WGBH, Channel 2 (Educ.) 
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Afternoon 
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05:45p 
 | 
  
A Number of Things 
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Evening 
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06:00p 
 | 
  
The World We Want 
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06:30p 
 | 
  
News (Louis M.
  Lyons)  
 | 
 |
06:45p 
 | 
  
Backgrounds 
 | 
 |
07:05p 
 | 
  
Weather,
  Sports (local) 
 | 
 |
07:15p 
 | 
  
Number of Things 
 | 
 |
07:30p 
 | 
  
Haydn to Hi-Fi 
 | 
 |
08:00p 
 | 
  
Scientific Methods 
 | 
 |
08:30p 
 | 
  
Boston Arts Festival (special) 
 | 
 |
09:30p 
 | 
  
At Home with Your Child 
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10:00p 
 | 
  
Piano Forte 
 | 
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10:30p 
 | 
  
News (William
  Pierce) 
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WBZ, Channel 4 (NBC) 
 | 
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Morning 
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06:30a 
 | 
  
Horizons  
 | 
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06:45a 
 | 
  
Daily Almanac 
 | 
 |
07:00a 
 | 
  
Today 
 | 
 |
08:55a 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
09:00a 
 | 
  
Rex Trailer 
 | 
 |
10:00a 
 | 
  
Dough Re Mi 
 | 
 |
10:30a 
 | 
  
Treasure Hunt 
 | 
 |
11:00a 
 | 
  
The Price Is Right 
 | 
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11:30a 
 | 
  
Truth or Consequences 
 | 
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Afternoon 
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 ||
12:00p 
 | 
  
News (Jack
  Chase)  
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12:10p 
 | 
  
Weather (Don
  Kent) 
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12:15p 
 | 
  
Big Brother 
 | 
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01:00p 
 | 
  
Movie – “Son
  of a Sailor” 
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02:25p 
 | 
  
News (Streeter
  Stuart) 
 | 
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02:30p 
 | 
  
Kitty Foyle 
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03:00p 
 | 
  
Matinee Theater – “The Man Without a Country” (color) 
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04:00p 
 | 
  
Queen for a Day 
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04:45p 
 | 
  
Record Shop Hop 
 | 
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05:15p 
 | 
  
Movie – “This
  is Our Life” 
 | 
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Evening 
 | 
 ||
06:45p 
 | 
  
News (Arch
  Macdonald)  
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 |
06:55p 
 | 
  
Weather (Don
  Kent) 
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07:00p 
 | 
  
The Silent Service 
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07:30p 
 | 
  
The Big Game (color) 
 | 
 |
08:00p 
 | 
  
Jefferson Drum 
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 |
08:30p 
 | 
  
The Life of Riley 
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09:00p 
 | 
  
M Squad 
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09:30p 
 | 
  
The Thin Man 
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 |
10:00p 
 | 
  
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (boxing – Mike DeJohn vs. Bob Baker) 
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 |
10:45p 
 | 
  
Sports 
 | 
 |
11:00p 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
11:15p 
 | 
  
Movie Double
  Feature – “The Steel Lady”, “Alias the Doctor” 
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WHDH, Channel 5 (ABC, CBS, NBC) 
 | 
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Morning 
 | 
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08:45a 
 | 
  
