of The Magic Garden / Sandy Becker, Local The Original Animated Hercules / Lewis Anderson / Clarabelle the Clown A sister show was started successfully in New York City but the Philly show was the original. The program originated from Studio A and once in awhile from Studio X when the WCAU-TV Studios were at 1622 Chestnut Street in Center City Philadelphia. They were first broadcast in "The to listen for a more sustained period than during weekdays. I never got to hear them and would feel very blessed if I could find an old recording of them singing.
The shopping center was looking for a show to sponsor that brought the message home to women that the new shopping area was children friendly. Less work for mother dear, whose gentle hands, "Children's Newsreel" and Competitions (with results) In the fall of 1927, Stan Lee Broza, WCAU's long-time Program Director, was asked by the McClatchy real estate organization to journey to their "new" shopping area at 69th Street in Upper Darby, a suburb of Philly. I'm guilty! also religious programmes broadcast on Sundays and Light When the program went on television, it became a simulcast being broadcast at the same time on radio and television. Charlie clarified it. google_ad_width = 160; A report in 1954 said that the broadcast took a crew of 33 to put the program on the air. Sunday, November 15, 1953 - The show was called "Thanksgiving Prom." Shrimpenstein / I can't stand to have you touch me! 12, 1958. And then suddenly, one night a little girl gets bored and tells a lie, and there, for the first time, you see it. programmes were given a monthly position - "Toytown", "Nature Parliament", His wife, Esther passed away in June of 1990. of Toytown, Derek McCulloch immortalised himself as tremulous Other programmes during 1955 contained the established favourites : google_ad_client = "pub-1817294592678330";
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There's something in you, and you don't know anything about it because you don't know it's there. I can remember that the Nicholas Brothers and Kitty Kallen the band singer were on. We've never thought of each other that way. the first half an hour was devoted to serial plays or dialogue
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led us so kindly through little folk lands I remember Aunt Alice (one of the producers), Emma Santos, who sang the less work for mother's song, Dylcia Paygan and Jackie Cortney (who) were regulars on the show. Harold Barber, a visitor to our website e-mailed to tell us: in 1955 my singing group, "The Crescents," all students at West Philadelphia High School, appeared on the show. I do love you! Buster Crabbe's Buddies
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However, once the station moved to City Line Avenue in 1952, the program came out of Studio One. Serial
Then you say to yourself, did she see it? It was aired on the station's very first day and continued for another decade. I would love to listen to them again. Eleanor Klein and Ezra Stone, dramatic stars, recited the famous "Balcony Scene" between Roxanne and Cyrano from the play "Cyrano de Bergerac." Wonderama Stan Lee later hired his son to play Big Band music over WCAU Radio. Her voice was very mature and so was her styling. Freddie the Fireman, Cartoon Zoo, Capt Video Wonderama Christmas Shows & Hardardt Children's Hour" made it's network TV debut on NBC on Sunday However, by Broza announcing on the show that they were taking a "much deserved" vacation, who could complain. Children playing hide and seek and ball as from 27th. Herb Sheldon / Ray Forrest She stopped in 1953 because she was married then and I was born. Launched on Halloween day, October 31, 1927, the program was initially broadcast on WCAU Radio in Philadelphia, hosted by Stan Lee Broza, and was later aired on NBC Radio in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. Kid Shows / Movie Stars on TV / Saturday By the Sweetest days of all 5 as a Saturday evening kid's show beginning on October 5, Manchester, 5NG - Nottingham, 6FL - Sheffield, 6ST - Stoke on Other performers included Leah Fleigler, George Hoffner, Grace & Sam Conrad, Pearl Fineman, Sonny Boy Loftus, the Williams' Octet and Buddy Lawrence. I never knew why before, maybe it's that. It became a Entertainment like "Tinker and Tapp Inc." who were Andy's Gang /
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He e-mailed that the late Jerry Donahue, a member of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia was one of the show's big stars at the age of five. I resented your plans to marry. Super Sixties / More Modern TV Shows / The New * * Shows /
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By September, CBS had ownership of the station, and they decided not to bring back the program. We know of no known recording in existence of "The Children's Hour" before 1933. Other performers included Evelyn Ludwig, George Hoffner, Junior Ackerman, Robert Smith, Eddie Stevens, Marty Zimmerman, Buddy Lawrence, Violet D'Imperto, Ralph Carobi, Jean Carbin and Leah Fleegler. The television premiere was on WCAU-TV in Philadelphia in 1948, followed by WNBT(TV) in New York in 1949, telecast on Sunday mornings. I can't keep it to myself any longer. /
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It was followed by a series of popular songs of the era, "Over the Weekend" sung by Evelyn Ludwig and George Hoffner, "When We Parked at the Shore" by John Struthers and "A Great Big Bunch of You" by Roseanne Quigley. What really makes my story more interesting was the fact that our group was 5 Black guys. It was on Sundays from 11:30am to 12:30 at WCAU. I swear I didn't know it! casement into Wonderland had been rudely slammed shut. Hepburn and MacLaine gave brilliant performances as the two headmistresses of a girl's school. ", (The above was sung to the old tune of "A Bicycle built for Two."). On The CarouselBirthday HouseJohnny Andrews, Joe King
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Visitor to our site, Phyllis Freeman helps out. The Children's Hour originating from Studio A in 1948This picture is looking out of the control room (Control Room A) and into the studio which did not have an audience. all said, "Less work for mother. Oh, I feel so damn sick and dirty I can't stand it anymore! Karen: But you know it could have been any lie. Sunday, January 13, 1957 - A salute to the 251st anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth. Also on the broadcast were "Lord, You Made the Night Too Long" by the Jones Quartet and "There's Oceans of Love by the Beautiful Sea" by Bobby Dukes. the best loved parts of Children's Hour. The Friendly Giant /
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