RADIO -TV PROGRAMMING Bandstand TV Scene Bears Watching By CLAUDE HALL

Teen -age bandstand TV shows come and go-and a couple of important ones met their demise during the past few months - but, over -all, they seem more popular than ever. Especially at the local level. A quick check of some of the nation's major bandstand shows found them not only doing well from the advertising sponsorship angle, but in audience ratings. "She- bang," for instance, has been sold out the past two months and has a waiting line of advertisers, said producer Bob Burnett. And, though the Los Angeles show is no longer in syndication, it reaches a minimum of more BOBBY GOLDSBORO of United Artists Records winds up a song on than 4 million daily via CATV stage, as "Upbeat" choreographer Jeff Kutash and.the Upbeat Dancers distribution throughout Southern twist for the TV cameras. California. Among those national band- something with special interest date the flood of sponsors. The THE SUPREMES of Motown Records were guests on - stand shows that became drop- a WCAU -TV "Disco for the young. Blavat made a Saturday show is repeated phonic Scene" outs were ABC -TV's network and, above, host Jerry Blavet does the introductions. pilot outside with some of our Wednesday in an hour version "Shindig" s h o w. "Shivaree" people; but it wasn't the pilot for sponsors. Cole is also a super dropped out of syndication, but Blavet, which is also obviously would have probably gone to that sold us. It was his obvious personality. H i s Wednesday the producers are working on a commercial for the teen market. Los Angeles a year ago. Besides showmanship and appeal." Bla- show comes up with an eight new format for the show and Artists on the show mingle with the Blavat show, Philadelphia vat bills himself as the "Geeter share of the audience, excellent hope to have it back in syndica- the kids in the audience. So far, has six other shows and all but With the Heater," and has his ratings when you consider his next tion month. The show is the artists during the show's one could be considered teen - own flip language. primary audience is teens and now seen in the Los Angeles one -year -plus of life have in- type shows. Tailored Show his competition in that time slot area. cluded such names as Len Barry, Blavat, a deejay on WHAT in Another show that's doing is "Batman." For the national shows, for- Fats Domino, Trini Lopez, the Philadelphia, started out with fantastically well is Clay Cole's "Our show, simply because it mat tells the story. A local show Supremes and the Everly only a half -hour local show on "Diskotek" show seen locally in is a New York show, we tailor can usually do quite well be- Brothers. WCAU -TV and built it into an the New York area. The WPIX- to the audience here. I would cause, as talent co- ordinator Art Philadelphia is probably the hour show. Al Hollander, execu- TV had to expand its Saturday have to alter it if the show was Cervi of "Swingin' Time" in De- city with the most bandstand tive producer at WCAU -TV, re- time slot to an hour and 15 coast to coast. But now it's a troit puts it, "From the local shows today, though this honor cently said, "We had decided on minutes recently to accommo- (Continued on page 34) standpoint, you've got a raison d'etre because you're hitting the people -the kids -who can and do appear on the show. You NATIONAL AND BANDSTAND have an audience participation SYNDICATED TV SHOWS factor that lets people identify Number of Talent Address of OrfdaatYg with you." The Detroit show Show IPersooaliV) Markets Producer Co-OrdNater Station/Studio Phase out -pulls national shows in the market, American