CBS News (Stuart Novins) 
 | 
 |
09:00a 
 | 
  
It’s Fun to Reduce  
 | 
 |
09:15a 
 | 
  
Town and Country Time (color) 
 | 
 |
09:30a 
 | 
  
Romper Room (Miss Jean) (color) 
 | 
 |
10:30a 
 | 
  
Florian ZaBach 
 | 
 |
11:00a 
 | 
  
News (local)  
 | 
 |
11:15a 
 | 
  
We Believe (color) 
 | 
 |
11:30a 
 | 
  
For Women Only (color)  
 | 
 |
11:45a 
 | 
  
Farm and Food (color) 
 | 
 |
Afternoon 
 | 
 ||
12:00p 
 | 
  
Tic Tac Dough 
 | 
 |
12:30p 
 | 
  
It Could Be You 
 | 
 |
01:00p 
 | 
  
The Edge of Night 
 | 
 |
01:30p 
 | 
  
Beulah 
 | 
 |
02:00p 
 | 
  
Trouble with Father 
 | 
 |
02:30p 
 | 
  
Ray Dorey (color) 
 | 
 |
03:00p 
 | 
  
American Bandstand 
 | 
 |
03:30p 
 | 
  
Do You Trust Your Wife? 
 | 
 |
04:00p 
 | 
  
American Bandstand 
 | 
 |
05:00p 
 | 
  
The Buccaneers 
 | 
 |
05:30p 
 | 
  
Captain Bob (color) 
 | 
 |
Evening 
 | 
 ||
06:00p 
 | 
  
Dateline Boston (color) 
 | 
 |
06:30p 
 | 
  
Captain Bob (color)  
 | 
 |
06:45p 
 | 
  
The Huntley-Brinkley Report 
 | 
 |
07:00p 
 | 
  
News, Sports
  (local) (color)  
 | 
 |
07:10p 
 | 
  
Weather
  (local) (color) 
 | 
 |
07:15p 
 | 
  
Douglas Edwards with the News  
 | 
 |
07:30p 
 | 
  
Rin Tin Tin 
 | 
 |
08:00p 
 | 
  
Jim Bowie 
 | 
 |
08:30p 
 | 
  
This is Music 
 | 
 |
09:00p 
 | 
  
Frank Sinatra 
 | 
 |
09:30p 
 | 
  
Summer Theater (debut) 
 | 
 |
10:00p 
 | 
  
Target 
 | 
 |
10:30p 
 | 
  
Person to Person (guest Attorney General William Rogers) 
 | 
 |
11:00p 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
11:15p 
 | 
  
The Jack Paar Show 
 | 
 |
WCSH, Channel 6 (Portland, ME) (NBC) 
 | 
 ||
Morning 
 | 
 ||
06:55a 
 | 
  
Farm Market Facts 
 | 
 |
07:00a 
 | 
  
Today 
 | 
 |
08:55a 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
09:00a 
 | 
  
Life With Elizabeth 
 | 
 |
09:30a 
 | 
  
Romper Room 
 | 
 |
10:00a 
 | 
  
Dough Re Mi 
 | 
 |
10:30a 
 | 
  
Treasure Hunt 
 | 
 |
11:00a 
 | 
  
The Price Is Right 
 | 
 |
11:30a 
 | 
  
Truth or Consequences 
 | 
 |
Afternoon 
 | 
 ||
12:00p 
 | 
  
Tic Tac Dough 
 | 
 |
12:30p 
 | 
  
It Could Be You 
 | 
 |
01:00p 
 | 
  
Downeast Datelines  
 | 
 |
01:15p 
 | 
  
How to Arrange Flowers 
 | 
 |
01:30p 
 | 
  
Susie 
 | 
 |
02:00p 
 | 
  
Homemaking 
 | 
 |
02:30p 
 | 
  
Bingo at Home 
 | 
 |
03:00p 
 | 
  
Matinee Theater – “The Man Without a Country” (color) 
 | 
 |
04:00p 
 | 
  
Queen for a Day 
 | 
 |
04:30p 
 | 
  
Modern Romances 
 | 
 |
05:00p 
 | 
  
Charles Farrell 
 | 
 |
05:30p 
 | 
  
Fun House 
 | 
 |
Evening 
 | 
 ||
06:00p 
 | 
  
The Lone Ranger 
 | 
 |
06:30p 
 | 
  
News, Sports,
  Weather (local)  
 | 
 |
06:45p 
 | 
  
The Huntley-Brinkley Report 
 | 
 |
07:00p 
 | 
  
Highway Patrol 
 | 
 |
07:30p 
 | 
  
The Big Game (color) 
 | 
 |
08:00p 
 | 
  
Jefferson Drum 
 | 
 |
08:30p 
 | 
  
The Life of Riley 
 | 
 |
09:00p 
 | 
  
M Squad 
 | 
 |
09:30p 
 | 
  
The Thin Man 
 | 
 |
10:00p 
 | 
  
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (boxing – Mike DeJohn vs. Bob Baker) 
 | 
 |
10:45p 
 | 
  
