What's on TV? Thursday, August 2, 1962

Back home again in Indiana this week, the Indianapolis issue to be precise, with some help from outlying areas. One of the interesting things introduced by this geographic area is that not everyone resides in the same time zone, and in 1962, not all cities in Indiana observed Daylight Saving Time. (The complicated, not to say garbled, history of time in Indiana can be found here.) Caveat videntium, you might say.

	3  WCIA (CHAMPAIGN) (CBS)
	Morning
	7:25	INSPIRATION TIME—Religion
	7:30	TINKER TIME—Children
	7:55	WEATHER—Ed Mason
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children
	9:00	CALENDAR—Reasoner
	9:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	10:00	VERDICT IS YOURS
	10:30	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	10:55	NEWS—Harry Reasoner
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS, WEATHER, FARMS
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	1:00	PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Abe Burrows, Jayne Meadows
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter Guest: Dr. James Peterson
	2:00	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	2:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Mimi Benzell, Phyllis Newman, Richard Hayes, Darren McGavin
	2:55	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	3:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	4:00	POPEYE AND SHERIFF SID
	5:45	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	6:25	CLOSEUP—Paul Davis
	6:30	HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
	7:00	FRONTIER CIRCUS—Western
	8:00	BRENNER—Police
	8:30	ZANE GREY—Western
	9:00	MacLeish-Van Doren DIALOGS—Talk  SPECIAL
	10:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	10:15	MOVIE—Drama “Arise My Love” (1940)

I mentioned the MacLeish-Van Doren dialogs on Saturday, but this really is a strange way it's listed, with the names in lower case and "Dialogs" in all caps. But then, these guys were really smart; maybe they told TV Guide to print it that way.

	4  WTTW (INDIANAPOLIS) (Independent)
	Morning
	11:55	DAILY WORD—Religion
	Afternoon
	12:00	LUNCHTIME CARTOONS
	1:00	JACK LaLANNE—Exercise
	1:30	MOVIE—Drama “Flight for Freedom” (1943) Part 1
	2:30	INDIANA UNIVERSITY
	3:00	COFFEE WITH CARTER
	4:00	DICK TRACY—Cartoons
	4:20	MOVIE—Drama “Our Leading Citizen” (1939)
	4:30	POPEYE—Cartoons
	5:45	ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
	Evening
	6:00	RUFFLES’ PARTY
	6:30	JEFF’S COLLIE—Drama
	7:00	YOU ASKED FOR IT—Smith
	7:30	WYATT EARP—Western
	8:00	RACING FROM SPEEDROME
	9:00	INTERNATIONAL CAFÉ
	10:00	MOVIE—Western “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” (1949)

The Indianapolis Speedrome, not to be confused with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, is still in operation today. If I'd been watching TV back then (and if I'd lived in Indiana), Racing From Speedrome is what I'd have watched.

	6  WFBM (INDIANAPOLIS) (NBC)
	Morning
	7:00	TODAY—Chancellor Guest host: Ray Scherer. Guests: the Teddy Wilson Trio
	8:25	GREATEST HEADLINES “Today” continues at 8:30 A.M.
	9:00	MOVIE—Adventure “Diamond Frontier” (1940)
	10:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH  COLOR
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen  COLOR
	11:30	CONCENTRATION
	Afternoon
	12:00	FARMS, NEWS—Harry Martin
	12:25	GREATEST HEADLINES
	12:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
	12:55	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	1:00	PETER GUNN—Mystery
	1:30	YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION
	2:00	JAN MURRAY  COLOR
	2:25	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	2:30	LORETTA YOUNG
	3:00	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	3:30	OUR FIVE DAUGHTERS
	4:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
	4:30	ALL HANDS ON DECK
	5:00	MOVIE—Drama Frances Farmer Presents: “Spring Reunion” (1957)
	Evening
	6:45	NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
	7:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	7:25	GREATEST HEADLINES
	7:30	OUTLAWS—Western
	8:30	DR. KILDARE—Drama
	9:30	LIVELY ONES—Music  COLOR  Host: Vic Damone. Guests: Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Shelly Manne, Gene Krupa, Louis Bellson, Mamako, Mitzi McCall and Charlie Brill
	10:00	SING ALONG WITH MITCH—Songs  COLOR  Guests: Jerry Vale, Sandy Stewart
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	11:30	TONIGHT—Variety  COLOR  Guest host: Merv Griffin
	1:00	COMEDY CAPERS
	1:15	NEWS

