What's on TV? Wednesday, April 6, 1955

We're so used to seeing Andy Williams as host of his own show, we hardly ever think of him as a guest on someone else's show, but of course he wasn't always a big star, and he had to start out somewhere. And if you'd had this 1955 issue from Chicago, you'd have known right where to find him. The Williams Brothers had just broken up in 1953, and in 1954 he began a regular gig on Steve Allen's Tonight Show. His first summer replacement show would be in 1957; he would have two others in the following two years. The Andy Williams Show as we know it began in 1962, and the rest truly is history.

	-2- WBBM (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:40	Today’s Thoughts
	6:45	Farm Daily—Menard
	7:00	Morning Show—Jack Paar Guest: Hermione Gingold Five minutes of local news at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55
	9:00	Garry Moore—Variety
	9:30	Arthur Godfrey Time
	10:30	Strike It Rich—Quiz Guest—Joan Weber
	11:00	Valiant Lady—Serial
	11:15	Love of Life—Serial
	11:30	Search for Tomorrow
	11:45	Guiding Light—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	The Inner Flame—Serial
	12:15	Road of Life—Serial
	12:30	Welcome Travelers
	1:00	Robert Q. Lewis—Variety   COLOR
	1:30	Linkletter’s House Party
	2:00	The Big Payoff—Quiz
	2:30	Bob Crosby—Music
	3:00	Brighter Day—Serial
	3:15	Secret Storm—Serial
	3:30	On Your Account—Quiz
	4:00	The Early Show—Drama “The Diamond”
	4:30	Shopping with Miss Lee
	4:45	P.J. and Pattee—Kids
	4:55	Weather—P.J. Hoff
	5:00	Range Rider—Western
	5:30	Gene Autry—Western
	EVENING
	6:00	Sports—Bob Elson
	6:15	News—Julian Bentley
	6:30	News—Douglas Edwards
	6:45	Perry Como—Music
	7:00	GODFREY AND FRIENDS
	8:00	THE MILLIONAIRE
	8:30	I’VE GOT A SECRET—Panel
	9:00	BEST OF BROADWAY   COLOR  “Stage Door”
	10:00	NEWS AND WEATHER
	10:15	IN TOWN TONIGHT
	10:30	NEWS—John Harrington
	10:45	KUP’S SHOW—Irv Kupcinet
	11:00	Ken Nordine Show
	11:30	MOVIE—Mystery “Tuxedo Junction”

 

 

	-4- WTMJ (Milwaukee) (NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	Today—Dave Garroway Five minutes of local news with Len O’Connor at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55
	9:00	Ding Dong School—Kids
	9:30	Way of the World
	9:45	Sheila Graham
	10:00	Home—Women’s News
	11:00	What’s New in the Kitchen
	11:45	Let’s Look at the News
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Holy Week Meditations   COLOR
	12:15	Hot Shot Review—Music   COLOR
	12:30	Weather—Bill Carlson   COLOR
	12:35	Bob Heiss—Interviews   COLOR
	1:30	Beulah Donohue—Woman
	2:00	Ted Mack—Variety
	2:30	Greatest Gift—Serial
	2:45	Miss Marlowe—Serial
	3:00	Hawkins Falls—Serial
	3:15	First Love—Serial
	3:30	World of Mr. Sweeney
	3:45	Modern Romances
	4:00	Your Library Story
	4:15	Let’s Experiment—Science
	4:30	Howdy Doody—Puppets
	5:00	Foreman Tom—Western
	5:45	News—Bob Kelly
	5:55	Weather—Bill Carlsen
	EVENING
	6:00	Sports—Larry Clark
	6:15	Malones and Marvin—Music
	6:30	Eddie Fisher—Music
	6:45	News—John Cameron Swayze
	7:00	I MARRIED JOAN
	7:30	MY LITTLE MARGIE
	8:00	THEATER—Drama “The Whim of Iron”
	9:00	THIS IS YOUR LIFE
	9:30	PLAYHOUSE OF STARS “The Fingerprint”
	10:00	WEATHER—Bill Carlsen
	10:05	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	10:20	LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
	10:30	RACKET SQUAD—Drama
	11:00	Tonight—Variety Guests: Andy Williams, Dorothy Collins, Wally Cox
	12:00	News at Midnight

 

 

