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7 records found for Yehudi Menuhin
1951-08-03, WNBC, min.
- Tex McCrary
- Michael Quill
- Mary Martin
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Harry S. Truman
- Jinx Falkenburg
- Robert Taft
- Vincent Impellitteri
- Bernard Baruch
- Rich Halliday
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Waxey Gordon
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Today's Headlines: New York City Mayor Vincent Impellitteri welcomes Middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson. Bernard Baruch arrives home, President Truman says Eisenhower is free to run for President in 1952, Waxey Gordon seized in dope raid, 3,000 NYC police sign up in Mike Quill's union, global war danger increases, Mary Martin and Rich Halliday off to England, comment on rivalry in Republican party, Taft and Eisenhower urge participation by Eisenhower for nomination. Today's Guest: Violinist: Yehudi Menuhin.
#11606: BELL TELEPHONE HOUR, THE
Order1962-11-22, WNBC, 60 min.
- John Raitt
- Mahalia Jackson
- Martha Wright
- Elaine Dunn
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Ray Bolger
- Tommy Rall
- Tad Tadlock
- New Christy Minstrels
- Carl Ssndburg
- Donald Voorhees And Orchestra
- Teresa Stratus
- Giuseppe Di Stefano
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: Ray Bolger welcomes guests: poet Carl Sandburg, singer Elaine Dunn, singer Mahalia Jackson, violinist Yehudi Menuhin, The New Christy Minstrels, singer John Raitt, dancer Tommy Rall, Martha Wright, who is hostess for tonight's program, dancer Tad Tadlock, Opera Soprano Teresa Stratus, and opera tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano.
#11642: BELL TELEPHONE HOUR, THE
Order1962-11-22, WNBC, 60 min.
- John Raitt
- Mahalia Jackson
- Martha Wright
- Elaine Dunn
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Ray Bolger
- Tommy Rall
- Tad Tadlock
- New Christy Minstrels
- Carl Ssndburg
- Donald Voorhees And Orchestra
- Teresa Stratus
- Giuseppe Di Stefano
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: Ray Bolger welcomes guests: poet Carl Sandburg, singer Elaine Dunn, singer Mahalia Jackson, violinist Yehudi Menuhin, The New Christy Minstrels, singer John Raitt, dancer Tommy Rall, Martha Wright, who is hostess for tonight's program, dancer Tad Tadlock, Opera Soprano Teresa Stratus, and opera tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano. Duplicate of # 11606.
#11650: BELL TELEPHONE HOUR, THE
Order1963-11-05, WNBC, 52 min.
- The New Christy Minstrels
- Donald Voorhees
- Mel Brandt
- Elaine Dunn
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Ray Bolger
- Teresa Stratus
- Giuseppe Distefano
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly 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. Ray Bolger, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Elaine Dunn, Mel Brandt, The New Christy Minstrels, Teresa Stratus, Yehudi Menuhin Host: Ray Bolger. Announcer: Mel Brandt Duplicate of # 1347.
1963-11-05, WNBC, 52 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly 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.1968-05-08, WNBC, 52 min.
- Andy Williams
- Jack Jones
- Everett M. Dirksen
- The Fifth Dimension
- Dan Rowan
- Dick Martin
- Chet Atkins
- Bobbie Gentry
- Cannonball Adderley
- Lou Rawls
- John Hartford
- Glen Campbell
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Ravi Shankar
- Dionne Warwick
- Dean Jones
- Liza Minnelli
Andy Williams introduces a pop concert of Grammy Award winning songs and stars of 1967. Performers include Jack Jones, Chet Atkins, Bobbie Gentry, The Fifth Dimension, Cannonball Adderley, Lou Rawls, John Hartford, Glen Campbell, Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar, Liza Minnelli, Dionne Warwick, Dean Jones, and Sen. Everett M. Dirksen. Also on hand are Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.1968-05-08, WNBC, 52 min.
- Andy Williams
- Jack Jones
- Everett M. Dirksen
- The Fifth Dimension
- Dan Rowan
- Dick Martin
- Chet Atkins
- Bobbie Gentry
- Cannonball Adderley
- Lou Rawls
- John Hartford
- Glen Campbell
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Ravi Shankar
- Dionne Warwick
- Dean Jones
- Liza Minnelli
Andy Williams introduces a pop concert of Grammy Award winning songs and stars of 1967. Performers include Jack Jones, Chet Atkins, Bobbie Gentry, The Fifth Dimension, Cannonball Adderley, Lou Rawls, John Hartford, Glen Campbell, Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar, Liza Minnelli, Dionne Warwick, Dean Jones, and Sen. Everett M. Dirksen. Also on hand are Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. See #1048 for details.