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1962-03-27, NBC, min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. The guests are the Reverend Billy Graham and Jonathan Winters.
1962-03-28, NBC, 58 min.
- Don Adams
- Kaye Ballard
- Alice Faye
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 3-28-62. Guest: Alice Faye. Salute To Arizona. Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
1962-03-29, NBC, min.
- Jack Paar
- Hugh Downs
- Joey Bishop
- Jack E. Leonard
- Alexander King
- Richard M. Nixon
- Bob Hope
- Ed Sullivan
- Dorothy Kilgallen
- George Burns
- Buddy Hackett
- Jose Melis
- Nipsey Russell
- Robert Morley
- Walter Winchell
- Tallulah Bankhead
- Dr. Rev. Billy Graham
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. FINAL FIRST RUN TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR. During the four and half years Jack Paar hosed the Tonight Show he clocked approximately 24,000 hours of programming of which only less than .1% survives!!! No video tapes survive. No color episodes survive. Only an handful of black and white kinescopes are extant. What does survive is only a total of 13 hours archived by Paley Center for Media, Library of Congress, and UCLA Film & Television, combined. The greatest number of surviving broadcast TV Audio Air Checks in the country, representing THE JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW, is archived by ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. (34 hours). Among Jack's many guests on this final first run broadcast are Jack E. Leonard who opens the show. He acts as host for the first 15 minutes..introduces, many celebrities in the audience including Tom Poston, Sam Levenson, Selma Diamond, Jack Haskell and Max Asnas of the Stage Delicatessen. Jose Melies plays all of the familiar theme songs associated with Jack Paar. Hugh Downs reads excerpts for Abel Green's column "Variety' about the show and Jack. Alexander King, and Buddy Hackett are live guests. On film Hugh Downs introduces good bye salutations from George Burns, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Richad M. Nixon, Tallulah Bankhead, Joey Bishop, Robert Morley, Nipsey Russell, and Rev. Dr. Billy Graham. . In Jack's last monologue he reminisces about his feuds with Walter Winchell, Dorothy Kilgallen and Ed Sullivan.
1962-03-29, NBC, min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Jack Paar's final night hosting the Tonight Show. Tomorrow night would be a re-run Best of Paar. Guests include Jack E. Leonard, Alan King, and Buddy Hackett. Jack comments on Walter Winchell and his past accusations, Castro' Cuba and Newsweek magazine.
1962-04-02, NBC, min.
April 2nd, 1962-September 28th, 1962 When Jack Paar left the Tonight Show on March 29th, 1962, it created a six-month "window" of guest hosts until October 1st, 1962 when Johnny Carson took over the reins in what would be a 30-year run of hosting until May 22nd, 1992, From April 2nd, 1962-September 28th, 1962, there were a variety of 18 different celebrity guest hosts. Art Linkletter was the first guest host during this six-month "window" period and Donald O'Connor the last on September 28th, 1962. INTERIM HOSTS ON THE TONIGHT SHOW (APRIL 2, 1962 - SEPTEMBER 29, 1962) * Six or more days hosting during this interregnum period. April 2-6 Art Linkletter April 9-13 Art Linkletter April 16-20 Joey Bishop April 23-27 Robert Cummings April 30-May 4 Merv Griffin May 7-11 Merv Griffin May 14-18 Jack Carter May 21-25 Jan Murray May 28-June 1 Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy June 4-8 Soupy Sales June 11-15 Mort Sahl June 18- 22 Steve Lawrence June 25-29 Jerry Lewis July 2-6 Jerry Lewis July 9-13 Jimmy Dean July 16-17 Arlene Francis July 18 Hugh Downs July 19-20 Arlene Francis July 23-27 Jack E. Leonard July 30- August 3 * Merv Griffin August 6-19 Merv Griffin August 13-17 * Hugh Downs August 20-24 Groucho Marx August 27-31 Hal March September 3-7 * Joey Bishop September 10-14 * Art Linkletter September 17-21 Art Linkletter September 24-28 Donald O'Connor October 1, 1962 Johnny Carson becomes permanent Host of the TONIGHT SHOW Guest Host: Art Linkletter. Tonight's guest is William Bendix. Linkletter's opening monologue is heard. We hear the opening with announcer Hugh Downs introducing who will be on the show tonight. Art Linkletter gives tribute and anecdotes about Jack Paar, including mentioning his "water closet" controversial joke and other Tonight Show moments. Linkletter discusses the upcoming guest hosts who will fill in until Johnny Carson becomes the permanent host of the Tonight Show. One scheduled host, Spike Jones, is asked to stand in the audience (Jones never did host the Tonight Show). Hugh Downs discusses ad-libs related to Elizabeth Taylor. Woody Herman who leads the band this week is introduced. In the three minute abbreviated interview William Bendix tells Linkletter that he first came to Hollywood in 1940. The interview abruptly ends after Art Linkletter praises the movie that Bendix starred in, "Lifeboat."
1962-04-04, NBC, 58 min.
- Kaye Ballard
- Anne Bancroft
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 4-4-62. Guest: Actress Anne Bancroft. Salute To Illinois. Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
#4566: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1962-04-05, WNBC, 52 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.#6953A: ACADEMY AWARDS: 34TH ANNUAL
Order1962-04-09, ABC, min.
