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#11039: TEX AND JINX SHOW: TEX MCCRARY AND JINX FALKENBURG

1949-05-09, WNBC, 19 min.

TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY:

April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959.

WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm.

Tex McCrary opens the broadcast introducing both of Jinx's guests, Dean Martin (30 years old), and Jerry Lewis (22 years old). Jinx Falkenburg asks both Dean and Jerry to describe themselves so radio audiences will be able to know them apart. They each also describe the other. Jerry says that his high voice is because he gets excited .
Jerry describes his monogrammed shirt which says "Child Star."

Jinx mentions that there has been a lot of praise for the team coming from the likes of Walter Winchell and Ed Sullivan. Dean and Jerry relate how they first came together and their big breakthrough when they played the 500 Club in Atlantic City. They recall how in the beginning Sophie Tucker caught their act at the Riobamba in New York and encouraged them to not give up.

Jumping to the present, Jerry relates to their current act at the Copacabana and the structure of their act...Jerry always going on solo at first, followed by Dean singing three songs, and then extemporaneous bedlam between them both.

Jinx asks Jerry about the very beginning of his career when he first worked in the Catskills at the Brown's Hotel where he worked for $30 a month. He states that his jobs consisted of working as a Social Director, Bus Boy, Athletic Director, Waiter, and three times a week Entertainer in the Social Hall.

Following the coaxing and suggestion of agent Abby Greshler Jerry states how he began a solo act and for $3.00 a night did shows at local hotels.

Dean is asked about his beginnings. He states that he was from Steubenville Ohio where he worked in pool halls...was a gas station attendant and bundled 16" hot coils in a steel mill.
He remembers going to the Walker's Cafe every Saturday night and singing there. One day an orchestra leader asked him to play with his band and Dean accepted. He remembers the first song he ever sung, "Blue Moon."

Dean recalls his first solo singing job in 1944 following Frank Sinatra at the Riobamba night club on 57th Street in Manhattan. Shortly, through his roommate, Sunny King, he met Jerry by chance where a few years would lapse before they would finally work together as a team creating a breakthrough engagement at the 500 Club.

Originally, Dean and Jerry worked separately on the same show at the Havana Madrid in New York City ( Broadway 50th and 51st Street where thirty five years later on the very spot the adult film Gerry Damiano's The Satisfiers' of Alpha Blue" premiered at the AVON 7 theater in 1981).

Jinx asks Jerry to describe the teams current act at the Copacabana which also showcases the Four Vagabonds. Dean mentions that they have no writers and much of what is performed is made up "on the spot."

Briefly discussed is their current radio series, "The Martin and Lewis Show" that just began last month on WNBC. Dean mentions that they hope to bring the spirit of their nightclub act to radio. So far they have not gotten there.

Jinx asks about the motion picture Dean and Jerry are making called "My Friend Irma." (premiere of the film took place almost five months after this radio broadcast, September 28, 1949).

Wrapping up this rare and revealing interview Dean Martin does his impression of Clark Gable and Jerry Lewis does his impression of Barry Fitzgerald to an amused Jinx Falkenburg.

HISTORICAL NOTE:

Both Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had been traveling the same night club circuit and appeared many times on the same show but separately. One night Dean Martin, whose career had been taking off had been booked as the headliner at the Havana - Madrid night spot, but the comic for the show, originally his other roommate, Alan King, bombed, and Jerry Lewis was brought on as his replacement. Billboard wrote a stellar review calling the twosome act as "hilarious brilliance." The rest is history.

This recording comes from the original 1949 master 16" Electronic Disc (ET) disposed of by Tex and Jinx, when they ended their radio show in 1959. It ended up in the possession of the final producer of the show, Barry Farber. He also had little interest keeping this disc and discarded it along with 75 other Tex and Jinx radio show discs when in 1960 he went on to host his own talk show on WOR Radio.

TEX AND JINX SHOW:

In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948.

Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.”

Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.”

In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show.

When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003.

NOTE::
The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world.

