June 30, 2025

What's on TV: Wednesday, July 1, 1953




You might have noticed Hal LeRoy guest-hosting for Arthur Godfrey on Arthur Godfrey and Friends. The Old Redhead had hip-replacement surgery (on both hips!) in Boston last month, which was a pretty revolutionary procedure at the time. His recuperation lasts four months, during which time he broadcasts his radio program from a studio constructed at his farm in Virginia. The whole nation seems preoccupied with Godfrey's recovery; later in the year, they'll be preoccupied with him in a different way—when he fires Julius LaRosa—but, of course, that's another story. This week's listings are from Chicago.

 
4 WBBM (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     9:00
ARTHUR
 
   10:00
FRANK REYNOLDS—News
 
   10:05
I’LL BUY THAT—Panel
 
   10:30
STRIKE IT RICH—Warren Hull
 
   11:00
BRIDE AND GROOM—Wedding
 
   11:15
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
       
   11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
 
   11:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
LUNCHEON WITH BILLY
 
   12:25
LEE PHILLIP SHOW—Tips
 
   12:30
GARRY MOORE SHOW
 
     1:00
DOUBLE OR NOTHING—Quiz
 
     1:30
LINKLETTER’S HOUSEPARTY
 
     2:00
BIG PAYOFF—Quiz for Men
 
     2:30
ACTION IN THE AFTERNOON
 
     3:00
SHOPPING WITH O’RILEY
 
     3:15
MUSIC COUNTER—Tunes
 
     3:30
“TROJAN BROTHERS”
MOVIE
 
     5:00
GARFIELD GOOSE & FRIENDS
 
     5:30
WESTERN MOVIE TIME—Film
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
BOB ELSON—Sports
 
     6:15
FAHEY FLYNN—News
 
     6:30
DOUGLAS EDWARDS—News
 
     6:45
TV’S TOP TUNES—Musical
 
     7:00
ARTHUR GODFREY & FRIENDS
Guest host: Hal LeRoy
 
     8:00
STRIKE IT RICH—Quiz
 
     8:30
I’VE GOT A SECRET—Panel
Guest: Peter Lawford. Panelists: Henry Morgan, Faye Emerson, Bill Cullen, Jayne Meadows. Emcee: Garry Moore
 
     9:00
BOXING BOUTS—Chicago
Bob Baker vs. Bob Satterfield
 
     9:45
SPORTS SPOT—Review
 
   10:00
FAHEY FLYNN—News
 
   10:10
LEE PHILLIP—Weather
 
   10:15
JOHN HARRINGTON—Sports
 
   10:25
ART MERCER—Sports
 
   10:30
JOHN HARRINGTON—News
 
   10:45
IRV KUPCINET—Gossip
 
   11:00
BOB ELSON—Sports
 
   11:15
MURDER BEFORE MIDNIGHT
 
   12:00
“HER ENLISTED MAN”
MOVIE
 
 
 
5 WNBQ (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     6:45
TOWN & FARM—Discussion
 
     7:00
TODAY—Reports & Interviews
Guest: Gertrude Berg
 
     9:00
DING DONG SCHOOL
 
     9:30
ANIMAL PLAYTIME—Chats
 
   10:00
ASK WASHINGTON—News
 
   10:30
MRS. U.S.A.—Film Shorts
 
   11:00
CREATIVE COOKERY—Recipes
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
NOONTIME COMICS
 
   12:30
BOB & KAY SHOW—Chats
 
     1:00
“SALESLADY”
MOVIE
 
     2:00
BREAK THE BANK—Quiz Show
 
     2:30
WELCOME TRAVELERS—Chats
 
     3:00
ON YOUR ACCOUNT—Chats
 
     3:30
LADIES CHOICE—Talent
 
     4:00
HAWKINS FALLS—Small Town
 
     4:15
GABBY HAYES SHOW—Film
 
     4:30
HOWDY DOODY SHOW
 
     5:00
ELMER THE ELEPHANT
 
     5:30
KIDS KARNIVAL KWIZ—Film
 
     5:50
JACK ANGELL—News
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
CLINT YOULE—Weather
 
     6:05
ALEX DREIER—News
 
     6:10
JOE WILSON—Sports
 
     6:15
DORSEY CONNORS—Travel
 
     6:20
TONY WEITZEL—Comments
 
     6:30
EDDIE FISHER SHOW—Tunes
 
     6:45
JOHN CAMERON SWAYZE—News
 
     7:00
I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
 
     7:30
MUSIC HALL—Variety
Guests: Les Paul and Mary Ford
 
     8:00
KRAFT THEATER—Drama
“The Diehard”
 