- Bob Hope
- Peter Falk
- Judy Garland
- Montgomery Clift
- Sophia Loren
- George Chakiris
- Spencer Tracy
- Natalie Wood
- Audrey Hepburn
- Federico Fellini
- Geraldine Page
- Stuart Whitman
- Charles Boyer
- Maximilian Schell
Bob Hope is host (master of ceremonies for the tenth time) for the 34th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California.
1962-04-09, ABC, min.
- Bob Hope
- Peter Falk
- Judy Garland
- Montgomery Clift
- Sophia Loren
- George Chakiris
- Spencer Tracy
- Natalie Wood
- Audrey Hepburn
- Federico Fellini
- Geraldine Page
- Stuart Whitman
- Charles Boyer
- Maximilian Schell
Bob Hope is host (master of ceremonies for the tenth time) for the 34th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. Dupe of number 6953A
1962-04-09, ABC, min.
- Debbie Reynolds
- Shirley Jones
- Bob Hope
- Stanley Kramer
- Maximillian Schell
- Rock Hudson
- Jack Lemmon
- Robert Wise
- Greer Garson
- Joan Crawford
- Burt Lancaster
- Fred Astaire
- George Stevens
- Shelley Winters
- Johnny Mercer
- Rosalind Russell
- Carolyn Jones
- Rita Moreno
- Lee Remick
- Wendell Corey
- George Charkiris
- Vincent Edwards
- Arthur Fried
- Charles Brackett
Bob Hope is the master of ceremonies for the 13th time at the 34th Annual Academy Awards ceremonies. The event was held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. George Charkiris wins the best-supporting actor award for his role in "West Side Story", Maximillian Schell wins the best actor award for "Judgement At Nurenberg", and Robert Wise wins the best director award for "West Side Story." Stanley Kramer was given the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, and Rita Moreno wins the best actress award for her role in "West Side Story."
#19279: ACADEMY AWARDS: 34TH ANNUAL
Order1962-04-09, ABC, min.
- Bob Hope
- Peter Falk
- Judy Garland
- Montgomery Clift
- Sophia Loren
- George Chakiris
- Spencer Tracy
- Natalie Wood
- Audrey Hepburn
- Federico Fellini
- Geraldine Page
- Stuart Whitman
- Charles Boyer
- Maximilian Schell
Bob Hope is host (master of ceremonies for the tenth time) for the 34th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, telecast live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. Duplicate of 6953A. Best Actor: Maximilian Schell Best Actress: Sophia Loen Best Supporting Actor: George Chakiris Best Supporting Actress: Rita Moreno Best Picture: West Side Story
#7144: GARRY MOORE SHOW
Order1962-04-10, WCBS, ?? min.
September 30th, 1958-June 16th, 1964 The Garry Moore variety series made a star out of Carol Burnett,brought back Allen Funt's Candid Camera and showcased many fine musical and comedic talents from 1958-1964.The highlight of most shows was "That Wonderful Year," consisting of film clips, comedy sketches and production numbers based on the events and styles of a given year. Regulars: Garry Moore, Carol Burnett (1959-1962), Dorothy Loudon (1962-1964),Allen Funt (1959-1960, Durward Kirby (1958-1964)and Marion Lorne (1958-1962). "That Wonderful Year" is 1937.
1962-04-11, CBS, min.
May 3,1948 - April 13,1962 Douglas Edwards with the News Original title: CBS Television News On May 3, 1948, Douglas Edwards began "The CBS-TV News," a regular 15-minute nightly newscast later named "Douglas Edwards with the News." It was broadcast nationally weeknights at 7:30 PM (EST). This was the first regularly scheduled weekday television news program in American history. It should be noted that prior to the historic premiere May 3, 1948 weekday CBS-TV News broadcast there were other CBS TV News broadcasts and anchors dating back to Larry LeSuer, doing a 15 minute newscast beginning in June 1946 on Thursday evenings and Saturday evenings with also Tom O’Connor handling the weekend newscast as well. On November 30, 1956, the first network news show to be videotaped for rebroadcast to the West Coast was achieved. This video tape is not known to exist today as is most of all of Douglas' news broadcasts, in any broadcast form. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite succeeded Edwards as CBS's evening newscaster. Douglas Edwards continued to broadcast the local WCBS nightly weekly newscast. He also did a five-minute daytime newscast until April 1, 1988. NOTE: This was the third from last CBS NEWS WITH DOUGLAS EDWARDS newscast with Douglas Edwards at the anchor desk, ending am amazing fourteen year run. Five days later Walter Cronkite would replace Edwards in that chair. News reported include: President Kennedy condemns irresponsibility of steel companies in raising the price of steel, Byron White's appointment as a Supreme Court justice is approved, Fidel Castro to release some sick Cuban POW's, George Rockwell Nazi troopers arrive in New York, talk about their movement.
#4555: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1962-04-12, WNBC, 52 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.#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.
1962-04-18, NBC, 58 min.
- Kukla and Ollie
- Don Adams
- Kaye Ballard
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
- Jayne Morgan
- Burr Tillstrom
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 4-18-62. Guests: singer Jayne Morgan, puppeteer Burr Tillstrom with Kukla and Ollie. Show highlights: Jayne Morgan sings: "Bells Of St. Mary's" and "It Happens Every Sunday. " Dancers: "Toy Dance" Singers: "Baby Buggy Brigade" Como: "It's Easter Time" "Easter Parade" "The Old Man" "Thank Heaven For Little Girls" "The Lord's Prayer" All: Medley Of Children's Songs. Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
#4553: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1962-04-19, WNBC, 52 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.1962-05-02, NBC, 58 min.
