Saturday Date with Billy O'Connor explained

Genre:variety
Presenter:Don Parrish
Starring:Billy O'Connor
Country:Canada
Language:English
Channel:CBC Television
Num Seasons:1
Producer:Drew Crossan
Runtime:30 minutes

Saturday Date with Billy O'Connor is a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1958 to 1959.

Premise

Billy O'Connor, a musician who previously hosted CBC series such as The Billy O'Connor Show and Club O'Connor, was seen in this series with performers Allan Blye and Vanda King. The series house band was a quartet featuring an accordionist (Vic Centro), a bassist (Jackie Richardson), a drummer (Doug McLeod) and a guitarist (Kenny Gill).[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern time) from 4 October 1958 to 27 June 1959, prior to the hockey broadcast during the National Hockey League season.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saturday Date with Billy O'Connor . John . Corcelli . February 2005. Canadian Communications Foundation . 7 May 2010 .