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."
1962-04-03, WPIX, min.
Jockey Eddie Arcaro to retire, boxer Benny (Kid) Paret dies of a brain injury he suffered in his middleweight boxing fight vs. Emile Griffith in Madison Square Garden in New York City ten days ago, OAS terrorists keep up the violence in Algeria, Elizabeth Taylor to divorce Eddie Fisher, she is romancing with Richard Burton.
NOTE: Emile Griffith's career was overshadowed by the fatal beating he gave Benny "The Kid" Paret in their 1962 title bout. The outcome darkened the world of boxing even prompting some network television stations to stop showing live fights. It also cast Griffith as a pariah to many inside and outside the sport. Emile Griffith went on to have a successful career after that fatal fight, but Griffith acknowledged later in life that he was never the same boxer. He would fight merely to win, piing up the kind of decisions that praised by purists but usually jeered by fans hoping for a knockout.
1962-04-04, NBC, 58 min.
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.
1962-04-05, 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.
1962-04-09, ABC, 00 min.
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."
The broadcasts continued the following season, becoming a bi-weekly series on Sept 26th, 1963, alternating with the Sid Caesar Show.
On this special composer-pianist Andre Previn and comic Dick Shawn are guests. Edie sings "Bilbao song," "My Ship," "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" and a vocalise (singing without words) of a medley of well-known numbers. she also does comedy impressions of Shirley Temple, Marilyn Monroe, Ruby Keeler and Jeanette MacDonald, and joins Dick Shawn in a comedy sketch. Andre Previn in performs a selection of Gershwin tunes. Peer Metz conducts.
1962-04-10, 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.
1962-04-11, NBC, 28 min.
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC)
A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella."
Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin.
Guest: Charles Bronson and Anita Gordon
1962-04-12, 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.
1962-04-13, 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.
1962-04-13, CBS, ?? min.
July 18th, 1958- March 26th, 1972
Series of concerts originating from Carnegie Hall in New York City. Beginning in 1962, they were broadcast from Lincoln Center in New York City. Leonard Bernstein conducted fifty three such televised performances until 1972.
Young Performers #3 Concert.
1962-04-15, WCBS, 25 min.
Ernest Borgnine and Theodore Bikel star. Ronald Reagan is the host.
"The Bar Mitzvah of Major Orlovsky," 1962. In this installment of "General Electric Theater," Orlovsky, a Russian defector, falls in love with Miriam Raskin, the widowed daughter of a rabbi. Although Orlovsky fell away from religion as a child-fleeing home, serving in the Russian army-he re-connects to his tradition through Miriam, who is preparing to celebrate her son's bar mitzvah. Orlovsky returns to Judaism and decides to become a Bar Mitzvah.
1962-04-16, WCBS, 11 min.
October 2, 1961 - August 30, 1963
10:00am to 10:30am.
Harry Reasoner and Mary Fickett are hosts for this live half-hour weekday series which deals with a variety of subjects, including art, science, history, fashion, travel, medicine, education, marriage, and customs. Included is a daily news report by Reasoner. Many celebrities also drop by and discuss their past, present and future career with Fickett and Reasoner.
Harry Reasoner interviews Harold Lloyd on this live morning public affairs series. Co-host is Mary Fickett.
1962-04-16, 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.
1962-04-16, 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, when he hosted for the last time. From April 2nd, 1962-September 28th, 1962, there were a variety of 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.
Guest Host: Joey Bishop. Guests are Sammy Davis, Jr. and Red Buttons.
1962-04-18, WNBC, 54 min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.
1962-04-18, WQXR, 60 min.
Hosted by John S. Wilson, "The World of Jazz" aired on WQXR AM & FM Radio on Saturdays at 10:10 PM. Wilson was a fixture on radio playing early jazz recordings on each of his broadcasts, during the 1950's, '60s, and '70s. The records of hundreds of Jazz musicians were profiled, including original Louis Armstrong records, among them Armstrong's first Orpheum 105 record, recorded on March 31, 1923, and aired by Wilson on his program on May 9, 1970.
1962-04-18, NBC, 28 min.
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC)
A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella."
Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin.
Guests: Joe Flynn and Elaine Dunn
1962-04-18, NBC, 58 min.
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.
1962-04-19, 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.
1962-04-19, WNBC, 67 min.
From two successive telecasts, guests are double talker Mr. Laud Brooks Schmidt,appearing on April 18, 1962, and the following night, April 19, 1962, Ernest Borgnine, Danny Thomas, Edie Adams, Sonny King and Lenny Kent.
1962-04-25, WNEW, 24 min.
1961-1962, Syndicated
A ninety-minute nightly syndicated talk show with Mike Wallace and his co-host Joyce Davidson. Wallace and Davidson hosted the first hour from New York with Terrence O'Flaherty hosting the last half-hour from San Francisco. It was created to compete with the Jack Paar Show on NBC.
Mike Wallace explains yesterday's walkout by guest Burt Lancaster.
He speaks to his television and studio audience for 15 minutes detailing last night's walk-off by guest Burt Lancaster. Wallace mentions that this was the first time in 16 years someone walked off when interviewing him/her. Mike states that he likes to do an interview devoid of "fluff" and ask pointed and relevant questions.
