| Sports Parade | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Presented by | Tony Charlton |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | GTV-9 |
| Release | 7 June – 23 August 1957 |
Sports Parade is an Australian television series which aired in 1957. Broadcast on Melbourne station GTV-9, it ran weekly from 7 June 1957 to 23 August 1957. It was a simulcast of a 3KZ radio series. [1] Hosted by Tony Charlton, each episode featured members of a different football club. It aired in a half-hour time-slot. It is not known if the series ever kinescoped.
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