What's on TV? Wednesday, January 28, 1959

Now here's something you don't see every day: a network news program on an educational television station. But until May 1960, The Huntley-Brinkley Report was not carried on WBZ, the NBC affiliate. Instead, it was seen first, as in this listing, on WGBH (without commercials) and then WHDH, before debuting on WBZ. According to Tim Lones, it had to do with Group W's ownership of WBZ, and the "bad blood between Westinghouse and NBC over the WNBK/WPTZ [Philadelphia] swap in 1956. Though Westinghouse agreed to it, they felt they were pressured into the move by NBC. To get back at the network they didn't clear Jack Paar in most markets where Westinghouse had NBC affiliates. [As you can see in this issue, Tonight is on WHDH.] In Cleveland, WEWS, the ABC affiliate, carried Paar, then Carson, from 1957-66 and Huntley-Brinkley from 1959-60. Another factor is that Westinghouse Radio stations that were NBC went independent." Ah, the rabbit holes you can go down, in this Eastern New England issue.

	-2- WGBH (CAMBRIDGE) (Educational)
	MORNING
	9:30	TWENTY-ONE INCH CLASSROOM—Instruction Literature: Grade 3 “Stories on Stage”
	11:00	IN SCHOOL INSTRUCTION
	AFTERNOON
	4:30	CHILDREN’S CORNER—Carey
	5:00	RUTH ANNE’S CAMP
	EVENING
	6:00	CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM “Hysteresis”
	6:30	NEWS—Louis M. Lyons
	6:45	HUNTLEY-BRINKLEY REPORT—News
	7:00	BACKGROUNDS—Louis M. Lyons
	7:15	SCIENCE—Grade 5 “Nuclear Energy”
	7:45	SCIENCE IN SIGHT
	8:00	INVITATION TO ART Dutch Master Drawings
	8:30	ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN—Lunt
	9:00	FINE ARTS QUARTET
	10:00	LANGUAGE AND SEMANTICS “Vocabulary in Relation to Intelligence and Success”
	10:30	NEWS—Bob Jones

 

 

	-4- WBZ (BOSTON) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:30	SIGN ON SEMINAR—Zulti
	6:45	DAILY ALMANAC
	6:55	WEATHER—Don Kent
	7:00	TODAY—Dave Garroway
	7:25	NEWS, WEATHER
	7:30	TODAY—Garroway
	8:25	NEWS, WEATHER
	8:30	TODAY—Garroway
	9:00	PRISCILLA LANE SHOW
	9:25	NEWS, WEATHER
	9:30	TIC TAC DOUGH
	10:00	DOUGH RE MI—Quiz
	10:30	TREASURE HUNT—Quiz
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11:30	CONCENTRATION
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS—Jack Chase
	12:10	WEATHER—Don Kent
	12:15	BIG BROTHER—Bob Emery
	1:00	MOVIE—Comedy “Rendezvous with Annie” (1946)
	2:25	NEWS—Leo Egan
	2:30	HAGGIS BAGGIS—Contest
	3:00	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	3:30	FROM THESE ROOTS
	4:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	4:30	COUNTY FAIR—Variety
	5:00	MOVIE—Western “Gun Belt” (1953)
	EVENING
	6:45	NEWS—Arch Macdonald
	6:55	WEATHER—Don Kent
	7:00	JEFF’S COLLIE—Drama
	7:30	SCIENCE SERIES   SPECIAL    COLOR  “The Alphabet Conspiracy” “Buckskin” and “The Restless Gun” will not be seen tonight
	8:30	WELLS FARGO
	9:00	PETER GUNN—Drama
	9:30	ALCOA THEATER “30 Pieces of Silver”
	10:00	ARTHUR MURRAY   COLOR  Guest: Pat Stanley
	10:30	OFFICIAL DETECTIVE—Police
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	MOVIE—Double Feature 1. “Strange Affair” (1944) 2. “Earthworm Tractor” (1936)

 

 

	-5- WHDH (BOSTON) (ABC, CBS, NBC)
	MORNING
	7:55	BREAKFAST SHOW
	8:40	TAKE FIVE—Mark Stevens
	8:45	NEWS—Richard C. Hottelet
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM   COLOR
	9:45	FOR WOMEN ONLY   COLOR
	10:00	NEWS   COLOR
	10:10	TAKE FIVE—Mark Stevens
	10:15	WE BELIEVE—Religion   COLOR
	10:30	BEULAH—Comedy
	11:00	MORNING PLAYHOUSE
	11:30	PETER LIND HAYES
	AFTERNOON
	12:30	FARM AND HOME   COLOR
	12:55	TAKE FIVE—Mark Stevens
	1:00	LIBERACE—Variety
	1:30	STU ERWIN—Comedy
	2:00	ACCUSED—Drama
	2:30	MUSIC BINGO—Quiz
	3:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Dick Clark
	5:30	MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
	EVENING
	6:00	DATELINE BOSTON   COLOR
	6:30	LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
	7:00	NEWS, SPORTS   COLOR
	7:10	WEATHER—Loring   COLOR
	7:15	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	7:30	TEXAS RANGERS—Western
	8:00	UNION PACIFIC—Adventure
	8:30	BOLD JOURNEY—Adventure
	9:00	VOICE OF FIRESTONE “Salute to the Music of Verdi” Host: John Daly. Guests: Roberta Peters, Cesare Siepi, Blanche Theborn, Cesare Valetti
	9:30	DR. I.Q.—Quiz
	10:00	PATTI PAGE—Variety Guests: Roger Williams, Bill Hayes, Florence Henderson
	10:30	HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE—Comedy
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	JACK PAAR—Variety

