Prairie Spotlight

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Prairie Spotlight
Genrecurrent affairs
Written byNorman Bortnick
Presented byJoe Mauro
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerHugh Edmonds
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release1 July (1964-07-01) 
14 October 1964 (1964-10-14)

Prairie Spotlight was a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television in 1964.

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Premise

This Winnipeg-produced series featured topics concerning western Canada such as the economy, housing, and tourism. In late 1964, it became part of CBC's Across Canada series. [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 1 July to 14 October 1964.

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References

  1. "Prairie Spotlight". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 6 September 2010.