Frances Farmer happened to be in Indianapolis in 1958, appearing in a play, when an executive with WFBM saw her and thought she'd be a great choice to host the station's upcoming classic movie program. Not only was she the hostess, she also frequently interviewed celebrity visitors to Indianapolis. The show remained on the air until 1964

	8  WISH (INDIANAPOLIS) (CBS)
	Morning
	7:30	CHAPEL DOOR—Religion
	7:45	CARTOONS—Children
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children
	9:00	MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
	9:30	JUNE FORD—Variety
	10:00	CALENDAR—Reasoner
	10:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:00	VERDICT IS YOURS
	11:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	Afternoon
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	NEWS, WEATHER—Donnella
	1:15	FARM AND HOME—Leamon
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Abe Burrows, Jayne Meadows
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter Guest: Dr. James Peterson
	3:00	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	3:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Mimi Benzell, Phyllis Newman, Richard Hayes, Darren McGavin
	3:55	NEWS—Edwards
	4:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	MOVIE—Drama Early Show: “Navy Wife” (1956)
	Evening
	6:00	LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
	6:30	WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
	7:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	7:15	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:30	TALLAHASSEE 7000—Police
	8:00	FRONTIER CIRCUS
	9:00	BRENNER—Police
	9:30	THIRD MAN—Mystery
	10:00	MacLeish-Van Doren DIALOGS—Talk  SPECIAL
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	MOVIE—Suspense Late Show: “Three for Jamie Dawn” (1956)

Who, I wondered, looking at the panelists on To Tell the Truth, is Mimi Benzell? (I do this on occasion.) The answer is here.

	10 WTHI (TERRE HAUTE) (CBS, ABC, NBC)
	Morning
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children
	9:00	CALENDAR—Reasoner
	9:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	10:00	VERDICT IS YOURS
	10:30	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	10:55	NEWS—Harry Reasoner
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS, WEATHER, FARMS
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	1:00	PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Abe Burrows, Jayne Meadows
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter Guest: Dr. James Peterson
	2:00	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	2:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Mimi Benzell, Phyllis Newman, Richard Hayes, Darren McGavin
	2:55	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	3:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	4:00	UNITED FUND STORY
	4:15	MOVIE—Musical “I’ll Take Romance” (1937)
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	6:15	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	6:30	ACCENT—John Ciardi
	7:00	MY THREE SONS—Comedy
	7:30	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
	8:00	BRENNER—Police
	8:30	ZANE GREY—Western
	9:00	MacLeish-Van Doren DIALOGS—Talk  SPECIAL
	10:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	10:30	UNTOUCHABLES—Drama
	11:30	NEWS—Jim Buckalew

Brenner is a police drama starring Edward Binns and James Broderick as father-and-son policemen, and though I've never been a fan of either actor, the show is really quite good; I particularly like Binns's performance as an internal affairs cop; it causes me to view his other performances in a different light. The executive producer is Herbert Brodkin, who also did The Defenders and Coronet Blue.

	13 WLW-i (INDIANAPOLIS) (ABC)
	Morning
	8:15	FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE BY
	8:20	NEWS, WEATHER
	8:30	OPERATION ALPHABET
	9:00	KINDERGARTEN COLLEGE
	10:00	JANE WYMAN—Drama
	10:30	M SQUAD-Police
	11:00	ERNIE FORD—Variety
	11:30	YOURS FOR A SONG
	Afternoon
	12:00	RUTH LYONS—Variety  COLOR
	1:30	CAMOUFLAGE—Don Morrow
	1:55	NEWS—Alex Dreier
	2:00	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:30	SEVEN KEYS—Jack Narz
	3:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Aretha Franklin
	4:50	AMERICAN NEWSSTAND
	5:00	CASPER AND COMPANY
	5:30	GOLF TIP—Dow Finsterwald
	5:35	STOCK MARKET REPORT
	5:45	THIS FUNNY WORLD—Comedy
	5:50	SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER
	Evening
	6:15	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	6:30	MAN FROM COCHISE—Police
	7:00	WORLD OF GIANTS—Adventure
	7:30	OZZIE AND HARRIET
	8:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	8:30	REAL McCOYS—Comedy
	9:00	MY THREE SONS—Comedy
	9:30	LAW AND MR. JONES
	10:00	UNTOUCHABLES—Drama
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	11:30	STEVE ALLEN—Variety Guests: Mel Brooks, Libi Steiger, John Gabriel
	1:00	NEWS

