The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights during the summer of 1976. This one hour musical variety show was produced in Halifax. It replaced The Tommy Hunter show for nine weeks. The program featured a mix of music and comedy, with a short concert segment included. The stars of the show […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from August 12 to September 30, 1976. This half hour music show featured a different artist each week. It was produced at the CBC Summer Music Festival in Gatineau, Quebec, by Paul Gaffney. Performers, included Sneezy Waters, Kevin Gillis, Ron Nigrini, Liam Clancy, Robin […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday nights, after hockey, from October 1976 to January, 1977. This comedy show filled the time slot between Hockey Night in Canada and The National. Broadcast LIVE, if the game went long, the producers could cut scenes or sketches from the show in order […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly at various times, August 4 to September 28, 1976 This short series of 4 hour long programs, was the result of a dispute between the CBC and ACTRA, the actor’s union. A production of Nellie McClung was on the production schedule, but cancelled leaving 3 […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from May 27 to October 14, 1976. This half hour musical variety series, featured regional productions that were designed as pilots for future shows. Programs originated in Vancouver, Montreal, Halifax, Edmonton and St. John’s. From Vancouver a music show featuring Judy Ginn and Jim […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday afternoons, after school from September to December, 1976; aired Tuesday afternoons, after school, from October 1977 to March 1979.This half hour program for children was for the most part written by children. Produced in Ottawa, hundreds of stories were from local students, short-listed […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from November 20, 1975 to March 4, 1976. This innovative program was a half hour series, written and directed by new Canadian talent. It was developed by John Hirsch, head of CBC drama and produced by George Bloomfield or Gerald Mayer. Eleven […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from May 27 to August 5, 1976. To mark the bicentennial of the United States, Sam Levene produced this 8 part series profiling American life. Larry Solway wrote and narrated the stories which aimed to provide a regional representation of our neighbours to the […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday evenings from April 17 to June 26, 1976. This ten week series of half-hour concerts featured former CFL player Mel Profit and Weekday host Rob Parker, who introduced the performers on this music show. Guests included the Christopher Ward Band, Dominic Troiano, Diane Heatherington, Shawne […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television A late-night talk show hosted by Peter Gzowski. Peter Gzowski Regular contributors: Danny Finkleman, Allan Fotheringham, John Kastner, Flo & Eddy, Michael Magee, Rick Moranis, Valri Bloomfield, Clemence Desrochers and John Harvard. Created by Peter Herrndorf. (repackaged as Canada After Dark). Aired Mon-Fri 11:22-1:00 a.m., […]