TV Club Newsletter; May 9
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Shades of the "good old summertime" are covering the tele- waves, and the first announcement of a network show going off for the summer is "STUDIO ONE . " The last broadcast will be on June 8, and will be replaced by "SUMMER THEATRE," which will start on June 22. The reason for the week ' s delay on this is the special Ford Anniversary program .... Getting set for the Coro.nation, the "TODAY" show will start a special pre-Coronation series each Tuesday morning from now until the Big Day. This week wi l l highlight the special dress uniforms worn by the Guard Regiments. WHAM-TV will carry the NBC coverage of the event with 6:00 to 7:00p .m. and 10:30 p.m. to midnight earmarked for the broadcast on June 2 . ... That delightfully educational program, "ZOO PARADE" is now easier on the eyes because of direct telecast . No more kinescope for them .. .... Paul Whiteman, musical director of the ABC network, is getting tagether a 25- piece band and some musical acts to tour the night club circuit this summer. First stop: Las Vegas, Nevada NBC-TV's Sunday night comic Red Skelton is looking torward to a good rest this summer. Red, who was very sick and spent a great deal of time in the hospital this winter, is looking forward to doing a lot of loafing when the warm weather rolls around . He has said TV is more strenuous than any of the other entertainment mediums. Could be Lovely Susan Douglas, the Kathy Roberts of the daily CBS radio and TV's "THE GlJIDING LIGHT," hails from old Vienna where her aunt as a player in continental movies, stars with a Berlin company. Her father had produced films in Vienna for several years before going into government work in Czechoslovakia . Susan, who studied with the National Theatre, arrived in this country in 1941 and hasn't had a dull moment sincc . .... Good news, for boxing fans! WHAM-TV will carry the inter- national Golden Gloves fights on June 16, starting at 10:30 in the evening and continuing until approximately 1:00 a.m . Plan your television date now .. .. 2 Gale Storm and Charles Farrell, co- stars of MY LITTLE MARGIE, are slated to make a motion picture based on the TV series. Present plans call for a musical, to take advantage of the star's singing talents ...... FIRESIDE THEATER starts its fifth consecutive year on the NBC-TV network with the performanKe of "The Gift Horse" on Tuesday, May 12th. The pioneer series of film dramas, pro- duced especially for TV, started May 10, 1949 with a drama enti tled "Time Bomb."' Frank Wisbar, who produced and dir- ected that first.show, is still at the helm of the series. Starting out originally filming two 15-minute episodes, telecast tagether