	-5- WNBQ (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:45	Everett Mitchell—Talks
	7:00	Today—Dave Garroway Five minutes of local news at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55
	9:00	Ding Dong School—Kids
	9:30	Way of the World
	9:45	Sheila Graham Guest: Ralph Edwards
	10:00	Home—Women’s News
	11:00	Tennessee Ernie Ford
	11:30	Feather Your Nest—Quiz
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Noontime Comics—Kids
	12:30	Cartoonland—Ken Bowers
	12:45	Bob & Kay with Doucette
	2:00	Ted Mack—Variety
	2:30	Greatest Gift—Serial
	2:45	Miss Marlowe—Serial
	3:00	Hawkins Falls—Serial
	3:15	First Love—Serial
	3:30	World of Mr. Sweeney
	3:45	Modern Romances
	4:00	Pinky Lee—Kids
	4:30	Howdy Doody—Puppets
	5:00	Elmer the Elephant—Kids
	5:30	Close Up—Music
	EVENING
	6:00	Weather—Clint Youle
	6:05	News—Jack Angell
	6:10	Sports—Joe Wilson
	6:15	Dorsey Connors—Travel
	6:20	Alex Dreier—Features
	6:25	Tony Weitzel—Comments
	6:30	Eddie Fisher—Music
	6:45	News—John Cameron Swayze
	7:00	I MARRIED JOAN
	7:30	MY LITTLE MARGIE
	8:00	THEATER—Drama “The Whim of Iron”
	9:00	THIS IS YOUR LIFE
	9:30	BIG TOWN—Drama
	10:00	WEATHER—Clint Youle
	10:10	DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
	10:15	NEWS—Jack Angell
	10:25	NEWS—Norm Barry
	10:30	NORBY—Comedy
	11:00	Tonight—Variety Guests: Andy Williams, Dorothy Collins, Wally Cox
	12:00	MOVIE—Adventure “Dangerous Holiday”

 

 

	-7- WBKB (ABC)
	MORNING
	8:00	Chicago Parade—Variety
	9:00	Women and the World
	9:30	Play House—Kids
	10:00	Creative Cookery—Recipes
	10:55	News—Ulmer Turner
	11:00	Danny O’Neil Show
	11:55	News—Ulmer Turner
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Happy Pirates—Kids’ Fun
	12:55	News—Ulmer Turner
	1:00	Midweek Cooking School
	2:00	The Doctor Answers—Talk
	2:15	TV Dental Clinic
	2:30	Double Feature—Dramas
	3:30	News—Ullmer Turner
	3:35	Time for Uncle Win
	3:55	News—Ullmer Turner
	4:00	Pied Piper—Art Horn
	4:30	Little Rascals
	5:00	Five O’Clock Theater “Rock Against the Sea”
	5:30	Jack Drees Show
	5:55	Weather—Wayne Griffin
	EVENING
	6:00	Kukla, Fran and Ollie
	6:15	News—John Daly
	6:30	Disneyland “Alice in Wonderland”
	7:30	STU ERWIN—Comedy
	8:00	MASQUERADE PARTY Panel: Buff Cobb, Bobby Sherwood, Ilka Chase, Ogden Nash. Host: Peter Donald
	8:30	WHO SAID THAT?—Panel Panel: Kitty Carlisle, Phil Foster, Bob Considine, June Lockhart. Host: John Daly
	9:30	REPORT TO THE PEOPLE
	9:45	FOCAL POINT—Shorts
	10:00	DOUBLE DATE—Film Dramas
	11:00	This Is the Day
	11:10	Tom Duggan—Comments
	12:00	MOVIE—Double Feature (1) “Close Shave” (2) “Neutral Corner”

 

 

	-9- WGN (Du Mont)
	MORNING
	9:30	Paul Fogarty—Exercises
	10:00	Hi Ladies—Mike Douglas
	10:55	News—Steve Fentress
	11:00	The Romper Room—Kids
	11:55	News—Steve Fentress
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Best of the West—Kids
	12:55	News—Steve Fentress
	1:00	All About Baby—Tips
	1:15	MOVIE—Drama “Prairie Chickens”
	2:00	Paul Dixon—Music
	3:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Leave It to the Marines” (1951)
	4:00	Bandstand Matinee—Music
	4:55	News—Les Nichols
	5:00	Bob Atcher Show—Western
	5:30	Garfield Goose and Friend
	EVENING
	6:00	Curbstone Cut-up—Simon
	6:15	Sports Final—Vince Lloyd
	6:30	News—Spencer Allen
	6:45	Chicagoland Newsreel
	7:00	WHAT’S THE STORY?—Panel Panelists: Bosley Crowther, Harriet Van Horne, Jimmy Cannon. Emcee: John K.M. McCaffery
	7:30	EISENHOWER PRESS CONFERENCE
	8:00	CHICAGO SYMPHONY
	9:30	LIBERACE—Music
	10:00	MOVIE—Drama “Young Lovers” (1950)
	11:30	News—Les Nichols
	11:45	Weather—Carl Greyson
	11:50	Ron Terry Show—Music

 

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