The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesdays, after school, from December 1972 to March 1973.This weekly half hour program was aimed at teenagers. It featured young Canadian singers and musicians and was telecast LIVE. The show also featured a young entertainer from Hamilton, Martin Short, who later joined SCTV.The band […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from December 1970 to June 1972. Aired Friday nights from December 1972 to June 1973. This half hour program of original drama offered viewers a mix of the conventional and the experimental. It was hosted by Charles Oberdorf, writer and broadcaster. In […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday afternoons, after school, from September 1972 to March 1974.This half hour program was aimed at children between the ages of 9 and 14. It was hosted by Prof. Maxwell G. Moffett, a British designer and engineer. He presented the basic elements of science […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired: Sunday afternoons from October 1, 1972 to May 13, 1973. Repeated Tuesday afternoons from December 25, 1973 to March 12, 1974. Alex Trebek and Ray Staples co-hosted this half hour program about design and architecture. Staples, an interior designer, led a guest list that […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday nights from June to August, 1972. Aired Sunday nights from May to August, 1973. Aired Monday nights from June to September, 1974. This half hour documentary program profiled ordinary Canadians. At least that was how the concept was defined by executive producer Ross […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times, during the summer of 1972. Aired Thursday nights from March 22 to June 21, 1973. Aired Wednesday nights during the summer of 1973. Repeated Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, in the autumn of 1973. This anthology of half hour programs was written […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from September 1972 to May 1974.This was a 15-minute public affairs show in which each episode featured a news summary and a short documentary about a person making the news. The show had a nice mix of national and international profiles, usually […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday afternoons, during the summers of 1973 and 1974.Dave Quinton was the host of this half hour program that explored Newfoundland’s wildlife and geography. Each episode examined the culture, tourist sites and natural beauty of the province. Many of the segments were produced by […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from September 30, 1971 to May 18, 1972. Midweek was the companion to Weekend, the public affairs program that aired Saturday and Sunday nights. This show replaced the Saturday broadcast and now offered viewers two News shows a week. The show was […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television This weekly consumer affairs program, originating from Toronto, debuted in 1972. It became the definitive series for discovering faulty products and poorly enforced rules in the consumer market. Consequently, the show’s efforts to influence consumer law were very important. Over the years, products such as lawn […]