What's on TV? Thursday, August 29, 1963

Xou'll notice that ABC's afternoon schedule includes three programs geared toward the younger audience: American Bandstand, Discovery, and American Newsstand. Of the three, perhaps the least-familiar is American Newsstand, the network's afternoon effort to produce "news with an accent on youth." It was a ten-minute broadcast that ran five days a week, and attempted to capitalize on the audience from the preceding programs to build a news market that the perennial third-place network felt was underdeveloped. The newscast began in 1961 and ran through the 1962-63 season; when Bandstand became a Saturday program, Newsstand went off the air. As you can see from this broadcast, the news was surprisingly substantive, considering what news coverage in general has become. Our listings this week come from the Eastern New England edition.

	-2- WGBH (CAMBRIDGE) (Educational)
	AFTERNOON
	5:45	FRIENDLY GIANT—Children
	EVENING
	6:00	JAPANESE BRUSH PAINTING
	6:15	FRIENDLY GIANT—Homme
	6:30	NEWS—Myron Spencer
	6:45	KEY TO THE CITY
	7:00	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	7:30	FOLK SINGING—Davis
	8:00	REPETORIE WORKSHOP
	8:30	NATION 110: UGANDA   SPECIAL
	9:00	OPEN MIND—Goldman
	10:00	PLAYS IN REHERSAL—Drama

 

 

	-4- WBZ (BOSTON) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:30	SIGN ON SEMINAR
	6:45	DAILY ALMANAC
	7:00	TODAY—Hugh Downs Local news and weather at 7:25, 8:25.
	9:00	NEWS—Chase, Desmond, Kent
	9:30	BEST OF GROUCHO—Quiz
	10:00	SAY WHEN—Art James
	10:25	NEWS—Edwin Newman
	10:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH   COLOR
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR
	11:30	CONCENTRATION
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	12:30	MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety
	2:00	PEOPLE WILL TALK—Dennis James   COLOR
	2:25	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	2:30	DOCTORS—Drama
	3:00	LORETTA YOUNG
	3:30	YOU DON’T SAY!   COLOR  Guests: Ruta Lee, Dennis James. Host: Tom Kennedy
	4:00	MATCH GAME Panelists: Milt Kamen, Barbara Cook. Host: Gene Rayburn
	4:25	NEWS—Sander Vanocur
	4:30	CLUBHOUSE 4—Children
	5:00	MOVIE—Western “Masterson of Kansas” (1954)
	EVENING
	6:30	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:45	NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
	7:00	WYATT EARP—Western
	7:30	FOCAL POINT—Discussion   SPECIAL
	8:30	DR. KILDARE—Drama
	9:30	LIVELY ONES   COLOR  Host: Vic Damone. Guests: Count Basie Sextet, Les Baxter Balladeers, Lisa Kirk, llan Sherman
	10:00	SUMMER SPECIAL “The Story of Will Rogers”
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	STEVE ALLEN—Variety Guests: Shecky Greene, Oscar Peterson, Jennie Smith
	12:45	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	1:00	HIGHWAY PATROL—Police

 

 

	-5- WHDH (BOSTON) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:25	NEWS
	6:30	BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy
	7:00	MORNING KEY CLUB   COLOR
	7:30	CAPTAIN BOB—Variety   COLOR
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM   COLOR
	9:45	DEBBIE DRAKE—Exercise
	10:00	NEWS—Leo Egan   COLOR
	10:05	JULIE DANE—Fashion   COLOR
	10:15	WE BELIEVE—Religion   COLOR
	10:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:00	McCOYS—Comedy
	11:30	PETE AND GLADYS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE
	12:15	NEWS—Harry Reasoner
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	NEWS—Leo Egan   COLOR
	1:05	FARM AND FOOD   COLOR
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Marty Allen, Steve Rossi
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY Guest: Mitzi Gaynor
	3:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Joan Fontaine, Frankie Laine, Phyllis Newman, Sam Levenson
	3:15	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	4:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	5:00	BOZO THE CLOWN   COLOR
	5:45	ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Leo Egan   COLOR
	6:05	DATELINE BOSTON   COLOR
	6:30	SEA HUNT—Adventure
	7:00	NEWS—Harry Reasoner
	7:15	NEWS, SPORTS—Day   COLOR
	7:30	FAIR EXCHANGE—Comedy
	8:00	PERRY MASON
	9:00	TWILIGHT ZONE “Of Late I Think of Cliffordsville”
	10:00	NURSES—Drama
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER   COLOR
	11:20	SPORTS—Don Gillis   COLOR
	11:30	JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR

