The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television Host: Jack Duffy A musical variety show devoted to big band music and swing. Jack Duffy, the comic actor who had once been a featured singer for the Tommy Dorsey organization, was the show’s host, and Guido Basso led a band made up of Toronto […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekly, during the afternoon, from October 1971 to May 1974.Dr. Bette Stephenson was the host of this weekly 30-minute program, about pre-school children. It was focused on the parent/child relationship in the early years of growth, hence the title of the program.The series was […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from February 17 to March 24, 1971. This hour long drama series was a look at contemporary family life in Canada. It was created by Ed McGibbon, produced by Jack Nixon-Browne, and featured some of the top Canadian writers of the day. Episodes:1] The […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday evenings during the summer of 1971.This half hour music show was named after Diane Heatherington, a solid vocalist and performer. The program featured Canadian rock bands like Chilliwack, Sweet Honey Mead and Wild Rice. Ron Kantor produced the show in Winnipeg.
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1954 to 2007 Broadcast Medium: Television The show premiered on October 24, 1954 as Country Calendar, the CBC’s national magazine of agricultural news and information. The program continued to cover farm news, but also aimed to be pertinent to urban viewers. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the show continued to exchange information and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired at various times from October 12 to 22, 1971. This program was a limited series of documentaries on 16 Canadian Cities. The films aired daily for 10 days in October and were produced between 1967 and 1968. Ottawa, Kingston, Edmonton, Saint John, Regina and Winnipeg were […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday afternoons from January to April 1971; January to April, 1972.The CBC’s commitment to amateur sport included contracts with the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU), featuring athletes from Canadian universities. This two hour telecast had the latest competitions in men’s and women’s sports and […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 to 1973 Broadcast Medium: Television An educational series for children, aged seven to ten, produced and directed by Dennis Coles for Raymond/Taffner, Ltd., and written by Pat Patterson. Each week, host Trudy Young, formerly of Razzle Dazzle, Marc Stone, and puppet Arbuckle the Alligator welcomed a couple of guests who […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sunday afternoons from February 21 to March 21, 1971 This short series of 5 half-hour programs was hosted by philosopher Alan Watts. His ideas were focused on culture and its destructiveness.The program was produced in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Gene Lawrence and written by Alan Watts, […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television The CBC drama concentrated on the adventures of a teenager named Billy and his Ojibwa friend Pete in the “Ojibway country” of northern Ontario. Produced, on film, by Ralph Ellis. The Cast: Lois Maxwell as Nancy Williams, Stephen Cottier as her son Billy and Susan […]