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1962-12-31, ABC, min.
Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy. The top news stories of 1962: The Algerian rebellion ends, the OAS (secret army) insurrection to maintain a French Algeria, problems of nuclear disarmament, the cycle of Nuclear testing, comments by Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater and Edwin Walker on the "communist conspiracy," Walker's involvement in the integration crisis, Oxford racial crisis, comments by Governor Ross Barnett, racial tension in Southern cities, JFK's domestic problems. Host: Fred Foy.
#13941: JACK BENNY PROGRAM, THE
Order1962-12-31, CBS, min.
- Jack Benny
- Don Wilson
- Mel Blanc
- Mary Livingston
- Dennis Day
- Joe Flynn
- Eddie Anderson
- Hope Holiday
- Lois Corbett
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. At a New Year's Eve Party Jack is reminded of the time he asked his maid Zelda (Hope Holiday) to go with him to the Rose Bowl.
1962-12-31, ABC, min.
February 14, 1962-June 16, 1963 In his first regular television assignment for ABC, after serving as a news correspondent for CBS for 20 years, Howard K. Smith presented this weekly news and commentary program. It featured a summary of the week's major news events, commentary and analysis by Mr. Smith and interviews with prominent people in the news. Politics, domestic problems, space, integration, and personalities are discussed. Howard K. Smith Reports.
#19268: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE
Order1963-00-00, WCBS, 10 min.
June 20, 1948-June 6, 1971. Television's longest-running variety show ran on Sunday nights for twenty-three years. Its host, Ed Sullivan. Guests:Jack Carter, Harry Belafonte. Joined in progress. Songs: "Scarlet Ribbons" "Joy, Joy, Joy."
#7364: RED SKELTON HOUR, THE
Order1963-01-01, CBS, 00 min.
September 25, 1962-June 23, 1970. One of television's most inventive and popular comedians, Red Skelton hosted his own series for twenty years, seven of them in a one-hour format, "The Red Skelton Hour" on CBS. Skelton began his television career on NBC September 30, 1951 with a half-hour filmed variety series lasting until June 21, 1953. He then began his CBS affiliation, and began hosting "The Red Skelton Show," a half-hour variety show broadcast live until October 18, 1960, and subsequently on videotape. This series aired from October 13, 1953, continuing until June 26, 1962. From July 21, 1954 through September 8, 1954, "The Red Skelton Revue" was broadcast live on CBS in a one-hour format. Red Skelton returned to NBC in a half-hour taped format for his final series. "Red" as the show was known, premiered September 14, 1970. The first four broadcasts included introductions by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (September 14, 1970), Dean Martin (September 21, 1970), Jack Benny (September 28, 1970), and Johnny Carson (October 5, 1970) who got his big break writing for Skelton in the early 1950's. Red Skelton's last first-run regularly scheduled television program aired on March 15, 1971. An "Antony and Cleopatra" sketch is performed.
#19319B: EDITORIAL PAGE CONFERENCE
Order1963-01-02, WOR, 29 min.
December 1, 1963 - April 12, 1964 Mostly forgotten but substantive weekly local late night half hour program which aired at different times (11:00 pm,11:30 pm, midnight, and 12:30am) Sunday on WOR. A similar format to Meet the Press. After 18 weeks WOR went back to televising late night movies. News director of WOR TV is the moderator. Each Sunday night three distinguished opinion makers give editorials on a given subject. Tonight our opinion makers are: Joseph Newman (permanent panel member) of the New York Herald Tribune, Richard Hunt, New York Times political correspondent, and William Ryan, Associated Press special correspondent. Tonight's discussion begins related to President Lyndon Baines Johnson's first week in office immediately following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, November 22nd.
1963-01-02, WNDT, 28 min.