- Kaye Ballard
- Eddie Arcaro
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
- Lola Albright
- Sammy Renick
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 5-2-62. Guests: Actress Lola Albright, Jockey Eddie Arcaro, Sportscaster Sammy Renick. Salute To Kentucky. Highlights: Bank holdup sketch. Paul Lynde and Kaye Ballard in a stable sketch. Lola Albright Sings: "I Got A Right To Sing The Blues" Sandy Stewart Sings: "You're In Kentucky" Perry Como Sings: "Sadie's Shawl." Singers: "Fugue For Tinhorns." Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
#5031: ANDY WILLIAMS SPECIAL
Order1962-05-04, WNBC, 52 min.
Andy's guests for his first special (Williams had 19 TV specials from 1962-1987) are Dick Van Dyke, Andy Griffith and Ann-Margret. The theme is "today," as Andy and all demonstrate a little "contemporary nostalgia" via comedy sketches and song. Andy Griffith delivers a speech at the UN; Dick Van Dyke and Ann-Margret examine the world of teenagers; the two Andy's get together for some bachelor philosophy. *This one hour Special was a Pilot for his one hour variety series which ran on NBC TV for five seasons from Sept. 2, 1962 - Sept. 3, 1967. NOTE: The Andy Williams Special (1962 TV Special) No copy of this show is known to exist. When Andy Williams teamed up with Ann-Margret in 2004 for shows in Branson, Missouri he tried to find a copy to include clips from their 1962 appearance. NBC didn't have a copy of the color videotape nor did the shows producers or any of the TV archives. This peerless audio air check archived in the ATA collection was recorded direct line at the time of the original broadcast. Audio is pristine playback of this 60 year old original broadcast.
1962-05-09, NBC, 58 min.
- Don Adams
- Kaye Ballard
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
- Caterina Valente
December 24th, 1948- June 4th, 1950 (NBC) October 2nd, 1950-June 24th 1955 (CBS) September 17th 1955- June 12th, 1963 (NBC) In 1944, the year his first record was released, Perry Como appeared on radio in The Chesterfield Supper Club; when that show came to television late in 1948, Como came with it, and has remained on television for more than four decades. The Chesterfield Supper Club, which also featured The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Fontane Sisters, was originally seen on Friday nights but soon shifted to a half-hour slot on Sundays, opposite Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The Town." In the fall of 1950, Como shifted to CBS where he hosted his own show for the next five seasons; the fifteen-minute program was seen Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, following the network news. Also featured were the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters, together with announcer Frank Gallop. In the fall of 1955 Como returned to NBC, where he hosted a weekly hour show for the next eight years; from 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturdays and was titled The Perry Como Show. From 1959 to 1963 it was seen on Wednesdays and was titled The Kraft Music Hall. The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Frank Gallop were again featured, along with The Ray Charles Singers and The Louis DaPron Dancers (later, The Peter Gennaro Dancers). The Como Music Hall Players included Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard, Jack Duffy, and Sandy Stewart. Show of 5-9-62 Guest: Singer Caterina Valente. Salute to North Carolina. Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
#4556: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1962-05-10, WNBC, 52 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. This was the "A Second Salute To Irving Berlin" broadcast. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.1962-05-11, CBS, min.
April 16th, 1962 - March 6, 1981 On April 16th, 1962, Walter Cronkite made his debut as the anchor of the CBS Evening News replacing Douglas Edwards. He was not only the anchorman for the network newscast, but also served as its "managing editor." the dual position gave him considerable latitude in the selection, timing and arrangement of the day's news stories. It was during Cronkite's early says at anchor that the nightly broadcasts expanded from fifteen to thirty minutes. The first half-hour show aired September 2, 1963, a week ahead of NBC's Huntley-Brinkley first expanded newscast and featured a special interview with President John F. Kennedy. Color broadcasts of the evening news began early in 1966, about two months after NBC's. During this year most Network television transitioned from Black And White to Color. From the late 1960's until his retirement in 1977, Eric Sevareid commentated on The CBS Evening News. NOTE: Moving images of Walter Cronkite reading the news in his studio every night for six years (1962–August 2, 1968) are mostly gone and not extant in any broadcast form. Exceptions are his coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 and the November 1963 events in Dallas, Texas: the JFK assassination, the shootings of police officer J. D. Tippit and Lee Oswald and all three funerals, as well as his introduction of the Beatles and his criticism of the Vietnam War. Douglas Edwards anchored the live five-minute segment The CBS Afternoon News five afternoons a week between 1962 and 1966. He started the segment immediately after the twenty-five minute broadcast of the Goodson-Todman game show To Tell The Truth. Not one second from four years' worth of The CBS Afternoon News was preserved in any way. Archival Television Audio original off the air sound recordings of network and local television news broadcasts, pre-1968, are extremely rare and not preserved at The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media or UCLA Film & TV Archive. Communist push deepens into Laos, the Senate led by Senator Thomas Dodd investigates sex and violence in TV programs such as the CBS drama, "Route 66," stock market reversal for the sixth day in a row, future planetary vehicles discussed by space expert. CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1962–1981) ANCHOR: Walter Cronkite 1962-1981 EMINENT CORRESPONDENTS INCLUDE: Roger Mudd 1963-1980 Eric Sevareid 1963-1977 Bill Plant 1968-1980 Robert Pierpoint 1963-1980 Charles Kuralt 1968-1975 Bob Schieffer 1975-1980 Dan Rather 1963-1980 Richard Threlkeld 1968-1977 Bruce Morton 1968-1980 Lesley Stahl 1974-1980 Harold Dow 1974-1980 Marvin Kalb 1963-1979 George Herman 1963-1975 Nelson Benton 1963-1968 Bob Gregory 1968 Harry Reasoner 1963-1980 Bernard Kalb 1963-1979 Terry Drinkwater 1974-1975 Bob McNamara 1977-1980 Ed Bradley 1978-1980
1962-05-17, WPIX, min.