 

 

	-6- WCSH (PORTLAND) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:50	FARM REPORT—Jack Brofee
	7:00	TODAY—Hugh Downs Local news and weather at 7:25, 8:25.
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM—Connie Roussin
	9:30	BEST OF GROUCHO—Quiz
	10:00	SAY WHEN—Art James
	10:25	NEWS—Edwin Newman
	10:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH   COLOR
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR
	11:30	CONCENTRATION
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION   COLOR  Panelists: Dr. Joyce Brothers, Phil Foster, Bob Haymes
	12:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
	12:55	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	1:00	WEEKDAY ON SIX—Variety
	1:30	PEOPLE ARE FUNNY
	2:00	PEOPLE WILL TALK—Dennis James   COLOR
	2:25	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	2:30	DOCTORS—Drama
	3:00	LORETTA YOUNG
	3:30	YOU DON’T SAY!   COLOR  Guests: Ruta Lee, Dennis James. Host: Tom Kennedy
	4:00	MATCH GAME Panelists: Milt Kamen, Barbara Cook. Host: Gene Rayburn
	4:25	NEWS—Sander Vanocur
	4:30	TROOPER 6—Cartoons
	5:00	LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES—Baseball
	EVENING
	6:00	HIGHWAY PATROL—Police
	6:30	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	6:45	NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
	7:00	HENNESEY—Comedy
	7:30	CHECKMATE—Mystery
	8:30	DR. KILDARE—Drama
	9:30	LIVELY ONES   COLOR  Host: Vic Damone. Guests: Count Basie Sextet, Les Baxter Balladeers, Lisa Kirk, llan Sherman
	10:00	SUMMER SPECIAL “The Story of Will Rogers”
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR

 

 

	-6- WTEV (NEW BEDFORD) (ABC)
	MORNING
	6:30	OPERATION ALPHABET
	7:00	RANGE RIDER—Western
	7:30	BILLY BANG BANG—Children
	8:30	ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
	9:00	ED ALLEN—Exercise
	9:30	AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy
	10:00	DIVORCE COURT—Drama
	11:00	LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
	11:30	SEVEN KEYS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	ERNIE FORD
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
	1:30	COMMUNITY—Bob Bassett
	2:00	DAY IN COURT
	2:25	NEWS—Alex Dreier
	2:30	JANE WYMAN
	3:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Dick Clark
	4:30	DISCOVERY ‘63
	4:55	AMERICAN NEWSSTAND—Bill Lord
	5:00	MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
	5:30	WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	6:15	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:30	SURFSIDE 6—Adventure
	7:30	OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy
	8:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	8:30	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
	9:00	MY THREE SONS
	9:30	McHALE’S NAVY
	10:00	ALCOA PREMIERE “The Town That Died”
	11:00	NEWS—Murphy Martin
	11:10	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:25	THRILLER—Mystery “The Grim Reaper”

 

 

