WCIA, Channel 3 (Champaign) (CBS)
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Morning
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08:55a
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Inspiration Time
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09:00a
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Lamp Unto My Feet
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09:30a
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Look Up and Live
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10:00a
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Camera Three
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10:30a
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Christopher Program
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11:00a
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Navy Film
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11:30a
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Washington Conversation (guest Sen. Karl Mundt)
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11:55a
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CBS News (Dave Dugan)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Cartoon Carnival
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12:45p
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Baseball (White
Sox vs Yankees)
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04:00p
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The Big Picture (Army)
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04:30p
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Original Amateur Hour
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05:00p
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The Twentieth Century
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05:30p
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Mister Ed
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Evening
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06:00p
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Lassie
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06:30p
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Dennis the Menace
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07:00p
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Ed Sullivan (guests Kate Smith, Wayne and Shuster,
Robert Goulet, Jackie Wilson, Marquis Chimps, Rob Murray, Lon Purdy)
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08:00p
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G.E. Theater
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08:30p
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Who in the World?
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09:00p
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Candid Camera
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09:30p
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What’s My Line? (panelists Joey Bishop, Arlene Francis,
Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf)
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10:00p
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The Third Man
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10:30p
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News, Weather,
Sports (local)
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11:00p
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Movie – “The
Road to Utopia”
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One thing you'll definitely notice as you go through the listings is that the programs on Channel 3 and, later on, Channel 10 are one hour later on other stations in the area. In Channel 3's case it's fairly obvious - Champaign, being in Illinois, is on Central time whereas the rest of the cities are on Eastern time. As far as Channel 10, which is in Terre Haute - I'm not sure. I do know that up until a few years ago, Indiana (or at least parts of it) didn't recognize Daylight Savings Time, so that could be it. If you have a better idea, just let me know!
WTTV, Channel 4 (Ind.)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Oral Roberts
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12:30p
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Movie – “Song of
the Saddle”
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01:30p
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The People’s Choice
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02:00p
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Movie – “Two
Tickets to Broadway”
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04:00p
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The Islanders
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05:00p
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Global Zone
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05:30p
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Baptist Temple
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Evening
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06:00p
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Sea Hunt
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06:30p
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State Trooper
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07:00p
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Cannonball
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07:30p
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Bishop Sheen
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08:00p
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Movie – “The
Great Gilbert and Sullivan”
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10:00p
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Indiana University
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10:30p
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The People’s Choice
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11:00p
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News in Perspective
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You'll see the program Indiana University on stations all over the place today. I imagine it's some kind of extension program, or perhaps a weekly discussion of issues, which would make sense being that it's shown on Sunday. Otherwise, a pretty standard lineup for an independent station.
WFBM, Channel 6 (NBC)
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Morning
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07:00a
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Indiana University
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07:30a
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This is the Answer
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08:00a
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Sunday in the Country
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09:00a
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Industry on Parade
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09:15a
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Americans at Work
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|
09:30a
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This is the Life
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|
10:00a
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Insight
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10:30a
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Faith for Today
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11:00a
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Pix on Six
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11:30a
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House Detective
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Afternoon
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12:30p
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The Abundant Life
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01:00p
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Movie Double
Feature – “Harbor of Missing”, “Secrets of Monte Carlo”
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03:00p
|
Telesports Digest
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|
03:30p
|
Die Fledermaus (special)
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|
05:00p
|
Film Feature –
“NORAD”
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05:30p
|
Highway Patrol
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Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
Weather, News
(local)
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|
06:20p
|
Special Report
|
|
06:30p
|
Whiplash
|
|
07:00p
|
The Bullwinkle Show (color)
|
|
07:30p
|
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color (color)
|
|
08:30p
|
Sir Francis Drake
|
|
09:00p
|
Bonanza (color)
|
|
10:00p
|
The DuPont Show of the Week
|
|
11:00p
|
News (local)
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|
11:15p
|
Movie – “Jubilee
Trail”
|
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01:15a
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Weather (local)
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|
Industry on Parade and Americans at Work are two of the programs I wrote about at the beginning, shows that aired on public television in Minneapolis-St. Paul but appear on commercial stations here. An opera in the afternoon - see what kinds of things you can show when your weekend doesn't consist of wall-to-wall sports?
