April 28th, 1957-September 14th, 1958-ABC

A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace.

Mike Wallace interviews Bennett Cerf. The topics include the current state of television.

                                                             

April 28th, 1957-September 14th, 1958-ABC

A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace.

Mike Wallace interviews columnist Drew Pearson. The topics include the current crisis resulting from Sputnick and Vanguard, President Eisenhower illness, he predicts Richard Nixon will be the President of the United States within a year (following Eisenhower's resignation), he speaks of Senator John F. Kennedy and his "synthetic public relations buildup," he claims that Kennedy's book "Profiles in Courage" was ghost-written, he also comments on former President Truman and Eisenhower's press secretary James Hagerty.

                                                                                       

April 28th, 1957-September 14th, 1958-ABC

A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace.

The Guest is Tennessee Williams.

                                                                          

April 28th, 1957-September 14th, 1958-ABC

A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace.

Guest: Tennessee Williams 

                                                                          

April 28th, 1957- April 18th, 1958 (with Mike Wallace) continuing till September 14th, 1958-ABC

A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace.
Mike interviews playwright Tennessee Williams.

NOTE:
One of the rare "lost" MIKE WALLACE INTERVIEW broadcasts, of which all but two of the 72 broadcasts survive.  

NOTE:
         Status of The Mike Wallace Interview
A total of 72 episodes of The Mike Wallace Interview were broadcast by ABC between 1957 and 1958. The series premiered on April 28th, 1957 and was sponsored by Phillip Morris through the April 19th, 1958 episode. The Fund for the Republic then sponsored a 13-week set of Mike Wallace interviews entitled “Liberty and Freedom” (one of which was never broadcast) followed by an additional six episodes. The final broadcast took place on September 14th, 1958.

The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin has 68 of the 72 episodes of The Mike Wallace Interview, donated by Mike Wallace in the 1960's. Four of these broadcasts are only available as audio recordings while the rest are kinescopes. 
The Ransom Center also has a transcript of the Ben Hecht interview (broadcast February 25th, 1958) as well as a kinescope of this show. One of the episodes the Ransom Center does not have is a copy of is the controversial Mickey Cohen broadcast from May 19th, 1957.

According to Steve Winston, Associate Curator of Film at the Ransom Center, “There are reports that the BBC still has some excerpts though we have not been able to locate the specific department that might hold them. Other than that, both interview and retractions appears to be lost.” 

Also missing from the Ransom Center’s collection are the two retractions read by ABC’s Oliver Treyz and Mike Wallace on May 27th  which Archival Television Audio, Inc. does have and December 14th. According to Winston, “We have no idea why the footage was not included in the kinescope. We don’t know if they were removed later, or if they were never recorded in the first place.” 

The UCLA Film & Television Archive has two episodes of the series: the Cyrus Eaton interview that is audio only at the Ransom Center and the Ben Hecht interview that the Ransom Center also retains as a kinescope. Both the Museum of Broadcasting and The Paley Center for Media have several episodes that are also part of the Ransom Center’s collection.

(According to a December 1957 article in The Los Angeles Times, a filmed “stand-by interview” with Evelyn Rudie was always ready to be used in the event a guest didn’t show up. It is not included in the episode count and its current whereabouts are unknown.)
                                                                                    

March 20th, 1958-June 12th, 1958 ABC
1979 Syndicated

Premiere of short lived Game Show in which contestants won money by keeping a straight face. Three comedians would appear each week and were given one minute to get the contestant to laugh. The contestant was given a dollar for each second they kept a straight face
The series returned in syndication in 1979 with Bobby Van as host.

Guests are Buddy Lester, Sid Gould, and Henny Youngman.

NOTE: A "LOST" Television game show. 

Robert Q. Lewis is the host. Series premiere.                                                                            

1957-1958 (ABC)
1959-1960 (WNTA)

A series of interviews hosted by Mike Wallace. This program was carried in 1957-1958 by ABC television and in 1959-1960 by WNTA-TV Channel 13 in New York City.

Guest: English writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley who died on November 22nd, 1963 during live TV coverage of the JFK assassination. His death was announced during the live assassination coverage. 
                                                                                        

1957-1958 (ABC)
1959-1960 (WNTA)

A series of interviews hosted by Mike Wallace. This program was carried in 1957-1958 by ABC television and in 1959-1960 by WNTA-TV Channel 13 in New York City.

The guest is the former President of NBC television, Slyvester (Pat) Weaver. Weaver is recognized as the originator of the television spectacular and other programming innovations. Wallace is expected to ask Weaver's opinions of TV today; what he thinks the medium should offer to the public; why Weaver charges that the men running TV networks are not keeping the public informed, entertained, or aware; and why he thinks that TV as it exists today is a dying medium. 
                                                                                        

Francis Gary Powers trial review, Russian defense lawyer attacks Wall Street, CIA, Eisenhower, Nixon, aggressive policies, a statement from Francis Powers, he's repentant and sorry, the summation of the verdict.                                                  

1957-1958 (ABC)
1959-1960 (WNTA)

A series of interviews hosted by Mike Wallace. This program was carried in 1957-1958 by ABC television and in 1959-1960 by WNTA-TV Channel 13 in New York City.

The guest is TV columnist Harriet Van Horne who discusses the current deplorable state of television and comments on current programs and personalities. 
                                                                                        

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-prime time NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.




