The Dave Garroway Show (TV program)

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The Dave Garroway Show
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Dave Garroway
GenreVariety
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseOctober 2, 1953 (1953-10-02) –
June 25, 1954 (1954-06-25)

The Dave Garroway Show is an American television variety program that was broadcast on NBC from October 2, 1953, to June 25, 1954. [1]

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Overview

Vincent Terrace's Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 described the show as "A casual program of music, songs, and chatter." [2] The 30-minute program was broadcast on Friday nights [1] at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. [3]

As the title indicated, Dave Garroway was the host. For the nine months that the program aired on Friday evenings, he was also host of the Today morning program. [4] Other regulars on the program were Jack Haskell, Jill Corey, Cliff Norton, and Shirley Hammer, along with dancers Ken Spaulding and Diane Sinclair. [1] Skitch Henderson directed the music. [5]

Guest performers included Patrice Munsel [6] and Ethel Waters. [7]

Production

Charlie Andrews produced and wrote the program; Mike Zeamer was the initial director. [5] He resigned in October 1953, citing a personity conflict with choreographer Edith Barstow. Bob Banner succeeded him. [8] Pontiac Motors sponsored it. [5] It was replaced by The Marriage . [9]

Critical response

A review in the trade publication Billboard called the show "a pleasant, unexciting variety program". [5] It said that the format was similar to that of Garroway at Large , but that this program suffered in comparison to its predecessor. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 200. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 239. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.
  3. ↑ "Fred Allen 'Spot' on TV Is Barred:Comedian's '49 Pact With Ford Prevents His Appearance on Garroway Show Premiere" . The New York Times. September 26, 1953. p. 13. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ Forman, Murray (2012). One Night on TV Is Worth Weeks at the Paramount: Popular Music on Early Television. Duke University Press. p. 83. ISBN   978-0822350118 . Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Mabley, Jack (October 10, 1953). "Dave Garroway Show". Billboard. p. 11. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "TV Key". Brooklyn Eagle. March 26, 1954. p. 13. Retrieved August 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Radio-TV Guide". Jet. July 1, 1954. p. 66. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Zeemer Quits as Garroway Director". Billboard. October 31, 1953. p. 3. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Radio-TV Notes" . The New York Times. May 27, 1954. p. 39. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
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