The Morning Show on the CBS television network aired from 1954 until 1956 and was originally hosted by Walter Cronkite (above). It was very similar to NBC’s The Today Show and was on the air for two hours from 7-9 a.m. ET until being reduced to one
hour to accommodate the premiere of Captain Kangaroo in 1955. Additional hosts
over the years included Jack Paar, John Henry Faulk, and Dick Van Dyke.
THE FIRST CBS-TV MORNING SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1954
CHILDREN’S SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1947
The Small Fry Club, also known as Movies for Small Fry, was one of the earliest TV series made for children. It aired until June 15, 1951 on the DuMont Television Network
and was hosted by "Big Brother Bob Emery" (shown below).The Small Fry Club originally aired weekly, but soon expanded to five days a week. According to television historians, it was possibly the first television series to air five days per week. Before it was on TV, the show got its start on radio, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Big Brother Bob Emery (real name Clair Robert Emery)
RADIO SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1945
Those Websters was a radio situation comedy series starring Willard Waterman
(shown below) and Constance Crowder as George and Jane Webster. The program
was launched in New York and then moved to Chicago for a short spell before finishing its run from Hollywood. It was heard Friday evenings at 9:30pm on CBS from March 9, 1945 to February 22, 1946 with Quaker Oats as the sponsor. On March 3, 1946, the series moved to Mutual where it aired Sundays at 6pm until August 22, 1948. Two years after this series came to an end, Waterman replaced Harold Peary as the title character in The Great Gildersleeve in 1950.
TV SHOW’S HOST INTRODUCED BY GROUCHO MARX
LOCAL RADIO TALK SHOW HOST IS 52 TODAY
Lars Larson began his career in broadcasting at the age of 16 at, what is now,
KMBD radio in his hometown of Tillamook, Oregon. He currently hosts a national syndicated conservative talk show along with a local show week days on his flagship station, Portland’s radio 750 – KXL. Lars has hosted the local show since 1997.
Lars Larson behind the KXL microphone
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