1962-1964 Syndicated. Mike Wallace narrates biographical retrospectives of notable people. This syndicated filmed 65 half-hour program series was one of the first to be produced by David Wolper. "Lindbergh" narrated by Mike Wallace. Highlights of Charles Lindberg's career. Commercials included.
#13655: JACK BENNY PROGRAM, THE
Order1962-05-20, CBS, min.
October 28th, 1950- September 15th, 1964 (CBS) September 25th,1964-September 10th, 1965 (NBC) Jack Benny's half-hour show mixed variety and situation comedy with a company of regulars: Eddie 'Rochester Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, and Mel Blanc. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stuart meet Jack Benny's girl friend, Mildred.
#13656: YOURS FOR A SONG
Order1962-05-22, ABC, min.
November 14th, 1961 September 18th, 1962 (nighttime) December 4th, 1961-March 29th, 1963 (daytime) Half-hour game show hosted by Bert Parks. Contestants would win money by supplying the missing words in lyrics sung to them. Bob Russell was the creator of the show. This is the last game show that Bert Parks would host. Musical Director, Ted Rapf. A "Lost" series.
1962-05-22, NBC, min.
- David Brinkley
- Don Knotts
- Jimmy Durante
- Jack Webb
- Carol Burnett
- Rod Serling
- Garry Moore
- Richard Rodgers
- Peter Falk
- Johnny Carson
- Arlene Francis
- Bob Newhart
- Warren Magnuson
- Myrna Loy
- Carl Reiner
- Shirley Booth
- Walter Brennan
- Fred Astaire
- Barbara Stanwyck
- Dave Garroway
- Loretta Young
- Lady Bird Johnson
- Eartha Kitt
- Nanette Fabray
- Lucille Ball
- Julie Harris
- Pierre Salinger
- Newton Minow
- Cyril Richard
- EG Marshall
- Nat Hiken
- David Sarnoff
- Leroy Collins
- William O. Douglas
The 14th primetime Emmy Awards are held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angelos, California. Among the personalities present are Leroy Collins, who served as the 33rd Governor of the state of Florida, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Host: Bob Newhart
1962-05-24, CBS, 26 min.
Live coverage from all three networks of the "Aurora 7" fourth USA spaceflight launch with naval officer Scott Carpenter. Joined in progress at T-15 minutes (7:19 AM EST.). Carpenter was the second American astronaut to orbit in space. From Mercury Control, Shorty Powers. CBS TV coverage by Walter Cronkite. ABC and NBC reports with correspondents Jay Barbee, LIsa Howard, Bill Ryan. There is a "hold" at 11 minutes because of fog. Charles Von Freud earlier interview with John Carpenter. Countdown is picked up. Launch time 7:45 AM EST. count down at T-5 minutes and counting.
1962-05-28, CBS, min.
Douglas Edwards anchored the CBS EVENING NEWS from May 3, 1948 to April 13, 1962. He would continue his affiliation with CBS NEWS doing a five minute daytime weekday news broadcast until April 1, 1988. The stock market suffers its worst day since the crash of 1929, the paper value drops $20 billion dollars. A Schweppes commercial is included.
1962-05-31, WCBS, min.
After leaving CBS (1948 to 1951) to NBC, News Correspondent / Reporter / Announcer since 1931, Robert Trout returned to CBS in 1952. He doubled as a network correspondent and as main anchor of local evening news at CBS' New York City television flagship, WCBS-TV until June 17, 1965. Adolf Eichmann is executed in Israel, the federal government will aid in ridding New York of juvenile delinquency.
1962-05-31, CBS, min.
May 3, 1948 - April 13, 1962 Douglas Edwards with the News Original title: CBS Television News On May 3, 1948, Douglas Edwards began "The CBS-TV News," a regular 15-minute nightly newscast later named "Douglas Edwards with the News." It was broadcast nationally weeknights at 7:30 PM (EST). This was the first regularly scheduled weekday television news program in American history. It should be noted that prior to the historic premiere May 3, 1948 weekday CBS-TV News broadcast there were other CBS TV News broadcasts and anchors dating back to Larry LeSuer, doing a 15 minute newscast beginning in June 1946 on Thursday evenings and Saturday evenings with also Tom O’Connor handling the weekend newscast as well. On November 30, 1956, the first network news show to be videotaped for rebroadcast to the West Coast was achieved. This video tape is not known to exist today as is most of all of Douglas' news broadcasts, in any broadcast form. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite succeeded Edwards as CBS's evening newscaster. Douglas Edwards continued to broadcast the local WCBS nightly weekly newscast. He also did a five-minute daytime newscast until April 1, 1988. Adolf Eichmann is hung, a report from Israel.