Usually there is a pre-screening of questions by the staff and guest but not on this occasion. Mike mentions he met Burt ten minutes before going on TV in the men's room. Mike Wallace mentions that on last night's telecast which had Barbara Streisand, Phil Foster, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee as guests appearing before Burt Lancaster, he waited till the last 30 minutes to have Lancaster appear. Mike recalls the first three questions posed to Burt, and his taking exception to the question when asked why he has a bad temper, at which time he just got up and walked off. Wallace apologizes to Burt but also reads the 10 other questions he was going to ask Lancaster.
Guests Faye Emerson and Jerry Lester discuss with Mike their feelings about the walk off. Faye remembers being interviewed by Wallace on NIGHTBEAT and being asked, "if she thought Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller's marriage would last."
NOTE: When Burt Lancaster walked off the show , it was the first time such occurrence would happen in the career of Mike Wallace.
Wallace requested the audio air check audio tape of this moment archived in the ATA collection. He set up a meeting with Phil Gries, owner of Archival Television Audio, Inc. at The Paley Center in NYC where Gries gave him a dub of the recording.
A week later Phil Gries received a letter from Mike Wallace who stated that when listening to the air check he yelled into the play back machine to "stop talking so much.!"
Host: Mike Wallace.
1962-04-25, NBC, 28 min.
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC)
A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella."
Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin.
Guest: Dan Blocker
1962-04-26, NBC, min.
October 29th, 1956-July 31st, 1970.
The Huntley-Brinkley report replaced the Camel News Caravan with John Cameron Swayze on October 29th, 1956. Originally a fifteen-minute news broadcast it was expanded to a half-hour on September 9th, 1963, a week after the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite expanded to a half-hour. Chet Huntley was in New York City and David Brinkley was in Washington, DC.
World reaction on the US resumption of nuclear testing, M.S. Ranger rocket lands on the moon, the US indicts two steel companies. Five members of negro organization congregate in New Orleans.
1962-04-27, WNBC, 52 min.
Guests for the last show of the 1961-62 season are Rhonda Fleming, Mischa Elman, Anna Moffo, Nicolai Gedda, Earl Wrightson, Lupe Serrano, Royes Fernandez, special guest Benny Goodman and his orchestra with Donald Voorhees and the Bell Telephone Orchestra. The voice of Scott Vincent introduces the program.
1962-04-27, WNBC, 52 min.
See program #912.
1962-05-02, NBC, 28 min.
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC)
A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella."
Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin.
Guest: Connie Stevens
1962-05-02, NBC, 58 min.
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.
1962-05-04, 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.
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.
1962-05-10, 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
1962-05-16, NBC, 28 min.
October 11th, 1961- June 13th, 1962 (NBC)
A thirty-minute variety series starring comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart won fame by performing his classic telephone comedy routines that he would end by saying, "well same to you, fella."
Regulars on the show are Jackie Joseph, Kay Westfall, Jack Grinnage, Mickey Manners, Pearl Shear, June Ericson, and Andy Albin. The announcer is Dan Sorkin.
Guest: Jo Stafford
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.
1962-05-18, WNEW, 11 min.
1961-1962, Syndicated
PM East - PM West was a late-night talk show hosted by Mike Wallace and Joyce Davidson in New York City (where the PM East portion originated) and San Francisco Chronicle television critic Terrence O'Flaherty in San Francisco (PM West). The program was seen five nights a week from June 12, 1961, to June 22, 1962.
Mike Wallace interviews George Maharis.
1962-05-20, 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.
1962-05-22, 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.
1962-05-25, ABC, min.
January 9th, 1961-November 16th, 1962 (ABC)
1980-Syndicated
Half-hour game show in which contestants sought to trace the outline of a described object camouflaged within a larger scene on the game board.
Don Morrow was the host of the network version while Tom Campbell hosted the syndicated series.
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.
1962-05-28, , min.
New York Stock Exchange takes a huge loss in crash of 1962, sometimes called "The Flash Crash."
1962-05-29, , min.
News and commentary on the stock market crisis, the greatest crash since 1929, $28.5 billion dollars in paper value is wiped out.
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.
1962-06-03, 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.
1962-06-03, 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."
1962-06-04, WQXR, 60 min.
Hosted by John S. Wilson, "The World of Jazz" aired on WQXR AM & FM Radio on Saturdays at 10:10 PM. Wilson was a fixture on radio playing early jazz recordings on each of his broadcasts, during the 1950's, '60s, and '70s. The records of hundreds of Jazz musicians were profiled, including original Louis Armstrong records, among them Armstrong's first Orpheum 105 record, recorded on March 31, 1923, and aired by Wilson on his program on May 9, 1970. This was the "Louis Armstrong's 62nd Birthday" broadcast.
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.
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.
1962-06-13, WNBC, 13 min.
October 11, 1961 - June 13, 1962
Bob Newhart appears in two skits on this, his farewell show from his first TV series. One of his comedy sketches concerns the recent FCC hearings.
At the end of the show, Bob Newhart reflects appreciation for the success of this his first television series.
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