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John Cameron Swayze
John Cameron Swayze (April 4, 1906 – August 15, 1995) was an American anchorman, news commentator, and game show panelist during the 1940s and 1950s. He later became best known as a product spokesman. Early life Born in Wichita, Kansas, Swayze was the son of a wholesale drug salesman. He attended school in Atchison, Kansas, and at Culver Military Academy. He left the university before graduating, opting instead for work in radio. Swayze first sought to work as an actor, but his activity on Broadway ended when acting roles became scarce following the Wall Street crash of 1929. Career Early years Swayze returned to the Midwest and worked for the '' Kansas City Journal-Post'' as a reporter and as radio editor. From the newsroom, he narrated bulletins for broadcast by Kansas City radio station KMBZ via a microphone the station had placed at the newspaper. On September 27, 1933, he also began the radio program ''Stranger Than Fiction''. In addition, Swayze worked in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camel News Caravan
''The Camel News Caravan'' or ''Camel Caravan of News'' is an American television program broadcast by NBC. Anchored by John Cameron Swayze, it aired from February 16, 1949, to October 26, 1956, and was replaced by '' The Huntley–Brinkley Report''. Sponsored by the Camel cigarette brand, it was the first NBC news program to use NBC filmed news stories rather than movie newsreels. On February 16, 1954, the ''Camel News Caravan'' became the first news program broadcast in color, making use of 16mm color film. In early 1955, the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, maker of Camel cigarettes, cut back its sponsorship to three days a week. Chrysler's Plymouth division sponsored the other days, and on those days, the program was labelled the ''Plymouth News Caravan''. The program featured a young Washington correspondent named David Brinkley, and competed against ''Douglas Edwards with the News'' on rival CBS. With greater resources, the ''News Caravan'' attracted a larger audience than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Said That?
''Who Said That?'' is a 1948–55 NBC game show that ran on radio and television, in which a panel of celebrities attempted to determine the speaker of a quotation from recent news reports. Radio Robert Trout was the moderator when the radio version began on July 2, 1948. Panelists included H. V. Kaltenborn, Robert Ruark, Leland Stowe, and John Swayze. Peter Roberts was the announcer. Production Don Gillis was the director, with Fred and Dorothy Friendly as editors. The program was broadcast at 8:30 p.m. on Fridays, and it was sustaining. NBC planned to cancel the program in the fall of 1948, but it was continued "at the instance of the network's affiliates". The continuation was accompanied by a scheduling change as the show was moved to noon Eastern Time on Sundays. Critical response The trade publication ''Variety'' called the 1948 radio version "a refreshing departure from run-of-the-mill entertainment". It commended Trout's work as moderator, saying his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Takes A Licking And Keeps On Ticking
Timex Group USA, Inc. (formerly known as Timex Corporation) is an American global watch manufacturing company founded in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company in Waterbury, Connecticut. In 1944, the company became insolvent but was reformed into Timex Corporation. In 2008, the company was acquired by Timex Group B.V. and was renamed Timex Group USA. Thomas Olsen purchased the Waterbury Clock Company in New York in 1941 and renamed it ''Timex'', a portmanteau of the names of ''Time'' magazine and Kleenex. History Waterbury Clock Company (1854–1944) Brass manufacturer Benedict & Burnham created Waterbury Clock Company in 1854 to manufacture clocks using brass wheels and gears. Waterbury Clock Company was legally incorporated on March 27, 1857, as an independent business with $60,000 in capital. The American clock industry was producing millions of clocks with scores of companies located in Connecticut's Naugatuck River Valley, earning the region the nickname "Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Tell The Truth
''To Tell the Truth'' is an American television panel show. Four celebrity panelists are presented with three contestants (the "team of challengers", each an individual or pair) and must identify which is the "central character" whose unusual occupation or experience has been read aloud by the show's host. When the panelists question the contestants, the two impostors may lie whereas the "central character" must tell the truth. The setup adds the impostor element to the format of '' What's My Line?'' and '' I've Got a Secret''. The show was created by Bob Stewart and originally produced by Mark Goodson–Bill Todman Productions. It first aired on CBS from 1956 to 1968 with Bud Collyer as host. From 1969 to 1978, the show was revived in syndication, with Garry Moore as the first host. Former panelist and frequent guest host Joe Garagiola took over in 1977, following Moore's health issues. Garagiola hosted until the show's cancellation. Robin Ward hosted a 1980–81 syn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast Television broadcaster, television and radio Radio network, network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. ABC is headquartered on Riverside Drive in Burbank, California, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Team Disney – Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network maintains secondary offices at 77 66th Street (Manhattan), West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, which houses its broadcast center and the headquarters of its news division, ABC News (United States), ABC News. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. The youngest of the "Big Three (American television), Big Three" American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Armstrong Circle Theatre
