Cavalcade of radio era as TV idea falls short
A critic reviews a CBS TV special Toast of the Town focusing on radio history. It laments omissions of Amos n Andy and early radio stars while praising moments from Gene Autry and Bing Crosby as well as classic broadcasts. The piece argues the full cavalcade of radio belongs on radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos ’N Andy
A & P Gypsies
Clicquot Club Eskimos
Tony Wons
Stoopnagle
Budd
Coon Sanders
Kansas City Nighthawks
Ben Bernie
Chevrolet
Jack Benny
Wayne King
Amos ‘N’ Andy
The
Easy Aces
Sam ‘N’ Abner
Gene Austen
Bing Crosby
Floyd Gibbons
Clem McCarthy
Ted Husing
Walter Winchell
Major Bowes
Local TV Schedule Full Day Lineup Listing Programs
A dense radio and television schedule lists live and film programs across the day from 9:00 A M to 6:30 P M and beyond. It includes news, serials, films, game shows, and children's programs with titles such as Riders of the Purple Sage Flynn's Inn Ozzie and Harriet and Ozark Jubilee along with local live news segments.
TV and radio listings for Altoona schedule brief
A dense roster of Monday TV and radio programs lists times and stations in Altoona. Programs include You Asked For It, Studio 57, Toast of the Town, The Lineup, Pantomine Quiz, Break the Bank, Red Buttons Show, Late News, Riders of the Purple Sage, Paul Dixon Show, The Girl from Gables, Carling's News, The Name's the Same, Caesar's Hour, The Medic, Meet Corliss Archer, Studio One, Up to the Minute News, and more with local film and live broadcasts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Dixon
Gables
Darling
Koehler
Net
John Daly
Ray Bolger
the Wise
Carling’s
Corliss Archer
Studio One
Carling
Disneyland
Stu Erwin
Mark Saber
Late Show
Flynn’s Inn
Doc Williams
Border Riders
Civil Defense
Pond
Channel 10 Tonight Schedule Flash
Television guide lists a sequence of net live and local programs from 10 00 to 10 30 and beyond. Highlights include Disneyland, The Falcon, and The Lone Ranger with additional film and live music slots.
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RCA
Radio
C. Beckley, Inc
Pa. Ave
Sylvania
Warren
Magnavox
U.S
Yatta
John's Jewelers
Youngsville
Sportsman Headquarters
ACE Stores
Penna. Ave
West Warren, Pa
Wanson
West Warren
Grant St
Warren, Pa
Penna
By John Crosby
Ed Sullivan
Cbs-Tv
Sullivan
V. Kaltenborn
Truman
H. V. Kaltenborn
Rudy Vallee
Maine Stein
Seth Parker
Harrisburg Junior League
Ed Wynn
Art Linkletter
Vincent Lopez
Paul Whiteman
Nola
Edward
R. Murrow
Fred Friendly
Lowell Thomas
Paris
Charles A.lindberg
Duke of Windsor
Winston Churchill
Pearl Harbor
Eve Arden
Miss Brooks
Edger Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Milton Cross
Harry von Zell
Wfbg-Tv
Dotty Mack
Guy Lombardo
Christophers
Roy Rogers
Altoona
Studio 57
Bishop Sheen
Four Star Playhouse
Daddy
Channel
Riders of the Purple Sage
Bill Barr
Pleasant Volunteer
Abplanalp
Irvine
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