1962-06-03, CBS, min.
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. Ed's guests include Willie Mays, Gil Hodges, Rudy Vallee, Paul Anka, and Bill (Jose Jimenez) Dana.
#13675: JACK BENNY PROGRAM, THE
Order1962-06-03, CBS, min.
October 28th, 1950- September 15th, 1964 (CBS) September 25th,1964-September 10th, 1965 (NBC) Jack Benny's half-hour show mixed variety and situation comedy with a company of regulars: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, announcer Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, and Mary Livingston. Jack Benny's guest is Dan Duryea.
#13676: YOU ARE THERE
Order1962-06-03, CBS, min.
February 1st, 1953-October 13th, 1957 (CBS) September 11th, 1971-September 2nd, 1972 (CBS) Walter Cronkite was the host and chief correspondent for this Sunday afternoon program that began on radio in 1947. Each week a well-known historical event was recreated and the leading figures in each episode were interviewed by CBS news correspondents. The show was revived on September 11th, 1971, and was aimed at children. Cronkite was host and correspondent for both versions of the program. Today's episode: A Re-Run "Chamberlain At Munich."
1962-06-03, CBS, min.
Eric Sevareid was an American author and CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He became a fixture on CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite form 1965 to 1977 giving commentaries at the end of thousands of broadcasts. In July 1965, he was the last journalist to interview Adlai Stevenson at the U.S. embassy in London just days prior to his death. Sevareid always considered himself a writer first and often felt uneasy behind a microphone and even less comfortable on television. Eric Sevareid appeared in or on CBS coverage of every presidential election from 1948 to 1976, the year before his retirement. A plane crash kills 130 people in France, the plane contained art lovers from Atlanta, Georgia, Harold Macmillan happy after visiting French president De Gaulle, Russia accuses the US on the proposed nuclear test.
1962-06-06, ABC, min.
March 26, 1962--January 29, 1965 Ron Cochran, previous with WCBS News for seven years, became anchor of ABC News Evening Report on March 26, 1962. President Kennedy talks to West Point graduates on Military might, us considers sending troops to Laos, A special report from Al Mann in Los Angeles, Richard Nixon on the political comeback trail leads in the California Primary, assured the GOP nomination for Governor of California, Governor Pat Brown comments on the forthcoming campaign, Bridget Bardot's marriage is breaking up, reminiscing on the 18th anniversary of Normandy Beach. An interview with Sam Karpa, a World War !! veteran involved in the D-Day landing. The veteran recalls the 1944 landing and strafing error by US planes. A special report from John Scully in Washington, D.C.
#13681: BARRY GRAY INTERVIEWS, THE
Order1962-06-06, WMCA, min.
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 interviews D-Day reporter George Hicks, he recalls the moment in 1944 "as an awful waste."
1962-06-12, ABC, min.
September 27, 1960-June 4, 1963 A series of reports, many by John Secondari and Robert Drew and his team (Richard Leacock, D.A.Pennebaker, Al Maysles), most notable YANKI NO, THE CHILDREN WERE WATCHING and ADVENTURES ON THE NEW FRONTIER, in association with Time, Inc. The series began in the fall of 1960 and ran in sporadic regular runs from 1961 through the middle of 1963. A documentary on current events satire. Also, a look at President Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev. Hosts: Dick Gregory and Mort Sahl.
#4554: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1962-06-14, WNBC, 52 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. Home viewers were able to participate in this hour-long musical series, as the lyrics to the songs were superimposed at the bottom of their screens; viewers were invited to "follow the bouncing ball" as it moved from one lyric to the next. Goateed composer-arranger Mitch Miller led the Sing-Along Gang, and on-stage aggregation of about two dozen. Among the featured vocalists were Leslie Uggams, Diana Trask, Barbara McNair, and Gloria Lambert. "Sing Along with Mitch" was introduced on "Ford Startime" in 1960 and had a limited run in the spring of 1961, alternating with "The Bell Telephone Hour," before going weekly in the fall of that year. Reruns were exhumed in the spring of 1966 to replace the faltering "Sammy Davis Jr. Show." Bill Hobin produced and directed the series.#13685: JACK BENNY PROGRAM, THE
Order1962-06-17, CBS, min.
October 28th, 1950- September 15th, 1964 (CBS) September 25th,1964-September 10th, 1965 (NBC) Jack Benny's half-hour show mixed variety and situation comedy with a company of regulars: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, announcer Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, and Mary Livingston.
#219: HERE'S HOLLYWOOD
Order1962-06-22, WNBC, 17 min.