November 21, 1962 - February 27 1963 Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, hosts this half-hour series focusing on the nations manners and morals at the turn of the century, a period spanning three decades from 1890 to 1920. The idea that the history of any era can be told in terms of its popular songs is being put to the test on this new series comprised of 15 episodes by New york's educational channel. Featuring Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, this half-hour series of broadcasts takes a musical look at the turn of the century. In this episode Robert Benson and Max Morath take a look at the communication revolution. This series is one of the earliest examples of programming on the newly formed New York Public Broadcast Station WNDT Ch.13, which debuted on the air September 16, 1962.
1963-01-02, WNDT, 28 min.
November 21, 1962 - February 27 1963 Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, hosts this half-hour series focusing on the nations manners and morals at the turn of the century, a period spanning three decades from 1890 to 1920. The idea that the history of any era can be told in terms of its popular songs is being put to the test on this new series comprised of 15 episodes by New york's educational channel. Featuring Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, this half-hour series of broadcasts takes a musical look at the turn of the century. In this episode Robert Benson and Max Morath take a look at the transportation revolution. This series is one of the earliest examples of programming on the newly formed New York Public Broadcast Station WNDT Ch.13, which debuted on the air September 16, 1962.
#13946: JACK PAAR PROGRAM, THE
Order1963-01-04, NBC, min.
September 21st, 1962- September 10th, 1965 (NBC) Jack Paar elected to pursue a three year NBC series in prime time soon after stepping down as host of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR (1957-1962). These broadcasts took on the form of a variety / talk show format. Each telecast opened with a Paar monologue. Also shown from time to time were personal home movies shot by Jack on various trips by the Paar family to Africa, Russia, and Europe.Jack's daughter, Randy Paar would often assist her dad narrating these films. Appearing with Jack were many of his old regulars from the TONIGHT SHOW including Alexander King, Oscar Levant and Jonathan Winters. This 10pm Friday prime time slot attracted many notable guests, including Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater and Ted Kennedy. Also, given exposure were many young and veteran entertainers, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Peggy Lee, and stand-up comedians, among them, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Godfrey Cambridge, Jackie Vernon, Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Burns & Schreiber, and Dick Gregory. Impact appearances occurred introducing footage of The Beatles, prior to the group appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show, and a young Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), singing and spewing poetry with Jack and Liberace. After three years (one and a half years less than his tenure on THE TONIGHT SHOW), Jack Paar called it quits and would prematurely retire from the business with the exception of producing and starring in a handful of Specials for NBC and accepting one brief return to regular television, for nine months, hosting an ABC late night talk show, JACK PAAR TONITE in 1973). Jack's guests are Zsa Zsa Gabor and Jayne Mansfield.
#350: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: RETROSPECT (MEMOIRS OF THE MOVIES) THE TWO MINUTE TAKE
Order1963-01-06, WINS, 28 min.
- Joan Franklin
- Robert Franklin
- Ralph Bellamy
- Janet Gaynor
- Aileen Pringle
- Myrna Loy
- Henry Fonda
- Mae Murray
- Rod Steiger
- Francois Truffaut
- Melvyn Douglas
- Walter Abel
- Roddy McDowall
- Nita Naldi
- Basil Rathbone