Sports 
 | 
 |
11:00p 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
11:15p 
 | 
  
The Jack Paar Show 
 | 
 |
WNAC, Channel 7 (CBS) 
 | 
 ||
Morning 
 | 
 ||
07:00a 
 | 
  
Laurel and Hardy 
 | 
 |
07:45a 
 | 
  
Film Short 
 | 
 |
08:00a 
 | 
  
Captain Kangaroo 
 | 
 |
08:45a 
 | 
  
Star Time 
 | 
 |
10:00a 
 | 
  
Garry Moore 
 | 
 |
11:00a 
 | 
  
Arthur Godfrey 
 | 
 |
11:30a 
 | 
  
Dotto 
 | 
 |
Afternoon 
 | 
 ||
12:00p 
 | 
  
Love of Life 
 | 
 |
12:30p 
 | 
  
Search For Tomorrow  
 | 
 |
12:45p 
 | 
  
The Guiding Light 
 | 
 |
01:00p 
 | 
  
Louise Morgan 
 | 
 |
01:30p 
 | 
  
As the World Turns 
 | 
 |
02:00p 
 | 
  
Beat the Clock 
 | 
 |
02:30p 
 | 
  
House Party 
 | 
 |
03:00p 
 | 
  
The Big Payoff 
 | 
 |
03:30p 
 | 
  
The Verdict is Yours 
 | 
 |
04:00p 
 | 
  
The Brighter Day  
 | 
 |
04:15p 
 | 
  
The Secret Storm 
 | 
 |
04:15p 
 | 
  
My Little Margie 
 | 
 |
05:00p 
 | 
  
Amos ‘n’ Andy 
 | 
 |
05:30p 
 | 
  
Mickey Mouse Club 
 | 
 |
Evening 
 | 
 ||
06:00p 
 | 
  
Hawkeye 
 | 
 |
06:30p 
 | 
  
Topper 
 | 
 |
07:00p 
 | 
  
Badge 714 
 | 
 |
07:30p 
 | 
  
Our Miss Brooks 
 | 
 |
08:00p 
 | 
  
Trackdown 
 | 
 |
08:30p 
 | 
  
Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater 
 | 
 |
09:00p 
 | 
  
Phil Silvers 
 | 
 |
09:30p 
 | 
  
Schlitz Playhouse 
 | 
 |
10:00p 
 | 
  
Lineup 
 | 
 |
10:30p 
 | 
  
Death Valley Days 
 | 
 |
11:00p 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
11:15p 
 | 
  
Movie Double
  Feature – “A Yank in the R.A.F.”, “Mimi” 
 | 
 |
WMTW, Channel 8 (Portland, ME) (ABC,
  CBS) 
 | 
 ||
Morning 
 | 
 ||
11:55a 
 | 
  
News (local) 
 | 
 |
Afternoon 
 | 
 ||
12:00p 
 | 
  
Love of Life 
 | 
 |
12:30p 
 | 
  
Wings Around the World 
 | 
 |
01:00p 
 | 
  
Movie –
  “Laughing Boy” 
 | 
 |
02:00p 
 | 
  
Beat the Clock 
 | 
 |
02:30p 
 | 
  
House Party 
 | 
 |
03:00p 
 | 
  
American Bandstand 
 | 
 |
03:30p 
 | 
  
Do You Trust Your Wife? 
 | 
 |
04:00p 
 | 
  
American Bandstand 
 | 
 |
04:15p 
 | 
  
Commodore Bob 
 | 
 |
05:00p 
 | 
  
The Buccaneers 
 | 
 |
05:30p 
 | 
  
Mickey Mouse Club 
 | 
 |
Evening 
 | 
 ||
06:00p 
 | 
  
Movie – “Death
  on the Diamond” 
 | 
 |
07:05p 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
07:15p 
 | 
  