September 26, 1960 - December 28, 1962 Jack Linkletter drives to the Santa Rosa Ranch of Joel McCrea, where he and his wife, the former actress Frances Dee, and his family, Jody 28, David 22, and Peter 7 have lived for many years. It is a working 2000 acre ranch with cattle as its main enterprise. Joel explains why he originally bought the ranch on advice from colleague and fellow actor, Will Rogers. We hear many anecdotes form Joel McCrea including delivering the LA Times to motion picture stars, producers, and directors who later became contacts for him entering acting. Joel relates how he first met Rudolf Valentino, Ruth Roland and Cecil B. DeMille giving him first breaks getting into the movies as a stuntman, actor and how he once doubled for Greta Garbo in 1929. McCrea states that in the early years actors really wanted to act not like today when money and fame are more their motivation. Other discussion includes how relaxed an actor he is, why he turned down a role starring opposite Lana Turner and his confrontation with studio chief, Louis B. Mayer, comparing yesterday's films with todays more distasteful films being produced. Joel describes a miniature stage coach given to his sons by director Frank Lloyd...a replica from the movie Wells Fargo which Joel McCrea starred in in 1938. He also talks about his current film release Ride The High Country (1962). There is an anecdote about Studio boss Sam Goldwyn always spelling his name incorrectly, and his four principles of philosophy applied to living which include Honesty, Unselfishness, Purity and Love. McCrea discusses his ethics and approach bringing up of his three sons, his 28 year marriage to retired actress Frances Dee. Eldest son Jody, chimes in and talks briefly about his acting career including trick riding. He states that he has been riding horses since he was two years old, and demonstrates roping a steer on his first try. NOTE: This is a rare insightful interview, one of only a few that Joel McCrea would ever do on Television. It is a "Lost" broadcast the original tape erased over 50 years ago by NBC. Here's Hollywood (568 broadcasts) aired as a half-hour interview program, weekday afternoons on NBC at 4:30pm. On October 2, 1961 the show was reduced five minutes giving way to a live news broadcast with Sander Vanocur which aired at 4:55pm. Here's Hollywood was the leading daytime show for two years. It was the first TV broadcast of its kind, using two mobile vans equipped with 2" video tape equipment which traveled to the homes of celebrities...two locations each day, one star in the morning and one in the afternoon. Most of the interviews aired were ten minutes in length. Two different interviews comprised the full length of the half hour program. Occasionally, one subject would be interviewed for the complete program. Occasionally programs were produced outside of the United States...Hawaii, Germany, France. Five color broadcasts were attempted and then the concept abandoned, due to the complexity of 2" quadruplex video tape at the time. Dean Miller conducted interviews from September 26, 1960 to September 29, 1961. He was replaced by Jack Linkletter who conducted interviews from October 2, 1961 to December 28, 1962. Joanne Jordan conducted interviews from September 26, 1960 to June 9, 1961. She was replaced by Helen O'Connell who conducted interviews from June 13, 1961 to December 28, 1962. Note: Only a handful of the 1,100 different interviews survive. Most were erased, discarded, misplaced. NBC Archives have only two surviving kinescopes, one with Joe E. Brown (12-2-61), and one with Linda Darnell (12-4-61). UCLA Film & TV Archive has 46 different subject interview kinescopes on separate negative film and separate optical film. One surviving complete Here's Hollywood video tape has been uploaded in 2019 by Ron DeFore (personal family copy), showing a visit to the Don Defore's home, including visiting with entire family. Broadcast March 22, 1961. Archival Television Audio has 82 broadcasts on audio tape, originally recorded by Phil Gries at the time the broadcasts first aired. Most of them are complete interviews. These television Audio Air Checks represent the greatest number of known surviving HERE'S HOLLYWOOD broadcast episodes. UCLA FILM & Television Archives retains, in their vaults, the greatest number of individual original HERE'S HOLLYWOOD separate 16mm Kinescopes and coinciding separate optical and magnetic sound tracks, representing approximately four dozen shows. Almost ALL of these broadcasts remain in analog form, and not viewable as composite video and audio or accessible in transcript documentation.
1962-06-24, CBS, min.
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. Ed Sullivan's guests on his 14th-anniversary show include Jack Carter, Jack Benny, Kate Smith, Johnny Carson, Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, Bing Crosby and Ted Mack.
1962-06-24, WPIX, 147 min.
