August 27, 2018

What's on TV? Sunday, August 30, 1970

What can we say about today's listings? I think William F. Buckley Jr.'s interview with Allen Ginsberg (WOR, 11:00 p.m.) is certainly worth watching, and if you'd like to find out, you can see it right here. Senator Charles Goodell is the guest on WNBC's Searchlight, and although I think I've mentioned it before, it's worth pointing out once again that Goodell, who was appointed to the seat held by the late Robert F. Kennedy, was defeated by Conservative Party candidate James Buckley, brother of Bill. Goodell is also the father of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and the NFL exhibition season comes to TV with a couple of primetime broadcasts tonight. Speaking of sports, I remember the tennis tournament on NET (WNDT here, KTCA in Minneapolis), as tennis was the first sport I ever saw on public television. Those were the days.

But enough of my memories—I'm sure you can look through this and find enough of your own.


 2  WCBS (CBS)

MORNING

     7:00
TOM AND JERRY—Children -C- 

     7:30
BATMAN—Children -C- 

     8:00
AROUND THE CORNER -C- 

     9:30
WAY TO GO—Religion -C- 

   10:00
LAMP UNTO MY FEET -C- 

   10:30
LOOK UP AND LIVE -C- 

   11:00
CAMERA THREE -C- 

   11:00
PUBLIC HEARING -C- 

AFTERNOON

   12:00
NEWSMAKERS -C- 
Guest: Sen Harrison Williams (D-N.J.)

   12:25
NEWS—Chris Borgen -C- 

   12:30
FACE THE NATION -C- 

     1:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“Comin’ Round the Mountain” (1951)

     2:00
MOVIE—Adventure -C- 
“Rogues of Sherwood Forest” (1950)

     3:30
AAU TRACK MEET—Helsinki, Finland -C- 

     4:30
CHILDREN’S SPECIAL -C- 
Special: “The Emperor’s New Clothes”

     5:30
AMATEUR HOUR -C- 

EVENING

     6:00
PRO FOOTBALL -C- 
Special: Green Bay at Oakland

     9:00
SOUPY SALES—Variety -C- 
Time approximate. Special: Guests: Paula Kelly, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, Don Ellis and his orchestra

   10:00
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -C- 

   11:00
CBS NEWS—Harry Reasoner -C- 

   11:15
NEWS—Chris Borgen -C- 

   11:30
MOVIE—Drama -C- 
“Raw Wind in Eden” (1958)

     1:20
NEWS -C- 

     1:25
MOVIE—Drama
“Young Man with a Horn” (1950)

     3:25
MOVIE—Western
“Shoot-Out at Medicine Band” (1957)



 4  WNBC (NBC)

MORNING

     7:15
MODERN FARMER -C- 

     7:40
COMMUNITY AT LARGE -C- 

     8:15
LIBRARY LIONS—Education -C- 

     8:45
STORY TIME—Religion -C- 

     9:00
SUNDAY SCHOOL -C- 

     9:15
HEBREW SCHOOL -C- 

     9:30
FROM NOW ON -C- 

   10:00
OPEN CIRCUIT -C- 

   10:30
MAN IN OFFICE -C- 

   11:00
SEARCHLIGHT—Interview -C- 
Guest: Sen. Charles Goodell (R-NY)

   11:30
DIRECT LINE -C- 

AFTERNOON

   12:00
YOUNG FILMMAKERS -C- 
[Last show of the series.]

   12:30
STATION TO STATION -C- 

     1:00
MEET THE PRESS -C- 

     1:30
JEWISH HERITAGE -C- 

     2:00
SPEAKING FREELY -C- 

     3:00
RESEARCH PROJECT -C- 

     3:30
SOMEONE NEW -C- 

     4:00
POSITIVELY BLACK -C- 

     5:00
MOVIE—Documentary
“Only One New York” (1964)

EVENING

     6:00
DRUG ALERT—Documentary -C- 

     7:00
NBC NEWS -C- 

     7:30
WORLD OF DISNEY -C- 

     8:30
BILL COSBY -C- 

     9:00
PRO FOOTBALL -C- 
Special: New York Jets at Minnesota Vikings

   12:00
NEWS—Teague/Page -C- 

   12:30
MOVIE—Comedy
“The White Sheik” (Italian; 1955)



 5  WNEW (Ind.)

MORNING

     7:30
BISHOP SHEEN—Religion -C- 

     8:00
ALVIN—Children -C- 

     8:30
WONDERAMA—Children -C- 

   11:30
FLINTSTONES—Children -C-  C

AFTERNOON

   12:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“News Hounds” (1947)

     1:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“Topper” (1937)

     3:00
MOVIE—Adventure
“The Man in the Iron Mask” (1939)

     5:00
THE BARON—Adventure -C- 

EVENING

     6:00
MOVIE—Musical
“42nd Street” (1933)

     7:30
JACK PAAR -C- 
Special: “Jack Paar and his Lions”

     8:30
ROCK FESTIVAL -C- 
Special: “Midsummer Rock”
Performers: Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad, Iggy and the Stooges, Mountain, Traffic