Bandsund '66 (Dick Clark) ABC Network Ed Yates Barbara John Dick Clark Productions (213) 278-0311 said Cervi. (20 markets) 9125 Sunset Blvd. Directional Changes Hollywood, Calif. The Discophonic Scene (Jerry Blavat) Man Robinson Jerry Blavat City á Monument Ava. (215) 839-7000 "Hullaballoo" on NBC -TV Philadelphia, Pa. network has changed as Gary Hullaballoo NBC Network Gary Smith Sid Bernstein 75 E. 55th St. (212) 752-7312 Smith, producer, concentrated New York 10022 on doing a variety show rather The Lloyd Thaxton Show David Barnhizer Sam Ashe Lo-Jac Productions (213) 462-1224 than just a vehicle aimed at 7033 Sunset Blvd. teen -agers. Besides the usual Hollywood, Calif. wave of rock 'n' roll artists Shivaree ((iene Weede) Coffee Welker ABC Television Center (213) 663-3311 Assoc. Jerry Hopkins 4151 Prospect Ave. you'd expect, the show has also Hollywood 27, Calif. been a showcase for artists mom Upbeat (Don Webster) Herman Spero 3001 Euclid Ave. (216) 432.1500 and dad would enjoy, as well Asst Martin Goldstein Cleveland, Ohio as artists who reach both teen Where the Action is (Dick Clark) ABC Network James Washburn Barbara John Dick Clark Productions (213) 278-0311 and adult listeners, such as Pe- (I8 markets) 9125 Sunset Blvd. tula Clark. Hollywood, Calif. The "Lloyd Thaxton Show" Currently local. Plan to become syndicated again in about a month. aims at the young adult level of audience these days, including the college level. Dick Clark, the messiah of the teen shows, LOCAL BANDSTAND SHOWS started an action -location -music City Na®e IPerwaantyl Can Letten Day(s)-Time Station Address, Phone show about a year ago called "Where the Action Is," that Buffalo Stan Roberts Show WKBW -TV Sat. 2:30-3:30 p.m. 24 East 51st St., Buffalo, N. Y., (716) 883 -0770 is widely different from the Charlotte Kilgó s Kanleen (Jimmy Kilgo) WSOC -TV Sat. noon -1 p.m. 1901 -25 N. Tyron St.. Charlotte, N. C., (704) 376 -8401 usual bandstand show. His fa- Chicago American Swingaround (Chris Lane) (Country) WBKB -TV Sat. 9:30.10 p.m. 190 N. State St., Chicago, (312) 263-0800 Chicago Jan Gabriel's Uptempo WCIU -TV Sat. 5 -6 p.m. 141 Jackson Blvd., Chicago, (312) 663 -0260 miliar A m e r i c a n Bandstand Cincinnati The Bob Braun Show WLW -TV Sun. 12:30.1:30 p.m. 140 W. 9th St., Cincinnati, (513) 241.1822 show is this year called "Ameri- Cincinnati Five A Go-Go (Mark Scott) WLW -TV M -F 4:30.5:30 p.m. 140 W. 9th St., Cincinnati, (513) 241 -1822 can Bandstand '66." Cleveland The Jerry "G" Show WKYC -TV Sat. 7 -7:30 p.m. 1403 E. 6th St., Cleveland (216) 781.4500 Cleveland The Allan Douglas Show WEWS -TV M -F 10-ll a.m. 3001 Euclid Ave.. Cleveland (216) 432 -1500 But, while there have been Columbus Dance.O -Rama (Jerry Razor) national WLWC -TV Sat. 11 a.m.-noon 3165 Olentana River Rd., Columbus (614) 263 -5441 dropouts, there have Dalla Sumpthin' Else (Ron Chapman) WFAA -TV M -F 5-545 p.m. Communications Ctr., Dallas 2 (214) 748.9631 also been new shows entering Des Moines Discotheque (Don Warren) WHO -TV Sat. 34 p.m. 1100 Walnut St.. Des moines 7 (515) 288-6511 Detroit Swingin' Time (Robin Seymour) the scene. Producer Herman CKLW -TV (M -F 3:30-4:30 p.m. Riverside Dr., Windsor, Ont., Canada, (313) 961 -7200 ISat. p.m. Spero changed the title of the 6-7 Detroit Club 1270 (Dave Prince) WXYZ -TV Sat. 2:30.3 -p.m. 2077 W. Ten Mile Rd., Detroit, (313) 444.1111 teen show The Brad Davis Show he had in Cleveland Hartford WTIC -TV Sat. 5:30 -6 p.m. 3 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Conn., (203) 525 -0801 Houston The Larry Kane Show on WEWS -TV and launched it KTRK -TV Sat. 1 -2:30 p.m. P. O. Box 12. Houston 1, (713) 666-0713 