Guest: Senator John F. Kennedy 

Host: Ned Brooks

                                                                                  

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-primetime NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest running series on network television.



Presidential Candidate, Senator John F. Kennedy answers questions from panel members Elie Abel, John Chancellor, and Laurence E. Spivak. Ned Brooks is the moderator.       


Possible duplicate of 871.     

The gift of song. Singers June Valli, Susan Reed, Bill Hayes, and Lois Hunt participate in this musical show for the holiday season.  

Narrator and Announcer is Scott Vincent.           

John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen.    

Dupe of number 3924.                   

John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen.   

This was "The Music Of Love" broadcast.  

                                                                                    

John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen.   

Mantovani plays the music of Cole Porter.   

                                                                       

A special NBC radio report on astronaut Alan B. Shepard who becomes the first American to be launched into space. Broadcast live from Cape Canaveral, Florida.         

A special NBC radio report on astronaut Alan B. Shepard who becomes the first American to be launched into space. Broadcast live from Cape Canaveral, Florida.       


Duplicate of 8505. 

Astronaut Gus Grissom becomes the second American to be launched into space.            

Astronaut Gus Grissom becomes the second American to be launched into space.        

Duplicate of 8506.     

John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen.   

  

                                                                                    

John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen.   

  

                                                                                                 

November 20, 1947-September 5, 1965 (primetime NBC); September 19, 1965-present (non-primetime NBC). Public affairs program which is the longest-running series on network television.




NBC newsmen interview George Romney the president of American Motors.

The host is Ned Brooks.


                                      

John Conte was host for this half hour series of thirty nine easy listening programs, featuring Annunzio Mantovani and his orchestra. This series was produced in England and syndicated in the United States. The program featured a guest star each week. This program debuted in the United States on WNET channel 13 in New York on April 15th, 1961 with singer Dorothy Collins in a salute to the silver screen.  

Guest is singer Connie Francis.  

  

                                                                                                              

NBC MONITOR NEWS ON THE HOUR.

News about the death of actress Marilyn Monroe. Comments by Gene Rayburn. Daily News reports the headlines, Suicide or Not? Overdose of barbiturates stated. Monroe despondent. 

Host: Morgan Beatty                                       

NBC MONITOR NEWS ON THE HOUR

First 30 seconds lead in news report by correspondent Robert Parson on the  death of screen actress Marilyn Monroe, found dead this morning in her Brentwood home adjoining Hollywood of an apparent overdose of barbiturates. Was it suicide? No notes were found. 
Other news in the headlines, related to the Russians exploding a nuclear bomb in the atmosphere, Israel government refuses to fly convicted spy Dr. Robert Soblen back to Israel.                                                   

June 9th,1962-September 8th, 1962. 

In the summer of 1962, Disneyland produced a weekly live television show for Los Angeles station KTTV called Meet Me at Disneyland, to entice local residents to visit the theme park on weekdays.

"This Was The West" is tonight's theme. 

Host for this Summer Series Johnny Jacobs.

The final four minutes and 45 seconds of the broadcast is heard, including sign off. The Frontiersman & Joannie sing a medley of songs including The Wayward Wind, I Was In Their Hillbilly Heaven, Happy Rollin Cowboy and a complete rendition of the Dust Bowl ballard, Dusty Skies.    
                                                                                              

June 9th,1962-September 8th, 1962

A live weekly one-hour summer series, designed to promote the different theme parks located in Disneyland is broadcast. This   television series was broadcast live, Saturday nights, on Los Angeles independent station KTTV from Disneyland. 
Joined in progress. 

This episode, "Talent on Parade," featured Disneyland performers. Each act was introduced to a version of the "Hi-Ho" song performed by the Seven Dwarfs. 

Three lively songs performed by Kay Bell and the Spacemen, "Something's Got A Hold On Me," "Bye Bye Blackbird," " What'd I Say," followed by eight and Half year old protégé saxophone player Atilla Gallam. 

Disneyland themes are played promoting the park. The Firehouse Five Plus Two, members of the Disney animation department, play two numbers including "How I Wish I Was In Peoria."

Clara Ward and the Clara Ward Gospel Singers provide their talents.

Concluding eight-minute number, "Come Out To Disneyland," is sung.

Theme song from the Mickey Mouse Club is played, and a finale, "Hey Look Me Over." 

A Promotional is heard by host Johnny Jacobs to entice the public to visit Disneyland, September 28, and 29,  to enjoy five big bands performing there. 
Jacobs concludes the broadcast thanking all for tuning in during the summer to view MEET ME AT DISNEYLAND.

Host for this Summer Series broadcast was Johnny Jacobs, who later went on to announce, many iconic television series, including The Newlywed Game, The Dating Game, The New Steve Allen Show, The Joker's  Wild, The Gong Show, Rhyme and Reason, and Operation Entertainment, to list a few. 

Included on this air check is a Stouffer's Frozen Food commercial. 

Final broadcast of this mostly forgotten 13-episode series (No broadcast was aired on August 18th). An early example of local Disney television programming designed to motivate young people to come out in person to Disneyland.

NOTE: NO EXAMPLE OFTHIS SERIES IS KNOWN TO EXIST IN ANY BROADCAST FORM.                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Bert Parks is the host for the 36th Miss America Pageant broadcast from the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Jacquelyn Mayer, (Miss Ohio) was crowned as the winner.