   10:00
NEWS—George Scharmen -C- 

   10:30
HELLUVA TOWN

   11:00
DAVID SUSSKIND -C- 

   12:30
TO BE ANNOUNCED

     1:30
NEWS -C- 



 7  WABC (ABC)

MORNING

     7:00
PROJECT KNOW—Education -C- 

     8:00
FAITH FOR TODAY—Religion -C- 

     8:30
CHRISTOPHERS—Religion -C- 

     9:00
FOR THOU ART WITH ME -C- 

     9:30
DUDLEY DO-RIGHT -C- 

   10:00
FANTASTIC VOYAGE -C- 

   10:30
SPIDER-MAN—Children -C- 

   11:00
BULLWINKLE—Children -C- 

   11:30
DISCOVERY -C- 

AFTERNOON

   12:00
NEWS CONFERENCE -C- 

   12:30
CONVERSATION

     1:00
ISLANDS IN THE SUN -C- 

     1:30
ISSUES AND ANSWERS -C- 

     2:00
LIKE IT IS -C- 

     3:00
MOVIE—Adventure -C- 
“Samson and the Mighty Challenge” (Italian; 1954)

     5:00
GOLF TOURNAMENT—Clifton, N.J. -C- 
Special: The Dow Jones Open, final round

EVENING

     7:00
LAND OF THE GIANTS -C- 

     8:00
FBI -C- 

     9:00
MOVIE—Drama
“The Spy Who Came In from the Cold” (1965)

   11:15
ABC NEWS -C- 

   11:30
NEWS—Gil Noble -C- 

   11:45
MOVIE—Drama
“The River’s Edge” (1957)

     1:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Machine Gun Kelly” (1958)



 9  WOR (Ind.)

MORNING

     7:50
NEWS AND WEATHER

     7:55
CARTOON -C- 

     8:00
CHRISTOPHERS—Religion -C- 

     8:30
DAVEY AND GOLIATH -C- 

     9:00
RIGHT NOW—Discussion -C- 

     9:30
NEW YORK REPORT -C- 

   10:00
POINT OF VIEW—Discussion -C- 

   10:30
ROLLER DERBY -C- 

   11:30
MOVIE—Western
“Wichita” (1955)

AFTERNOON

     1:00
MOVIE—Mystery
“A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen” (1942)

     2:00
BOWLING -C- 
Special: All-American Youth Bowling Championships

     3:00
BASEBALL -C- 
New York Mets at Houston Astros (doubleheader)

EVENING

     9:00
MOVIE—Comedy
Time approximate. “Sitting Pretty” (1948)

   11:00
WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR. -C- 
Guest: Allen Ginsberg

   12:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“The Great Chase” (1963)

     1:30
ART INSTRUCTION -C- 

     1:35
JOE FRANKLIN -C- 

     2:35
NEWS AND WEATHER



11 WPIX (Ind.)

MORNING

     7:00
REX HUMBARD—Religion -C- 

     8:00
POPEYE—Children -C- 

     8:15
TIME FOR JOYA—Children -C- 

     8:45
POPEYE—Children -C- 

   10:30
SPEED RACER—Children -C- 

   11:00
SUPERMAN—Adventure -C- 

   11:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Brigham Young” (1940)

AFTERNOON

     1:00
LAW AND MR. JONES—Drama

     1:30
FILM -C- 
Special: “Child of Darkness, Child of Light”

     2:00
BASEBALL -C- 
Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees

     4:30
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
Time approximate.

     5:00
MOVIE—Drama
“King of Chinatown” (1939)

EVENING

     6:00
DR. KILDARE—Drama

     7:00
CAN YOU TOP THIS?—Game -C- 
Guests: Morey Amsterdam, Red Buttons, Jack Carter

     7:30
PERRY MASON—Mystery

     8:30
TOM KENNEDY -C- 
Guests: Johnnie Ray, Lynn Kellogg, Ann and Freddie

     9:30
VICTORY AT SEA—Documentary

   10:00
NEWS—Lawrence Homer

   10:30
NEW YORK CLOSE-UP

   11:00
ENCOUNTER—Religion -C- 

   11:30
SILVER WINGS -C- 

   12:00
BIG PICTURE—Report -C- 



13 WNDT (NET)

AFTERNOON

     1:00
TENNIS—South Orange, N.J. -C- 
Special: Marlboro Open Tennis Championships

     4:00
TENNIS—Continued -C- 

EVENING

     6:00
DOWNEAST SMILE-IN -C- 
Time approximate.