under the Fireside Theater banner, he switched in 1950 to the present half-hour format ..... Larry Storch will sub for vacationing Jackie Gleason during the summer months .... .. Ozzie and Rarriet Nelson's sponsors have renewed their radio and TV shows for the coming year. Their youngest son Ricky, is being billedas "TV's Youngest Comic." We might add he is also one of the wealthest .... getting $1600. per week although he is only allowed $1.50 spending money. Just as on TV, the entire Nelson family has to work at keeping him from becoming a ham . .... Here's a switbh with many comic strips becoming TV series, FOREIGN INTRIGUE is working in reverse ...... soon to become a comic strip ...... The British version of WHAT'S MY LINE is reportedly the most viewed program on the BBC-TV ... .. Singing comedian Johnny Dugan, who had his own show on NBC- TV last season, is going to get a big build-up by that same network since he has just signed a new long-term contract Billy Eckstine is slated to do a number of half-hour films . in Europe this. summer and they'll be seenon TV in the fall. It is rumored the "American Guild of variety Artists", the performers union, would like to sign up major league basehall players, on the theory that they perform during TV games and therefore are actors ...... Yours for greater TV enjoyment, your TV Reporter THE J\'C BE\\SLETTER THE 3 WBEN-TV WSYR-TV s A T u R D A y Ch 4 Ch 5 9:15 6 NEWS ADVENTURES 6:15 4 NEWS, Dinsmore 9:30. 6 ROOTIE KAZOOTIE 6:30 4 WESTERN THEATER 10:00 4 T00TSIE HIPPODROME 5 SAIL HO 6 SUPER CIRCUS 6 WILD BILL HICKOK 10:30 4 HOPALONG CASSIDY 8 THE C ISCO KID 6 ROOTIE KAZOOTIE 6:45 5 FEATURE FILM ll :00 4-6-8 SPACE PATROL 7:00 5 OZZIE & HARRlET ll :30 4 FILM FEATURETTE 6 WHO SAID THAT ? 6 WESTERN FILM . 8 STU ERW IN SHOW 8 ROCKET RANGER 7:30 4 U OF B ROUND TABLE 12:00 4-6-8 BIG TOP 5 ETHEL ALBERT 12:15 MUSICAL CLOCK 6 U OF R OPEN HOUSE 12:30 5 SPORTS PARADE 8 BEAT THE CLOCK 1:00 4 WILD BILL HICKOK 8:00 4-5-6 MY HERO 5 CONT. PERFORMANCE 8 JACKIE GLEASON 6 FILM 8:30 4-5-6 ORG .' AM. HOUR 8 TALENT PATROL 1:30 4 SCHOOLS AT WORK 9:00 4-5-6 SHOW OF SHOWS 6 THIS IS THE LIFE 8 SAT. NIGHT FIGHTS 8 HAlL THE CHAMP 9:45 8 WEEK IN SPORTS 10:00 2:00 4 VICTORY AT SEA 4 TV NEWSREEL 6 THE BIG PICTURE 8 . DEATH.VALLEY DAYS 8 SATURDAY MATINEE 10:15 4 CHARLES LAUGHTON 2:30 4 ALDRICH FAMILY 10:30 4-5 YOUR HIT PARADE 6 DOWN YOU GO 6 WRESTLING 3;00 4 FILM FEATURETTE 8 MARK SABRE 6 DRAGNET ll :00 4 LATE NEWS, SPORTS 3:30 4 DATE WITH JUDY 5 11th HOUR THEATER 6 I MARRIED JOAN 8 WRESTLING 8 WHERE WAS I ? ll :15 4 FILM PLAYHOUSE 4:00 4 FILM FEATURETTE 11:30 6 GENESEE PLAYHOUSE 5 HORSE RACING 12:15 5 LATE NEWS 6 TV TEEN CLUB 8 NEWS SPORTS 8 FILM FEATURETTE 12:20 8 LATE SHOW 4:30 4 LONE RANGER 5 CONT. PERFORMANCE 6-8 DATE WITH JUDY 5;00 4 NAME'S THE SAME 6 DENNIS DAY SHOW 8 BIG PICTURE 5:15 5 SPORTS SPOTLIGHT 5:30 4 BEAT THE CLOCK 6 ROY ROGERS 8 WILD BILL HICKOK 6:00 4 SPORTS, Chuck Hea1y 5 THE BIG PICTURE 6 OZZIE HARRlET 8 BEULAH . 