Wicks (TV series)

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Wicks
Genretalk show
Presented by Ben Wicks
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
Production companyJ.T. Ross Associates
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release10 September 1979 (1979-09-10) 
30 January 1981 (1981-01-30)

Wicks is a Canadian talk show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1979 to 1981.

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Premise

Cartoonist Ben Wicks hosted this talk show series. Some interviews were recorded on location. [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast weekdays at 12:30 p.m. from 10 September to 16 November 1979, then from 7 January to 23 May 1980. Its second season was broadcast weekdays at 1:30 p.m. from 8 September 1980 to 30 January 1981. Repeats were broadcast from June to September 1981.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (April 2002). "Wicks". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 13 July 2013.