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The year 1952 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1952.
Lorne Hyman Greene was a Canadian actor, musician, singer and radio personality. His notable television roles include Ben Cartwright on the Western Bonanza and Commander Adama in the original science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980. He also worked on the Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene's New Wilderness and in television commercials.
Roger Abbott was an English-born Canadian sketch comedian who was a founding member of the long-lived Canadian comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce, and remained one of its stars and writers until his death.
Clyde Gilmour, was a Canadian broadcaster and print journalist, mostly known for his half-century career with CBC Radio.
Norm Marshall was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster. He and Larry O'Brien were commentators for the first telecast of a Grey Cup football game 29 November 1952 on CBLT Toronto. CBC paid both Marshall and O'Brien CAD$250 for this inaugural broadcast. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series, broadcast on CBC Television in 1953 and 1954, the first time the network aired its own dramatic series.
Ad and Lib was a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television in 1954.
Tabloid is Canadian information television program that aired on CBC Television. It was one of the earliest information television programs aired in Canada The program was broadcast weeknights from March 1953 to September 1960 after which it was renamed to Seven-O-One.
Hans in the Kitchen, initially titled Good Eating, was a Canadian cooking television series which aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1954.
Exploring Minds is a Canadian educational television series which aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1956.
Inquiry is a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1960 to 1964.
On Camera was a Canadian dramatic anthology television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1958.
Pepinot and Capucine was a Canadian children's television series which aired on Radio-Canada from 1952 to 1954, and on the English CBC Television from 1954 to 1955.
The Billy O'Connor Show was a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1956.
The Concert Hour is a Canadian classical music television series which aired on CBC Television in English and Radio-Canada in French from 1954 to 1958.
The Unforeseen was a Canadian drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1958 to 1960.
Pick the Stars is a Canadian entertainment competition television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1957.
Cross-Canada Hit Parade is a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1960. Episodes featured performances of current popular songs in a concept derived from the American series Your Hit Parade.
This is a list of Canadian television-related events in 1954.
Hockey Night in Canada began airing on Saturday nights on CBC Television in 1952. National coverage of the NHL in the U.S. was limited to Saturday afternoon regular season games on CBS, running for four seasons from 1956–57 to 1959–60.
References
- ↑ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 192. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
- ↑ Corcelli, John (March 2005). "Now's Your Chance". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.