	-7- WNAC (BOSTON) (CBS)
	MORNING
	6:25	FARM AND MARKET REPORT
	6:30	UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD “Sharing Family Duties”
	7:00	DISCOVERY ’63—Children
	7:25	THREE STOOGES—Comedy
	8:00	THREE STOOGES—Comedy
	8:15	KING AND ODIE—Children
	8:30	JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
	9:00	PEOPLE ARE FUNNY
	9:30	EXPERT OPINION—Morgan
	9:55	NEWS
	10:00	CALENDAR—Harry Reasoner Guests: V.K. Krishna Menon, Jimmy Hoffa, Edward Bennett Williams
	10:30	QUEEN FOR A DAY—Jack Bailey
	11:00	JANE WYMAN—Drama
	11:30	SEVEN KEYS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	ERNIE FORD
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
	1:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	2:00	DAY IN COURT
	2:25	NEWS—Alex Dreier
	2:30	TV HOUR OF STARS—Drama “Survival”
	3:25	NEWS
	3:30	MOVIE—Drama “Listen, Darling” (1938)
	4:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	4:15	SECRET STORM
	4:30	MOVIE—Drama “Washington Melodrama” (1941)
	5:00	THREE STOOGES—Comedy
	5:30	HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	6:15	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:30	PHIL SILVERS—Comedy
	7:00	GUESTWARD  HO!—Comedy
	7:30	OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy
	8:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	8:30	DANGER MAN—Mystery
	9:00	MY THREE SONS
	9:30	McHALE’S NAVY
	10:00	ALCOA PREMIERE “The Town That Died”
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	MOVIE—Double Feature 1. “Crack-up” (1946) 2. “The Easiest Way” (1930)

 

 

	-8- WMTW (POLAND SPRING) (ABC)
	MORNING
	8:00	FARM AND HOME—Report
	8:45	TEDDY BEAR PLAYHOUSE
	10:30	MOVIE—Drama “The World of Apu” (Indian; 1959), Part 1
	11:30	SEVEN KEYS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	ERNIE FORD
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
	1:30	TOWN AND COUNTRY TIME
	2:00	DAY IN COURT
	2:25	NEWS—Alex Dreier
	2:30	JANE WYMAN
	3:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Dick Clark
	4:30	DISCOVERY ‘63
	4:55	AMERICAN NEWSSTAND—Bill Lord
	5:00	SUPERMAN—Adventure
	5:30	MOVIE—Science Fiction “X. . . the Unknown” (English; 1957)
	EVENING
	7:00	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	7:15	NEWS, WEATHER
	7:30	OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy
	8:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	8:30	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
	9:00	MY THREE SONS
	9:30	McHALE’S NAVY
	10:00	ALCOA PREMIERE “The Town That Died”
	11:00	NEWS—Murphy Martin
	11:15	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:20	MOVIE—Musical Comedy “Flying Down to Rio” (1933)

 

 

	-9- WMUR (MANCHESTER) (ABC)
	MORNING
	9:30	FOR YOUR INFORMATION
	9:45	JOAN ROBERTSON—Women
	10:00	MOVIE—Prison Drama “The Steel Cage” (1954)
	10:50	MOVIE—Drama “Beware of Ladies” (1937)
	11:30	SEVEN KEYS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	ERNIE FORD
	12:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	1:00	GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
	1:30	COUNTRY STORE—Bernier, Joy
	2:00	DAY IN COURT
	2:25	NEWS—Alex Dreier
	2:30	JANE WYMAN
	3:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Dick Clark
	4:30	DISCOVERY ‘63
	4:55	AMERICAN NEWSSTAND—Bill Lord
	5:00	UNCLE GUS—Cartoons
	EVENING
	6:00	ROBIN HOOD—Adventure
	6:30	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:45	NEWS—Ron Cochran
	7:00	YANCY DERRINGER—Western
	7:30	OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy
	8:00	ADAMS AND EVE—Comedy
	8:30	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
	9:00	MY THREE SONS
	9:30	PHIL SILVERS—Comedy
	10:00	ALCOA PREMIERE “The Town That Died”
	11:00	NEWS—Murphy Martin
	11:15	MOVIE—Mystery “The Big Clock” (1948)

 

 

