Related Research Articles
Edward Britt Husing was an American sports commentator. He was among the first to lay the groundwork for the structure and pace of modern sports reporting on radio and television.
The Strawhatters is an American television summer variety show that aired on the national DuMont network in the 1950s.
The Paramount Television Network, Inc. was a venture by American film corporation Paramount Pictures to organize a television network in the late 1940s. The company built television stations KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago; it also invested $400,000 in the DuMont Television Network, which operated stations WABD in New York City, WTTG in Washington, D.C., and WDTV in Pittsburgh. Escalating disputes between Paramount and DuMont concerning breaches of contract, company control, and network competition erupted regularly between 1940 and 1956, and culminated in the dismantling of the DuMont Network. Television historian Timothy White called the clash between the two companies "one of the most unfortunate and dramatic episodes in the early history of the television industry."
What's the Story is an American television panel show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from July 25, 1951, to September 23, 1955, and aired in eleven different timeslots.
Roosevelt Raceway was a race track located just outside the village of Westbury on Long Island, New York. Initially created as a venue for motor racing, it was converted to a ½-mile harness racing facility. The harness racing facility operated from September 2, 1940 until July 15, 1988. It was the original home of the Messenger Stakes, part of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. The raceway hosted the event until it closed. It was also the first track to use the now universal "mobile starting gate". The operation was sold in 1984 on the condition it was to remain an operating racetrack, but the facilities deteriorated, attendance dropped off, and the plant was no longer profitable.
Bowling Headliners was television's first nationally broadcast bowling show. It aired on ABC from December 26, 1948, to October 30, 1949, and on DuMont from November 13, 1949, to April 9, 1950.
Man Against Crime starring Ralph Bellamy, one of the first television programs about private eyes, ran on CBS, the DuMont Television Network and NBC from October 7, 1949, to June 27, 1954, and was briefly revived, starring Frank Lovejoy, during 1956. The show was created by Lawrence Klee and was broadcast live until 1952. The series was one of the few television programs ever to have been simulcast on more than one network: the program aired on both NBC and DuMont during the 1953–54 television season.
Better Living TV Theater is an American television documentary program originally broadcast on ABC and later on the DuMont Television Network. The documentary series, featuring moderator Fischer Black, debuted on June 20, 1953. The ABC version was a summer replacement series which aired on Sunday afternoons. The final ABC broadcast occurred on August 16, 1953.
KCTY was a television station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It broadcast on ultra high frequency (UHF) channel 25 from June 6, 1953, to February 28, 1954, and was the second television station to begin broadcasting in the Kansas City area, after WDAF-TV. KCTY was an affiliate of the DuMont Television Network; originally owned by the Empire Coil Company, which had pioneered UHF telecasting, DuMont purchased the station outright at the end of 1953 and operated it for two months as a study in the problems of struggling UHF stations nationwide before concluding that there was no path to economic viability. The studio for KCTY was located in the Pickwick Hotel in downtown Kansas City, Missouri; the transmitter was located in a rural area that today is part of Overland Park, Kansas.
Omega Gamma Delta (ΩΓΔ) is an American national high school fraternity founded in Brooklyn, New York in 1902. It is the oldest surviving high school fraternity in the United States. In the 2010s, it was recast as "a fraternity for men" with a focus on citywide alumni and graduate clubs.
The Big Idea is a documentary TV series that was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network. The 30-minute program, which ran from December 15, 1952, to October 22, 1953, focused on modern inventions.
Gruen Playhouse is an American dramatic anthology series that was known as Gruen Guild Playhouse when it debuted on ABC on September 27, 1951. "Guild" was dropped from the title when it was shown on the DuMont Television Network from January 17, 1952, until July 3, 1952.
The O'Neills is a radio and TV serial drama. The radio iteration of the show aired on Mutual, CBS and NBC from 1934 to 1943. Created by actress-writer Jane West, the series was sponsored at various times by Gold Dust, Ivory Snow, and Standard Brands. It was telecast on the DuMont Television Network in 1949 and 1950.
Steve Randall is an American detective television series starring Melvyn Douglas. The series' 13 episodes were initially seen in syndication during the summer of 1952, before being picked up and rerun by the DuMont Television Network from November 7, 1952, to January 30, 1953. CBS subsequently ran 9 of the same 13 episodes again from June 16, 1953, to August 11, 1953.
Famous Fights from Madison Square Garden is a TV sports series broadcast by the DuMont Television Network from September 15, 1952 to December 22, 1952. The program aired famous past boxing matches at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The program aired Monday nights at 9:45pm ET, was 15 minutes long, and was preceded by another 15-minute show Football Sidelines.
Boxing from Eastern Parkway was an American sports program broadcast by the DuMont Television Network from May 1952 to May 1954. The program aired boxing matches from Eastern Parkway Arena in Brooklyn, New York. The program aired Monday nights at 10pm ET and was 90 to 120 minutes long. During the 1953-1954 season, the program aired Mondays at 9pm ET.
Medallion Theatre, aka Chrysler Medallion Theatre, is a 30-minute American anthology series that aired on CBS from July 11, 1953, to April 3, 1954. Henry Fonda, Claude Rains, and Janet Gaynor made their major television dramatic debuts on this series in various 1953 episodes. Others guest stars included Helen Hayes, Charlton Heston, Ronald Reagan, Jack Lemmon, Rod Steiger, and Roddy McDowell. Among its writers were Rod Serling and Robert Anderson. Directors included Ralph Nelson, Don Medford, Robert Stevens, and Seymour Robbie. The original producer was William Spier.
American Inventory was a thirty-minute weekly filmed educational series that first aired as a summer replacement Sunday nights during 1951 on NBC. It was funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation with NBC donating the broadcast time and facilities. The series incorporated panel discussions, lectures from experts, film of activities and events taking place out of the studio, and occasional in-studio dramatic scenes. It was an ambitious project, the first educational series produced and broadcast by a network.
Rusty Lane, was a college professor who in his forties left academia to become a professional actor. He appeared in several Broadway productions during the 1940s and 1950s, including three years as an original cast member for Mister Roberts. He was in the original cast for another Tony award-winning play, The Desperate Hours. Lane also took up screen acting, performing in 21 films and making hundreds of televisions appearances from 1950 up through 1973, including as the star of the TV series Crime with Father, and as a regular cast member of the daytime serial The Clear Horizon.
References
- ↑ "Program Notes". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. May 8, 1953. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Butterfield, C. E. (May 22, 1953). "'Hit Parade' Audience Plan Makes Production Easier". The Evening Star. Washington, D. C. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Shalit, Sid (April 9, 1953). "What's On?". Daily News. New York, New York. p. 203 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Nassau Edition). Hempstead, New York. May 8, 1953. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "On Today's Channels". The Daily Record. Long Branch, New Jersey. July 10, 1953. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "On Today's Channels". The Daily Record. Long Branch, New Jersey. July 17, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Scheuer, Steven H. (July 10, 1953). "TV Key". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Scheuer, Steven H. (July 17, 1953). "TV Key". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Appendix Five: UCLA". DuMont Television Network. Clarke Ingram. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Nassau Edition). Hempstead, New York. June 5, 1953. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Nassau Edition). Hempstead, New York. June 12, 1953. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Nassau Edition). Hempstead, New York. June 19, 1953. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Today's Television Program". Newsday (Nassau Edition). Hempstead, New York. June 26, 1953. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Radio and TV Highlights". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. June 26, 1953. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Scheuer, Steven H. (July 3, 1953). "TV Key". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