Today's Guests: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis interviewed by Jinx Falkenburg. This is the earliest known BRAODCAST INERVIEW given and recorded with the team of Martin and Lewis, less than two years after they appeared on Ed Sullivan's first "TOAST OF THE TOWN" television show (June 20, 1948).

#10496: DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH: "CRESCENDO."

1957-09-29, WCBS, 90 min.

September 29th,1957-March 21st, 1961 (CBS)

An irregularly scheduled collection of culturally outstanding dramas usually presented monthly. SEARCH PROGRAM TITLES FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. 


Presented on "DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH." Rex Harrison portrays a visiting Englishman who takes a dim view of American culture. To overcome his skepticism, he is introduced to a wide variety of American musical styles. First show of the series.

Highlights: 

Play It Cool- dancers
"Mary Had A Little Lamb" Cha-Cha, Carol Channing
"Go West Young Man," Eddy Arnold
"Shine On Harvest Moon," Baby bumblebee
"Silvery Moon," Singers and dancers
"Streets Of Laredo," Singers and dancers
"Basin Street Blues," "Trouble I've Seen," Louis Armstrong 
"Blues In The Night," Peggy Lee
"Sit Down, You're Rockin The Boat," Stubby Kaye
"Didn't It Rain," Mahalia Jackson 
"Bill Bailey," Lizzie Miles, Turk Murphy
"The Birth Of The Blues," Dinah Washington 
Blues Sequence, Benny Goodman, Diahann Carroll
Jazz Sequence- Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong.

#40: HY GARDNER SHOW, THE

1960-08-14, WNEW, 43 min.

Jimmy Durante and associates Eddie Jackson, Sonny King, Jack Roth and Jules Buffano reminisce about the past. 

Jimmy Durante reminisces about his beginnings in show business, first club he ever worked at, his relationships with Lou Clayton, and the early years and personal anecdotes about fighting for two hours with a kid who made fun of his nose.
 
Durante admits he will marry again this year. Introduction of his best buddies Eddie Jackson, Jules Buffano, Hal Roth, and new comer Sonny King who acquired this recording from Phil Gries which led to his introduction of his best friend Joey Bishop.

At the start of the broadcast Jimmy gives great respect to Errol Flynn who wrote lovingly of Durante in his autobiography, "My Wicked Wicked Ways."

Some movie clips are played viewing and hearing Jimmy Durante singing including  "The Strutaway."  

A very special and endearing profile of the entertainer most people describe as "Sweet." 

Originally broadcast April 10, 1960.

This broadcast would be the final telecast Hy Gardner would do on  WNEW channel 5 in New York.

#157: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1962-01-07, WCBS, 24 min.

Jimmy Durante makes his first appearance on an Ed Sullivan Show, most of which is devoted to the loveable "schnozzola" and company. With Eddie Jackson and Sonny King.

#197: TONIGHT SHOW WITH GUEST HOST JOEY BISHOP, THE

1962-04-19, WNBC, 67 min.

From two successive telecasts, guests are double talker Mr. Laud Brooks Schmidt,appearing on April 18, 1962, and the following night, April 19, 1962, Ernest Borgnine, Danny Thomas, Edie Adams, Sonny King and Lenny Kent.

#270: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE FLOYD PATTERSON VS. SONNY LISTON FIRST WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

1962-09-25, WABC, 65 min.

Howard Cosell and Rocky Marciano broadcast live radio network boxing coverage. Pre-fight interviews with Sonny Liston, Barney Ross, Joe Louis, James Braddock, Gene Fullmer and Floyd Patterson. Predictions are heard on the outcome of the fight from many sports columnists at ring side in Comiskey Park in Chicago. Jack Drees calls the fight round by round. Mickey Allen sings the National Anthem prior to the 2 minutes, 6 seconds first round knockout of Patterson by the new Heavyweight Champion, Sonny Liston. Post-fight comments from all, including Floyd Patterson's mother. There is a TRIG Deodorant commercial by Chris Schenkel and from Liston's dressing room, Sonny comments regarding a return match.

#13798: HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT: SONNY LISTON VS. FLOYD PATTERSON

1962-09-25, WABC, min.

