Live WNEW radio coverage of the "Cleopatra" movie premiere at the Rivoli Theatre on Broadway. William B. Williams interviews "Cleopatra" director Joseph Mankiewicz. Williams also interviews Mrs. Dorothy Williams, (the wife of William B. Williams), Joan Fontaine, Roddy McDowall, Michael Rennie, and Red Buttons. Actress Ilka Chase reviews "Cleopatra." Following the film, Williams speaks to Rex Harrison who spent eight months on the film, and William's wife Dorothy.                                                                                         

Barry Gray was an American radio personality, often referred to as "the father of talk radio." His late-night New York City radio talk show was carried by WOR radio and then later by WMCA. 

Barry Gray returned to WMCA in 1950, and stayed there for 39 years, refining the talk show format still utilized today. During the 1960s, he was in the odd position of having an 11 p.m.-1 a.m. late-night talk show on a station otherwise dominated by Top 40 music and the youth-targeted "Good Guys" disc jockey campaign. But for teenagers who kept their radios on into the night, Gray's show was a window into the high-brow New York culture of the 1940s and 1950s.

Barry Gray and others comment on President Kennedy's civil rights speech and other civil rights matters.                                                                         

Topics: Senators reject President Kennedy's distress bill, NAACP leader Medgar Evers is assassinated in Mississippi, comment by Martin Luther King, picketing in NYC over racial labor discrimination, Governor Rockefeller comments on criticism of Arthur Levitt, Project Gemini to begin in 1965, John Profumo sex scandal revelations continue in England, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson sees Nikita Khrushchev, the film "Cleopatra" premieres on Broadway, various reviews of the film.                                      

      September 1, 1952 - September 5, 1969

Television's  longest running daytime variety show. The most memorable feature of the series was the daily interview with four young uninhibited schoolchildren.   

In this rare surviving clip Art Linkletter ask four six and seven year old youngsters from the Pine Crest School in Woodland Hills what they did to get ready for the show today.    

Topics: The Russians launch a spaceman into orbit, negroes plan a protest march on Washington, DC, funeral services for Medgar Evers to be held tomorrow, Gallo gang items, New York City Mayor Wagner is in Tokoyo, John Profumo sex scandal threatens the government of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, 88th American GI killed in Vietnam                                                  

News review of the week: The assassination and death of 37-year-old NAACP leader Medgar Evers, a review of "Cleopatra" which recently opened on Broadway. George Brown reports for WOR radio news.                                      

The news of society, politics, television, and radio.

An interview with Harry Richman. The comeback of Eddie Fisher.

Host: John David Griffin of the New York Daily Mirror newspaper.                                       

Russians launch the first female cosmonaut into space, Valentina Tereshkova.            

Topic: Russian launch of the first spacewoman, Valentina Tereshkova.                                      

Topic: Russian launch of the first spacewoman, Valentina Tereshkova.                                                   

Topics: Former President Hoover is seriously ill, the Russian astronauts are still in space, President Kennedy is criticized by the Republicans, Hugh Scott and Barry Goldwater should avoid European trip and pay attention to domestic matters, David Ben Gurion resigns as Israeli Prime Minister, a riot in Saigon following the funeral of a Buddhist priest who burned himself to death in protest to Diem's government, a review of British weeklies, Perfumo sex-scandal. negro crisis in the US, the legacy of Pope John 23rd, English monarchy.                        

The Senate Sub-Committee on Un-American Activities (1955-1956)
investigation of Pacifica radio as a possible front.
             

September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the first broadcast of the season. "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). 

Guests are Richard Tucker, Jerome Hines, and Mary Costa. Harry John Brown conducts the orchestra. Richard Tucker performs Gounod's Faust with Jerome Hines and Mary Costa. Also performed is "Around The World in Eighty Days."

Last show of the series.                                                                             

Negro leaders such as James Farmer, Malcolm X, and Wyatt Tee Walker,  then the executive director of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's Southern Christian leadership Conference and later one of the most influential African American pastors in New York City,  discuss the current negro racial crisis.

Moderator Richard Heffner                                                   

Topics: John Profumo sex-scandal continues to stir parliament, bitter debate attacks Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's handling of the affair, labor attacks Macmillan, the Supreme Court rules against Bible reading and prayer in Public Schools, comment by plaintiff Madalyn Murray O'Hair of Baltimore, Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers to be buried in Arlington, Virginia, President Kennedy will send Congress his civil rights legislation.                                                                                          

A CBS News special on the racial crisis in Harlem.            

An excerpt from The Murray Kaufman ("Murray The K") Rock 'N' Roll radio show broadcast over 1010 WINS in New York City.  

      Kaufman's big break came in 1958 after he moved to WINS/1010 to do the all-night show, which he titled The Swingin' Soiree. Shortly after his arrival, WINS's high energy star disk jockey, Alan Freed, was indicted for tax evasion and forced off the air. Though Freed's spot was briefly occupied by Bruce Morrow, who later became known as Cousin Brucie on WABC, Murray was soon moved into the 7–11 pm time period and remained there for the next seven years,

Heard, is Murray the K Kaufman spinning a disc and taking a phone call from a listener who wins a "submarine race watcher's sweater." Murray the K asks if he likes to listen to the Oldies or New Records. The caller states "both," and  requests Kaufman send him his "language book."   Next up Murray the K  plays the latest record by The Chantels.                                         

The Supreme Court decision on the Bible and prayer.  