John Daly and the News 
 | 
 |
07:30p 
 | 
  
Rin Tin Tin 
 | 
 |
08:00p 
 | 
  
To Be
  Announced 
 | 
 |
08:30p 
 | 
  
Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater 
 | 
 |
09:00p 
 | 
  
Frank Sinatra 
 | 
 |
09:30p 
 | 
  
Schlitz Playhouse 
 | 
 |
10:00p 
 | 
  
Holiday Handbook 
 | 
 |
10:30p 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local)  
 | 
 |
10:45p 
 | 
  
Movie –
  “Blackmail” 
 | 
 |
WMUR, Channel 9 (Manchester, NH) (ABC,
  CBS) 
 | 
 ||
Afternoon 
 | 
 ||
02:45p 
 | 
  
Tim McCoy 
 | 
 |
03:00p 
 | 
  
American Bandstand 
 | 
 |
03:30p 
 | 
  
Bingo at Home 
 | 
 |
04:15p 
 | 
  
Movie –
  “Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill” 
 | 
 |
Evening 
 | 
 ||
06:00p 
 | 
  
News, Sports
  (local)  
 | 
 |
06:15p 
 | 
  
Sports Club 
 | 
 |
06:30p 
 | 
  
Foreign Intrigue 
 | 
 |
07:00p 
 | 
  
Bingo at Home 
 | 
 |
08:00p 
 | 
  
Movie – “Girl
  in the Case” 
 | 
 |
09:30p 
 | 
  
Star Performance 
 | 
 |
10:00p 
 | 
  
Sword of Freedom 
 | 
 |
10:30p 
 | 
  
Person to Person (guest Attorney General William Rogers) 
 | 
 |
11:00p 
 | 
  
News, Sports,
  Weather (local) 
 | 
 |
11:15p 
 | 
  
Championship Bowling 
 | 
 |
WJAR, Channel 10 (Providence) (ABC,
  NBC) 
 | 
 ||
Morning 
 | 
 ||
06:30a 
 | 
  
Mathematics 
 | 
 |
07:00a 
 | 
  
Today 
 | 
 |
08:55a 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
09:00a 
 | 
  
The World Around Us 
 | 
 |
09:30a 
 | 
  
Hippity Hop  
 | 
 |
09:45a 
 | 
  
Movie – “The
  Paradine Case” part 2 
 | 
 |
11:00a 
 | 
  
The Price Is Right 
 | 
 |
11:30a 
 | 
  
Truth or Consequences 
 | 
 |
Afternoon 
 | 
 ||
12:00p 
 | 
  
Tic Tac Dough 
 | 
 |
12:30p 
 | 
  
It Could Be You 
 | 
 |
01:00p 
 | 
  
Movie – “The
  Man Who Cheated Himself” 
 | 
 |
02:15p 
 | 
  
How to Arrange Flowers 
 | 
 |
02:30p 
 | 
  
Kitty Foyle 
 | 
 |
03:00p 
 | 
  
Matinee Theater – “The Man Without a Country” (color) 
 | 
 |
04:00p 
 | 
  
Queen for a Day 
 | 
 |
04:30p 
 | 
  
Modern Romances 
 | 
 |
05:00p 
 | 
  
Movie –
  “Secret Agent of Japan” 
 | 
 |
Evening 
 | 
 ||
06:15p 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
06:30p 
 | 
  