Program 6 of 18 programs in the series originally broadcast in 1961. The funny, frustrating business of acting for the movies, in short takes. Love scenes at 9 a.m., creating brainless roles and the battles against type casting are all deftly recalled by hostess Aileen Pringle. Comments from Myrna Loy, Henry Fonda, Janet Gaynor, Mae Murray, Rod Steiger, Basil Rathbone, Melvyn Douglas, Ralph Bellamy, Walter Abel, Roddy McDowall and Nita Naldi. A feature presentation of the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company in collaboration with the Oral History Research Project of Columbia University. Produced by Joan Franklin and Robert Franklin. NOTE: Robert C. Franklin (1920-1980), inspired by a 1958 newspaper story he read about Columbia University's POPULAR ARTS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, approached Dr. Louis Starr, then director of the oral-history collection, with a proposal to interview and tape record, on to 1/4" reel to reel audio tapes, movie people as they passed through New York. The objective would be to document, through personal recollections, the era of the silent era in films, the impact of sound, the triumphs and inequities of the major studios, and life in the glittering film capital...a firsthand account revelation of how silent movies were actually made. Robert and his wife, Joan Franklin went on to record 200 reels of audio tape, recording celebrities mostly in New York City hotel rooms in 1958 and 1959. Transcripts of interviews were made available at the time to students and researchers. In 1961 excerpts/highlights from these audio tapes were edited into a 16 part radio series titled, MEMOIRS OF THE MOVIES. Myrna Loy provided a standard opening. A different celebrity host/hostess was employed to introduce each episode. All of the 90 celebrities interviewed have since passed away with the exception of Joanne Woodward. Two additional episodes were later produced, "Style of the 70's," and "Rush To Reality," both hosted by Ben Gazzara and added, subsequently, to re-issues of the series which were syndicated in the 1960's and 1970's airing in New York (WINS), Boston (WBZ), Philadelphia (KYW), Baltimore (WJZ), Fort Wayne (WOWO), Chicago (WIND), San Francisco (KPIX), and Los Angeles (KFWB). The original 200 unedited reels of 1/4" audio tape interviews recorded by Joan and Robert Franklin are no longer known to exist. However, audio cassette transfers from these original tapes were donated by Joan Franklin many decades ago to Columbia University's Oral History Research Office where they exist today. Confirmed during a 2009 phone conversation with Mary Marshal Clark, archivist at Columbia at that time, who stated that the first on file communication from Robert Franklin to Columbia University related to his proposal to do an oral history audio recorded project is dated, July 31, 1958.
#7153: GARRY MOORE SHOW
Order1963-01-08, 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 1924.
1963-01-09, WNDT, 28 min.
November 21, 1962 - February 27 1963 Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, hosts this half-hour series focusing on the nations manners and morals at the turn of the century, a period spanning three decades from 1890 to 1920. The idea that the history of any era can be told in terms of its popular songs is being put to the test on this new series comprised of 15 episodes by New york's educational channel. Featuring Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, this half-hour series of broadcasts takes a musical look at the turn of the century. In this episode Robert Benson and Max Morath take a look at leisure time at the turn of the century. This series is one of the earliest examples of programming on the newly formed New York Public Broadcast Station WNDT Ch.13, which debuted on the air September 16, 1962.
1963-01-09, NBC, 58 min.
- Peter Ustinov
- Jane Powell
- Kaye Ballard
- 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 1-9-63. Guests: Singer, Dancer Jane Powell, Actor Peter Ustinov who reads from his play "Photo Finish." Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
#7392: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1963-01-11, WNBC, 00 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. This was the first broadcast of the series. 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.
#13950: JACK PAAR PROGRAM, THE
Order1963-01-11, NBC, min.
September 21st, 1962- September 10th, 1965 (NBC) A Friday night variety series starring Jack Paar. Jonathan Winters was a frequent guest on the show. Jack's guests are Jack E.Leonard and magician and playing cards expert John Scarne.
#356: ONCE UPON A DIME
Order1963-01-12, WPIX, 58 min.
- Don Knotts
- Dick Powell
- Connie Stevens
- Ed Wynn
- Frank Gorshin
- Neville Brand
- Dean Martin
- Morey Amsterdam
- Pearl Bailey
- Richard Chamberlain
- Lionel Hampton
- Andre Previn
- Juliet Prowse
- Rose Marie
- Jane Wyatt
- Bing Crosby
- Dick Van Dyke
- Cara Williams
The 25th Anniversary of the March of Dimes is celebrated. Hosted by Dick Powell, guest artists include Morey Amsterdam, Pearl Bailey, Richard Chamberlain, Bing Crosby, Lionel Hampton, Dean Martin, Andre Previn, Juliet Prowse, Rose Marie, Dick Van Dyke, Jane Wyatt, Ed Wynn, Connie Stevens, Neville Brand, Don Knotts, Soupy Sales, Cara Williams and Frank Gorshin.
