Beginning in 1929, a New Year's Eve Tradition...Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians. Guy Lombardo was best known to TV audiences for his annual New Year's Eve telecasts. His brothers Carmen (the band's musical director), Victor, & Lebert were all members of the orchestra. Guy, the eldest, was designated the leader. For most of his years in television, Guy Lombardo represented nostalgia for the '30s and '40s. At midnight the traditional welcoming in of the New Year at Times Square is presented. Ben Grauer brings in the New Year from Times Square.    

Duplicate of #5385.                                   

Beginning in 1929, a New Year's Eve Tradition...Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians. Guy Lombardo was best known to TV audiences for his annual New Year's Eve telecasts. His brothers Carmen (the band's musical director), Victor, & Lebert were all members of the orchestra. Guy, the eldest, was designated the leader. For most of his years in television, Guy Lombardo represented nostalgia for the '30s and '40s. At midnight the traditional welcoming in of the New Year at Times Square is presented. Ben Grauer brings in the New Year from Times Square. With commercials. 

Repeat of #17930. 

Duplicate of #5385.                                                             

The jury in the Watergate cover-up trial returns with a verdict.            

CBS news special report: The Watergate Verdicts.             

News Bulletin: Watergate verdict reached.                        

Watergate verdicts coverage.          

ABC news special report on the Watergate verdicts.

Frank Reynolds reports.             

Coverage of the Watergate verdicts.             

Eric Sevareid commentary on Watergate verdicts.    

Duplicate of #17952                

Helen Reddy and Paul Williams are co-hosts at the finals of the first annual American Song Festival, held Sept. 2 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Winning entries are performed by Jose Feliciano, Richie Havens, Sarah Vaughan, Molly Bee, the Lettermen, the Limeliters, Al Wilson, Etta James, the Hagers, the Oak Ridge Boys, and the Rev. James Cleveland and the Cleveland Singers. Also: interviews with competing songwriters Kenny Loggins, Alex Harvey and Tim Moore.  

NOTE:

   September 2, 1974: (Monday) The finals of the American Song Festival was held in Saratoga Springs, New York on this date. The finals started 45 minutes late and ended at almost 6:00 the following morning. (September 3rd) Woodstock's Tim Moore's "Charmer" was declared the winner by Skitch Henderson of the judge's panel. He was awarded $30,500 and a Yamaha grand piano. Etta James performed "Charmer" during the finals. Her performance was issued on an LP WINNERS! - Live At America's First International Songwriting Competition on Buddah BDS 5624 along with performances of other festival winners.  The finals were taped by ABC - TV to be aired on October 18, 1974. The festival opened on Friday, August 30th with the semi-finals which lasted for three days before the finals. 

October 18, 1974: (Friday) The finals of The American Song Festival aired as a 90 minute ABC Wide World Special starting at 11:30 p. m.  Etta James' performance of "Charmer" was featured in the broadcast. 

This broadcast was re-run on January 2, 1975.
#6785: WIDE WORLD EVENT
1975-01-02, ABC, 90 min.
        

Eric Sevareid commentary on Watergate verdicts.        

A series of four weekly half-hours. The first episode is called "WIN" standing for "whip inflation now." On a cross-country politicking tour, Ford demonstrates the undiminished glamour that the presidency demonstrates in the public mind.          

A reporter interviews a man who has lived for two thousand years.
Their topics range from the discovery of woman, the first language, rock music, etc. Mel Brooks portrays the two-thousand-year-old man and Carl Reiner plays the reporter.            

President Ford talks about his ideas for a new economy.             

President Gerald R. Ford addresses the nation on his energy and economic programs.       

President Gerald R. Ford gives his first State Of The Union Address to a joint session of the 94th United States Congress.         

President Gerald Ford gives his first State Of The Union Address before Congress.             

Commentary following President Ford's State Of The Union Address.        

The 1975 Entertainer Of The Year Awards.

Host: Jackie Gleason      

Duplicate of #9995.                    

The 1975 Entertainer Of The Year Awards.

