The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television A program about nature, agriculture and the environment. Hosts: John Hopkins (l970-72) and Phyllis Gorman (l970-7l), Laurie Jennings (l973-78), Mary Chapman (l976- 78), John Foster (l977), Mike Halleran (l977), and Don Francks (l978-82). Contributors: naturalist Tommy Tompkins, reporter Stanley Burke, Arctic authority Doug Wilkinson, Bruno Engler, and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday evenings at 8 PM during the summer of 1965. This 30 minute music/variety show was produced in Winnipeg, featuring local artists familiar to a national audience. Guests included Lorraine West, Yvette, Doug Crosley, Mary Nowell, Peggy Neville, Marilyn Boyle and Roy Petty. The orchestra was […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 to 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from September 1965 to January, 1966. This seasonal program only aired for half a year. The subject was hunting and fishing and the host was Tiny Bennett, a writer and outdoorsman. The program was produced by Don Carroll. Written by John Corcelli […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 to 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired for one season from 1965 to 1966. Repeated in summer of 1967. This dramatic series took place along the St. Lawrence Seaway and was filmed on location in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, with studio shoots in Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. It was […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday evenings from May 8 to June 27 1965. Saturday evenings from November 3 to December 29, 1965. One of the rare 15 minute variety shows broadcast in the mid-1960s by CBC. Most of the shorter shows were children’s programming. This program featured Roy Petty, vocalist, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 to 2009 Broadcast Medium: Television A half-hour quiz for high school students, featuring two teams of four students squared off in a tournament of team questions, assigned questions, and the dreaded free-for-all “Snappers” that ended the round. Host/quizmasters: (Toronto) Warren Davis [1965-1966], Alex Trebek [1966-1973], Jan Tennant [1973-1983], Bob Karstens [1983/84] and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sundays at 2 PM in June of 1965. For three weeks, these half hour shows offered a rather interesting view of Montreal arts and culture to Canadian audiences. Mind you, the time slot wasn’t necessarily reaching the largest audience. Nevertheless, the program featured Quebec artists and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television A half-hour public affairs program modeled after This Hour Has Seven Days, that examined public policy in detail. Hosts: Philip Deane [1965-1967], Warner Troyer [1967/68], Barry Callaghan, Norman DePoe, Peter Jennings, Jeanne Sauve, Larry Zolf [1968/69] Executive Producer: Richard Nielsen. Contributions by NBC broadcaster David […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January 3 to April 11, 1965 This short series offered viewers a history of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in travelogue film-format. Narrators were either Marilyn Phillips or Bill Guest or Mike Winlaw. Written by John Corcelli – May, 2005
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights at 8:30 during the summer of 1965 Musicians were profiled on this summer series following the success of a CBLT show called A La Carte. Producer Dave Thomas prepared a show about guitarists, featuring Ed Bickert, a program of gospel music, featuring Shawne and […]