#7267: LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, THE
Order1963-01-12, WABC, ?? min.
July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.
1963-01-13, WOR, 48 min.
Hy Gardner interviews Montgomery Clift. Many topics are discussed including Clift's early years in the theater, almost near fatal 1956 auto accident, his two favorite films, working with Marlon Brando, admiration of Marilyn Monroe as an actress, his philosophy regarding acting and anecdotes about his just released film, FREUD. NOTE: This broadcasts was re-run September 26, 1964. Marilyn Gardner, wife of Hy Gardner, posted this interview on you tube in five parts (ten minutes each part). For purists of vintage television broadcasts, only the Phil Gries original audio air check recording at the time of the broadcast contains the opening and closing of this program, and most importantly, contains pristine direct line audio which the you tube uploaded video tape does not possess (numerous audio issues contained during the final 20 minutes of the program, posted).
#4959: VOICE OF FIRESTONE
Order1963-01-13, WABC, 27 min.
September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).
Composer Richard Rodgers receives the Mary MacArthur Memorial Award for humanitarian services during tonight's live telecast from the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.#13952: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
Order1963-01-15, SYN, min.
June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated) A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse. Steve's guest is Henny Youngman. Host: Steve Allen.
1963-01-16, WNDT, 28 min.
November 21, 1962 - February 27 1963 Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, hosts this half-hour series focusing on the nations manners and morals at the turn of the century, a period spanning three decades from 1890 to 1920. The idea that the history of any era can be told in terms of its popular songs is being put to the test on this new series comprised of 15 episodes by New york's educational channel. Featuring Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, this half-hour series of broadcasts takes a musical look at the turn of the century. In this episode Robert Benson and Max Morath take a look at the legacy of 'Player Pianos.' This series is one of the earliest examples of programming on the newly formed New York Public Broadcast Station WNDT Ch.13, which debuted on the air September 16, 1962.
1963-01-18, 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.#7268: LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, THE
Order1963-01-19, WABC, ?? min.
July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.
#3023: HERE'S EDIE
Order1963-01-20, WABC, 27 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." Third SPECIAL or the season has a Latin-American flavor. Guests include two exponents of the Bossa Nova-saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian jazz guitarist, Laurindo Almeida, and the Roger Wagner Chorale. Edie sings, "Something's Coming," in a duet with Almeida "Habanera" and solo by Laurindo Ameida, "One-Note Samba."
#4957: VOICE OF FIRESTONE
Order1963-01-20, WABC, 27 min.
September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).1963-01-20, CBS, 00 min.
January 18th, 1948-September 25th, 1949- Dumont Network October 4th, 1949-September 11th, 1954- NBC October 30th, 1955-June 23rd, 1957- ABC July 1st, 1957-October 4th, 1958- NBC May 1st, 1959-October 9th, 1959- CBS March 7th, 1960-September 26th, 1960- ABC October 2nd, 1960-September 27th, 1970- CBS Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour was an American television program and continuation of Major Edward Bowes Amateur Hour on radio. It was hosted by Ted Mack. Contestants would compete weekly in a talent competition in which they were judged by the viewers.
1963-01-20, ABC, min.
February 14, 1962-June 16, 1963 In his first regular television assignment for ABC, after serving as a news correspondent for CBS for 20 years, Howard K. Smith presented this weekly news and commentary program. It featured a summary of the week's major news events, commentary and analysis by Mr. Smith and interviews with prominent people in the news. Topics: The lighter side of President Kennedy and family, comments about life on the "new frontier," newsman such as Albert Merriman Smith also comment on the Kennedy influence.
#13955: BIOGRAPHY: WILL ROGERS
Order1963-01-20, SYN, min.
