One of television’s best-known personalities, Johnny Carson,
the iconic host of "The Tonight Show" for 30 years, was born
on this day in history, on Oct. 23, 1925.
Carson had Midwestern roots and was born John William
Carson in Corning, Iowa.
The Code of Practices for Television Broadcasters, also known
as the Television Code, was a set of ethical standards adopted
by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) of the United
States for television programming from 1952 to 1983.
The code was created to self-regulate the industry in hopes of
avoiding a proposed government Advisory Board and satisfying
parental concerns over violence and other matters.
Prior to the Television Code, the 1935 NAB Code of Ethics for
radio was applied to television but fewer than half of television
stations subscribed to it; when the Television Code was first
issued, two-thirds of stations became subscribers.
He already had a few TV credits to his name at the time, the
first being an episode of Armstrong Circle Theatre in 1959
on CBS, a 31- year – old Robert Duvall introduced himself
to many audiences in 1962 with a silent and inscrutable
stare with his film debut as Boo Radley, the harmless
oddball neighbor in the Robert Mulligan-directed, Horton
Foote-written adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a
Mockingbird.
Robert Selden Duvall will be 94 on January
5, 2025.
On September 30, 1947, the New York Yankees beat the
Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-3, in Game 1 of the World Series—
the first Fall Classic game broadcast on television.
It is the second "Subway Series" between and Yankees
and Dodgers and first World Series to involve an African
American player. Jackie Robinson (below) of the Dodgers
broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier six months
earlier.
While Red Barber and Mel Allen called the game on the
radio, Bob Stanton described the action on NBC.
TIM MAGUIRE
Known as Buddy Holly, born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas
was a singer, songwriter and musician who was a central and
pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll.
The spelling change from Holley to Holly came about because of
an error in a contract he was asked to sign, listing him as Buddy
Holly, according to the website for "The Buddy Holly Story."
As the fourth and youngest child in his family, Holly was nicknamed "Buddy" by his mother, who felt that his given name was too big
for her young boy, according to Biography.com.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets (from left to right), Joe B.
Mauldin, Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison.
