You can see how big Arthur Godfrey was, with not one but two shows on; Arthur Godfrey Time in the morning, and Arthur Godfrey and His Friends in prime time. You can also see how popular wrestling and boxing were in the early days of television; they were perfectly shaped programs to appear on the television tube.
On Saturday I mentioned Ray Scott, the announcer of all those great Green Bay Packer games, doing the sports on WDTV; I also notice here that Bob Prince, the revered long-time announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates, gives the local sports on WENS. And since we've brought up the news, take a look at how WENS carries not only ABC's news with John Daly, but the NBC news with John Cameron Swayze.
Enough of me, though - let's get to the listings.
WDTV, Channel 2 (DUM, NBC, ABC)
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Morning
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07:00a
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Today
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09:00a
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Pastor’s Study
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09:15a
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Fun to Reduce on TV
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09:30a
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Buzz ‘n’ Bill
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09:45a
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Garry Moore (guest Denise Lor)
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10:00a
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Home Edition
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10:30a
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Arthur Godfrey Time
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11:15a
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Stars on Parade
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11:25a
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You Are What You Eat
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11:30a
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Strike It Rich
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News at Noon
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12:15p
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Love of Life
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12:30p
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Search for Tomorrow
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12:45p
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The Guiding Light
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01:00p
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Bill Brant Show
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01:30p
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Kay’s Kitchen
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02:00p
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Music Shop
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02:15p
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Valiant Lady
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02:30p
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Meet Your Neighbor
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03:00p
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The Big Payoff
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03:30p
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Paul Dixon
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04:00p
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Welcome Travelers
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04:30p
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On Your Account
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05:00p
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The Lone Ranger
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05:30p
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Howdy Doody
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Evening
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06:00p
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Buzz ‘n’ Bill
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06:25p
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Viz Quiz
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06:30p
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News (Carl
Ide)
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06:45p
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Pitt Parade
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06:55p
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Sports Editor (Ray Scott)
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07:00p
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Captain Video
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07:15p
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Perry Como
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07:30p
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Time Out
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07:45p
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EZC Ranch Gals
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08:00p
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Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
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09:00p
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Inner Sanctum
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09:30p
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On Your Way
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10:00p
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Blue Ribbon Bouts (Ezzard Charles vs. Bob Satterfield)
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10:45p
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Sports Spot
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11:00p
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The World Tonight (Bill Burns, Ray Scott)
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11:15p
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Feature Theater – “The Well”
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12:30a
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Sports Final (Bob Lloyd)
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12:45a
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Swing Shift Theater – “Prison Shadows"
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WJAC, Channel 6 (Johnstown) (NBC, DUM,
ABC)
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Morning
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07:00a
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Today
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09:00a
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Bride and Groom
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09:15a
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Talent Patrol
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09:45a
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Morning News (Winston Burdett)
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10:00a
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Ding Dong School
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10:30a
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Glamour Girl
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11:00a
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Hawkins Falls
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11:15a
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Film
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11:30a
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Strike It Rich
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Valiant Lady
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12:15p
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Love of Life
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12:30p
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Search for Tomorrow
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12:45p
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The Guiding Light
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01:00p
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A Brighter Day
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01:15p
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You Are What You Eat
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01:20p
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Matinee Melodies
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01:30p
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Garry Moore
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02:00p
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Double or Nothing
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02:30p
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House Party
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02:45p
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Movie Quick Quiz
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03:00p
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The Big Payoff
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03:30p
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Kate Smith
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04:00p
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Welcome Travelers
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04:30p
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On Your Account
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05:00p
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Barker Bill’s Cartoons
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05:15p
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Cartoon Capers
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05:30p
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Howdy Doody
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Evening
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06:00p
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Music Time
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06:15p
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DuBois World News
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06:30p
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Strike it Rich
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07:00p
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Duffy’s Tavern