1962-1964 (Syndicated) This filmed series consisting of sixty-five half-hour programs was one of the first to be produced by producer David Wolper. Mike Wallace narrates the story of Will Rogers.
1963-01-23, WNBC, 52 min.
The history of Hollywood from the Sound Era (1927) to the present is traced with Henry Fonda acting as guide. Elmer Bernstein composed the music for this Jack Haley Jr. directed special.1963-01-23, WNDT, 28 min.
November 21, 1962 - February 27 1963 Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, hosts this half-hour series focusing on the nations manners and morals at the turn of the century, a period spanning three decades from 1890 to 1920. The idea that the history of any era can be told in terms of its popular songs is being put to the test on this new series comprised of 15 episodes by New york's educational channel. Featuring Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, this half-hour series of broadcasts takes a musical look at the turn of the century. In this episode Robert Benson and Max Morath take a look at The Big City. This series is one of the earliest examples of programming on the newly formed New York Public Broadcast Station WNDT Ch.13, which debuted on the air September 16, 1962.
1963-01-23, NBC, 58 min.
- Kaye Ballard
- Paul Lynde
- Lauren Bacall
- Perry Como
- Ray Bolger
- 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 1-23-63. Guests: Actress Lauren Bacall, Dancer Ray Bolger. Salute To Ohio. Highlights: Lauren Bacall sings "Give A Little Whistle" Ray Bolger: "Perdido" Lauren Bacall and Perry Como sing "How Little We Know" All: "If I Only Had A Brain." "We're Off To See The Wizard" "Once In Love With Amy." Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
#6969A: ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE
Order1963-01-24, WNBC, 00 min.
September 27, 1962-September 3, 1967 (NBC); September 20, 1969-July 17, 1971 (NBC); 1976 (Syndicated). In 1962, Williams was finally given a fall series on NBC; the hour show lasted five seasons and featured The New Christy Minstrels and the Osmond Brothers. His third NBC series, which premiered in 1969, featured comics Charlie Callas and Irwin Corey, along with Janos Prohaska; the hour show lasted another two seasons. In 1976, Williams hosted a syndicated series, entitled "Andy." The half-hour show featured puppeteer Wayland Flowers.
#7393: SING ALONG WITH MITCH
Order1963-01-25, WNBC, 00 min.
January 27, 1961-April 21, 1961; September 28, 1961-September 21, 1964. This was the first broadcast of the series. 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.
#7269: LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, THE
Order1963-01-26, WABC, ?? min.
A country jamboree with country singer Jimmy Wakely. July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.
1963-01-26, CBS, 00 min.
Dupe 0f 372.
1963-01-26, SYND, 23 min.
1956-Syndicated, October 12th, 1956-May 3rd, 1957-ABC, 1963-Syndicated. Band leader Ray Anthony hosted his own syndicated variety show in 1956, that was later picked up by ABC. A new syndicated half hour version ran during the 1963 season. Series Premiere. The Bookends (Lisa Marne and Vikki Carr voice the opening of the show. Ray Anthony opens the show with a solo trumpet, "Worried Mind." Tonight's music from Greece have Viki Carr and Lisa Marne (The Bookends) sing together, "Never on a Sunday," and Carr sings solo, "I've Got You Under My Skin." Television debut of jazz pianist Kellie Greene and her swinging sounds who becomes a regular on this series. Guest Ernest Borgnine and Ray Anthony discuss the series McHale's Navy. Also great appreciation extended by Borgnine to Frank Sinatra and how he started in show business. Leroy, Jack and Bob in the band play for Ray who sings "Mack the Knife." NOTE: Occasional very slight variations in sound quality.
#4970: VOICE OF FIRESTONE
Order1963-01-27, WABC, 27 min.
September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).#13960: SECRET STORM, THE
Order1963-01-30, CBS, 13 min.