WLW-i was part of the Crosley group of television stations; hence, the appearance of Ruth Lyons' 50-50 Club, which originated in Cincinnati and was extremely popular throughout the area.

	15 WANE (FT. WAYNE) (CBS)
	Morning
	7:50	DAILY WORD—Religion
	8:15	NEWS—Bob Carlin
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “The Mind Reader” (1933)
	10:25	LOCAL NEWS—Bob Carlin
	10:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:00	VERDICT IS YOURS
	11:30	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	11:45	NEWS—Harry Reasoner
	Afternoon
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	ANN COLONE—Variety
	1:25	LOCAL NEWS—Bob Carlin
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Abe Burrows, Jayne Meadows
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter Guest: Dr. James Peterson
	3:00	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	3:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Mimi Benzell, Phyllis Newman, Richard Hayes, Darren McGavin
	3:55	NEWS—Edwards
	4:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	5:00	DANCE DATE—Jack Powell
	Evening
	6:00	LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
	6:30	NEWS, WEATHER—Wilson
	6:45	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:00	WANTED—DEAD OR ALIVE
	7:30	GUESTWARD HO!—Comedy
	8:00	FRONTIER CIRCUS
	9:00	BRENNER—Police
	9:30	ZANE GREY—Western
	10:00	MacLeish-Van Doren DIALOGS—Talk  SPECIAL
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	11:20	MOVIE—Melodrama “The Monster and the Girl” (1941)

I don't know much about Ann Colone's show at 1:00 p.m., but I'll bet it didn't stink. (beat) Actually, as you can read here, she was one of the pioneers of television, and deserves to be much better-known than she is.

	18 WFAM (LAFAYETTE) (CBS)
	Morning
	10:00	CALENDAR—Reasoner
	10:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:00	VERDICT IS YOURS
	11:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	Afternoon
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	FILM FEATURE
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Abe Burrows, Jayne Meadows
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter Guest: Dr. James Peterson
	3:00	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	3:30	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Mimi Benzell, Phyllis Newman, Richard Hayes, Darren McGavin
	3:55	NEWS—Edwards
	4:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	POPEYE—Cartoons
	5:45	ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
	Evening
	6:00	RUFFLES’ PARTY
	6:30	AIRMAN’S WORLD
	6:45	FILM FEATURE
	7:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	7:15	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	7:30	CHRISTOPHER PROGRAM
	8:00	FRONTIER CIRCUS
	9:00	BRENNER—Police
	9:30	ACHIEVEMENT—Science
	10:00	MacLeish-Van Doren DIALOGS—Talk  SPECIAL

You see this occasionally, but not too often; a channel that signs off immediately after prime-time. Not even a late local news program. Of course, they could probably find that elsewhere.

	21 WPTA (FT. WAYNE) (ABC)
	Morning
	9:45	MOVIE—Melodrama “The Woman on Pier 13” (1953)
	11:00	ERNIE FORD—Variety
	11:30	YOURS FOR A SONG
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS, FARMS, SPORTS
	12:30	CAMOUFLAGE—Don Morrow
	12:55	NEWS—Alex Dreier
	1:00	JANE WYMAN—Drama
	1:30	MOM’S MATINEE—Drama
	2:00	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:30	SEVEN KEYS—Jack Narz
	3:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Aretha Franklin
	4:30	M SQUAD—Police
	5:00	RIVERBOAT—Adventure
	Evening
	6:00	POPEYE—Cartoons
	6:30	HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
	7:00	MR. MAGOO—Cartoon
	7:05	NEWS—Karl Edman
	7:15	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	7:30	OZZIE AND HARRIET
	8:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	8:30	REAL McCOYS—Comedy
	9:00	MY THREE SONS—Comedy
	9:30	LAW AND MR. JONES
	10:00	UNTOUCHABLES—Drama
	11:00	NEWS—ABC Final
	11:10	WEATHER—Jackson, Russell
	11:17	MOVIE—Drama “Marine Raiders” (1944)

Look at that: the Queen of Soul on afternoon television. That's very cool.