''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' is an American anthology drama television series which ran from June 6, 1950, to June 25, 1957, on NBC, and from October 2, 1957, to August 28, 1963, on CBS. It alternated weekly with ''The United States Steel Hour''. It finished in the Nielsen ratings at number 19 for the 1950–51 season and number 24 for 1951–52. The principal sponsor was Armstrong World Industries. Between July 8 and September 16, 1959, CBS aired reruns of six documentary dramas originally broadcast during the 1958–1959 season as episodes of ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' under the title ''Armstrong by Request''. ''Armstrong by Request'' aired during ''Armstrong Circle Theatre''′s time slot and also alternated with ''The United States Steel Hour''. Synopsis The program's first season featured episodes that tried "to please every body in a mass audience, using only highly formularized plays. The next season brought a different approach, with more emphasis on characters than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Huntley-Brinkley Report
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Huntley
Chester Robert Huntley (December 10, 1911 – March 20, 1974) was an American television newscaster, best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, '' The Huntley–Brinkley Report,'' for 14 years beginning in 1956. Early life Huntley was born in Cardwell, Montana, the only son and eldest of four children born to Percy Adams Huntley and Blanche Wadine (née Tatham) Huntley. The family was of Scottish descent. His father was a telegraph operator for the Northern Pacific Railway, and young Chet was born in the Cardwell depot living quarters. Owing to the railroad's seniority system, wherein employees with longer tenure could "bump" newer employees, the family moved often. They lived in Cardwell, Saco, Willow Creek, Logan, Big Timber, Norris, Whitehall, and Three Forks while he was a child.Oyan, Katie (December 19, 1999). - "Chester R. 'Chet' Huntley". - '' Great Falls Tribune''. He graduated from Whitehall High School in Whitehall, and attended Montana Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Evening News
The ''CBS Evening News'' is the flagship evening News broadcasting#Television, television news program of CBS News, the news division of the CBS television network in the United States. The ''CBS Evening News'' is a daily evening broadcast featuring news reports, feature stories and interviews by CBS News correspondents and reporters covering events around the world. Since 2025, the program has had more of a news magazine-styled format, with a larger focus on long-form stories. The program has been broadcast since July 1, 1941, under the original title ''CBS Television News'', eventually adopting its existing title in 1963. Since January 27, 2025, the flagship nightly broadcast has been co-anchored by John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Previous weeknight anchors have included Douglas Edwards, Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Connie Chung, Bob Schieffer, Russ Mitchell, Katie Couric, Harry Smith (American journalist), Harry Smith, Scott Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Edwards
Douglas Edwards (July 14, 1917 – October 13, 1990) was an American radio and television newscaster and correspondent who worked for the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) for more than four decades. After six years on CBS Radio in the 1940s, Edwards was among the first major broadcast journalists to move into the rapidly expanding medium of television. He is also generally recognized as the first presenter or "anchor" of a nationally televised, regularly scheduled newscast by an American network. Edwards presented news on CBS television every weeknight for 15 years, from March 20, 1947, until April 16, 1962."Celebrating Douglas Edwards, a CBS legend" CBS News (Manhattan, New York), July 13, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2021. Initially a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brinkley
David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly news program, '' The Huntley–Brinkley Report,'' with Chet Huntley and thereafter appeared as co-anchor or commentator on its successor, ''NBC Nightly News,'' through the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, Brinkley was host of the popular Sunday '' This Week with David Brinkley'' program and a top commentator on election-night coverage for ABC News. Over the course of his career, Brinkley received ten Emmy Awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He wrote three books, including the 1988 bestseller ''Washington Goes to War'', about how World War II transformed the nation's capital. His books were largely based on his own observations as a young reporter in the city. Early life Brinkley was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, the younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