- Roger Maris
- Chico Fernandez
- Jim Bouton
- Phil Rizzuto
- Mickey Mantle
- Jack Reed
- Mel Allen
- Tom Tresh
- Bobby Richardson
- Joe Pepitone
- Phil Linz
- Johnny Blanchard
- Yogi Berra
- Bill Skowron
- Clete Boyer
- Bob Turley
- Jim Coates
- Hector Lopez
- Bill Stafford
- Marshall Bridges
- Elston Howard
- Tex Clevenger
- Bud Daley
- Bob Cery
- Steve Boros
- Bill Bruton
- Purnal Goldy
- Rocky Colavito
- Norm Cash
- Dick MuAuliffe
- Bubba Morton
- Bobo Osborne
- Mike Roarke
- Jake Wood
- Dick Brown
- Frank Larry
- Charlie Maxwell
- Jerry Casale
- Vic Wertz
- Ron Nischwitz
- Ron Kline
- Hank Acquirre
- Terry Fox
- Don Mossi
- Phil Regan
From Tiger Stadium in Detroit, the NEW YORK YANKEES vs the DETROIT TIGERS in a seven hour game lasting 22 innings. Television Broadcast on WPIX Channel 11 in New York, beginning at 2:30pm. Announcers are Mel Allen and Phil Rizzuto. On June 24, 1962, the Bombers and Detroit Tigers took part in the longest game in franchise history (exactly seven hours) at Tiger Stadium in front of a crowd of 35,368. Yankees’ right fielder Jack Reed’s two-run home run off Phil Regan in the 22nd inning ended up deciding the contest, but not after a ton of at-bats, pitches and whatever else could be shoved into seven hours of a baseball game. Both teams combined for 191 plate appearances, 39 hits and absolutely no runs scored from the seventh inning until Reed’s home run. New York’s reliever Jim Bouton came in clutch in relief, as he allowed just three hits seven scoreless innings to earn the win. After the New York Yankees scored six runs in the first inning and one run in the second inning they would continue playing for an additional twenty innings scoring two runs in the top of the 22nd inning, beating the Detroit Tigers 9 to 7. This rare television audio air check is picked up in the 15th inning and continues to conclusion. To date it is the longest, length of time, New York Yankee regular scheduled game in franchise history (7:00 hours) and in Major league history during a single game played the same day. Detroit's Rocky Colavito goes 7 for 10. To this day he is only the sixth player to achieve severn of more hits in a Major League baseball game. INTERESTING ARTICLE DESCRIBING THIS MOST UNUSUAL HISTORIC GAME. June 24, 1962: "Yankees outlast Tigers in 22-inning game." This article was written by John Milner When the fans at Tiger Stadium settled into their seats for a game between the Yankees and Tigers on June 24, 1962, little did they know that history was about to take place at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues. The two teams, having played a doubleheader the day before, were looking to finish up the series and move on to their next opponents. The matinee contest turned into a grueling seven-hour marathon. Both clubs were off to fairly slow early-season starts after having accumulated over 100 wins each in 1961. The Tigers’ starting pitcher was Frank Lary, coming off a 23-win campaign. Unexpectedly, in the top of the first, the Yankees plated six runs off Lary to jump ahead. The Tigers countered with three in the bottom of the inning, knocking out Yankees starter Bob Turley in the process. Lary ended up being taken out for a pinch-hitter in the second inning after the Yankees added their seventh run, so by the third inning both teams’ bullpens were starting what would be a long day. In the bottom of the third inning, the Bengals scored three runs to tighten the gap. The appearance of a high-scoring game after three innings would be deceptive as the two teams’ bullpens settled in and went to work. For the rest of the regulation nine innings, the only mark made by either team was a run scored by Bill Bruton on a single by Rocky Colavito that knotted the score at 7-7 after six innings. Both teams had opportunities but could not capitalize on them prior to extra innings. The Yankees loaded the bases in the fourth and seventh innings, but could muster only groundballs to the pitcher both times. The Tigers were able to get a runner to third base in the fourth inning, but couldn’t get him across the plate. Once the game went to extra innings, both teams had chances to put an end to the affair. In the 10th, Detroit had runners on first and third but couldn’t cash in. The 11th frame brought the Tigers maybe their best opportunity to end the game. Colavito’s third hit, a triple, led off. The Yankees intentionally walked the next two batters to load the bases with nobody out. Chico Fernandez’s line drive found its way into the left fielder’s glove for the first out. Dick Brown then attempted a bunt, but the ploy turned into a double play to end the inning with the score still 7-7. Colavito commented, “The thing that annoyed me was that I led off the 10th inning with a triple off the 415-foot sign in left-center, but we couldn’t score. I was so frustrated because we should’ve won the damned game right then.”1 In the 15th inning the New Yorkers got a single by Tom Tresh, who then stole second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch, but was ultimately stranded. In the home half, Detroit put two runners on, but was unable to push a run across. As the bullpens began to dominate for both teams, opportunities to score were few and far between. Standouts for the Tigers were Hank Aguirre, who pitched five-plus innings of scoreless relief, and Terry Fox, who threw eight innings without allowing a run. The Yankees countered with Tex Clevenger throwing six-plus innings with no runs and 23-year-old Jim Bouton, who finished off the game by throwing seven shutout frames. The Tigers got a runner to third base in the 20th inning, but to no avail. Finally, Detroit was basically reaching for anybody that could hold a baseball. To start the 22nd inning, the Tigers brought in Phil Regan, their sixth relief pitcher of the game. He had pitched the day before until he was knocked out after three innings and eight runs. It didn’t take Regan long to put the Tigers’ chances of winning in jeopardy. A one-out walk to Roger Maris was followed by a two-run homer by Jack Reed to put the Yankees up 9-7. In the last gasp for the Tigers, they could not muster much of a threat. Colavito, who got his seventh hit, a single, was the only baserunner in the 22nd inning off Bouton, who collected the win. When left fielder Johnny Blanchard caught the final out off the bat of Norm Cash, the game time read 6 hours and 59 minutes, but Joe Falls, the official scorer, listed it as seven hours. “I figured, who will ever remember 6:59 as the longest game in baseball history, so I shouted out the time, ‘seven hours.’ ” The game ended up being the longest by time in major-league history. Before this game the longest had been a 5-hour 20-minute game between the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers in 1940. The Tiger Stadium concession stands sold 32,000 hot dogs and 41,000 bottles of beer before closing early under Michigan labor laws. Yogi Berra caught all 316 pitches the Yankees’ pitchers threw, while Colavito ended up with seven hits in 10 at-bats. In true Yogi fashion, his responses to questions regarding the game posed by a SABR biographer in 2010 were short and to the point. When asked how he felt after catching 22 innings, Berra’s response was “tired.”3 Asked about Reed’s home run, he said, “Good timing. Glad he hit it.” The crowd was listed at 35,368 when the game began, and almost half of the faithful were still there to the end. New York was held scoreless for 19 innings in a row from the third inning to the 22nd, but still collected the win. It turned into a very long weekend for both teams considering that they had played a day-night doubleheader the day before, and then played the last game of the five-game series on Monday afternoon. The teams used 43 players total in Sunday’s game. “I pitched in that game,” said Jim Coates. “Hell, all of us pitched in that game. It was a long, long, long ballgame.” Rollie Sheldon commented, “There were far more players in the clubhouse than there were in the dugout. We’d consumed all the beer and they had to send out for more.” Yankees reliever Luis Arroyo was one of the few not to enter the game but he must have felt as though he had been involved. Arroyo warmed up in the bullpen on 11 different occasions and, by his own estimate, threw nearly 300 pitches. The hero for the Yankees, Jack Reed, is an interesting story in itself. The 29-year-old journeyman was a third-string outfielder behind Mickey Mantle and Joe Pepitone and didn’t get into the game until the 13th inning. “I knew if I ever hit a home run this would be it. It felt good. It was a fastball down and low.” The game-winning home run was the only one he hit in the major leagues. Reed said of his home run, “I really thought it would be a double. I didn’t look up, but I knew I hit it good. I didn’t have the kind of power where I could stand there and watch it. I was one of those guys that had ‘warning track power.’ By the time I got to second base, the umpire was telling me it was a home run.”