Annie Oakley 
 | 
 |
07:00p 
 | 
  
Rin Tin Tin 
 | 
 |
07:30p 
 | 
  
The Big Game (color) 
 | 
 |
08:00p 
 | 
  
Jefferson Drum 
 | 
 |
08:30p 
 | 
  
The Life of Riley 
 | 
 |
09:00p 
 | 
  
M Squad 
 | 
 |
09:30p 
 | 
  
The Thin Man 
 | 
 |
10:00p 
 | 
  
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (boxing – Mike DeJohn vs. Bob Baker) 
 | 
 |
10:45p 
 | 
  
Fight Beat 
 | 
 |
11:00p 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
11:15p 
 | 
  
Movie –
  “Volcano” 
 | 
 |
WPRO, Channel 12 (Providence) (CBS) 
 | 
 ||
Morning 
 | 
 ||
07:00a 
 | 
  
Weather 
 | 
 |
07:15a 
 | 
  
Storytime 
 | 
 |
07:45a 
 | 
  
News (Dave
  Mohr) 
 | 
 |
08:00a 
 | 
  
Captain Kangaroo 
 | 
 |
08:45a 
 | 
  
Romper Room 
 | 
 |
09:15a 
 | 
  
Topper 
 | 
 |
09:45a 
 | 
  
News (Virginia
  Stuart) 
 | 
 |
10:00a 
 | 
  
Garry Moore 
 | 
 |
11:00a 
 | 
  
Arthur Godfrey 
 | 
 |
11:30a 
 | 
  
Dotto 
 | 
 |
Afternoon 
 | 
 ||
12:00p 
 | 
  
Love of Life 
 | 
 |
12:30p 
 | 
  
Search For Tomorrow  
 | 
 |
12:45p 
 | 
  
The Guiding Light 
 | 
 |
01:00p 
 | 
  
Mr. District Attorney 
 | 
 |
01:30p 
 | 
  
As the World Turns 
 | 
 |
02:00p 
 | 
  
Beat the Clock 
 | 
 |
02:30p 
 | 
  
House Party 
 | 
 |
03:00p 
 | 
  
The Big Payoff 
 | 
 |
03:30p 
 | 
  
The Verdict is Yours 
 | 
 |
04:00p 
 | 
  
The Brighter Day  
 | 
 |
04:15p 
 | 
  
The Secret Storm 
 | 
 |
04:30p 
 | 
  
The Edge of Night 
 | 
 |
05:00p 
 | 
  
The Buccaneers 
 | 
 |
05:30p 
 | 
  
Mickey Mouse Club 
 | 
 |
Evening 
 | 
 ||
06:00p 
 | 
  
Salty Brine’s Shack 
 | 
 |
06:30p 
 | 
  
News, Sports,
  Weather (local)  
 | 
 |
06:45p 
 | 
  
Douglas Edwards with the News 
 | 
 |
07:00p 
 | 
  
To Be
  Announced  
 | 
 |
07:30p 
 | 
  
Gerald McBoing-Boing 
 | 
 |
08:00p 
 | 
  
Trackdown 
 | 
 |
08:30p 
 | 
  
Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater 
 | 
 |
09:00p 
 | 
  
Phil Silvers 
 | 
 |
09:30p 
 | 
  
Schlitz Playhouse 
 | 
 |
10:00p 
 | 
  
Lineup 
 | 
 |
10:30p 
 | 
  
Person to Person (guest Attorney General William Rogers) 
 | 
 |
11:00p 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
11:15p 
 | 
  
The Jack Paar Show 
 | 
 |
WGAN, Channel 13 (Portland, ME) (CBS) 
 | 
 ||
Morning 
 | 
 ||
08:00a 
 | 
  