 

 

	-6- WCSH (PORTLAND) (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:30	CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM “Experiment on Vacuum Tubes”
	7:00	TODAY—Dave Garroway
	7:25	NEWS, WEATHER
	7:30	TODAY—Garroway
	8:25	NEWS, WEATHER
	8:30	TODAY—Garroway
	9:00	SUSIE—Comedy
	9:25	NEWS, WEATHER
	9:30	ROMPER ROOM—Kids
	10:00	DOUGH RE MI—Quiz
	10:30	TREASURE HUNT—Quiz
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11:30	CONCENTRATION
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz
	12:30	IT COULD BE YOU
	1:00	NEWS—Henry Magnuson
	1:05	AGNES GIBBS—Homemaking
	1:15	COMMUNITY IN FOCUS
	1:30	LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
	2:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz   COLOR
	2:30	HAGGIS BAGGIS—Contest
	3:00	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	3:30	FROM THESE ROOTS
	4:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	4:30	COUNTY FAIR—Variety
	5:00	FUN HOUSE—Clif Reynolds
	EVENING
	6:00	WOODY WOODPECKER
	6:30	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	6:45	HUNTLEY-BRINKLEY REPORT—News
	7:00	YOUTH CAVALCADE—Amateurs
	7:30	SCIENCE SERIES   SPECIAL    COLOR  “The Alphabet Conspiracy” “Buckskin” and “The Restless Gun” will not be seen tonight
	8:30	WELLS FARGO
	9:00	PETER GUNN—Drama
	9:30	ALCOA THEATER “30 Pieces of Silver”
	10:00	ARTHUR MURRAY   COLOR  Guest: Pat Stanley
	10:30	SABER OF LONDON—Mystery
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	JACK PAAR—Variety

 

 

	-7- WNAC (BOSTON) (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	LAUREL AND HARDY—Comedy
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	8:45	STAR TIME
	10:00	MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
	10:30	ARTHUR GODFREY
	11:00	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:30	TOP DOLLAR—Quiz
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	LOUISE MORGAN—Women
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	2:00	OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY
	3:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	3:30	VERDICT IS YOURS
	4:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	4:15	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	TOPPER—Comedy
	5:00	MOVIE—Drama “I’m Still Alive” (1940)
	EVENING
	6:30	WOODY WOODPECKER
	7:00	WALTER WINCHELL FILE
	7:30	NAME THAT TUNE
	8:00	TEXAN—Western
	8:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST
	9:00	DANNY THOMAS
	9:30	ANN SOTHERN
	10:00	DESILU PLAYHOUSE “Ballad for a Badman”
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	MOVIE—Double Feature 1. “Canal Zone” (1942) 2. “Alaska Highway” (1943)

 

 

	-8- WMTW (POLAND SPRING) (ABC)
	MORNING
	8:30	MOVIE—Daily Feature “The Whip Hand” (1951)
	9:30	MOVIE—Daily Feature “Lost Boundaries” (1949)
	11:00	TOWN AND COUNTRY TIME
	11:30	PETER LIND HAYES
	AFTERNOON
	12:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH
	1:00	LIBERACE—Variety
	1:30	LADIES FAIR—George Ouellette
	2:00	ACCUSED—Drama
	2:30	MUSIC BINGO—Quiz
	3:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Dick Clark
	5:00	ENGINE HOUSE—Kids
	5:30	MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
	EVENING
	6:00	MOVIE—Drama “The Beachcomber” (1954)
	7:15	NEWS, WEATHER
	7:30	DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama
	8:00	MEDIC—Drama
	8:30	BOLD JOURNEY—Adventure
	9:00	VOICE OF FIRESTONE “Salute to the Music of Verdi” Host: John Daly. Guests: Roberta Peters, Cesare Siepi, Blanche Theborn, Cesare Valetti
	9:30	DR. I.Q.—Quiz
	10:00	PATTI PAGE—Variety Guests: Roger Williams, Bill Hayes, Florence Henderson
	10:30	NEWS—John Daly
	10:45	MOVIE—Adventure “Return to Paradise” (1953)