Los Angeles 9th St. West (Sam Riddle) KHJ -TV M -F p.m. into national syndication a few 5-6 5515 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, (213) 462 -2133 Los Angeles Shebang (Cater (Kasem) KTLA -TV M -F 5-6 p.m. 5800 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, (213) 469.3181 months ago as "Upbeat "; it is Party Memphis Talent (George Klein) WHBQ -TV Sat. 5.6 p.m. 1381 Madison Ave., Memphis. (901) 323 -7661 now slated in 18 markets and Miami The Rick Shaw Show WLBW -TV Sat. 7 -7:30 p.m. 2133 NW. 11th Ave., Miami (305)- 373-4723 already on the air in New Orleans The John Pela Show WWL-TV Sat. 3:30-5 p.m. 1024 N. Rampart St., New Orleans, (504) 529-4444 all but Clay Diskotek three of the markets. New York Cole WPIX -TV 3Sat. 6:30'7:4S p.m. 220 East 42d St., New York, (212) 682-6500 "The Wed. 7:30.8:30 p.m. Discophonic Scene," Newark Diu-0 -Teen (John Zackerley) WNJU -TV M-Sat. 6 -6:45 p.m. 1020 N. Broad St., Newark (201) 643 -9100 hosted by Jerry Blavat, is a Norfolk Disc -O-Ten (Dick Lamb á Gene Loving) WAVY -TV Mon. 7:7:30 p.m. 801 Middle St., Norfolk, Va., (703) 627-2345 Philadelphia Saturday at very popular Philadelphia Aquarama (Ed Hunt) KYW -TV Sat. 2-4 p.m. 1619 Walnut, Philadelphia, (215) 564 -3700 show; Show (Joe Philadelphia Rookie Bird Niagara) WIBF -TV Sun. 7 -8 p.m. Township Lier á York Rd., Jenkintown, Pa. (215) 927 -5888 it has launched syndicated as of Hy Philadelphia Lit Show WKBS -TV Sat. 6-7 p.m. 3201 S. 26th St., Philadelphia, (215) 336 -6400 last week. 17 But Blavat claims his Philadelphia Club (Larry Brown á Gene Kaye) WPHL -TV Sat. 3-5 p.m. 230 S. 15th St., Philadelphie. (215) 735ß320 syndicated package will be dif- Philadelphia 17 Canteen (Georgie Woods) WPHL -TV M -F 4.5 p.m. 230 S. 15th St., Philadelphia, (215) 735 -2320 Philadelphia The ferent from Mark of Jazz (Sid Mark) WPHL -TV Thurs. 9 -9:30 p.m. 230 S. 15th St., Philadelphie. (215) 735 -2320 any . other show. Race Pittsburgh Clark TV Dance Party KDKA -TV Sat. 2:304 p.m. I Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, (412) 391 -3000 "Jerry Blavat is not just a stand- Pittsburgh The Chuck Brinkman Show* WtCC -TV Sat. 12:30-2 p.m. 341 Rising Main Ave., Pittsburgh (412) 321 -8700 The up disk jockey," he said. "He's Portland, Me: bave Astor Show WCSIPTV Sat. 5-6 p.m. 579 Congress St., Portland, Me., (207), 772 -0181 Portland, Club 13 (Ralph not a dancer, but he dances with Me. Bickford) WGAN -TV Sat. 4:30.5 p.m. 390 Congress St., Portland, Me., (207) 772.4661 Providence Wing Ding (Howie Holland) KPRO -TV Sat. 5.5:30 p.m. 24 Mason St., Providence, R. l., (401) 5214000 the kids. He's not a Jerry Lewis St. St. Louis Louis Hop (Ruts Caner) KSD-TV Sat. noon -1 p.m. 1111 Olive St.. St. Louis (314) 621 -1111 or Bob Hope, but he does come- San. Antonio Swingtime (Don Cosser) KONO -TV Sal. 11 a.m.-noon 1408 N. St. Mary's St., San Antonio, (512) 226-7611 dy. He's not a singer, but he San Diego TV -8 Dance Time (Bob Hower) KFMB -TV Sat. 5-6 p.m. 5th á Ash St., San Diego, (714) 231 -2114 sings." Scranton TV Bandstand (Sid Friedman) WNEP -TV Sat. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wilkes- Barre-Scranton Airport, Avoca, Pa., (717) 457.7401 Syracuse The Bud Ballon -Show WNYS -TV Sat. 3:30.5 p.m. Shoppingtown, Syracuse, N. Y. (315) 446 The show aims to sell an -4780 Utica, N. Y. Twist- O-Rama (Hank Brown) WKTV -TV Sun 1 -2 p.m. Smith image, Hill Rd., Utia, N. Y., (315) 733-0404 obviously that of Jerry Washington, D. C. The Bob King Show WOOK -TV MSat. 5-6:30 p.m. 5321 First PI., NE., Washington (202) 882-2500 28 APRIL 2, 1966, BILLBOARD

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