''Open Hearing'' was a 1957–58 American news-related

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, with John H. Secondari as the moderator. It was a 60-minute program that aired Sunday evenings from 5–6 p.m. on the ABC television network.Press release on Wikimedia Commons for Dr. King's appearance dated June 5, 1957
/ref> It began on February 3, 1957, as a 30-minute program on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. Richard Stratton was the director. A previous version of ''Open Hearing'' had aired in 1954, moderated by John Daly.

Critical response

A review of the premiere episode in the trade publication '' Variety'' called ''Open Hearing'' "an illuminating and informative half-hour". It complimented Secondari's work as moderator and the "spontaneous quality" of the interviews.

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* * 1950s American television news shows 1950s American television talk shows 1957 American television series debuts 1958 American television series endings ABC News Martin Luther King Jr. {{US-news-tv-prog-stub