The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights from March 31 to May 19, 1978.Du Maurier, a cigarette manufacturer, sponsored this talent contest that had 15 finalists compete in a Search for the Stars type of competition.Five acts performed on each of the first 3 broadcasts with the finalists performing live at […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights during the summer of 1978.Denny Doherty was the star of this summer music/variety show produced in Halifax. While Denny’s major claim to musical fame was as a member of the Mamas and Papas, he also had a keen interest in Canadian folk music.This show […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from April 2 to June 4, 1978. Repeated Thursday afternoons until June 8. Richard Donovan produced this 1970s version of Fighting Words, with John Robert Colombo, a successful author and literary historian. The show featured a panel of high school students who were asked […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Mondays after school, from September 1978 to March 1979. This half hour musical variety show featured Margaret Pinvidic and the Christopher Ward Band. Ward went on to be a successful broadcaster in his own right, as a host on MuchMusic. Producer: John Ryan Written […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1981 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekends at various times during the winter from 1978 to 1981.This sports show was originally produced in 15 minute segments to fill intermissions during CFL games. When the season ended in November the program was fleshed out as a weekly series for an hour […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday evenings and repeated Friday afternoons for 8 weeks in the fall of 1978.A short series of interviews with Canadians who were successful outside their own country. Guests included Susan Clark, Monty Hall, Sharon Acker, Norman Jewison, Bill Glenn, John Kemeny, and Ted Kotcheff. Written by […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday to Thursday afternoons for six weeks in the autumn of 1978.This half hour program looked at the regional roots of Canada’s best writers. For instance, the Toronto program featured Margaret Atwood, Robertson Davies and Marion Engel. The Winnipeg show featured Heather Robertson and Ken Mitchell. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Late night variety show. Host: Paul Soles. Executive Producer, Alex Frame. Aired weeknights from 11:45-12:45 a.m., 18 Sep 1978 to 26 Jan 1979. Written by John Corcelli – April, 2002
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekday afternoons during the summer of 1978 and 1979. This one-hour talk show was produced in Halifax for two weeks, followed by a broadcast from St. John’s for two weeks. It featured regional talent and was broadcast across the entire network. The Halifax programs […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekdays at 1:30 PM from September 1970 to September, 1971Max Ferguson never did much television during his long career at the CBC. This half hour show was an exception. It was an eclectic mix of sitcom, talk and do-it-yourself all rolled into one.Ferguson played […]