Captain Kangaroo 
 | 
 |
08:45a 
 | 
  
CBS News (Stuart Novins) 
 | 
 |
09:00a 
 | 
  
Along Main Street 
 | 
 |
09:30a 
 | 
  
Amos ‘n’ Andy 
 | 
 |
10:00a 
 | 
  
Garry Moore 
 | 
 |
11:00a 
 | 
  
Arthur Godfrey 
 | 
 |
11:30a 
 | 
  
Dotto 
 | 
 |
Afternoon 
 | 
 ||
12:00p 
 | 
  
Love of Life 
 | 
 |
12:30p 
 | 
  
Search For Tomorrow  
 | 
 |
12:45p 
 | 
  
The Guiding Light 
 | 
 |
01:00p 
 | 
  
Liberace 
 | 
 |
01:30p 
 | 
  
As the World Turns 
 | 
 |
02:00p 
 | 
  
Beat the Clock 
 | 
 |
02:30p 
 | 
  
House Party 
 | 
 |
03:00p 
 | 
  
The Big Payoff 
 | 
 |
03:30p 
 | 
  
The Verdict is Yours 
 | 
 |
04:00p 
 | 
  
The Brighter Day  
 | 
 |
04:15p 
 | 
  
The Secret Storm 
 | 
 |
04:30p 
 | 
  
The Edge of Night 
 | 
 |
05:00p 
 | 
  
Junior G-Men 
 | 
 |
05:30p 
 | 
  
Phantasies and Fables 
 | 
 |
Evening 
 | 
 ||
06:00p 
 | 
  
Frontier Doctor 
 | 
 |
06:30p 
 | 
  
News, Sports,
  Weather (local)  
 | 
 |
06:45p 
 | 
  
Douglas Edwards with the News 
 | 
 |
07:00p 
 | 
  
Ken MacKenzie 
 | 
 |
07:30p 
 | 
  
Gerald McBoing-Boing 
 | 
 |
08:00p 
 | 
  
Trackdown 
 | 
 |
08:30p 
 | 
  
Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater 
 | 
 |
09:00p 
 | 
  
Phil Silvers 
 | 
 |
09:30p 
 | 
  
Schlitz Playhouse 
 | 
 |
10:00p 
 | 
  
Lineup 
 | 
 |
10:30p 
 | 
  
Person to Person (guest Attorney General William Rogers) 
 | 
 |
11:00p 
 | 
  
News, Weather
  (local) 
 | 
 |
11:15p 
 | 
  
Movie – “The
  Cowboy and the Blonde” 
 | 
 |
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Note that although an ABC affiliate, the old WHDH-Channel 5 didn't air ABC's own network newscast with John Charles Daly.
ReplyDeleteInstead, it aired NBC's "Huntley/Brinkley Report" and Douglas Edwards' "CBS Evening News", with a fifteen minute local newscast sandwiched in-between.
By 1960, WBZ Channel 4 finally picked-up "Huntley/Brinkley", but WHDH kept running the "CBS Evening News" until 1972. It should be noted that from 1961 to 1972, they were the CBS affiliate.
Neither WBZ-Channel 4 in Boston nor WJAR Channel 10 in Providence carried Jack Paar's "Tonight Show" in 1958 (WBZ dropped "Tonight" in mid-1957 during the "America After Dark" fiasco and didn't pick-up the show again until 1966, after Johnny Carson had been host for four years; WJAR never carried the show until it picked it up in 1960), so it aired on other stations in those cities.
ReplyDeleteSalty Brine on WPRO was a great kids show. He featured the shipmates wheel where kids would send in their pictures and he would read off the names. My brother and I "appeared" one night and the next day everyone in the neighborhood talked about seeing us. Real celebrities!
ReplyDeleteSalty Brine also was a longtime radio morning DJ at WPRO-AM in Providence; the building that now houses WPRO Radio and a beach south of Providence along Narragansett Bay are both named in his memory.
ReplyDeleteBrine's son Wally is currently morning co-host on WROR-FM in the Boston area.
Record Shop Hop afternoons on channel 4 was hosted by long time radio talent Dave Maynard
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