     9:00
CANDID CAMERA
 
     9:30
CITY DESK—Discussion
 
   10:00
CLINT YOULE—Weather
 
   10:10
DORSEY CONNORS—Tips
 
   10:15
JIM HURLBUT—News
 
   10:30
NORMAN BARRY—Sports
 
   10:45
HERBIE MINTZ SHOW—Music
 
 
 
7 WBKB (ABC)
 
MORNING
 
     9:30
CARTOON—Fun for Kids
 
     9:45
BEULAH KARNEY PRESENTS
 
   10:30
EXERCISE WITH ED ALLEN
 
   10:50
WAYNE GRIFFIN—Weather
 
   10:55
ULMER TURNER—News
 
   11:00
BREAKFAST WITH O’NEIL
 
   11:55
ULMER TURNER—News
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
HAPPY PIRATES—Kids’ Fun
 
   12:15
MOVIE QUICK QUIZ—Game
 
   12:30
TIME FOR FUN—N. Francis
 
   12:55
ULMER TURNER—News
 
     1:00
ALL ABOUT BABY—Discussion
 
     1:15
“DEATH FROM A DISTANCE”
MOVIE
 
     2:25
ULMER TURNER—News
 
     2:30
“I’D GIVE MY LIFE”
MOVIE—Cut to ½ hour.
 
     3:00
“PRAIRIE CHICKENS”
MOVIE
 
     3:55
ULMER TURNER—News
 
     4:00
“NIAGRA FALLS”
MOVIE
 
     4:45
ROOTIE KAZOOTIE—Puppets
 
     5:00
LAUGH TIME—Angel Casey
 
     5:30
ADVENTURE TIME WITH BOB ATCHER
“Devil Riders” chapter 3
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
AUSTIN KIPLINGER—News
 
     6:25
WAYNE GRIFFIN—Weather
 
     6:30
DATE WITH JUDY—Comedy
 
     7:00
LAUREL AND HARDY TIME
 
     7:30
STU ERWIN SHOW—Comedy
 
     8:00
TO BE ANNOUNCED
 
     8:15
GARDEN SHOW—Talk
 
     8:30
WRESTLING FROM RAINBO
 
   10:00
TO BE ANNOUNCED
 
   10:30
THIS IS CHARLES LAUGHTON
 
   10:45
KAY ASHTON-STEVENS SHOW
 
   11:00
ULMER TURNER—News
 
   11:10
TOM DUGGAN—Comments
 
   12:00
“FLYING DEUCES”
MOVIE
 
     1:30
ULMER TURNER—News
 
 
 
9 WGN (Du Mont)
 
MORNING
 
     9:00
YOUR FIGURE, LADIES
 
     9:30
MOVIE—Serial Films
 
   10:00
A TO Z OF COOKERY—Tips
 
   11:00
MOVIE—Film Cut to 27 Min.
       
   11:30
CLETE ROBERTS—News
 
   11:45
EARL NIGHTINGALE—Chats
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
HI LADIES—Jack Payne
 
   12:45
BASEBALL WITH THE GIRLS
 
     1:00
BATTING PRACTICE—Warmup
 
     1:10
LEAD OFF MAN—Vince Lloyd
 
     1:30
BASEBALL—Sox vs. St. Louis
St. Louis Browns at Chicago White Sox
 
     3:30
TENTH INNING—Interviews
 
     4:00
MOVIE—Title Not Available
(Full length feature cut down to accommodate the ending time of the ball game.)
 
     4:45
TIME FOR BEANY—Puppets
 
     5:00
WATCH TO WIN—Quiz
 
     5:30
ROBERT F. HURLEIGH—News
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
CAPTAIN VIDEO—Adventures
 
     6:30
SPENCER ALLEN—News
 
     6:45
SPENCER ALLEN—Local News
 
     7:00
“SANTA FE UPRISING”
MOVIE
 
     8:00
FRONT PAGE DETECTIVE
 
     8:30
THROUGH THE CAMERA EYE
 
     9:00
OLD AMERICAN BARN DANCE
 
     9:30
LIBERACE SHOW—Musical
 
   10:00
“SWORD OF THE AVENGER”
MOVIE
 
   11:30
LES NICHOLS—News
 
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