WISH, Channel 8 (CBS)
|
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Morning
|
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09:00a
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Sacred Heart
|
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09:15a
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Senator’s Report (Vance Hartke)
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|
09:30a
|
TV Church
|
|
10:00a
|
Lamp Unto My Feet
|
|
10:30a
|
Look Up and Live
|
|
11:00a
|
Camera Three
|
|
11:30a
|
Brush Strokes of the Masters
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
Accent
|
|
12:30p
|
Indiana University
|
|
01:00p
|
The Big Picture (Army)
|
|
01:30p
|
My Little Margie
|
|
02:00p
|
Film Feature
|
|
02:10p
|
Tribe Topics
|
|
02:25p
|
Minor League
Baseball (Louisville vs. Indianapolis)
|
|
05:00p
|
The Invisible Man
|
|
05:30p
|
Original Amateur Hour
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
The Twentieth Century
|
|
06:30p
|
Mister Ed
|
|
07:00p
|
Lassie
|
|
07:30p
|
Dennis the Menace
|
|
08:00p
|
Ed Sullivan (guests Kate Smith, Wayne and Shuster,
Robert Goulet, Jackie Wilson, Marquis Chimps, Rob Murray, Lon Purdy)
|
|
09:00p
|
G.E. Theater
|
|
09:30p
|
Who in the World?
|
|
10:00p
|
Candid Camera
|
|
10:30p
|
What’s My Line? (panelists Joey Bishop, Arlene Francis,
Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf)
|
|
11:00p
|
CBS Sunday Night News (Eric Sevareid)
|
|
11:15p
|
The Late Show – “Irish Eyes Are Smiling”
|
|
The late news on CBS was a standard on Sundays for many years, often delayed to air as one of the last programs of the broadcasting day. To me, watching it on one of the KELO stations we received when living in The World's Worst Town™, it meant Summer, since that was the only time I stayed up late on what would otherwise be a school night.
WTHI, Channel 10 (Terre Haute) (CBS, ABC,
NBC)
|
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Morning
|
||
09:00a
|
Lamp Unto My Feet
|
|
09:30a
|
Look Up and Live
|
|
10:00a
|
Camera Three
|
|
10:30a
|
This is the Life
|
|
11:00a
|
Indiana University
|
|
11:30a
|
Washington Conversation (guest Sen. Karl Mundt)
|
|
11:55a
|
CBS News (Dave Dugan)
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
Film Feature
|
|
12:30p
|
Light Time
|
|
12:45p
|
Baseball (White
Sox vs Yankees)
|
|
03:45p
|
Movie – “Two
Senoritas from Chicago”
|
|
04:30p
|
Original Amateur Hour
|
|
05:00p
|
The Twentieth Century
|
|
05:30p
|
Mister Ed
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
Lassie
|
|
06:30p
|
Dennis the Menace
|
|
07:00p
|
Ed Sullivan (guests Kate Smith, Wayne and Shuster,
Robert Goulet, Jackie Wilson, Marquis Chimps, Rob Murray, Lon Purdy)
|
|
08:00p
|
G.E. Theater
|
|
08:30p
|
Who in the World?
|
|
09:00p
|
Candid Camera
|
|
09:30p
|
What’s My Line? (panelists Joey Bishop, Arlene Francis,
Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf)
|
|
10:00p
|
CBS Sunday Night News (Eric Sevareid)
|
|
10:15p
|
News, Weather
(local)
|
|
10:30p
|
Follow the Sun
|
|
11:30p
|
News (local)
|
|
One of the things I notice about national baseball coverage in the early 60s is that CBS would televise two games during the weekend - Saturday and Sunday - and, presumably to save on transportation costs, it would involve the same two teams. I suppose that works if you're a fan of the White Sox or Yankees, in this case, but if I didn't have a horse in the race I think I would have preferred a little more variety.