Radio broadcast of the first Sonny Liston-Floyd Patterson championship fight from Comiskey Park in Chicago. Liston knocks out Patterson in the first round and becomes the new heavyweight champion. Pre-fight interviews with James Braddock, Barney Ross, Joe Louis, Gene Fullmer, Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, and commentator Howard Cosell.

#274: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1962-09-30, WCBS, 20 min.

Guests are Bill Dana, Eddie Fisher, Al Hirt and appearances by Sonny Liston, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle. There is a CBS News Bulletin reported by Charles Collingwood, interrupting the Ed Sullivan Show. It relates to "Negro" James Meredith, who successfully entered the University of Mississippi as a student.

#7077: ED SULLIVAN SHOW

1962-09-30, WCBS, min.

Sonny Liston makes a cameo appearance. Season premiere.

Dupe Of 274, a twenty minute excerpt.

#13806: ED SULLIVAN SHOW (TOAST OF THE TOWN)

1962-09-30, CBS, min.

           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.   

Guests include Eddie Fisher, the new heavyweight champion Sonny Liston, and comedian Jack Carter.

#13935: WORLD TODAY

1962-12-27, WOR, min.

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

The top news stories of 1962. Space: John Glenn orbits the earth three times, Scott Carpenter also orbits the Earth three times, the Russians orbit two spacemen Nikolayev and Popovich, the US's Walter Schirra orbits the earth six times, the Mariner 11 spacecraft passes near Venus. a comment by Dr. Willy Ley, the US to resume nuclear testing, the Soviets propose a nuclear test ban, "Der Spiegel affair" in West Germany, German politics, British politics, Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton affair, comment by Fisher, he denies rumors of a breakup, comments by man-in-the-street, racial crisis in Oxford, Mississippi, Governor Barnett denies the registration of James Meredith, President Kennedy says he will send troops, two die in suceeding riots, a hospital error results in several baby deaths, doctors strike in Canada, thialiminide deformities in newborn babies, Adolf Eichmann, Robert Soblen, Fritz Kreisler, Charles Laughton, Thomas Mitchell, Marilyn Monroe, and Eleanor Roosevelt all died in 1962, comments by Isaac Stern on Kreisler, Marilyn Monroe talks about acting, Boxing deaths Benny (Kid) Paret dies from injuries he suffered in his fight against Emile Griffith in Madison Square Garden in New York City, Sonny Liston wins the heavyweight boxing crown defeating Floyd Patterson in a first round knockout, John Steinbeck wins the Nobel Prize, a comment on Hollywood films.

Host: Tony Marvin.

#373: WONDERAMA WITH SONNY FOX

1963-01-27, WNEW, 6 min.

Boris Karloff talks about his "Frankenstein" monster character and takes questions from the boys and girls in the show.

#403: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1963-02-24, WCBS, 23 min.

Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, and Sonny King make a very entertaining guest appearance. Ed Sullivan gives them over twenty minutes of show time.

#13998: NEW YORK TIMES OF THE AIR, THE

1963-03-10, , min.

Topics:  Comments on the Kennedy administration, (losing momentum), comment on feather-bedding in railroads, comment on changes in the world since Stalin's death ten years ago, the little "cold war in the west," France vs. Britain and the USA, nuclear Nato force is discussed, Jim Rhodes reports on Cassius Clay who predicts via poetry victory over Doug Jones and Sonny Liston. The Pan-Am building opens, the best sellers in books are described, a comment on RCA's "Dynagroove" revolution, backward steps in hi-fi?, NBC TV programs to watch tonight, include Walt Disney's World, Car 54 Where Are You?, Bonanza, and DuPont Show of the Week, "Comedian Backstage" profiling comedian Shelley Berman.

#10977: ED SULLIVAN SHOW (TOAST OF THE TOWN) 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW

1963-06-23, CBS, min.

           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.  

