The Dave Garroway Show (TV program) explained

Genre:Variety
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Channel:NBC

The Dave Garroway Show is an American television variety program that was broadcast on NBC from October 2, 1953, to June 25, 1954.[1]

Vincent Terrace's Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 described the show as "A casual program of music, songs, and chatter."[2] The 30-minute program was broadcast on Friday nights.[1]

As the title indicated, Dave Garroway was the host. For the nine months that the program aired on Friday evenings, he was also host of the Today morning program.[3] Other regulars on the program were Jack Haskell, Jill Corey, Cliff Norton, and Shirley Hammer, along with dancers Ken Spaulding and Diane Sinclair.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: McNeil. Alex. Total Television. 1996. Penguin Books USA, Inc.. New York, New York. 0-14-02-4916-8. 200. 4th.
  2. Book: Terrace. Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. 2011. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Jefferson, N.C.. 978-0-7864-6477-7. 239. 2nd.
  3. Book: Forman. Murray. One Night on TV Is Worth Weeks at the Paramount: Popular Music on Early Television. 2012. Duke University Press. 978-0822350118. 83. 13 June 2017. en.