WLW-i, Channel 13 (ABC)
|
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Morning
|
||
08:15a
|
Five Minutes to Live By
|
|
08:20a
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News, Weather
(local)
|
|
08:30a
|
Christopher Program
|
|
09:00a
|
Cadle Tabernacle
|
|
09:15a
|
Christopher Program
|
|
09:30a
|
Indiana University
|
|
10:00a
|
Understanding Our World
|
|
10:30a
|
Church of Christ
|
|
10:45a
|
American Adventure
|
|
11:00a
|
Frontiers of Faith
|
|
11:30a
|
Looking Around
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
Cross Exam
|
|
12:30p
|
Ragtime Era
|
|
01:00p
|
Behind Your Policy
|
|
01:15p
|
Movie – “Random
Harvest”
|
|
03:30p
|
Editor’s Choice
|
|
04:00p
|
Issues and Answers
|
|
04:30p
|
Pioneers
|
|
05:00p
|
Wide World of Sports (Japanese All Star Baseball)
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:30p
|
Five Fingers
|
|
07:30p
|
Follow the Sun
|
|
08:30p
|
Movie – “Witness
for the Prosecution”
|
|
10:30p
|
The Lawman
|
|
11:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
11:15p
|
Hong Kong
|
|
12:15a
|
Cross Exam
|
|
12:45a
|
News (local)
|
|
As I mentioned in Saturday's piece, Witness for the Prosecution is a terrific movie. As I recall, when it originally played in theaters, there was a disclaimer asking that patrons not reveal the surprise ending to their friends or those waiting to get into the next showing. Therefore, in case you haven't seen it yet (and why haven't you?), I won't spoil the fun either.
WANE, Channel 15 (Ft. Wayne) (CBS)
|
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Morning
|
||
09:00a
|
Faith for Today
|
|
09:30a
|
This is the Life
|
|
10:00a
|
Lamp Unto My Feet
|
|
10:30a
|
Look Up and Live
|
|
11:00a
|
Camera Three
|
|
11:30a
|
Washington Conversation (guest Sen. Karl Mundt)
|
|
11:55a
|
CBS News (Dave Dugan)
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
TV Playhouse
|
|
12:30p
|
Social Security in Action
|
|
12:45p
|
Baseball (White
Sox vs Yankees)
|
|
03:30p
|
Movie – “A
Doctor’s Diary”
|
|
05:00p
|
TV Playhouse
|
|
05:30p
|
Original Amateur Hour
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
The Twentieth Century
|
|
06:30p
|
Mister Ed
|
|
07:00p
|
Lassie
|
|
07:30p
|
Dennis the Menace
|
|
08:00p
|
Ed Sullivan (guests Kate Smith, Wayne and Shuster,
Robert Goulet, Jackie Wilson, Marquis Chimps, Rob Murray, Lon Purdy)
|
|
09:00p
|
G.E. Theater
|
|
09:30p
|
Who in the World?
|
|
10:00p
|
Candid Camera
|
|
10:30p
|
What’s My Line? (panelists Joey Bishop, Arlene Francis,
Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennet Cerf)
|
|
11:00p
|
CBS Sunday Night News (Eric Sevareid)
|
|
11:15p
|
Movie – “Give Us
This Night”
|
|
Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour was a familiar show to me while I was growing up. Like its stablemate The Twentieth Century or NBC's G.E. College Bowl, it was one of those shows that disappeared once sports took over the weekends. Now that sports is migrating more and more to cable, do you think they've brought this kind of programming back? Of course not - now it's infomercials. And while you're at it, get of my lawn.
