"Battle Line Iwo Jima." Jim Bishop. Comments by both sides in the conflict.                        

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." 

Episode of September 26th, 1963.                

     September 21, 1962 - September 10, 1965

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).                                                                                                                                                                                

       NBC SPECIAL. Highlights of today's Joseph Valchi congressional hearings.       

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.  

Host: Jackie Gleason.

                                                                           

The Young Republicans Convention, live from California.             

Students of the Left-comments by leaders of the movement.            

A variety show presented as monthly specials on NBC.

Bob's guest is Dean Martin. This is the premiere of Bob's 14th season of monthly specials.

                                                                                                    

 September 21, 1962 - September 10, 1965

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 10 pm 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 guest is Jonathan Winters. 

                                      

September 21, 1963 - December 21, 1963. Jerry Lewis hosted an unprecedented two-hour live variety - talk show, signing a five-year deal for 35 million dollars in 1963 with ABC Television. A two-hour live variety show proved to be more than even Jerry Lewis could handle. The series proved to be an enormous failure. In three months the show was off the air. 12 episodes were broadcast. Pre-empted on November 23rd the day following the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

NOTE: JERRY LEWIS SHOW was LIVE and quite often guests who were originally scheduled to appear never made it to the show, and last moment substitute guests appeared. This was the case on this broadcast when originally announced guests, Liberace, Kay Stevens, Dr, Jullian Sumner Milner, were absent and all were rescheduled for future broadcasts. Only Ruby Keeler, as advertised, appeared. She reminisces with Jerry and does a song and dance recalling her Hollywood Musicals with Dick Powell in the 1930's. Bobby Rydell sings "That Old Black Magic." Jerry sings "Rock-A-Bye Melody," and in French sings a dedicated love song to his film critic French admirers. Jerry reads letters from viewers at home. Clifton Fadiman, author, book critic and columnist, discusses a myriad of subjects with Jerry. Comic Mort Sahl does a seven minute stand-up comedy routine.  
Del Moore is the announcer.                                                                                                             

           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 guest is Frank Sinatra, Jr.    

                                                                

Between September 24th, 1955 and March 19th, 1963, Judy Garland appeared in four television specials. This March 19th, 1963 program was her fourth before she would appear in her own network series, "The Judy Garland Show." (September 29th, 1963-March 29th, 1964). 

September 29th, 1963-March 29th, 1964. Variety show hosted by Judy Garland. 

Series premiere.

                                                                        

September 15th, 1963-September 29th, 1963-(ABC)

One of the shortest-lived game shows in television history. It was canceled by the ABC television network after only three airings. One Hundred Grand was a big-money primetime show in which an amateur faced a panel of experts and tried to answer questions that were posed to them. Jack Clark was the host of the show.



Host: Jack Clark. 

Last show of the series. 

                                                            

Baseball legend Stan (The Man) Musial retires as he plays his final game for the St. Louis Cardinals. He's honored at Busch Stadium before the game, a short interview with Musial, Robert McNamara is in South Vietnam and meets with Ngo Dinh Diem, the crisis in Algeria, Joseph Valachi continues to testify, Harry Reasoner comments.                                                                  

September 1st, 1963-May 1st, 1966 (WPIX-TV)

John Zacherle (Zacherley) was the host of the Mighty Hercules cartoon that aired on WPIX-TV Channel 11 weekdays in New York City. Canadian born actor Jimmy Tapp provided the voice of Hercules. Other voices heard were Gerry Bascombe and Helene Nickerson.

Host: John Zacherle 

NOTE: No episodes of this series are known to exist.                                   

An NBC special report on Project Apollo: "Journey To The Moon." 

Host: Merrill Muller            

Live coverage of the Joseph Valachi crime hearings run by Arkansas Senator John McClellan. Valachi testifies.   

Host: Bill Ryan reports.                                     

October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. 

FIRST ANNIVERSARY BROADCAST

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.

