The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1966 to 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday evenings from January to June, 1966 and October 1966 to June 1967. The headliner of one of the last 15 minute musical variety shows to air on the network, singer Peggy Neville was one of the stars of Red River Jamboree, broadcast from Winnipeg. The […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from March 3 to June 30, 1968 Produced in Vancouver, this 30 minute program featured the talents of Jim Johnson, singer and guitarist, and Harry Aoki, bass player. The two had a regular radio show dedicated to roots music that was adapted to television […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday evenings at 5:30 PM during the summer of 1968. Produced in Winnipeg, Manitoba, this was a half-hour variety show in an unusual time slot. It starred Miriam Breitman, the vocal trio of Don Milne, Henri Enns and Karen Enns, jazz guitarist Lenny Breau and an […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television A public affairs program offering half-hour documentary examinations of such subjects as puberty rites, the human brain, Charles de Gaulle, and political terrorism. The broad selection of subjects from the areas of science, public affairs, and culture covered in the show reflected the diversified interests […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights during the summer of 1968. Newspaper journalists Richard Gwyn and Peter Desbarats were the hosts of this unusual public affairs program that examined the diverse cultures between English and French Canada. But the editorial hook, as Desbarats stated at the time, was that history […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Holiday Canada Aired Thursday evenings, for 13 weeks, from July to October 1968. This program was a boost to vacationers in Canada because it featured travel films about destinations from coast to coast. The travelogues were produced by the National Film Board of Canada and two films […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday evenings during the summer of 1968. A contemporary music program produced in Vancouver, British Columbia. The show featured tunes from motion pictures, Broadway, and the latest chart toppers. The Doug Parker Band and the Numerality Singers were the featured players. Host: Terry David Mulligan Writer: […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sundays, at various times, during the summer from 1968 to 1970. Produced in Winnipeg, this music variety show was produced by Dale Nelson. It featured The Sassy Brass of Bob McMullin, a 10 piece band. The Group Singers featured Hector Dremner, Ken Johnson, Sam […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday evenings for two summers, 1968 and 1969. The cast of this music and dance program ranged in age from 16 to 25 years. They were chosen from 150 performers who auditioned for the Juliette special broadcast in May of 1968. Producer Terry Kyne […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from January to March, 1968. Produced in Vancouver, this half hour musical show featured the works of British composers W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, but with a difference. Rather than having the program condense an entire operetta into a half hour format, the writers had […]