WFAM, Channel 18 (Lafayette) (CBS)
|
||
Afternoon
|
||
05:30p
|
Original Amateur Hour
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
The Twentieth Century
|
|
06:30p
|
Mister Ed
|
|
07:00p
|
Bonanza
|
|
08:00p
|
Ed Sullivan (guests Kate Smith, Wayne and Shuster,
Robert Goulet, Jackie Wilson, Marquis Chimps, Rob Murray, Lon Purdy)
|
|
09:00p
|
G.E. Theater
|
|
09:30p
|
Who in the World?
|
|
10:00p
|
Candid Camera
|
|
10:30p
|
What’s My Line? (panelists Joey Bishop, Arlene Francis,
Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf)
|
|
11:00p
|
CBS Sunday Night News (Eric Sevareid)
|
|
A joke that kids might have told: Q: What's blue and publishes books? A: Bennett Smurf.
If you don't get that, email me.
If you don't get that, email me.
WPTA, Channel 21 (Ft. Wayne) (ABC)
|
||
Morning
|
||
11:00a
|
Herald of Truth
|
|
11:30a
|
Tour Via Wings
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
Indiana University
|
|
12:30p
|
Assembly of God
|
|
01:00p
|
Story
|
|
01:30p
|
Oral Roberts
|
|
02:00p
|
Your Neighbor: the World
|
|
02:30p
|
Film Feature
|
|
03:00p
|
Film Feature
|
|
03:30p
|
Editor’s Choice
|
|
04:00p
|
Issues and Answers
|
|
04:30p
|
The Big Picture (Army)
|
|
05:00p
|
Wide World of Sports (Japanese All Star Baseball)
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:30p
|
Jalopy Races
|
|
07:30p
|
Follow the Sun
|
|
08:30p
|
Movie – “Witness
for the Prosecution”
|
|
10:30p
|
The Lawman
|
|
11:00p
|
Movie – “Mother
Wore Tights”
|
|
I just went back to the issue to make sure I'd gotten the name of the 1pm show correct. And indeed I have - Story. How generic is that? If color television had been around back then, I'll be their graphics would have been in black and yellow.
WKJG, Channel 33 (Ft. Wayne) (NBC)
|
||
Morning
|
||
09:00a
|
Sacred Heart
|
|
09:30a
|
Americans at Work
|
|
09:45a
|
Man to Man
|
|
10:00a
|
For Your Information
|
|
10:15a
|
Industry on Parade
|
|
10:30a
|
This is the Life
|
|
11:00a
|
Cartoon Time
|
|
11:30a
|
I Believe (special)
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
Airman’s World
|
|
12: 15p
|
British Calendar
|
|
12:30p
|
Baseball (Twins
vs. Indians)
|
|
03:00p
|
Adventure Parade
|
|
04:00p
|
Movie – “Man
Trailor”
|
|
05:00p
|
Balance of Fear
|
|
05:30p
|
Patterns in Music (color)
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
Meet the Press (color)
|
|
06:30p
|
This is NBC News
|
|
07:00p
|
The Bullwinkle Show (color)
|
|
07:30p
|
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color (color)
|
|
08:30p
|
Sir Francis Drake
|
|
09:00p
|
Bonanza (color)
|
|
10:00p
|
The DuPont Show of the Week
|
|
11:00p
|
News, Weather,
Sports (local)
|
|
11:15p
|
Movie – “Banjo
on My Knee”
|
|
In addition to Americans at Work and Industry on Parade, Channel 33 also has British Calendar, another educational television staple. I wonder what those shows were like? I'll have to check YouTube sometime and see if I can find out.
