RECORDER IN 1976.
1957-09-07, CBS, 18 min.
The 31st Annual Miss America Pageant is telecast live from the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hotel. Miss Colorado, Marilyn Van Derbur wins the Miss America crown for 1958. In the talent contest, Bert Parks introduces Miss Georgia who sings "You Deserve a Girl That's Namely You." Miss North Carolina sings "When Yo Say Cheese." Miss Colorado plays the organ, and Miss California plays the accordian. Five judges pick the finalists. Miss California is interviewed by Bert Parks who asks the question "Do you believe in love at first sight?" Miss Colorado is asked "Is it proper for a lady to propose to a man?" As winner, Miss Colorado, Marilyn Van Derbur, walks the runway, Bert Parks sings, "Miss America." as the broadcast concludes. Bert Parks, Douglas Edwards, and Bess Myerson are the hosts.
1957-09-07, CBS, 17 min.
The 31st Annual Miss America Pageant is telecast live from the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hotel. Miss Colorado, Marilyn Van Derbur wins the Miss America crown for 1958. The complete opening is heard. Bert Parks, Douglas Edwards, and Bess Myerson are the hosts.
#13647: I'VE GOT A SECRET
Order1962-04-16, CBS, min.
June 19th, 1952- April 3rd, 1967 (CBS) Syndicated- 1972 June 15th, 1976-July 6th, 1976 (CBS) Popular prime time game show in which four panelists try to guess the secret of the contestant. Garry Moore hosted the show from 1952-1964 and was replaced by Steve Allen. Allen also hosted the 1972 syndicated version. Bill Cullen hosted the 1976 CBS version which had a brief run of less than one month. The panelists are Henry Morgan, Bess Myerson, and Betsy Palmer and Merv Griffin. Celebrity guest, Jonathan Winters. The host is Garry Moore.
#11547: MISS AMERICA PAGEANT
Order1968-09-07, NBC, 120 min.
Miss America contestant 1949: "I'll be glad when this is over and I can frown at people if I feel like it. I sometimes feel as if my face is going to crack." From "Reporting" by Lillian Ross. Faces may crack and hearts will break as the Nation's infatuation with royalty is climaxed by the crowning of a queen-Miss America. This year's contest is set in a musical fantasy called "Once Upon A Someday." The story, of a little girl's dream of growing up to be Miss America, includes the introduction of the contestants by emcee Bert Parks; the selection of the ten semifinalists; evening gown, swimsuit, and talent competitions; and the crowning of Miss America 1969 by outgoing Queen Debra Dene Barnes. Songs include: "Somewhere Out There," "Look At Her-Miss America," "In Phantasmagorical Phantasy," and the title tune, Alas! Bert Parks probably won't sing "There She Is Miss America." A dispute between the composer and pageant officials had put an end to this pageant tradition. Judges include Ed McMahon, soprano Licia Albanese and conductor Donald Voorhees. Bess Myerson, Miss America, 1945, is the TV hostess at Convention Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
1969-01-31, NBC, min.
October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.
Guests: Buddy Hackett, Jack E. Leonard, Bess Myerson, Kole and Param. Saturday night broadcast, originally aired on March 13th, 1969.