February 2nd, 1950-September 3rd, 1967 (CBS)
1968-1975- Syndicated

Television's longest-running primetime game show. The panelists would try and guess the occupation of the contestant. Cards would be flipped worth $5.00 each. If the panel could not guess the contestant's line of walk after $50.00 was reached, the contestant would be declared the winner. The final contestant would always be a mystery guest who was known to the public, with the panel wearing blindfolds. Some of the panelists over the years included Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, and Fred Allen. John Daly was the show's host for its entire seventeen-year network run. The show's final episode aired on Sunday, September 3rd, 1967 with host John Daly appearing as the mystery guest. The show returned in syndication with the same format in 1968 with Wally Bruner as the host. He was replaced by Larry Blyden in 1972. Blyden remained the host until 1975 when the show ceased production. Blyden died in 1975 after suffering injuries from a car accident.

Mystery Guest: Jose Ferrer.                                                                                      

    From 11:15pm to 11:30pm THE JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW is pre-empted.

 Carl Reiner hosts the live Premiere of a new Broadway play, "JUNO" at the Winergarden Theater in NYC. The play, adapted from "JUNO & THE PEACOCK" stars Shirley Booth and Melvyn Douglas.  

AT the theater host Carl Reiner, who praises the play, interviews:
Joseph Stein, writer of the adaptation,
Marc Blitzstein, composer of the play,
Jose Ferrer, director of the play,
Mrs.Jose Ferrer,
Melvyn Douglas,
Jayne Meadows,
Agnes DeMille, Choreographer of the play.


                      

February 7 - May 15, 1960 (Sundays 2:30-3:00pm)

READING OUT LOUD was a filmed series comprised of 15 shows. Famous  people read favorite literary selections aloud to a small group of children, often relatives of the reader.  

Jackie Robinson recites the Gettysburg Address to his son David Robinson, daughter Sharon Robinson and wife Rachel Robinson. 

NOTE: Letter dated Feb. 26, 2008, sent by Rachel Robinson, related to this TV Audio Air Check recorded off the air by Phil Gries on May 1, 1960. 

THE JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION
One Hudson Square
75 Varick Street
New York, NY 10013 

February 26, 2008

Phil Gries 
Archival Television Audio, Inc.
209 Sea Cliff Avenue
Sea Cliff, NY 11579

Dear Phil,

My apologies for the long delay in responding to your kindness in sending me the exciting television audio air check of "Reading Out Loud" the TV program where Jack read the Gettysburg Address. The Jackie Robinson Foundation has moved and we are still locating material sent to us as we reorganize the archives. 

I listened to the tape with ABSOLUE AMAZEMENT and DELIGHT. Sharon and I remember vividly the family trip to Washington, and we have one photo taken on that occasion. Unfortunately, I do not have any memory of the recording session. 

It is thrilling for us to hear Jackie's reading of this profound speech, and we shall cherish and preserve it in our archives. Most importantly, we will share it with our visitors to the Jackie Robinson Museum now being designed. 

Phil, I am deeply grateful to you for this historic gift, and we will appropriately attribute it's preservation to you. 

Sincerely,

Rachel Robinson

cc: Della Britton Baeza
      Len Coleman


 In 1960, Virginia Winslow Hopper Mathews created the children's TV series Reading Out Loud with Westinghouse Broadcasting executive Mike Santangelo. Produced by Westinghouse for syndication, the show featured notable figures reading aloud their favorite books to children. It debuted February 7, 1960 on the five TV stations owned by Westinghouse in Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. READING OUT LOUD also opened on WNTA-TV, prior it becoming a Public Television Station (WNET-TV) in New York City and 46 educational TV stations around the U.S. It ran as a half-hour show for 15 episodes. 

The following is a list of READING OUT LOUD guest appearances detailing the 15 broadcasts aired, and the dates when they were broadcast. 

-First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (reading Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling to a group of children)-March 13, 1960.

-Actress Julie Harris (reading selections from Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in The Willows")-May 8, 1960.

-Actor José Ferrer (reading Huckleberry Finn)-March 20, 1960.

-Brooklyn Dodger baseball player (1947-1956) Jackie Robinson (reading excerpts from Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage" & Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" to his family)-May 1, 1960.

-Entertainer Garry Moore (reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow)-Feb. 28, 1960.

-Novelist Pearl S. Buck (reading Chinese fables)-April 17, 1960.

