1948 in television
The year 1948 in television involved some significant events.
Below is a list of television-related events during 1948.
Events
- February 9 - WLWT, Cincinnati, Ohio, begins commercial broadcasting, changing its call letters from experimental station W8XCT.[1]
- March 20 – Renowned Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini makes his television debut, conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra in the U.S. in a program featuring the works of Richard Wagner.
- April 3 – Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is played on television in its entirety for the first time in a concert featuring Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The chorus is conducted by Robert Shaw.
- June 21 – The first network telecast of political conventions from Philadelphia.
- July 29 – The BBC Television Service begins its coverage of the 1948 Olympic Games in London by broadcasting the opening ceremony. From now until the closing ceremony on August 14 the BBC will broadcast an average three and a half hours a day of live coverage from the Games, using a special coaxial cable linking the main venue at Wembley Stadium to the television service's base at Alexandra Palace. This is the most ambitious sustained outside broadcast yet attempted by the BBC, but is completed without serious problems.
- July 30 – Professional wrestling premieres during prime-time on the DuMont Network.
- August 15 – The first network nightly newscast, CBS-TV News, debuts on CBS with Douglas Edwards as journalist.
- August 25 – First-ever congressional hearing is televised: "Confrontation Day" between Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
- November 4 - Moscow TV facility adopted a new 625 line PAL television standard.
- November 29
- December 18 — WDSU TV channel 6, NBC affiliate, Becomes the first station in New Orleans and the State of Louisiana as well as the gulf coast of the United States.
- CBS begins network programming.
- ABC establishes its first television station in New York.
- Television manufacturing begins in Canada.
- Telecasts of the NBC Symphony Orchestra, begin until 1954.
Debuts
- January 5 – Television Newsreel (UK) is first shown on the BBC Television Service (1948–1954).
- April 18 - The ABC television network begins operation.[2]
- April 22 - WTVR-TV, Richmond, Virginia, begins broadcasting on Channel 6.[3] WTVR is the first TV station south of Washington, D.C., giving it the nickname "The South's first Television Station."
- June 8 – Milton Berle becomes the first United States television star with the debut of Texaco Star Theater (later The Milton Berle Show) broadcast by NBC (1948–1953).
- June 9 - WBZ-TV, Boston, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on Channel 4.[4] WBZ is New England's first television station
- June 20 – Toast of the Town, a variety series hosted by Ed Sullivan, premieres on CBS, with guests Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (later renamed, The Ed Sullivan Show) (1948–1971).
- July 1 – Mark Goodson's first game series Winner Take All premieres on CBS (1948–1952).
- August 10 – Candid Microphone (renamed Candid Camera in 1949) debuts on ABC (1948 – present).
- September 29 - WSB-TV, Atlanta, Georgia, begins broadcasting on Channel 8.[5]
- November - Super Circus premieres (1948-49 locally on WENR, 1949-1956 nationwide)[6]
- The Adventures of Oky Doky premieres (1948–1949).
- Amanda (1948–1949).
- The Bigelow Show premieres (1948–1949).
- Champagne and Orchids (1948–1949).
- Child's World debuts (1948–1949).
- Actors Studio (1948–1950).
- Cartoon Teletales (1948–1950).
- The Alan Dale Show premieres (1948–1951).
- Club Seven (1948–1951).