February 1st, 1954- February 8th, 1974 (CBS) Created by Roy Winsor, The Secret Storm was a daytime drama seen on CBS. It began as a fifteen-minute program and in June 1962, expanded to thirty minutes. The story centered on the comings and goings of the Ames family of Woodbridge until the late 1960s when the show was sold by American Home Products to CBS. For many years, the show was produced by Gloria Monty who was best-known for many years as the producer of "General Hospital." This episode is from January, 30th, 1963.
#13961: EDGE OF NIGHT, THE
Order1963-01-30, CBS, 2 min.
April 2nd, 1956-November 28th1975 (CBS) December 1st, 1975- December 28th, 1984 (ABC) On April 2nd, 1956, CBS introduced The "Edge Of Night" and "As The World Turns" as television's first thirty-minute daytime drama serials. Created by Irving Vendig, the show, which was set in the town of Monticello, at first emphasized crime stories and courtroom drama. In later years, more emphasis was placed on romantic themes, common to most soap operas. From 1962-1984, one of the main characters on the show was Nancy Pollock, played by Ann Flood. On December 1st, 1975, the show moved to ABC television, becoming the first daytime serial to shift networks. It finished its run on ABC on December 28th, 1984 with the final episode. In this episode of January 30th, 1963, the show's opening theme is heard.
1963-01-30, WNDT, 28 min.
November 21, 1962 - February 27 1963 Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, hosts this half-hour series focusing on the nations manners and morals at the turn of the century, a period spanning three decades from 1890 to 1920. The idea that the history of any era can be told in terms of its popular songs is being put to the test on this new series comprised of 15 episodes by New york's educational channel. Featuring Max Morath, a ragtime pianist and raconteur, this half-hour series of broadcasts takes a musical look at the turn of the century. In this episode Robert Benson and Max Morath take a look at the world of education in the early 1900's. This series is one of the earliest examples of programming on the newly formed New York Public Broadcast Station WNDT Ch.13, which debuted on the air September 16, 1962.
1963-01-30, NBC, 58 min.
- Don Adams
- Charleton Heston
- Kaye Ballard
- Paul Lynde
- Perry Como
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Frank Gallop
- Jack Duffy
- Sandy Stewart
- Phyllis McGuire
- Errol Garner
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 1-30-63. Guests: Singer Phyllis McGuire, Actor Charleton Heston, Jazz pianist Errol Garner. Highlights: Phyllis McGuire "Other Side Of The Tracks" Errol Garner: "The Sweetest Sounds." Perry Como: "It Gets Lonely In The White House" Singers: "No One's Perfect." Broadway Medley. Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
1963-02-01, WNBC, 44 min.
October 1, 1962 - March 29, 1963 Excerpts from two programs. Jan. 31, 1963 comic & impressionist, Adam Keefe. Feb. 1, 1963 Merv Griffin's guests are Edward Everett Horton, Buddy Hackett and Bobby Breen. Mrs. Miller tells a joke to Merv who also plays the piano. NOTE: All but one of the 120 NBC Daytime THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW broadcasts are NOT know to exist. The one extant...Danny Kaye appearing November 9, 1962. However, Phil Gries founder of ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUIDO, INC. is personally responsible for audio taping 35 of these shows direct line on to 1/4" audio tape, historically remaining the only broadcast record.
#4968: VOICE OF FIRESTONE
Order1963-02-03, WABC, 27 min.
September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).1963-02-03, ABC, 23 min.