Host Ed Sullivan celebrates 15 years on CBS with film clip segments of previous shows featuring guests Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong, Jack Benny, Fred Astaire, Richard Burton, James Cagney, Art Carney, Maurice Chevalier, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, Jimmy Durante, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Jackie Gleason, Robert Goulet, Topo Gigio, Oscar Hammerstein 11, Helen Hayes, Sonny King, Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Johnny Wayne, Charles Laughton, Jack Lemmon, Gertrude Lawrence, Ethel Waters, Raoul Walsh, Sophie Tucker, Rod Steiger, Red Skelton, Phil Silvers, Richard Rodgers, Frank Shuster, Elvis Presley, Cole Porter, Gina Lollabridgida, Robert Mitchum, Maya Plisetskaya, Moiseyev Dancers.

#14230A: RADIO NEWS AND COMMENTARY WITH JOHN D. GRIFFIN

1963-07-20, , min.

John D. Griffin presents news and commentary from the world of Hollywood, TV, politics, and society. 

Guests are Tony Marvin and Sonny King who talks about working with Jimmy Durante.

Host: John D. Griffin

#486: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE SONNY LISTON VS. FLOYD PATTERSON REMATCH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT.

1963-07-22, WABC, 75 min.

WABC RADIO lead in by Bruce Morrow prior to coverage of
a first round KO of Floyd Patterson by Sonny Liston broadcast live from the convention center in Las Vegas over WABC Radio in New York. Heard is a 15 minute Special Preview boxing pre-fight show with Howard Cosell who interviews Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston and Challenger, Floyd Patterson. They give their views on how the fight will turn out. Predictions of who will win this rematch World Heavyweight Championship fight by sports columnists at ringside, Arthur Daley, Shirley Povich, Al Abrams, Bill Hines, Dick Peebles, Nat Fleischer, Jack Hand, George Whiting, Angelo Dundee, and Jim Bishop, the only one who predicts a Patterson victory. Howard Cosell is at ringside along with Les Keiter who does the blow-by-blow reporting with commentary from Rocky Marciano. Jack McCarthy announces the fighters. Mickey Allen sings the National Anthem. Number 2 contender Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) mocks Sonny Liston at ringside and in the ring. The three knockdown first round is broadcast. Extensive interviews with Joe Louis, and Rocky Marciano. Additional comments from Billy Conn and Lou Nova. Howard Cosell interviews Patterson, Cus D'amato and Liston after the fight, who discusses a possible upcoming fight with Cassius Clay in September. Les Keiter summarizes the fight. Replay of the first round. Keiter interviews Joe Louis who feels that Clay will give Liston a better fight, but cannot beat him. From the Gold Room, Sonny Liston meets the Press and answers questions.
Additional commentary by Howard Cosell and Rocky Marciano who states that Patterson should retire from the ring. Les Keiter interviews former Heavyweight Lou Nova. Sign off.

#14236: HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

1963-07-22, , min.

The Las Vegas Convention Center is the host for the second Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson world heavyweight championship fight. Pre-fight comments by Howard Cosell, predictions by newspapermen and former fighters Lou Nova, Joe Louis, and Billy Conn, comments by Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson. As in their first fight, Liston knocks out Patterson in the first round to retain his world heavyweight crown.

#518: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1963-10-06, WCBS, 36 min.

Ed Sullivan's guest performers are Totie Fields, The Three Stooges, Kate Smith, comics Alan Gale, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, The Angels, who sing "My Boyfriend's Back" and Ed introduces Sonny Liston.

#19408: HOWARD COSELL "SPEAKING OF SPORTS"

1964-02-02, ABC, min.

Howard Cosell 's commentary on the upcoming Sonny Liston vs. Muhammad Ali, heavyweight championship fight.

#14448: ED SULLIVAN SHOW (TOAST OF THE TOWN) THE

1964-02-16, CBS, min.

           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.  

The guests are The Beatles and the comedy team of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi. In the audience are boxing champions Joe Louis and Sonny Liston.

#616: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE SONNY LISTON VS. CASSIUS CLAY (MUHAMMAD ALI), FIRST HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

1964-02-25, WABC, 77 min.