Television programs
| Series |
Debut |
Ended |
| Picture Page (UK) |
October 8, 1936 |
1939 |
| 1946 |
1952 |
| Starlight (UK) |
November 3, 1936 |
1939 |
| 1946 |
1949 |
| For The Children (UK) |
April 24, 1937 |
1939 |
| July 7, 1946 |
1950 |
| The Voice of Firestone Televues |
1943 |
1947 |
| 1949 |
1963 |
| Missus Goes A Shopping |
August 1, 1944 |
1949 |
| The World in Your Home |
1944 |
1948 |
| Kaleidoscope (UK) |
November 2, 1946 |
1953 |
| Gillette Cavalcade of Sports |
November 8, 1946 |
June 24, 1960 |
| Muffin the Mule (UK) |
1946 |
1955 |
| Paging You (UK) |
1946 |
1948 |
| Television Screen Magazine |
1946 |
1949 |
| You Are an Artist |
1946 |
1950 |
| Doorway to Fame |
May 2, 1947 |
July 4, 1949 |
| Kraft Television Theater |
May 7, 1947 |
1958 |
| Kukla, Fran and Ollie |
October 13, 1947 |
1957 |
| Meet the Press |
November 6, 1947 |
— |
| Mary Kay and Johnny |
November 18, 1947 |
March 11, 1950 |
| Howdy Doody |
December 27, 1947 |
September 24, 1960 |
| Americana |
1947 |
1949 |
| Birthday Party |
1947 |
1949 |
| Café Continental (UK) |
1947 |
1953 |
| Charade Quiz |
1947 |
1949 |
| Eye Witness |
1947 |
1948 |
| Juvenile Jury |
1947 |
1954 |
| In the Kelvinator Kitchen |
1947 |
1948 |
| Musical Merry-Go-Round |
1947 |
1949 |
| Small Fry Club |
1947 |
1951 |
| Television Newsreel (UK) |
January 5, 1948 |
1954 |
| The Original Amateur Hour |
January 18, 1948 |
September 27, 1970 |
| Court of Current Issues |
February 9, 1948 |
June 26, 1951 |
| Stop Me If You've Heard This One |
March 4, 1948 |
April 22, 1949 |
| Author Meets the Critics |
April 1948 |
October 10, 1954 |
| Hollywood Screen Test |
April 15, 1948 |
1953 |
| Texaco Star Theater |
June 8, 1948 |
1953 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show |
June 20, 1948 |
June 6, 1971 |
| Candid Camera |
August 10, 1948 |
— |
| CBS Evening News |
August 15, 1948 |
— |
| Foodini the Great |
August 23, 1948 |
June 23, 1951 |
| Actors Studio |
September 1948 |
June 1950 |
| Champagne and Orchids |
September 6, 1948 |
January 10, 1949 |
| Stained Glass Windows |
September 26, 1948 |
October 16, 1949 |
| Ford Theatre |
October 17, 1948 |
July 10, 1957 |
| The Growing Paynes |
October 20, 1948 |
August 3, 1949 |
| The Adventures of Oky Doky |
November 4, 1948 |
May 26, 1949 |
| The Morey Amsterdam Show |
December 17, 1948 |
October 12, 1950 |
| The Alan Dale Show |
1948 |
1951 |
| Amanda |
1948 |
1949 |
| Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts |
1948 |
January 1, 1958 |
| The Bigelow Show |
1948 |
1949 |
| Break the Bank |
1948 |
1957 |
| Cartoon Teletales |
1948 |
1950 |
| Celebrity Time |
1948 |
September 1952 |
| Child's World |
1948 |
1949 |
| Club Seven |
1948 |
1951 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse |
1948 |
1955 |
| Winner Take All |
1948 |
1952r |
Programs ending during 1948
Births
- January 5 – Ted Lange, actor, director, The Love Boat
- January 14 – Carl Weathers, actor
- January 29
- February 22 – John Ashton, actor
- February 28
- March 20 – John de Lancie, actor
- March 31 – Rhea Perlman, actress, Cheers
- April 12 – Jeremy Beadle, English presenter (died 2008)
- May 8 – Stephen Stohn, American-Canadian lawyer and producer
- June 2 – Jerry Mathers, actor Leave It to Beaver
- June 19 – Phylicia Rashad, actress, The Cosby Show
- July 28 – Sally Struthers, actress, All in the Family
- September 7 – Susan Blakely, actress
- September 13 – Nell Carter, actress, singer (died. 2003)
- September 17 – John Ritter, actor, comedian (died 2003)
- September 24 – Phil Hartman, Canadian actor, comedian (died 1998)
- September 27 – Michele Dotrice, English actress
- October 2 – Avery Brooks, actor, musician
- October 17 – George Wendt, actor, Cheers
- October 29 – Kate Jackson, actress
- November 1 – Anna Stuart, actress
- November 11 – Vincent Schiavelli, actor (died 2005)
References
- ↑ "Cincinnati's T-Day Observed Feb. 15" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 23, 1948. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "ABC TV Network" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 19, 1948. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "WTVR (TV) to Start April 22, Channel 6" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 19, 1948. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "WBZ-TV Formally Opened at Boston" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 14, 1948. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "WSB-TV in Atlanta Opening on Sept. 29" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 27, 1948. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=h3nCJAlg5qUC&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=paddy+the+pelican&source=bl&ots=rCR9N0xyHD&sig=QYzEVwi-3FWFSLED_PwrqG76XeU&hl=en&ei=-0ZOTbqUFoO88gaYhNiBDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEoQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=paddy%20the%20pelican&f=false
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