Host: Frank McGee.                        

Following his narrow victory over Doug Jones in Madison Square Garden in New York City, Cassius Clay (before he changed his name to Muhammad Ali) meets British heavyweight Henry Cooper at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Following a fourth-round knockdown in which Clay was nearly knocked out, he came back in the fifth round to score a TKO over Cooper as the referee stopped the fight.                         

Cassius Clay defeats Henry Cooper via TKO in round 5 of their heavyweight fight, comments by Englishmen, pre-fight interviews with both Henry Cooper and Cassius Clay.                        

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.
    

Johnny's guest is Vance Packard           

Britain's government crisis, the John Profumo sex-scandal.            

President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy try to ward off racial demonstrations, a report on the recent Russian space fete, South Vietnam Buddhists riot against discrimination by the Catholic Saigon government, John Profumo regrets scandal issue.            

Topic: The moon race is it worth it?             

      The Edie Adams Show, an Emmy Award winning SPECIAL, was a pilot for future Edie Adam's monthly SPECIALS...a total of eight half hour broadcasts were televised on ABC television, premiering October 23, 1962, followed by broadcasts on December 13, 1962, January 20, 1963, February 26, 1963, March 17, 1963, April 19, 1963, May 28, 1963, June 18, 1963 and called "Here's Edie." 

8th and final "HERE'S EDIE" SPECIAL of the 1962-1963 television season.     

A review of the week's news.             

The latest Hollywood, TV, society, and Broadway news with John D. Griffin's radio show in New York City.                           

Right-wing comments onUS concessions to communists.             

Byron de La Beckwith is charged with the ambush murder of NAACP leader Medgar Evers, negroes plan a freedom march in Detroit, President Kennedy in Germany receives big crowds, the new Pope, Pope Paul the VI blesses the crowd.                          

May 5th, 1963-August 11th, 1963 (ABC) 

Short-lived Sunday -afternoon game show on which celebrities were paired with non-celebrity contestants, The object was to determine the common feature of two photographs from an array of four photos. 

Host: Don McNeil. Guests are Fran Allison, Peter Donald, Jim Jordan, Ted Mack, and Dennis Morgan           

An ABC special report on President Kennedy's first day trip thru Cologne, Germany, and his reception by high-government officials are reported. Additional commentary by Ron Cochran, William H. Lawrence, and Louis Cloffi.  

Anchor: Richard Bate.                                     

President Kennedy's triumphal trip in Germany, negro hating Byron de La Beckwith is jailed for the murder of Medgar Evers, negro demonstrations in Mississippi, "Freedom Walk" in Detroit, Ku Klux Klan rally in Georgia, a speech by a white segregationist. 

Host: Harry Reasoner.                           

           June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971

ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN)
Television's longest-running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955, to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles. 

 Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive.
 
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture.  

Host Ed Sullivan celebrates 15 years on CBS with film clip segments of previous shows featuring guests Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong, Jack Benny, Fred Astaire, Richard Burton, James Cagney, Art Carney, Maurice Chevalier, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, Jimmy Durante, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Jackie Gleason, Robert Goulet, Topo Gigio, Oscar Hammerstein 11, Helen Hayes, Sonny King, Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Johnny Wayne, Charles Laughton, Jack Lemmon, Gertrude Lawrence, Ethel Waters, Raoul Walsh, Sophie Tucker, Rod Steiger, Red Skelton, Phil Silvers, Richard Rodgers, Frank Shuster, Elvis Presley, Cole Porter, Gina Lollabridgida, Robert Mitchum, Maya Plisetskaya, Moiseyev Dancers. 

                                                                                                                                              

Comments by negro leaders such as The Rev. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin.

Moderator: Dr. Kenneth Clark.                                       

Second-day coverage of President John F. Kennedy's trip to Germany. Also, "Harlem" will there be racial violence this summer?             

A report from CBS radio news.             

Topics: Nikita Khrushchev calls for peace will visit East Germany, President Kennedy talks to West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, Kennedy comments on the multi-lateral nuclear force, a New York State official is accused with racial discrimination, Malcolm X says whites want to corrupt Harlem, 
Louisville makes progress in integration, Douglas Edwards fluff, says "ass" for oxen.                                     

A special report on President John F. Kennedy's third day in Germany.             

June 25th 1963-September 17th, 1963 (CBS)

This prime-time game show was a summer replacement for The Jack Benny Program and hosted by Jerry Van Dyke. Two teams were featured consisting of a celebrity and a contestant, one member of the team tried to get the other to identify a secret phrase that his or her teammate draw clues. 

Series Premiere. Guests are Orson Bean and Catherine Wyler. 

The opening of the Keefe Brasselle summer replacement variety show is heard.                                                 

June 25, 1963-September 17, 1963. This was the first broadcast of the series. Keefe Brasselle hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "The Garry Moore Show." Regulars included Ann B. Davis, French singer Noelle Adam and former boxing champ Rocky Graziano. This debut show was originally scheduled to air on July 2, 1963 (second show of the series). At the last second CBS decided to premiere this series with this broadcast.             

An NBC News Special Report on President Kennedy's fourth day of his trip to Germany. He also visits Berlin and at the wall gives a speech.                                                   

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

A review of the day's news. President Kennedy's trip to Berlin, civil rights, sex in the UN, Bible, and prayer, comment.

Host: Tony Marvin.