     6:30
NEW JERSEY SPEAKS

     7:00
ARTS FESTIVAL

     8:00
CHICAGO FESTIVAL—Music -C- 

     8:30
ACTOR’S CHOICE -C- 

     9:00
FORSYTE SAGA—Drama
Chapter 21

   10:00
EVENING AT POPS—Music -C- 
Guests: the Romeros



31 WNYC (Ind.)

AFTERNOON

     3:00
FILM

     4:00
SIGHT AND SOUND—Music

     4:30
STATEN ISLAND TODAY -C- 

     5:00
FILM

EVENING

     6:00
BROADCAST LAB -C- 

     6:30
NEWS -C- 

     6:45
FILM

     7:00
ONE TO ONE—Art

     7:30
FOCUS ON BOOKS

     8:00
BROOKLYN COLLEGE

     8:30
YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT -C- 

     9:00
BOOK SCENE -C- 

     9:30
FILM

   10:30
CONSULTATION



41 WXTV (Ind.)

AFTERNOON

   12:00
LA MISA

   12:30
TRABAJO A  LA ORDEN

     1:00
ESTA ES LA VIDA

     1:30
NOSOTROS LA JUVENTUD

     2:00
CARLOTA Y MAXIMILIANO

     3:30
LAS ESTRELLAS Y USTED

     4:00
DOMINGOS ALEGRES

     5:00
SOCCER -C- 
World Cup: Russia vs. Belgium

EVENING

     7:00
TEATRO FANTASTICO

     8:00
MOVIE—Drama -C- 
“El Pequeno Coronel” (Spanish; 1960)

   10:00
SILVIA Y ENRIQUE

   11:00
NOTICIAS—Jose Picard -C- 



47 WNJU (Ind.)

AFTERNOON

     4:00
PANORAMA R.A.I.—Newsreel

     4:15
MOVIE—Drama
“Materna Gelosia” (Italian; 1944)

     5:45
NEWS—Erberte Landl -C- 

EVENING

     6:00
SENZE RETE--Variedad

     6:30
ITALIAN MINIATURES

     6:45
SPORTS—Della Settimans

     7:00
LA MISA -C- 

     7:30
DIMONGOES ESPECTA-CULARES C

     9:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Suicidate, Mi Amor” (Mexican; 1961)

   11:00
NOTICIAS—Arturo Rodriguez

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10 comments:

  1. I had to look into "Midsummer Rock," shown on WNEW in prime-time. It turns out to have been highlights of the Cincinnati Pop Festival held earlier in the summer at Crosley Field, the soon-to-be-vacated home of the Cincinnati Reds. Over a dozen acts played, but the TV special showed only the five listed. Among the unseen: Bob Seger, who was not yet the star he would become, and Woodstock veterans Ten Years After.

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    1. And adding to the fun was that one of the hosts was Jack Lescoulie, formerly Dave Garroway's sidekick on "Today." Lescoulie had joined Avco Broadcasting in the late '60s as a host for live events and was at the Cincinnati Pop Festival for that reason. It's strange seeing this older gentleman from another time in entertainment hosting the broadcast and interviewing these youngsters involved in the rock era.

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  2. The Goodell reference brought back this memory...January 1970 in Auburn, NY. Senator Goodell was the speaker at the Cayuga County Republican Party Dinner. At age 16, I was the president of the county teen age Republicans and being from a good Rockefeller Republican family was given a private audience with the senator before the dinner.

    A positive and amiable man who smoked a pipe, he was nothing but gracious to a 16 year old. A few minutes into our discussion, the phone rang and the senator answered the phone. I could hear the one way conversation, knowing that he must be consoling one of his sons who were younger than I. I waited patiently. After a few minutes he gave his child good, old-fashioned consolation and encouragement and hung up.

    "I apologize for the interruption, John," he said. That was my son back in Jamestown and he's very upset because his pet bird died. I needed to talk to him."

    I was understanding and we continued on our conversation which was intelligent, thoughtful and inspiring to me.

    His son who called? 11 year old Roger....and me a lifelong Patriot fan....

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    1. Boy, I love your stories! What memories!

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    2. Thanks, Mitchell. Sometimes having the megamemory is a blessing ...and sometimes a curse!

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  3. The "Batman" show on WCBS Channel 2 at 7:30 A.M. was actually the 1968 animated series produced by Filmation, which in the 1968-69 TV season had shared an hour-long slot with the Filmation-produced "Superman" cartoons (under the title "The Batman/Superman Hour"). I believe that all of the half-hour animated "Batman" shows aired by CBS on Sunday mornings in the 1969-70 TV Season were reruns of the 1968-69 season.

    Back then, it was common for Saturday-morning cartoon shows to produce a grand total of seventeen episodes, which would be run six times over a period of two years. Some produced as few as thirteen episodes, which were either aired four times within a year, or eight times in two years

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  4. Do you have the NYC TV schedule for Labor Day September 1, 1970?

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  5. This was in WOR's last days as "new york 9" (which dated back to February 1969); around September 1 or a bit later, the station would adopt the 'dotted 9' logo designed by Mike Shenon and Richard Luppi that they would use for the remainder of RKO General's ownership, even after the move of their city of license to Secaucus, NJ in 1983 (and of their physical facilities there in 1986). Through 1971, after the logo change, its slogan would be "Television 9." (Verified by an aircheck that year, as V/O'd by announcer Bob Jordan.)

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    1. Someone noted on another Blogspot page that the Shenon/Luppi "dotted 9" logo first appeared in a print promo ad in the (New York) Daily News in its Aug. 23, 1970 issue.

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