The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1960 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired: Mon-Sat : Mar 1953 – Jun 1954; Mon-Fri 7:00-7:30 p.m July 1955-1963. Later re-named 701 in 1960 because a drug company registered the trade name. Hosts: Dick MacDougal [1953-58], Percy Saltzman [1953-63], Max Ferguson [1958-61], Elaine Grand [1953-56], Joyce Davidson [1956-61], Betty Jean Talbot [1961-62], Alan Miller […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1954 Broadcast Medium: Television A sci-fi/children¹s program originating from Toronto. Producer, Ross McLean; director, Murray Chercover. Principal cast: James Doohan, Andrew Anthony, Joe Austin, Bob Barclay, Aileen Taylor, Austin Willis and William Shatner. Cast members James Doohan and William Shatner would meet up again fourteen years later in a much higher profile space […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1954 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday afternoons after school, from October 1953 to April 1954. Produced in Montreal, this 30 minute program was for children. The planet in question was just like Earth but couldn’t be seen because it was on the other side of the sun. Each week kids enjoyed the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1954 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday evenings from October 1953 to June 1954; then on Sunday nights at 10 PM from October to December, 1954. This 15 minute program marked the National Film Board’s first attempt to produce short documentaries for CBC television. The subject matter was simple: to tell stories about […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1954 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesday afternoons from October 1953 to May 1954. This one hour variety show marked the debut of Winnipeg native Monty Hall on television. He co-hosted this show with Rosemary Boxer. Regular guests familiar to prime time audiences included singers Terry Dale and Wally Koster, comic actor Larry Mann, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1954 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times, after school, from September 1953 to May 1954 David Ouchterlony of the Royal Conservatory of Music, in Toronto, discussed principles of music for children in this well-received 30 minute program. The show’s success relied on Ouchterlony’s own ability to communicate and demonstrate music in […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1954 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired on Saturday or Wednesday evenings during the summer. Considering the CBC’s long history of sports coverage from professional hockey to the Olympics, it all had to start somewhere. The CBC carried women’s softball games for two seasons: 1953 and 1954. All games originated from Coxwell Stadium in Toronto. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1955 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at different times from January 1953 to September 1955 A 30 minute program of music with a big band led by pianist Cal Jackson, host Dick MacDougall, and their guests. The show alternated in a Saturday evening slot with The March Of Time until mid-June 1953, when […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1954 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesdays from November 1953 to June, 1954 CBC weatherman Percy Saltzman starred in this 15 minute science show for children. He demonstrated basic principles of physics, and how to make scientific instruments, such as a rain gauge, with readily available materials. Producers: Joanne Hughes and Peggy Nairn […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1958 Broadcast Medium: Television A country music/variety program originating from Toronto and sponsored byAylmer Foods. Hosts: Cliff McKay, Fran Wright and Hap Masters. Principal performers: Monique Cadieux, Percy “Duke” Curtis, Matt “Happy Face” de Florio, Ralph “Flying Fingers” Fraser, Anne Cable, “Smiling” Al Harris,“Dapper” Don McFarlane and “Bouncing” Billy Richards. Producer – […]