WLBC, Channel 49 (Muncie) (NBC, CBS, ABC)
|
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Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
Faith for Today
|
|
12:30p
|
Bible Answers
|
|
01:00p
|
Sacred Heart
|
|
01:15p
|
Industry on Parade
|
|
01:30p
|
This is the Answer
|
|
02:00p
|
This is the Life
|
|
02:30p
|
To Be Announced
|
|
03:30p
|
Editor’s Choice
|
|
04:00p
|
Issues and Answers
|
|
04:30p
|
Championship Bowling
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
The Twentieth Century
|
|
06:30p
|
Film Feature
|
|
07:00p
|
The Bullwinkle Show (color)
|
|
07:30p
|
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color (color)
|
|
08:30p
|
Sir Francis Drake
|
|
09:00p
|
Bonanza (color)
|
|
10:00p
|
The DuPont Show of the Week
|
|
11:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
11:15p
|
Country Style, U.S.A.
|
|
I always forget how long Issues and Answers was on the air. Meet the Press was, of course, the granddaddy of them all, but I&A, which eventually morphed into This Week with David Brinkley, was on a long time. TV
Random observations (because I don't have this issue):
ReplyDelete- CBS's weekend baseball games:
Remember that network baseball was blacked out of Major League cities, so as not to compete with local team telecasts, such as they were (outside of New York, Chicago, and a couple of other cities, there weren't that many of those).
Also remember, this was when CBS's ballgames featured Dizzy Dean at the mike.
If you didn't have a rooting interest in the teams involved, you watched to hear Ol' Diz mangling the King's English and selling Falstaff beer.
- ABC started Issues And Answers late in 1960, just after John Daly quit the network.
Up to that point, Daly had been ABC News, going back to radio days; he was the nightly anchorman, but also ran a bare-bones news operation: few correspondents, but a number of name commentators for conventions and elections.
When Daly quit, ABC decided to get serious about news, hiring Elmer Lower away from CBS and charging him with building an operation from the ground up. This meant hiring reporters and film crews (mainly away from other networks) and that took time.
Lower bought time by using ABC's sole journalistic asset at that time, the commentators - thus Issues And Answers.
ABC's long catch-up to the bigger nets took many years, but this is how it started.
- Story(?):
This is just a guess: this show might have been Favorite Story, a Ziv syndie series from the '50s.
It was sort of like Science Fiction Theatre only without the science fiction (the format and presentation were identical).
Favorite Story's host-narrator was Adolphe Menjou, whose movie career had faded, along with his wardrobe.
This was my introduction, at an early age, to the wonders of foreign pronunciations: hearing Menjou (a native of Pittsburgh, PA) identify himself as ah-dolf mon-zhew threw the six-year old me at first, fortunately I learned fast.
(Side note: Issues And Answers's long-time announcer was an ABC staffer named John Causier (kaw-see-ay). Thus a lifelong curiosity is born.)
- I suppose I ought to go back and put this at the older post, but I'm lazy.
Your casual reference to Ellery Queen "farming out (the books) to ghostwriters" is something I snag on when people who don't know the whole story try to sound like experts.
Very briefly:
The EQ stories (the ones with Ellery as a character) were always plotted out by Frederic Dannay and converted to prose by Manfred Lee.
Sometime around 1960, Lee developed a writer's block and was unable to fill his role in the collaboration. Dannay was still doing the plotting, but other writers (notably Theodore Sturgeon and Avram Davidson) were brought in to finish the books.
Since Dannay was still participating, I think that "ghostwriting" isn't an accurate description of the result.
On the other hand ...
There were those original paperbacks with the EQ byline (in which Ellery did not appear); these were supervised and edited by Manny Lee, as an effort to keep the Queen brand going (as Fred Dannay was doing with the mystery magazine).
These paperback originals were "ghostwriting" of a sort (Dannay took no part in their writing). The books themselves, by competent pros who'd contributed short stories to EQMM, are variable, some better than others, but they filled a function.
All of the above was probably the worst-kept secret in the mystery field, at least among professionals in the field.
The foregoing is a major compression of a far more complicated story, which I have cribbed from the work of Francis M. Nevins, the leading expert in all matters EQ.
So there too.