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07:30p
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Coke Time
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07:45p
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Camel News Caravan (John Cameron Swayze)
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08:00p
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Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
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09:00p
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Kraft Theater
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10:00p
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Blue Ribbon Bouts (Ezzard Charles vs. Bob Satterfield)
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10:45p
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Greatest Fights of the Century (Turner vs. Saxton)
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11:00p
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Encore Theater
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12:10a
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News (local)
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WTRF, Channel 7 (Wheeling, WV) (NBC,
ABC)
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Morning
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10:00a
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Ding Dong School
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10:30a
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Glamour Girl
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11:00a
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Music for Milady
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11:15a
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Three Steps to Heaven
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11:30a
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Ask Washington
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Kloss Inn
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03:00p
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Kate Smith
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03:15p
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Cartoon Time
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03:30p
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Action Theater
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04:00p
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Calling All Carrs
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04:30p
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On Your Account
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05:00p
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Uncle Harry
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05:15p
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Pinky Lee
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05:30p
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Howdy Doody
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Evening
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06:00p
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Movie Marshall
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06:30p
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TV Newsroom (Del Taylor, Paul Howard)
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06:55p
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Weather Girl (Sunny Carr)
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07:00p
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The Movies
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07:35p
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Tele-sketch
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07:45p
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Camel News Caravan (John Cameron Swayze)
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08:00p
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I Married Joan
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08:30p
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My Little Margie
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09:00p
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I’m the Law
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09:30p
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My Hero
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10:00p
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This Is Your Life
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10:30p
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Abbott and Costello
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11:00p
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Front Page News (Jim Moore)
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11:10p
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Weather (Del
Taylor)
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11:15p
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Wrestling
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WSTV, Channel 9 (Steubenville) (CBS, ABC)
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Afternoon
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05:00p
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Soft Focus
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05:15p
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Riders of the Purple Sage
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05:30p
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Circle 9 Western Theater
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Evening
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06:30p
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Sports,
Weather, News (local)
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07:00p
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Armchair Adventure
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07:15p
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Sports Parade
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07:30p
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Film
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08:00p
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Feature Theater
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09:30p
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I’ve Got a Secret
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10:00p
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Tri-State Theater
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WFBG, Channel 10 (Altoona) (CBS, ABC,
DUM)
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Afternoon
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02:05p
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Movie Matinee
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03:00p
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Paul Dixon
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04:00p
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To Be
Announced
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04:30p
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On Your Account
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05:00p
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News (Charles
Flynn)
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05:15p
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Children’s Theater
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05:45p
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City Desk
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05:55p
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Meet Your Hairdresser
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Evening
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06:00p
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Coke Time
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06:15p
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Riders of the Purple Sage
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06:30p
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Tune Time
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06:45p
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Sports (Ted
Reinhart)
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07:00p
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Captain Video
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07:15p
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John Daly and the News
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07:30p
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Boston Blackie
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08:00p
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Life Begins at 80
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08:30p
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My Little Margie
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09:00p
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Rocky King, Inside Detective
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09:30p
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On Your Way
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10:00p
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Wrestling
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12:00a
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Late News
(local)
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12:10a
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Variety Theater
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WENS, Channel 16 (ABC)
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Afternoon
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03:15p
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Garry Moore
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03:30p
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Bob Crosby
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04:00p
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Matinee
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05:00p
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Funny Bunny
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05:15p
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Adventure
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05:30p
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Gunsmoke
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Evening