	10 WJAR (PROVIDENCE) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:55	NEWS
	7:00	TODAY—Hugh Downs Local news and weather at 7:25, 8:25.
	9:00	NEWS
	9:05	WORLD AROUND US
	9:30	TALK OF THE TOWN—Jay Kroll
	9:55	NEWS
	10:00	SAY WHEN—Art James
	10:25	NEWS—Edwin Newman
	10:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH   COLOR
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen   COLOR
	11:30	CONCENTRATION
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	BEST OF GROUCHO—Quiz
	12:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
	12:55	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	1:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Thank You, Mr. Moto” (1937)
	2:30	DOCTORS—Drama
	3:00	LORETTA YOUNG
	3:30	YOU DON’T SAY!   COLOR  Guests: Ruta Lee, Dennis James. Host: Tom Kennedy
	4:00	MATCH GAME Panelists: Milt Kamen, Barbara Cook. Host: Gene Rayburn
	4:25	NEWS—Sander Vanocur
	4:30	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
	5:00	MOVIE—Adventure “Tarzan’s Peril” (1951)
	EVENING
	6:30	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:45	NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
	7:00	RIPCORD—Adventure
	7:30	WIDE COUNTRY—Drama
	8:30	DR. KILDARE—Drama
	9:30	LIVELY ONES   COLOR  Host: Vic Damone. Guests: Count Basie Sextet, Les Baxter Balladeers, Lisa Kirk, llan Sherman
	10:00	SUMMER SPECIAL “The Story of Will Rogers”
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR

 

 

	11 WENH (DURHAM) (Educational)
	EVENING
	6:00	CLASSICAL MUSIC
	6:25	EVENTS—New Hampshire
	6:30	NEWS—Myron Spencer
	6:45	KEY TO THE CITY
	7:00	WHAT’S NEW—Children
	7:30	FOLK SINGING—Davis
	8:00	REPETORIE WORKSHOP
	8:30	NATION 110: UGANDA   SPECIAL
	9:00	OPEN MIND--Goldman

 

 

	12 WPRO (PROVIDENCE) (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	POPEYE—Cartoons
	7:30	KING AND ODIE—Children
	7:45	STORYTIME—Beth Chollar
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM—Bonnie Riker
	9:30	MORNING MERRY-GO-ROUND
	10:00	CALENDAR—Harry Reasoner Guests: V.K. Krishna Menon, Jimmy Hoffa, Edward Bennett Williams
	10:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:00	McCOYS—Comedy
	11:30	PETE AND GLADYS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE
	12:15	NEWS—Harry Reasoner
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	GIRL TALK—Virginia Graham
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Marty Allen, Steve Rossi
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY Guest: Mitzi Gaynor
	3:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Joan Fontaine, Frankie Laine, Phyllis Newman, Sam Levenson
	3:25	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	4:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	SALTY BRINE’S SHACK
	5:30	MOVIE—Western “Gunmen from Laredo” (1959)
	EVENING
	6:45	NEWS—Harry Reasoner
	7:00	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	7:30	FAIR EXCHANGE—Comedy
	8:00	PERRY MASON
	9:00	TWILIGHT ZONE “Of Late I Think of Cliffordsville”
	10:00	NURSES—Drama
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:20	MOVIE—Musical Comedy “Best Foot Forward” (1943)

 

 

	13 WGAN (PORTLAND) (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	CARTOONS—Children
	7:30	KINGDOM OF THE SEA
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
	9:30	GOOD MORNING, MAINE
	10:00	CALENDAR—Harry Reasoner Guests: V.K. Krishna Menon, Jimmy Hoffa, Edward Bennett Williams
	10:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:00	McCOYS—Comedy
	11:30	PETE AND GLADYS
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE
	12:15	NEWS—Hank Gale
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	GIRL TALK—Virginia Graham
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS
	2:00	PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Marty Allen, Steve Rossi
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY Guest: Mitzi Gaynor
	3:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Joan Fontaine, Frankie Laine, Phyllis Newman, Sam Levenson
	3:25	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT
	4:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	5:00	CAPTAIN AND THE KIDS
	5:30	MOVIE—Comedy “Too Many Husbands” (1940)
	EVENING
	6:55	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	7:30	SEA HUNT—Adventure
	8:00	PERRY MASON
	9:00	TWILIGHT ZONE “Of Late I Think of Cliffordsville”
	10:00	NURSES—Drama
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	HORSE RACE—Scarborough
	11:20	STEVE ALLEN—Variety Guests: Shecky Greene, Oscar Peterson, Jennie Smith
	12:45	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER

 

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