Guests Abbe Lane, Henny Youngman, and New York City Mayor Robert Wagner help Johnny celebrate his first anniversary as host of the Tonight Show.  

This broadcast opens with Ed McMahon announcing the guests on this show, the First Anniversary broadcast. Johnny Carson related to this special telecast night. 

Mayor of New York City Robert Wagner is introduced. Carson quips that during his own first two years living in NYC he thought newsman Gabe Pressman was the Mayor. Carson takes advantage of the moment asking Wagner if he can be instrumental in bringing back New York City's 11:15pm to 11:30pm segment which was replaced because of a newspaper strike by adding an additional 15 minute of local news after only 10 weeks of TTS broadcasting a full 105 minutes in NYC...on the air for the last time a full one hour forty five minutes, December 14, 1962. 
Johnny praises the Mayor for the great job he is doing. He and Mayor Robert Wagner discuss the forthcoming NY World's Fair, anticipating 70 million visitors, taxes, and the challenges dealing with the second largest budget in the USA.

Abbe Lane already on the panel as Johnny Carson welcomes comedienne Henny Youngman, who praises Carson for the job he is doing...making guests feel comfortable when on the show. Henny jokes with Abbe Lane stating that he use to work with her husband Xavier Cugat. Hew tells Carson about his early career and how he use to deal with hecklers...some how use to wait outside after hours after him for cracks made during the show. 
Henny Youngman does his stand-up routine, after which the tape ends. 
   
                                  

September 1st, 1963-May 1st, 1966 (WPIX-TV)

John Zacherle (Zacherley) was the host of the Mighty Hercules cartoon that aired on WPIX-TV Channel 11 weekdays in New York City. Canadian born actor Jimmy Tapp provided the voice of Hercules. Other voices heard were Gerry Bascombe and Helene Nickerson.

Host: John Zacherle 

NOTE: No episodes of this series are known to exist.                                                

Governor Ross Barnett of Mississippi speaks at Princeton University, Also civil rights group protests.

A special presentation of WRVR-FM radio in New York City.            

A speech by Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett.            

     September 21, 1962 - September 10, 1965

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).       

Guests: Bill Cosby, and Helen O'Connell. Also appearing Alexander King.                                                                                                                                                                                                               

September 21, 1963 - December 21, 1963. Jerry Lewis hosted an unprecedented two-hour live variety - talk show, signing a five-year deal for 35 million dollars in 1963 with ABC Television. A two-hour live variety show proved to be more than even Jerry Lewis could handle. The series proved to be an enormous failure. In three months the show was off the air. 

 

Jerry's guest is Mort Sahl.                                                     

President Kennedy signs the nuclear test ban treaty, the UN wants to send an observer to Saigon, Madame Nhu's comments irritate US officials, may reduce aid to the country, Cuba attacks the US at the UN, Adlai Stevenson in reply.                        

September 30th, 1963-September 28th, 1964 (NBC)

Joseph Cotton hosted and narrated this documentary series about American movies. 

Host: Joseph Cotton.   
                                  

January 5th, 1956-1970 (Syndicated)

Wrestling From Washington was a twice-weekly wrestling show produced by the Capital Wrestling Corporation owned by Vincent McMahon Sr. Bill Malone was the original host but was replaced by Morris Siegal (1956-1959). In 1959, Ray Morgan became the host and remained until 1970 when McMahon moved the operation to Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Vincent K. McMahon Jr. (McMahon's son) then became the program host. 

Host Ray Morgan interviews wrestlers from the Capital Arena in Washington, DC.                                                                                         

NBC newswoman Nancy Dickerson looks at celebrities in Washington.                         

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

An interview with Richard Nixon is featured. 

Host: Tony Marvin. 

                                                                                                                                              

Live NBC coverage of Joseph Valachi testifying before the Senate investigating sub-committee on organized crime in America. Robert McNeil reports.           

ABC coverage of the Joseph Valachi testimony on organized crime before a Senate investigating Sub-Committee.