- Nelson Rockefeller
- James Meredith
- Harold Macmillan
- Dean Rusk
- Fred Foy
- Charles De Gaulle
- Robert Frost
- Harvey Gant
- Robert McNamara
- John Diefenbaker
Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy. A review of the week's news. Charles De Gaulle vetoes Britain's entry into the European common market, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan comments on the rebuke, a controversy between the US and Canada on nuclear bombs, Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker angrily criticizes the US, a possible collapse of the Canadian government, the Russians give signs of an interest in a nuclear test ban treaty, reports of a continued arms buildup in Cuba, comments by Nelson Rockefeller, Robert McNamara, and Dean Rusk, negro student James Meredith decides to continue at Mississippi University, Harvey Gant enrolls at Clemson University, poet Robert Frost dies, an inexperienced pilot brings down a plane to a safe landing. This is a WABC radio news broadcast. Narrator: Fred Foy. NOTE: Fred Foy, best known for his voicing the opening of THE LONE RANGER on radio joined the ABC TV announcing staff in New York in 1961. For ABC RADIO he narrated the award-winning news documentary, VOICES IN THE HEADLINES a 25-minute weekly wrap up of salient news events of the week with sound bites representing the news as it was recorded.
#13965: ALUMNI FUN
Order1963-02-03, ABC, 6 min.
January 20th, 1963-April 28th, 1963 (ABC) January 12th, 1964- April 5th, 1965- (CBS) January 10th, 1965- March 28th, 1965- (CBS) January 23rd, 1966- May 7th, 1966 (CBS) A weekly game show featuring two teams composed of famous alumni from the same college or university. The winning team would return the following week to face a new team of challengers. NBC newsman John K.M. McCaffery hosted during the program's first season and Peter Lind Hayes was the host for the other seasons. This episode represents a rare retrospective of this lost series from February 3rd, 1963, hosted by John K.M. McCaffery and features guests Elliott Nugent and Pat Hingle. NOTE: Occasional audio hum.
1963-02-04, 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.1963-02-04, NBC, 18 min.
October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.
We are introduced to the show's opening by announcer Ed McMahon, who also jokes with Johnny Carson during his monologue. Guest is Huntz Hall. Johnny Carson's fifth month as star of the Tonight Show.1963-02-06, NBC, 58 min.
- Don Adams
- Kaye Ballard
- Paul Lynde
- Anita Bryant
- Perry Como
- Mary Healy
- Peter Lind Hayes
- 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 2-06-63. Guests: Anita Bryant, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy. Salute to California. Commercials included. Announcer Frank Gallop.
1963-02-09, CBS, 6 min.
September 20, 1952-June 22, 1957; October 3, 1958-January 2 1959; February 3 1961-March 24, 1961; September 1962-September 12, 1970 After the 1954-1955 season (one hour live broadcasts), Jackie Gleason produced a series of 39 filmed half-hour episodes of "The Honeymooners" which was syndicated (1955-1956). For the following 1956-1957 season, the Jackie Gleason Show returned to a live one-hour variety format with a Honeymooners sketch included in many of its broadcasts. After this season, The Honeymooners sketches would not be revived until the 1966-1967 season of The Jackie Gleason Show. In the fall of 1958 Jackie Gleason returned to a live half-hour series scheduled on Fridays. That effort, which also featured Buddy Hackett, was cancelled after only three months on the air. In the fall of 1962 Gleason was back to a Saturday Night slot, which he occupied for another eight seasons. From 1962 to 1966 it was called JACKIE GLEASON AND HIS AMERICAN SCENE MAGAZINE, and featured topical comedy sketches as well as musical numbers. One of Gleson's characters, Joe the Bartender, appeared regularly opposite regular Frank Fontaine, who as Crazy Guggenham traded stories with Joe and then would change character all together singing a song, after which Joe the Bartender would sing his closing signature song. Sue Ane Langdon was also featured regularly. Jackie's guest is comedian Henny Youngman.
1963-02-09, CBS, 23 min.
October 20th, 1957-September, 1969 Walter Cronkite hosted this Sunday-evening documentary series, that presented filmed reports on a wide variety of historical and scientific subjects. In January of 1967, the show's title was changed to The Twenty-First Century. Episode: Anzio- One of World War 11's bloodiest battles with an estimated 30,000 casualties. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.