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06:00p
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Abbie Neal and the Ranch Girls
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06:30p
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News (Dave
Murray)
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06:45p
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Sports (Bob
Prince)
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07:00p
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Abbie Neal and the Ranch Girls
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07:15p
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John Daly and the News
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07:30p
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This is Pittsburgh
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07:40p
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Weather (Art
Parker)
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07:45p
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Camel News Caravan (John Cameron Swayze)
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08:00p
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You Are There
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08:30p
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College
Basketball (Pitt vs. Carnegie Tech)
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10:00p
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Wrestling
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WKJF, Channel 53 (NBC)
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Morning
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10:00a
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Ding Dong School
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10:30a
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Glamour Girl
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11:00a
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Hawkins Falls
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11:15a
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Three Steps to Heaven
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11:30a
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Ask Washington
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Luncheon Theater
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01:00p
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P.M. Playhouse
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02:30p
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Time for Jane Gibson
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03:15p
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Kate Smith
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04:00p
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On the Aisle
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04:30p
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Adventure Serial
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05:00p
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Atom Squad
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05:15p
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Comedy Hour
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Evening
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06:00p
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Adventure Theater
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07:00p
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News (Harrison
Eagles)
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07:15p
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Sports Today (Bill Grimes)
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07:30p
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Douglas Edwards and the News
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07:45p
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Adventure Serial
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08:00p
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I Married Joan
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08:30p
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My Little Margie
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09:00p
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Kraft Theater
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10:00p
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This Is Your Life
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10:30p
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Box 53
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11:00p
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News (Harrison
Eagles)
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11:15p
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Starlite Theater
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WARD, Channel 56 (Johnstown) (CBS, ABC)
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Afternoon
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03:00p
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Paul Dixon
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03:30p
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Bob Crosby
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04:00p
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Action in the Afternoon
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04:30p
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Movie Matinee
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05:30p
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Film
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Evening
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06:00p
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Cartoon Carnival
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06:05p
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Serial Theater
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06:30p
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News and
Sports (local)
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06:45p
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Music Time
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06:55p
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News (local)
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07:00p
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Captain Video
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07:15p
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Marge and Jeff
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07:30p
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Douglas Edwards and the News
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07:45p
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Alma Cramer
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08:00p
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Johns Hopkins Science Review
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08:30p
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Chicago Symphony
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09:30p
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Feature Theater
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10:00p
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Stars on Parade
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10:30p
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Film
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Interesting that the Johnstown stations both are having ABC pay its way onto them.
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ReplyDeleteGodfrey had his radio show(s) still going, and perhaps one more tv show in the mix just before or just after...though his firing his featured singer Julius La Rosa on air the previous year led to the ebbing of his popularity being already in progress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s75wpdiri8
ReplyDeleteHeh, just found your blog, Mitchell. Quite surprising! Having said that, since we only have rabbit ears on one TV (and that, a gift), we watch a lot of METV and Grit. My kids like Laramie, The Rifleman, and Emergency!. They love Andy Griffin but we almost never watch TV in the evening so the kids rarely get to see it.
ReplyDeleteA lot of good in those old shows but the repetitive commercials can be annoying. As can the truncated, commercial-heavy formatting.
Nevertheless, interesting blog, I'll check it out from time to time. You're an eclectic man, after my own taste.
What can I say? It keeps me out of trouble! :) It's why I like "Flightline Friday" as well!
DeleteErr.....Andy Griffith. Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteYou must have been thinking of the old SCTV bit "The Merv Griffith Show," with Merv as a talk-show host who's also sheriff of Mayberry. He's joined by Opie, Floyd, Barney, and "Fred Travalena" as Gomer Pyle. Equal parts hilarious and absurd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KSOTfLFVwc
DeleteSCTV---the greatest satire of TV that ever was...
DeleteSpeaking of Ray Scott...NFL Network will be broadcasting Super Bowl I palyed on January 15, 1967 between Green Bay and Kansas City at 8 pm EST. That was the only year that both NBC (covered AFL games) and CBS (covered NFL games) broadcast a Super Bowl (officially known then as the AFL-NFL Championship Game) and neither network bothered to save a tape of the game...the rebroadcast on NFL Network was a painstaking labor of love as all 145 plays had to be found, edited and cleaned up to produce an entire game. AFL fans (like Mitchell, our host and me) will be thrilled to know that the AFL Radio broadcast team of the great Jim Simpson (who just passed yesterday at 88) and George Ratterman is the audio used for the rebroadcast.
ReplyDeleteI was 13 at the time, the same age as the gentleman who produced this masterpiece of '60's television lore. If you love TV, the 1960's and pro football, tune in for a three hour slice of Nirvana...and I'm not sure how much of Ray is in the broadcast but there HAS to be a little to make it seem right...
The broadcast is Friday night, January 15, 2016
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000620927/article/nfl-network-to-reair-super-bowl-i-for-first-time
ReplyDeleteHopefully, two someones somewhere has complete color videotapes of Super Bowl I, one containing the full unedited CBS telecast; the other having the full unedited NBC broadcast.
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