Search Results
4 records found for Walter Alston
1959-10-08, WNBC, 17 min.
- Bill Veeck
- Roger Craig
- Don Drysdale
- Larry Sherry
- Duke Snider
- Warren Giles
- Joe Cronin
- Ford Frick
- Charlie Neal
- Jack Brickhouse
- Gil Hodges
- Vin Scully
- Walter Alston
Jack Brickhouse calls the play-by-play in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 1959 World Series against the Chicago White Sox in Game 6. Final Score Dodgers 9, White Sox 3. A world series record for The Los Angeles Dodgers coming from seventh place in 1958, their first year in Los Angeles after moving from Brooklyn after the 1957 season, and winning a World Series the following year. Vin Scully interviews the victorious Los Angeles Dodgers from their clubhouse. He talks to Warren Giles, Bill Veeck, and Gil Hodges, who mentions that it took "umpteen" years to win a Brooklyn Dodger series, and it took only two years to do the same in Los Angeles. Also at the mike with Vin Scully are Duke Snider, Joe Cronin, Walter Alston, Charlie Neal, Roger Craig, Don Drysdale, Larry Sherry, and commissioner of baseball Ford Frick. Vin Scully signs off the air for the Gillette Safety Razor Blades sponsor with the Gillette theme music in the background. This was the last year a Gillette sign off was used for a World Series Television Broadcast.
1963-10-06, WNBC, 25 min.
- Don Drysdale
- Warren Giles
- Mel Allen
- Bill Skowron
- Buzzie Bavasi
- Maury Wills
- Johnny Podres
- Frank Howard
- Ron Perranoski
- Tommy Davis
- Fresco Thompson
- Vin Scully
- Sandy Koufax
- Willie Davis
- Dick Tracewski
- Walter Alston
Vin Scully does the play-by-play from the last of the eighth inning in this final game. A "hoarse" Mel Allen begins the play-by-play for the top of the ninth but cannot continue and Scully takes over again as the Dodgers sweep the Yankees in four straight. Mel Allen wraps up his last NBC television World Series broadcast. Scully interviews the victorious Dodger players and others from their clubhouse. He talks to Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Warren Giles, Buzzie Bavasi, Walter Alston, Bill Skowron, Ron Perranoski, Frank Howard, Fresco Thompson, Tommy Davis, Willie Davis, Johnny Podres, Maury Wills and Dick Tracewski.1965-10-14, WNBC, 33 min.
Vin Scully calls the play-by-play from the Dodgers top of the eighth inning as the L.A. Dodgers and Sandy Koufax beat the Twins in seven games. Announcer Ray Scott calls the play-by-play in the last of the ninth inning. In the victorious Dodger clubhouse Vin Scully interviews Sandy Koufax, Lou Johnson, L.A. Dodger president Walter O'Malley, President of the National League, Warren Giles, and manager of the Dodgers Walter Alston. Ray Scott signs off in the booth.
#9605: TODAY SHOW, THE
Order1976-04-02, NBC, 120 min.
- Walter Alston
- Barbara Walters
- Jim Hartz
- Hubert H. Humphrey
- Seth Hancock
- John Sosby
- Amy Johnson
- Elin Clark
- William Ramsey
- Jon Baldwin
- Willis Weatherford
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.
A bi-centennial salute to the state of Kentucky. The hosts are Jim Hartz and Barbara Walters.