The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1963 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times, during the summers of 1961 to 1963 This 30 minute show was all about auto-racing. It was produced by Doug Stephan and featured the latest news from the racing world and technical advice to the novice driver. The show was hosted […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1963 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights at 9PM for two seasons, September 1961 to June, 1962 and October 1962 to June 1963. A Best Of series aired during the July to September time slot in 1962. Singer-songwriter Tommy Ambrose was one of the CBC’s most popular performers in […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights at 10 PM during the summer of 1961. A game show in the CBC tradition, The Superior Sex pitted four men against four women in a series of questions and games of skill. Regular players were Paul Kligman, Corinne Conley, Susan Fletcher and Royce […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1963 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired during Junior Roundup, from 1961 to 1963. This 15 minute program of music and stories for children, aired as part of Junior Roundup. The segment was for pre-school kids. Featured characters/puppets included Donna Miller and her puppet named Cheeky, Wally Martin as Mr. Starhopper […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesdays, after school, from October 1961 to June, 1962. This weekly 30 minute program was produced in Montreal, aired locally and later added to the network schedule. Like the title, the budget was small and director Michael Kane had to use low production values […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday afternoons, after school from April 5 to June 28, 1961. Junior Roundup was a children’s program dedicated to stories and music. This part of the program featured works produced in Halifax by Sandy Lumsden. Original stories were written by Jim Bennett, told by Dave Murray […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1966 Broadcast Medium: Television A program for children featuring music, storytelling and puppets. Hosts: Alan Hamel [1961-1964], Michele Finney [1961-1964], Ray Bellew [1964-1966], Trudy Young [1964-1966], Sandy Pollock (occasional). Regular cast: Ed McNamara, Joe Murphy, Paul Kligman, Jack Mather, Barbara Hamilton, Drew Thompson, Michael Roth and John Keogh as […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1964 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday nights from January 1961 to May 1963. Aired Tuesday nights from October 1963 to May 1964. In an effort to produce an innovative and interesting program of new plays for television, Ross McLean and Andrew Allan produced Q is for Quest. Allan was […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1964 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from October 1961 to June 1962; aired Thursday nights from October 1962 to June 1963; aired Monday nights from September 1963 to June 1964 Formerly known as GM Presents, this one hour anthology of drama was led by executive producer Ed Moser, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 to 1962 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursdays from October 5 to December 28, 1961, after school. Then Mon/Wed/Fri 2:45-3:00 p.m., 8/10/12 Oct 1962 Rex Loring hosted this 15-minute program for kids, using movies to supplement studio productions on a variety of subjects. Children learned about puppetry, writing, camping and geography. […]