Live radio network coverage of Cassius Clay's 6th round defeat of Champion Sonny Liston is broadcast. There are pre-fight interviews and color commentary by Howard Cosell. The outcome predictions of the fight are heard from a dozen sports columnists, all but one, predicting a Liston slaughter. They include Walter Red Smith, Mel Durslag, Charles McCabe, Lyle Smith, Frank Gibbons, Cy Burick, Hal Abrams, Shirley Povich, Murray Kempton, Jack Cutty, Jack Hand, Arthur Daly and John Carmichael.

The legend of Liston's invincibility is also expressed by former champ Joe Louis to Howard Cosell. Also, comments from heavyweight Liston opponent Marty Marshall, trainer Cus D'Amato and from Sonny Liston and Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), who states to Cosell that he will KO Liston in round eight. We hear from blow-by-blow commentator Les Keiter at ringside, along with Cosell, former heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano and Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns.

After the upset Clay victory, Cosell interviews Clay and Liston in the ring. Keiter interviews Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Louis. Howard Cosell recaps the fight; he interviews Dick Young of the Daily News and Clay's trainer Angelo Dundee.

Cassius Clay is heard live during an extended News Press Conference in its entirety from Cassius Clay's dressing room. He gets justice from the press who mostly downplayed his ability and his chances of winning this fight. Clay asks all, "Who's The Greatest?"

There is a wrap-up with Les Keiter and comments from UPI sports editor Leo Peterson. In addition, on the following day, CBS Sports With Frank Gifford is heard. Frank Gifford recounts the fight. There is a brief interview with fight physician Alexander Robbins, who stopped the fight giving Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), his first championship.

NOTE: This original direct line recording by Phil Gries is considered the most complete and the most qualitative audio version of all other extant existing versions of ABC Radio's broadcast of this championship fight.

#14454: SONNY LISTON-CASSIUS CLAY PRE-FIGHT INTERVIEWS WITH HOWARD COSELL

1964-02-25, ABC, min.

All sporting press predicts a Liston victory with the exception of one sportswriter who predicts Clay will win. Comments by Jimmy Breslin, Cus D'Amato, Sonny Liston and Cassius Clay. 

An ABC sports radio special.

#14454A: HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT: CASSIUS CLAY VS. SONNY LISTON. ABC RADIO SPECIAL

1964-02-25, ABC, min.

The Miami Beach Convention Center is the site for the first Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston Heavyweight Championship fight. 
Les Keiter gives the blow-by-blow account with Howard Cosell doing color commentary. Also on hand are Rocky Marciano, Jim Brown, and Sugar Ray Robinson. Cassius Clay becomes the new heavyweight champion of the world when Liston refuses to come out for round 7.  

A sports presentation of the ABC radio network.

#715: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1964-11-08, WCBS, 16 min.

Jimmy Durante performs his nightclub act with Eddie Jackson and Sonny King.

#14667: MUHAMMAD ALI-SONNY LISTON INTERVIEW

1964-11-12, , min.

Steve Ellis, sports announcer, who passed away in February 1966, interviews  Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston on their forthcoming heavyweight championship fight to be held at Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, February 25, 1964.

Liston states that he is in the best shape of his life.Clay states that he will win the fight in nine rounds and that he has some "secret weapons" that he will employ in the fight. .

#730: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1965-02-07, WCBS, 20 min.

Ed Sullivan's guests performers include Jimmy Durante who celebrates his 72nd Birthday and Sonny King.

#737: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE MUHAMMAD ALI VS. SONNY LISTON HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH FIGHT

1965-05-25, WHN, 37 min.

Van Patrick, Russ Hodges, Bill Stern and Jim Bishop give live ringside commentary of the Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston boxing rematch fight from Lewiston, Maine. There are pre-fight discussions. Robert Goulet sings the National Anthem. Introductions of former Champions include Jersey Joe Walcott, who referees the fight. Russ Hodges calls the first round of Ali's knockout action. Steve Ellis interviews Ali in the center of the ring. Both review a videotape replay. Both comment. Hodges reviews the tape and calls the fight again. Floyd Patterson (Ali's next challenger) is interviewed by Bill Stern. Van Patrick interviews Joe Louis.