#13689: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
Order1962-06-25, SYN, 4 min.
June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated) A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. Steve Allen's free wheeling 90 minute talk show for Westinghouse was a combination of talk, variety and Steve playing the piano. He had very much free reign and many consider this period of time Steve's best at creating a very relaxed variety show, sprinkled with political and social relevant issues included. In many markets this syndicated series was scheduled opposite THE TONIGHT SHOW that Allen had started eight years earlier giving way to successors, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson. This is the premiere broadcast. NOTE: This audio air check was microphone recorded containing a slight hum. Overall sound is very good. It contains the complete opening by the announcer, followed by an incomplete opening comedy monologue by Steve Allen.
#13690A: WORLD TODAY
Order1962-06-26, WOR, min.
World Today is a radio news program broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System and hosted by Tony Marvin. The Supreme Court rules prayer in classrooms is unconstitutional, the OAS still continues terrorist activities in Oran, Algeria, medical men predict a major breakthrough in cancer within 2-4 years. Host: Tony Marvin.
#222: HERE'S HOLLYWOOD
Order1962-06-28, WNBC, 10 min.
Jack Linkletter interviews Lon Chaney Jr. from his San Fernando Valley home. Lon Chaney Jr. reminisces and recalls his past experiences related to growing up in this area when the Hollywood Freeway was a dirt road...riding horseback and hunting rabbits with pal Rex Bell. Additional topics include: -Starting out originally in business and then at 25 going into films. -How he first met a producer at Universal who heard a song he created at a party. -Recollections viewing his father's films as a kid, and how his dad, Long Chaney Sr, saved his life when he was born (Oklahoma City) weighing only 2 & 1/4 lbs. At 6 months old able to walk and talk. -Lon Chaney Jr. story about he as a youngster and his dad playing for nickels in bars, Lon Chaney Jr. singing and father Lon Chaney Sr. hoofing and flipping Lon Jr. around like bowling pins...working amateur shows together. -Story about Lon Chaney Sr. a good tailor, making a long coat for Lon Jr. with many pockets to sneak five cent beers and free sandwiches from bars when performing together. During the interview Lon introduces his wife to Jack Linkletter. NOTE; Rare interview with Lon Chaney Jr. sharing personal anecdotes about his early life and his father Lon Chaney Sr.
1962-07-04, WNBC, 91 min.
Jerry Lewis hosts on three successive nights...July 4, 1962 with guest Chuck McCann, July 5, 1962, with guest Phil Foster, and July 6, 1962, with guests, Rick Norman (Rick Saphire), Milt Kamen, The Vagabonds and Henry Gibson. These segments are combined within this audio air check.
#13702: YOURS FOR A SONG
Order1962-07-10, ABC, min.
November 14th, 1961 September 18th, 1962 (nighttime) December 4th, 1961-March 29th, 1963 (daytime) Half-hour game show hosted by Bert Parks. Contestants would win money by supplying the missing words in lyrics sung to them. Bob Russell was the creator of the show. This is the last game show that Bert Parks would host. Host: Bert Parks.
#13706: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
Order1962-07-12, SYN, min.
June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated) A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen. Sponsored by Westinghouse.
1962-07-23, WPIX, min.
1962-1964 Syndicated. Mike Wallace narrates biographical retrospectives of notable people. This syndicated filmed 65 half-hour program series was one of the first to be produced by David Wolper. The Biography of former President Harry S. Truman is narrated by host Mike Wallace. Part 1 of 2.
#13713: YOURS FOR A SONG
Order1962-07-24, ABC, min.
November 14th, 1961 September 18th, 1962 (nighttime) December 4th, 1961-March 29th, 1963 (daytime) Half-hour game show hosted by Bert Parks. Contestants would win money by supplying the missing words in lyrics sung to them. Bob Russell was the creator of the show. This is the last game show that Bert Parks would host.