Host: Jackie Gleason             

A variety special starring Don Rickles.            

Memorable moments from the Ed Sullivan Show hosted by Dick Cavett. Highlight appearances by The Beatles, Maurice Chevalier, Sophie Tucker, Petula Clark, Janis Joplin, Barbra Streisand, Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Woody Allen, Myron Cohen, Rodney Dangerfield, Alan King, Sam Levinson, Henny Youngman, Jerry Lewis, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, Joan Sutherland, Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper, and Rod Steiger. This presentation was a specially edited one hour commercial repeat of the 90 minute TV Special which aired Oct. 17, 1971.  

Dupe Of Number 1144.                         

September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. This was the "Perry and His Nashville Friends" broadcast. 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.     

Duplicate of 4222.        

Celebrities honoring Orson Welles are Charlton Heston, Ingrid Bergman, Edgar Bergen, (with Charlie McCarthy), Joseph Cotten, Janet Leigh, Dennis Weaver, Peter Bogdonovich, Johnny Carson and Natalie Wood. Host for this Life Achievement Award is Frank Sinatra.   

Duplicate of 837.          

A variety special starring Doris Day.           

The 1975 Entertainment Hall Of Fame Awards. 

Host: Gene Kelly.                    

Entertainer  Of  The  Year Awards for 1975 are presented.                  

Jackie Gleason plays the fatted calf to a host of roasters, including Gene Kelly, Milton Berle, Phyllis Diller, Art Carney, Sid Caesar, Danny Thomas, Frank Gorshin, Nipsey Russell, Audrey Meadows, Sheila MacRae and Foster Brooks in this "Dean Martin Celebrity Roast" from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.

Dupe Of # 2120.                           

The first People's Choice Awards are telecast. 

Host: Richard Crenna.    

Award Winners: Movies

Favorite Actor: John Wayne
Favorite Actress: Barbra Streisand 
Favorite Picture: The Sting       

Television:

Favorite Comedy: All In The Family
Favorite Drama: The Waltons
Favorite Female Performer: Mary Tyler Moore
Favorite Male Performer: Alan Alda
Favorite All-Around Female Performer: Carol Burnett
Favorite All-Around Male Performer: Bob Hope
Favorite Television Variety Show: Carol Burnett 

Young actresses are selected to be the next likeliest motion picture and television stars.             

President Gerald Ford holds his 10th news conference about the situation in Cambodia.             

Commentary following President Ford's news conference on Cambodia.           

The premiere of Barbra Streisand's new Movie "Funny Lady" is the occasion for a charity benefit for the Special Olympics for retarded children. Dick Cavett, the scheduled host, is expected to interview arriving guests including at press time First Lady Betty Ford and to introduce a montage of clips from Barbra's films. The highlight of the show is Barbra's first live television concert, a 20-minute segment. The program is telecast from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.  

  

January 27th, 1974-March 3rd, 1974, January 5th, 1975-March 23rd, 1975, January 11th,1976-April 4th, 1976, January 2nd, 1977-March,1977- January 8th,1978-March 26th,1978, January 14th, 1979-April 1st,1979- January 20th, 1980-March 30th, 1980, January 25th, 1981-March 29th, 1981- January 24th, 1982-March 28th, 1982- February 6th, 1983-February 20th, 1983.

Sunday afternoon sports show featuring professional athletes competing against each other in various athletic competition

 

In this competition, members of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team meet members of the Oakland A's baseball team in various athletic endeavors. Keith Jackson and OJ Simpson report.                                                                        

The premiere of Barbra Streisand's new Movie "Funny Lady" is the occasion for a charity benefit for the Special Olympics for retarded children. Dick Cavett, the scheduled host, is expected to interview arriving guests including at press time First Lady Betty Ford and to introduce a montage of clips from Barbra's films. The highlight of the show is Barbra's first live television concert, a 20-minute segment. The program is telecast from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.  

Duplicate of #6001. 

                                         

Live coverage of the 214th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City. 

Host: Arthur Godfrey.        

Special on disaster movies.