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.

Host: Charles Boyer





 






                                                                                                                                                                        

The 14th Annual Grammy Awards from Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Host: Andy Williams            

The 14th Annual Grammy Awards are telecast. This would be the final time ABC would telecast the awards. The following year, the broadcast moved to CBS where they remain a fixture to this day.              

January 14, 1952-Present. First early-morning network program and longest-running daytime series. Created by Sylvester "Pat" Weaver. Telecast Monday thru Friday, 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM, the broadcasts have maintained a format including a News Summary, segments related to Sports, Weather, Interviews, and Features. Throughout its long run, hosts of "The Today Show" have included Dave Garroway (1952-1961), John Chancellor (1961-1962), Hugh Downs (1962-1971), Frank McGee (1971-1974), Jim Hartz (1974-1976), Tom Brokaw (1976-1981), Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel, Chris Wallace, Katie Couric, and others.




Hymn singing and prayer service at the Lincoln Memorial celebrating President-elect Jimmy Carter's inauguration.  

Host: Tom Brokaw. This program is a 90-minute excerpt.