-Actor Cyril Ritchard (reading "Alice in Wonderland")-Feb. 14 or 21(?)1960.

-Singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte (reading a collection of Jamaican folk tale about Anansi the Spider Man)-April 10, 1960.

-Senator John F. Kennedy (reading The Emergence of Lincoln)-March 27, 1960. 

-Pulitzer Prize poet and author, Archibald MacLeish (reading poems of Walter de la Mare to his grandchildren)-Feb. 7, 1960

-Stage Actress Eva Le Gallienne (reading Hans Christian Anderson's "The Ugly Duckling.")-March 6, 1960.

-Vice President Richard M. Nixon (reading Carl Sandburg's "Abe Lincoln Grows Up" to his daughter Julie and her friends)-April 3, 1960.

-UCLA English Professor / TV Educator Dr. Frank Baxter (reading the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.")-April 24, 1960.

-Industrialist Charles H. Percy (reading from James Daugherty's "Poor Richard" to his children)-May 15, 1960. 

-Actor Richard Boone (reading Bret Harte's story "How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar.")-February 21, 1960.
                                                                                                                                                                              

Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson, and Tom Bosley are the hosts for the presentation of the 19th annual American Theatre wing "Tony Awards," from The Astor Hotel in New York City.  Nominees: Best Dramatic Play: "Luv," "The Odd Couple," "The Subject Was Roses," "Tiny Alice." Best Musical Play: "Fiddler On The Roof," "Golden Boy," "Half a Sixpence," "Oh What a Lovely War!" Actor-Dramatic Star: John Gielgud ("Tiny Alice") Walthay Matthau ("The Odd Couple") Donald Pleasence ("Poor Bitos") Jason Robards ("Hughie"). Actress Dramatic Star: Marjorie Rhodes ("All in Good Time") Bea Richards ("The Amen Corner") Diana Sands ("The Owl and The Pussycat") Irene Worth ("Tiny Alice") Actor-Musical Star: Sammy Davis Jr. ("Golden Boy") Zero Mostel ("Fiddler On The Roof") Cyril Richard ("The Roar Of The Greasepaint-The Smell Of The Crowd") Tommy Steele {" Half a Sixpence") Actress Musical Star: (Elizabeth Allen ("Do I Hear a Waltz?) Nancy Dussault (" Bajour") Liza Minnelli ("Flora The Red Menace") Inger Swenson ("Baker Street").  

Opening introduction by Jean Shepherd. 

Hosts: Van Johnson, Jose Ferrer, and Tom Bosley. 

NOTE: On June 19, 2002 this television audio sound track was accredited to Phil Gries (Archival Television Audio, Inc.), and accepted into The Guinness Book of World Records  as the most money (four figures) ever transacted for a TV Audio Air Track.                                                                                                                   

Based on the 1953 Broadway musical about a street beggar in Baghdad who falls in love with a princess, and a prince in love with the beggar's daughter.                          

Based on the 1953 Broadway musical about a street beggar in Baghdad who falls in love with a princess, and a prince in love with the beggar's daughter. Open of program has a few sound variations.             

An Arthur Rankin Jr.-Jules Bass produced stop-motion animated Christmas television special, based on the original story. The Drummer Boy is named Aaron in this film and the song�s storyline is expanded to include events before the birth of Jesus. Greer Garson closes the show by wishing all viewers a "Merry Christmas." Buddy Ebsen is the narrator. 

Duplicate Of #5960.             

A profile of 16-year-old Jose Escobar and his fishing expeditions.     

Narrated by Jose Ferrer.     

A play by Paddy Chayefsky. The story of Gideon, an old testament judge.                          

A dramatization of the July, 1945 summit meeting between Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, and Clement Atlee to determine the fate of a defeated Germany, plan for the invasion of Japan and carve up Europe into two separate and mutually hostile spheres of influence.            

Pittsburgh Pirate broadcaster Bob Prince  and actor Jose Ferrer  take a look at the life and career of baseball great Roberto Clemente who was killed in a plane crash on December 31st, 1972 while en route to delivering aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.

NOTE: This documentary was made in 1973  shortly after Roberto Clemente's death.                  

Short-lived 10 episode syndicated variety one-hour series with host Jack Jones. Videotaped at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.

Guests include Doc Severinsen, Marty Allen, Foster Brooks, Chita Rivera and Jose Ferrer.