The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 to 1984 Broadcast Medium: Television A public affairs program featuring interviews on a wide variety of subjects. Producers: Leo Rampen (l962-66), Denny Spence (l962-64, l966), Cynthia Scott (l965), Eric Koch (l965-66), Moses Znaimer (l967-68), Manny Pittson (l967-68), Donnalu Wigmore (l969-70), Hamish Livingston (l969-70), Ken Johnson (l97l), Myles White (l975-76), and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Tuesdays at 4 PM during the summer of 1962. Produced locally in Winnipeg, this half hour music show was originally seen during the primetime season and repeated on the network in 1962. The show’s host was singer Doug Crosley. Featured performers included Florence Faiers and the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday evenings at 9PM during the summer of 1962. This music/variety show was specifically focussed on summer activities and events. The show was hosted by Shirley Harmer and Alan Hamel. Music was provided by Harmer, the Billy Van Four and Tommy Common. The show was fleshed […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursdays, after school, from January 11 to June 28, 1962. This 15-minute broadcast was directed at younger children and featured the talents of Lillian Carlson and Norman Young. The two hosts read and acted out stories for kids. Philip Keatley produced the show in Vancouver. Written […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 to 1964 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday evening during the summer of 1962. Aired Sunday afternoons from October 6 to December 29, 1963. Aired Saturday evenings from April 4 to June 27, 1964. Produced in Winnipeg, this 15 minute music program featured the Jose Poneira Quartet with Lenny Breau, guitar, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights at 10, during the summer of 1962. Fred Davis hosted this magazine program designed to take viewers to the most popular summer events in Canada. Shows consisted of remote broadcasts from the Calgary Stampede, for example, or the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Other […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 to 1964 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekdays from 1962 to 1964. This short-lived series was a first attempt at daytime drama by the CBC. Unfortunately it suffered from stiff scripts and poor plot-lines. Nevertheless, the series did attempt to draw viewers on a daily basis with stories that were resolved […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 to 1967 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times from February 1962 to September 1967 This half hour program was dedicated to complete performances rather than offering long introductions to the Classical music played each week. It was produced in Montreal in the first year, and later in Edmonton when […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Fridays at 3 PM from January 5 to June 29, 1962. Produced by Neil Sutherland in Vancouver, this half hour of music and song featured Eleanor Collins, Bud Spencer and the Chris Gage Trio. The music ranged from Broadway show tunes to folk ballads and blues. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday at 4PM during the summer of 1962. This 30 minute show filled the after-school time slot for the summer. It featured short documentaries from the National Film Board of Canada about lesser known parts of the country. The Yukon, fishing in Northern Ontario, fishing in […]