#14815: SPORTS NEWS WITH HOWARD COSELL

1965-05-25, WABC, min.

A report on the forthcoming second heavyweight title fight between Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali in Lewiston, Maine. Host Howard Cosell predicts Liston will win by knockout.

#14821: RADIO PRAGUE

1965-05-25, , min.

A report on the second Sonny Liston vs. Muhammad Ali fight in Lewiston, Maine. Ali knocks out Liston in the first round. 
Included are pre-fight talk and predictions, and post-fight comments on the fiasco.

#14822: WABC MORNING NEWS

1965-05-26, WABC, min.

Howard Cosell reports on last night's heavyweight championship second fight between Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali with Ali knocking out Liston in the first round.

#14823: WABC EVENING NEWS

1965-05-26, WABC, min.

Howard Cosell comments on last night's heavyweight championship fight between Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali.

#14824: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, THE

1965-05-26, NBC, 87 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.

Host: Johnny Carson. Guests include former boxing undefeated heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano who discusses with Johnny the heavyweight championship boxing match last night between Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali.

In Carson's opening monologue he talks sardonically about last night's fight.

JC: "We have a championship show for you tonight, and you know what a farce the championship was. I suppose you read abut it in the paper which was listed as the chuckle of the day. Some fight! Better name would have been 'swan dive a-go-go.'
Only in America can a man win $600,000 in sixty seconds and be called a loser. I would get in there for $600,000 with a live alligator. Robert Goulet who sang The Star Spangled Banner was on longer. NBC is in kind of a dilemma now. They don't know whether to run the tape of the fight on Wide World of Sports or on Let's Make a Deal. Technically people are calling it 'The Big Joke.' in the fighting game, but it's really not a joke, because nobody saw the punch line.
But, Cassius Clay still has his championship belt. Now, if he just puts it over his mouth.

We have Rocky Marciano on the show tonight who was a former heavyweight champion. I have a feeling Rocky would have got up if he was ever knocked down. I'm not sure if Rocky was ever knocked down. People are talking about this as something suspicious. I don't think it was a dive. I just couldn't understand why anybody would sell advertising space on Sonny Liston's shoe soles. Than bothered me."

NOTE:
A rare almost complete "LOST" Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson" broadcast with commercials. Long interview with former undefeated heavyweight boxing champion, Rocky Marciano, who states that Muhammad Ali may be the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.

#14862: CBS MORNING NEWS: MIKE WALLACE WITH ROGER MUDD SUBSTITUTING. COMMENTARY ON LAST NIGHT'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT.

1965-05-26, WABC, 41 min.

The aftermath of the second Sonny Liston-Muhammad Ali fight and the angry crowd responding to the fiasco. Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson all comment. The reaction to the boxing match by New Yorkers, A bitter comment by Howard Cosell. He comments on how boxing has been tarnished by last night's fight, believed to be a fake.

#14826: NEWS, THE

1965-05-29, , min.

Comments on the Ali-Liston fight.

#14832: MUHAMMAD ALI VS.SONNY LISTON FIGHT DISCUSSION

1965-05-30, , min.

A discussion of the Ali-Liston fight. Also appearing is comedian Jackie Vernon.

#14834: SPORTS WITH HOWARD COSELL

1965-05-30, WABC, min.

Howard Cosell discusses the Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston fight on May 25th from Lewiston, Maine.

#14863: HOWARD COSELL: "SPEAKING OF EVERYTHING" ON WABC RADIO.

1965-05-30, WABC, 12 min.

Howard Cosell discusses the May 25th fight between Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali with Barney Nagler, Jerry Isenberg, and Will Hines.

#3190: JIMMY DEAN SHOW, THE

1965-07-01, WABC, 52 min.

September 19, 1963-April 1, 1966. In 1963 Dean hosted a prime-time hour variety series on ABC, which lasted three seasons. Regulars included Karen Morrow, Molly Bee, Chuck McCann, the Chuck Cassey Singers and Rowlf the Muppet, the first of the puppet creations of Jim Henson to be featured on national TV.