 

 

 

	-9- WMUR (MANCHESTER) (ABC, CBS)
	MORNING
	11:30	PETER LIND HAYES
	AFTERNOON
	12:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH
	1:00	LIBERACE—Variety
	1:30	CATHOLIC THOUGHT—Religion
	1:45	AIR FORCE DIGEST
	2:00	ACCUSED—Drama
	2:30	MUSIC BINGO—Quiz
	3:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Dick Clark
	5:30	GERRY KEARNEY—Variety
	EVENING
	6:00	SUSIE—Comedy
	6:30	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	7:00	MOVIE—Western “Western Pacific Agent” (1950)
	8:30	WRESTLING—Chicago
	9:30	DR. I.Q.—Quiz
	10:00	STAR PERFORMANCE—Drama “Here Comes the Suit”
	10:30	NEWS—John Daly
	10:45	WEATHER, SPORTS, NEWS
	11:05	CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING

 

 

	10 WJAR (PROVIDENCE) (ABC, NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY—Dave Garroway
	7:25	NEWS, WEATHER
	7:30	TODAY—Garroway
	8:25	NEWS, WEATHER
	8:30	TODAY—Garroway
	9:00	WORLD AROUND US—Adams
	9:30	HIPPITY HOP—Cartoons
	9:45	MOVIE—Daily Feature “Presenting Lily Mars” (1943)
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11:30	CONCENTRATION
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz
	12:30	IT COULD BE YOU
	1:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Conflict” (1945)
	2:30	HAGGIS BAGGIS—Contest
	3:00	YOUNG DR. MALONE
	3:30	FROM THESE ROOTS
	4:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	4:30	COUNTY FAIR—Variety
	5:00	MOVIE—War Drama “A Yank in the RAF” (1941)
	EVENING
	6:15	NEWS, WEATHER
	6:30	REAL McCOYS—Comedy
	7:00	DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama
	7:30	SCIENCE SERIES   SPECIAL    COLOR  “The Alphabet Conspiracy” “Buckskin” and “The Restless Gun” will not be seen tonight
	8:30	WELLS FARGO
	9:00	PETER GUNN—Drama
	9:30	ALCOA THEATER “30 Pieces of Silver”
	10:00	ARTHUR MURRAY   COLOR  Guest: Pat Stanley
	10:30	MAN WITHOUT A GUN—Western
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	MOVIE—Drama “Tall, Dark and Handsome” (1941)

 

 

	12 WPRO (PROVIDENCE) (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	WEATHER
	7:05	STORYTIME—Beth Chollar
	7:30	NEWS—Dave Mohr
	7:55	TAKE FIVE—Mark Stevens
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	8:45	ROMPER ROOM—Kids
	9:15	TOPPER—Comedy
	9:40	TAKE FIVE—Mark Stevens
	9:45	NEWS—Virginia Stuart
	10:00	FOR LOVE OR MONEY
	10:30	ARTHUR GODFREY
	11:00	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:30	TOP DOLLAR—Quiz
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
	1:25	TAKE FIVE—Mark Stevens
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	2:00	JIMMY DEAN—Variety
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY
	3:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	3:30	VERDICT IS YOURS
	4:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	4:15	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	5:00	SUPERMAN—Adventure
	5:30	MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
	EVENING
	6:00	SALTY BRINE’S SHACK—Kids
	6:30	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	6:45	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	7:00	HARBOR COMMAND
	7:30	NAME THAT TUNE
	8:00	TEXAN—Western
	8:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST
	9:00	DANNY THOMAS
	9:30	ANN SOTHERN
	10:00	DESILU PLAYHOUSE “Ballad for a Badman”
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	JACK PAAR—Variety

 

 

	13 WGAN (PORTLAND) (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	MORNING BEAT—Variety
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	8:45	NEWS—Richard C. Hottelet
	9:00	TV HOUR OF STARS—Drama
	10:00	FOR LOVE OR MONEY
	10:30	ARTHUR GODFREY
	11:00	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	11:30	TOP DOLLAR—Quiz
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	2:00	JIMMY DEAN—Variety
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY
	3:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	3:30	VERDICT IS YOURS
	4:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	4:15	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	5:00	COL. BLEEP—Comedy
	5:30	FOREIGN LEGIONNAIRE
	EVENING
	6:00	BRAVE EAGLE—Western
	6:30	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	6:45	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	7:00	SILENT SERVICE—Drama
	7:30	NAME THAT TUNE
	8:00	TEXAN—Western
	8:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST
	9:00	DANNY THOMAS
	9:30	ANN SOTHERN
	10:00	DESILU PLAYHOUSE “Ballad for a Badman”
	11:00	NEWS, WEATHER
	11:15	MOVIE—Drama “Lady at Midnight” (1948)

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