The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Blue Network debuted on
this date in 1926 with 24 radio stations. It was officially launched at
8PM (ET) in New York. Carl Schlagel of The Metropolitan Opera
opened the inaugural broadcast which also featured Will Rogers.
15
Nov
IT WAS A NIGHT FOR RADIO
15
Nov
THE STONES FIRST U.S. TV APPEARANCE
On this date in 1965, The Rolling Stones made their U.S.
TV debut on NBC’s musical verity show Hullabaloo. They
performed their second #1 single…”GET OFF MY CLOUD”.
14
Nov
THE NURSERY SCHOOL OF THE AIR
Ding Dong School with Miss Francis(Dr. Frances Horwich) was one of the first children’s TV shows in the early 1950’s. It was before Romper Room, Mr. Rogers and even before Sesame Street. The show was a half-hour production that originated from the studios of WMAQ-TV in Chicago. It aired live on NBC weekdays from November, 1952 to 1956. At one point is was the most popular pre-school series. Those were the simple days!
Miss Frances on the set during the show.
09
Nov
HE WAS A WIZARD ON TELEVISION!
‘MR. WIZARD’, with host Don Herbert, premiered March 3,1951
on NBC-TV and featured Herbert and guest kid’s conducting
science experiments. Don won a Peabody award for his work
on the program which aired for 30-minutes every Saturday
morning until it was cancelled in 1965. Herbert was a General
Science and English Major at the University of Wisconson.
09
Nov
RADIO’S EARLY DAY’S
‘The Lone Ranger’ premiered January 30,1933 on WXYZ radio in Detroit. It then moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System and finally to NBC’s Blue Network, which became ABC. The last episode was broadcast on September 3, 1954. The lead role was played by several actor’s, the most remembered was the shows announcer for a few years, Brace Beemer, pictured above. He played the role till the final show. Beemer
also protrayed “Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon” for a brief time.
also protrayed “Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon” for a brief time.
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