Repeat of March 4, 1965. Jimmy's guests are Sonny James, The Village Stompers and Louise O'Brien.

#748: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE MUHAMMAD ALI VS. FLOYD PATTERSON WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

1965-11-22, WABC, 70 min.

Live from Las Vegas, Nevada, Howard Cosell hears predictions on the fight from Joe Louis, Sonny Liston and Eddie Machen. Comments are heard from Angelo Dundee, Cus D'Amato and Solomon McTier. A humble and sincere Muhammad Ali talks about his opponent and his prediction about the fight. Floyd Patterson talks to Cosell about the champ and how he feels he can win this boxing match. At ringside, Chris Schenkel tells the tale of the tape. Rocky Marciano does the "color" commentary. Eddie Fisher sings the National Anthem. Ring introductions, the fight, and the bout is stopped at 2 min. 18 sec. in the 12th round. Cosell talks to Patterson in the ring. Marciano analyzes the fight. Cosell talks to Ali in the ring.

#14996: HOWARD COSELL PRE-FIGHT PROGRAM: ALI VS. PATTERSON

1965-11-22, ABC, 10 min.

Howard Cosell hosts a pre-fight broadcast prior to the Floyd Patterson-Muhammad Ali heavyweight championship fight. Comments by Joe Louis, Sonny Liston, and Eddie Machen. Ali stops Patterson in round 12.

#5180: DANNY THOMAS SPECIAL: MY HOME TOWN

1966-02-06, WNBC, 52 min.

Musical-variety show, based on the theme that for an actor, the studio lot is his home town.

#7088: ED SULLIVAN SHOW

1966-04-17, WCBS, 00 min.

#15244: "IS PARIS BURNING?" MOVIE PREMIERE

1966-11-16, WPIX, 60 min.

The New York and Hollywood movie premiere of "Is Paris Burning?" starring Leslie Caron, Kirk Douglas, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Alain Delon, Gert Frobe, and Orson Welles. Directed by Rene Clement.

In New York, Jack Lescoulie talks to Otto Preminger, Frederick March, Florence Eldrich, Leslie Caron, Ann Francis, John Erikson, Polly Bergen, and Barbara Rush.
In Los Angeles, Debbie Reynolds talks to Army Archerd.

Hosts: Jack Lescoulie and Army Archerd.

#19542: "IS PARIS BURNING?" MOVIE PREMIERE

1966-11-16, WPIX, 60 min.

The New York and Hollywood movie premiere of "Is Paris Burning?" starring Leslie Caron, Kirk Douglas, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Alain Delon, Gert Frobe, and Orson Welles. Directed by Rene Clement.

In New York, Jack Lescoulie talks to Otto Preminger, Frederick March, Florence Eldrich, Leslie Caron, Ann Francis, John Erikson, Polly Bergen, and Barbara Rush.
In Los Angeles, Debbie Reynolds talks to Army Archerd.

Duplicate of #15244.

Hosts: Jack Lescoulie and Army Archerd.

#1248: ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE

1967-03-05, WNBC, 10 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.

#7619: ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE

1967-03-05, NBC, 60 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.  

Dupe of # 1248

#3553: KRAFT MUSIC HALL, THE

1967-10-25, WNBC, 52 min.

September 13, 1967-May 12, 1971. The 1967 version of "The Kraft Music Hall" was an hour show, which lasted four seasons. It was hosted by a guest celebrity each week.   

Phyllis Diller is hostess for a comic happening in a hippie generation.

#3576: KRAFT MUSIC HALL, THE

1968-03-12, WNBC, 52 min.

September 13, 1967-May 12, 1971. This was the "Vaudeville '68" broadcast. The 1967 version of "The Kraft Music Hall" was an hour show, which lasted four seasons. It was hosted by a guest celebrity each week.

#8415: KRAFT MUSIC HALL, THE: "VAUDEVILLE '68."

1968-03-13, NBC, 52 min.

September 13, 1967-May 12, 1971. The 1967 version of "The Kraft Music Hall" was an hour show, which lasted four seasons. It was hosted by a guest celebrity each week. This is the "Vaudeville "68" broadcast.

