The Marsha Warfield Show

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The Marsha Warfield Show
Genre Talk show
Presented by Marsha Warfield
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducersMarilyn Gill
Darlene Hayes
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time48 minutes
Production companies Kline and Friends
Back Burner Productions
Original release
Network NBC [1]
ReleaseMarch 26, 1990 (1990-03-26) 
January 25, 1991 (1991-01-25)

The Marsha Warfield Show is an American daytime talk show that aired for ten months on NBC from 1990 to 1991. Comedian and actress Marsha Warfield served as host. [2] [3] [4]

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Overview

Each show featured several guests who, on the surface, did not seem to have anything in common. Warfield then got her guests to talk about hot-topic issues. The show was light-hearted and Warfield's set included a basketball hoop. [5]

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References

  1. "Marsha Warfield to Host New NBC Daytime Show". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1990.
  2. "Warfield Lives a Dream". Los Angeles Times. April 14, 1990.
  3. "ACTRESS MARSHA 'ROZ' WARFIELD GETTING A MORNING TALK SHOW". Chicago Tribune. 23 February 1990.
  4. Hopkins, Ellen (September 16, 1990). "Who's Laughing Now? Women". The New York Times via NYTimes.com.
  5. September 14, Ken Tucker Updated; EDT, 1990 at 04:00 AM. "The Marsha Warfield Show". EW.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)