''The Dave Garroway Show'' is an American television variety program that was broadcast on

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from October 2, 1953, to June 25, 1954. Vincent Terrace's ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010'' described the show as "A casual program of music, songs, and chatter." The 30-minute program was broadcast on Friday nights. As the title indicated,

Dave Garroway David Cunningham Garroway (July 13, 1913 – July 21, 1982) was an American Celebrity, television personality. He was the founding host and anchor of NBC's ''Today (American TV program), Today'' from 1952 to 1961. His easygoing and relaxing style ...

was the host. For the nine months that the program aired on Friday evenings, he was also host of the ''

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'' morning program. Other regulars on the program were Jack Haskell,

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, Cliff Norton, and Shirley Hammer, along with dancers Ken Spaulding and Diane Sinclair.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dave Garroway Show 1953 American television series debuts 1954 American television series endings 1950s American variety television series Black-and-white American television shows NBC original programming