Host: Ed McMahon.

222 records found for SONNY

#11039: TEX AND JINX SHOW: TEX MCCRARY AND JINX FALKENBURG

1949-05-09, WNBC, 19 min.

#10496: DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH: "CRESCENDO."

1957-09-29, WCBS, 90 min.

#40: HY GARDNER SHOW, THE

1960-08-14, WNEW, 43 min.

#157: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1962-01-07, WCBS, 24 min.

#197: TONIGHT SHOW WITH GUEST HOST JOEY BISHOP, THE

1962-04-19, WNBC, 67 min.

#270: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE FLOYD PATTERSON VS. SONNY LISTON FIRST WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

1962-09-25, WABC, 65 min.

#13798: HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT: SONNY LISTON VS. FLOYD PATTERSON

1962-09-25, WABC, min.

#274: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1962-09-30, WCBS, 20 min.

#7077: ED SULLIVAN SHOW

1962-09-30, WCBS, min.

#13806: ED SULLIVAN SHOW (TOAST OF THE TOWN)

1962-09-30, CBS, min.

#13935: WORLD TODAY

1962-12-27, WOR, min.

#373: WONDERAMA WITH SONNY FOX

1963-01-27, WNEW, 6 min.

#403: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1963-02-24, WCBS, 23 min.

#13998: NEW YORK TIMES OF THE AIR, THE

1963-03-10, , min.

#10977: ED SULLIVAN SHOW (TOAST OF THE TOWN) 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW

1963-06-23, CBS, min.

#14230A: RADIO NEWS AND COMMENTARY WITH JOHN D. GRIFFIN

1963-07-20, , min.

#486: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE SONNY LISTON VS. FLOYD PATTERSON REMATCH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT.

1963-07-22, WABC, 75 min.

#14236: HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

1963-07-22, , min.

#518: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1963-10-06, WCBS, 36 min.

#19408: HOWARD COSELL "SPEAKING OF SPORTS"

1964-02-02, ABC, min.

#14448: ED SULLIVAN SHOW (TOAST OF THE TOWN) THE

1964-02-16, CBS, min.

#616: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE SONNY LISTON VS. CASSIUS CLAY (MUHAMMAD ALI), FIRST HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

1964-02-25, WABC, 77 min.

#14454: SONNY LISTON-CASSIUS CLAY PRE-FIGHT INTERVIEWS WITH HOWARD COSELL

1964-02-25, ABC, min.

#14454A: HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT: CASSIUS CLAY VS. SONNY LISTON. ABC RADIO SPECIAL

1964-02-25, ABC, min.

#715: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1964-11-08, WCBS, 16 min.

#14667: MUHAMMAD ALI-SONNY LISTON INTERVIEW

1964-11-12, , min.

#730: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE

1965-02-07, WCBS, 20 min.

#737: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE MUHAMMAD ALI VS. SONNY LISTON HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH FIGHT

1965-05-25, WHN, 37 min.

#14815: SPORTS NEWS WITH HOWARD COSELL

1965-05-25, WABC, min.

#14821: RADIO PRAGUE

1965-05-25, , min.

#14822: WABC MORNING NEWS

1965-05-26, WABC, min.

#14823: WABC EVENING NEWS

1965-05-26, WABC, min.

#14824: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, THE

1965-05-26, NBC, 87 min.

#14862: CBS MORNING NEWS: MIKE WALLACE WITH ROGER MUDD SUBSTITUTING. COMMENTARY ON LAST NIGHT'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT.

1965-05-26, WABC, 41 min.

#14826: NEWS, THE

1965-05-29, , min.

#14832: MUHAMMAD ALI VS.SONNY LISTON FIGHT DISCUSSION

1965-05-30, , min.

#14834: SPORTS WITH HOWARD COSELL

1965-05-30, WABC, min.

#14863: HOWARD COSELL: "SPEAKING OF EVERYTHING" ON WABC RADIO.

1965-05-30, WABC, 12 min.

#3190: JIMMY DEAN SHOW, THE

1965-07-01, WABC, 52 min.