4 WHAM-TV WHEN N D AY Ch 6 Ch 8 s u 11:30 4 THIS IS THE LIFE 6:00 4 SUNDAY PARTY 11:45 5 MUSICAL CLOCK 5 HOPALONG CASSIDY ll :55 8 MORNING PRAYER 6 THIS IS YOUR LIFE 12:00 4 NEWS, Booth 8 TALENT REVUE 5 FOOTNOTES TO AM. 6:30 4 CHARADES 6 BAL. YOUR BUDGET 5 ROY ROGERS 8 TOOTSIE HIPPADROME 6 RED BUTTONS 12:15 4 VACATIONLAND AM. 8 SEE IT NOW 6 NEWS REVIEW 6:50 4 NEWS 12:30 4-8 CANDY CARNIVAL 7:00 4 RED SKELTON 5 REV. N. V. PEALE 5-6 Same 6 YOU ARE THERE 8 GENE AUTRY 12:45 5 NATURE OF THINGS 7:30 4 PRIVATE SECRETARY 1:00 4 I MARRIED JOAN 8 Same 5 YOUTH QUIZ SHOW 5 TALES OF TOMORROW 6 WISDOM OF AGES 6 MR. PEEPERS 8 THIS IS THE LIFE 8:00 4-5-6 COMEDY HOUR 1:30 4 MODERN MEDICINE 8 TOAST OF THE TOWN 5 FRONTIERS OF FAITH 9:00 4 TV PLAYHOUSE 6 FRONTIERS· OF FAITH 5-6 Same 8 THE CHRISTOPHERS 8 FRED WARING 1:45 8 IND. ON PARADE 9:30 8 TIME TO SMILE 2:00 4 ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE 10:00 4- 5-6 THE DOCTOR 5 TELL US A STORY 8 THE WEB 6 NAME'S THE SAME 10:30 4 WHAT'S MY LINE 8 FAMILY THEATRE 5 PLAINCLOTHESMAN 2:15 .4 NEWS ADVENTURES 6 FILM 2:30 4 BURNS & ALLEN 8 WHAT ' S MY LINE 5 AM. AIR FORUM 11:00 4 LATE NEWS 6 STU ERWIN SHOW 5 ' HO)"..LYWOOD THEATRE 3:00 4 ROY ROGERS 6 FIRESIDE THEATRE 5-6 FILM 8 SUNDAY NEWS 3:30 4 RED BUTTONS ll:15 4 ROB'T. MONTGOMERY 5 JUVENILE JURY 8 MYSTERY THEATRE 6 WHAT'S MY NAME 11:30 6 TALENT SCOUTS 8 TO BE ANNOUNCED 5 H'WOOD THEATRE 4:00 4 KUKLA, FRAN & OLLI 12:00 6 FIVE STAR THEATRE 5 KUKLA,FRAN & OLLIE 6 GODFHEY & FRIENDS 8 SUPER CIRCUS 4:30 4 BUFFALo AMATEURs 5 ZOO PARADE 6 KUKLA, FRAN OLLIE 8 YOU ARE THERE 4 SUPER CIRCUS f\LL 5-6 SUPERMAN ACK PAGE 5 BOSTON BLACKIE ON B 6 TERRY & PIRATES 5 MORNING PROGRAMS MON. TUES. WED THURS fRI 7 :00 4-6 TODAY, Garroway 5 M- WIRED WOODSRED 8:25 6 LOCAL NEWS 5 TWTF-HEADLINES 6 TODAY , Garroway 12:45 4 Gl'JDING LI GHT 8 :55 4 NEWS, Ogilvie Same 9:00 YOUR FIGURE 5 H'WOOD MATINEE MORNlNG DEVOTION 6 M-GATE TO KNOWLEDGE 9:05 5 NEWS 6 TUE- CROSS TALK 6 TEST PATTERN 6 W- ART GALLERY 15 4 GERRY MOORE SHOW 6 TH-HOW YOU DO IT 5 DING DONG SCHOOL 6 F -MAKE IT,MARKET 9:30 4 LEARN AND LIVE 1:00 4 MATINEE PLAYHOUSE 9 :30 5 ~lUSICAL CLOCK 6 MTWT-MID-DAY 8 THINGS WE SHARE 6 F - BETTY FURNESS 9:45 CHILDRENS THEATRE 8 TUE-FASHIONS 5 DEVOTIONE 1:00 8 MWTF - ED BROWN 8 CBS NEWS 1:15 9:50 6 M-YOU & YOUR CHILD 6 F-MIDDAY, MIDWAY 9:55 6 THOUGHT F'OR DA Y 6 TH - TRA VELERS 10:00 4 SHOPPERS' GUIDE 1:30 6-8 GARRY MOORE 5-6 SCHOOL DING DONG 1:45 4 JOHNNY' S SHOW 8 MTWT - GODFREY 8 F-WHEEL OF FORT'N.