	33 WKJG (FT. WAYNE) (NBC)
	Morning
	7:00	TODAY—Chancellor Guest host: Ray Scherer. Guests: the Teddy Wilson Trio
	9:00	ENGINEER JOHN—Children
	9:30	COFFEE BREAK—Talk
	9:55	FAITH TO LIVE BY—Religion
	10:00	SAY WHEN—Art James
	10:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH  COLOR
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR
	11:30	CONCENTRATION
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS, WEATHER, FARMS
	12:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
	12:55	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	1:00	YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION
	1:30	PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
	2:00	JAN MURRAY  COLOR
	2:25	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	2:30	LORETTA YOUNG
	3:00	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	3:30	OUR FIVE DAUGHTERS
	4:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
	4:30	HERE’S HOLLYWOOD Guests: Steven Hill, Hope Lange
	4:55	NEWS—Sander Vanocur
	5:00	BOZO THE CLOWN—Children
	Evening
	6:00	SPORTS—Hilliard Gates
	6:15	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:30	PETE SMITH—Comedy
	6:45	NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
	7:00	SHANNON—Mystery
	7:30	OUTLAWS—Western
	8:30	DR. KILDARE—Drama
	9:30	LIVELY ONES—Music  COLOR  Host: Vic Damone. Guests: Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Shelly Manne, Gene Krupa, Louis Bellson, Mamako, Mitzi McCall and Charlie Brill
	10:00	SING ALONG WITH MITCH—Songs  COLOR  Guests: Jerry Vale, Sandy Stewart
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	11:20	TONIGHT—Variety  COLOR  Guest host: Merv Griffin

That's quite a lineup on The Lively Ones, isn't it? It's the summer replacement for Hazel, and will run for two summers.

	49 WLBC (MUNCIE) (NBC, CBS, ABC)
	Morning
	7:00	TODAY—Chancellor Guest host: Ray Scherer. Guests: the Teddy Wilson Trio
	9:00	CHURCH IN THE HOME
	9:30	YOURS FOR A SONG—Parks
	10:00	JANE WYMAN—Drama
	10:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH  COLOR
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen  COLOR
	11:30	CONCENTRATION
	Afternoon
	12:00	YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION
	12:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
	12:55	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	1:00	NEWS, WEATHER, EDITORIAL, FARM REPORT
	1:30	CAMOUFLAGE—Don Morrow
	1:55	NEWS—Alex Dreier
	2:00	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:30	LORETTA YOUNG
	3:00	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	3:30	OUR FIVE DAUGHTERS
	4:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
	4:30	AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Aretha Franklin
	4:50	AMERICAN NEWSSTAND
	5:00	BASEBALL—Little League
	5:45	BRITISH CALENDAR
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	6:30	LIFELINE—Wayne Poucher
	6:35	CARTOONS—Children
	6:45	NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
	7:00	MAN FROM INTERPOL—Police
	7:30	OUTLAWS—Western
	8:30	DR. KILDARE—Drama
	9:30	MY THREE SONS—Comedy
	10:00	SING ALONG WITH MITCH—Songs  COLOR  Guests: Jerry Vale, Sandy Stewart
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER

Now this is what I like about a station with multiple affiliations: both ABC and NBC in the morning; ABC in the early afternoon until Loretta Young, then NBC until ABC's American Bandstand; the news with Huntley and Brinkley; and in primetime The Outlaws, Dr. Kildare, and Sing Along with Mitch on NBC, sandwiched around My Three Sons on ABC. If only I could have found something from CBS, we'd have had it made! TV