Talent Jackpot

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Talent Jackpot
Genre Game show
Presented byVinton Freedley (host)
Narrated by Bud Collyer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time24 minutes
Original release
Network DuMont
ReleaseJuly 13 (1949-07-13) –
August 23, 1949 (1949-08-23)

Talent Jackpot was an American game show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network [1] from July 19 to August 23, 1949. [2]

Contents

The show replaced Ted Steele's program. [3] It was hosted by Broadway producer Vinton Freedley (1891-1969) with Bud Collyer as his assistant and announcer.

Contestants won by getting the most applause from the audience, and the top prize was $250. If a contestant won for three consecutive weeks, he or she received a one-week theater contract. [3]

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.[ citation needed ]

Radio

The Mutual Broadcasting System had a similar program. John Reed King was host of the radio version of Talent Jackpot, which was broadcast on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. [4] Applause from the audience determined each episode's winner, with a prize of $500 and "one week's engagement at a leading theatre in the country." [5] Contestants could win no more than two weeks, receiving a maximum of $1,000 and two weeks at a theatre. [5] Jack Rubin directed the Ed Wolfe Associates production, which was sustaining. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1050. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.
  2. ↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1353. ISBN   978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Radio-Video". The New York Times. July 13, 1949. p. 50. ProQuest   105849458 . Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Talent Jackpot". Variety. June 9, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "'Talent Jackpot' Debuts as Thursday Feature on KENT-MBS". The Times. Louisiana, Shreveport. May 30, 1948. p. 51. Retrieved November 6, 2020– via Newspapers.com.

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