Broadcast changes sweep networks in late May 1959 era
The Observer notes shifts as Voice of Firestone may move to syndication with taped showings to 90 stations, while ABC trims children's fare and CBS debuts For Better or Worse. NBC plans fall programs including Conquest and Wise host specials. WQXR cuts ads. Betty Hutton debuts Goldie on CBS.
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The
Observer
Voice of Firestone
Voice
ABC
Betty Hutton
CBS
Goldie
Charles Collingwood
Wisdom
NBC
NBC Opera Company
Don Giovanni
Cavalleria Rustiliana
Amahl and
Night Visitors
Broad TV Radio Schedule Highlights 1959 Primetime Lineup
A dense list of TV radio programs with times and stations. Features DIAL SPINNERS BRIEFING at 2 p.m. on WJAC debating U S policy in North Africa. Also University of Buffalo roundtable France Today and Johns Hopkins file on New China and the Paper Tiger with Dr Paul Linebarger. WBEN 7 p.m. and NBC Today special Diploma 1959 narrated by Dave Garroway. Plus Eternal Light Land of the Book and Summer on Ice with Ice Capades cast.
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WJAC
Algeria
U. S
North Africa
University OF Buffalo
France
WBEN
Johns Hopkins File
IWKBW
Paul Linebarger
Creintalia
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Eternal Light
WICU
Israel
Canisius Forum
WKBW
Shirley Temple
Longfellow
Hiawatha
20Th Century
Luke Air Force Base
Arizona
Nellis Air Force Base
Nevada
Dave Garroway
NBC
Rosemary Clooney
Tab Hunter
Tony Randall
Voice OF Firestone
Rise Stevens
Richard Tucker
Robert Merrill
George Hamilton IV
Wednesday Holiday CBS Special With Burl Ives Featured Cast
CBS airs a Wednesday holiday musical special starring Burl Ives with an all star supporting cast. WBEN schedules Music For A Summer Night replacing Lawrence Welk. Premiere guests include Jean Leon Destine Haitian Dancers ballet dancers Melissa Hayden Andre Elgevsky vocalists Francess Wyatt James Hurst. I Take Thee NBC News special on marriage airs 7:30 8:30 p.m. on WGR. Playhouse 90 offers The Killers of Mussolini at 9:30 11 p.m. on WBEN.
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USA
Burl Ives
WBEN
Lawrence Welk
WKBW
Jean Leon Destine
Melissa Hayden
Andre Elgevsky
Francess Wyatt
James Hurst
WGR
NBC News
Playhouse 90
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New York
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Tony Bennett
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Second
Warren, Pa
Liberty St
West
Brides
McIntosh
Penna. Ave
W. Warren, Pa
Wills Cleaners
E. Third St
Jamestown, N. Y
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