The Ted Steele Show

The Ted Steele Show
StarringTed Steele
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time15 mins. (NBC, CBS)
30 mins. (DuMont)
Original release
NetworkNBC (1948-49)
DuMont (1949)
CBS (1949-1950)
ReleaseSeptember 29, 1948 (1948-09-29) –
July 12, 1949 (1949-07-12)

The Ted Steele Show is the title of several television and radio programs that were hosted by bandleader Ted Steele (1917–1985).

Television

Steele's programs were broadcast on three networks in three consecutive seasons: NBC September 29, 1948 - October 29, 1948; DuMont February 27, 1949 - July 12, 1949; CBS June 6, 1949 - April 28, 1950.[1] The NBC and CBS programs were 15 minutes long, while those on DuMont were 30 minutes.[2]

Other regular performers on the program included Helen Wood, Michael Rich, Nola Day, Marci Bryant and Charles Danford.[1]

Steele later presented local daytime TV shows under the same title, running from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET, on WPIX-TV and WOR-TV, which hired Steele away from WPIX in July 1954.[3] The WPIX program was described in Billboard as "Live talent show, with Steele vocalizing and performing on several instruments, ork [orchestra] numbers, guests, news and sports round-ups, contest gimmicks."[4]

Episode status

The final DuMont episode (July 12, 1949) is in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

Radio

The Ted Steele Show was the title of a program Steele had on the Blue Network in 1942. A review in Billboard's January 31, 1942, issue indicated that the 30-minute show featured a singing group and a "playet" by a guest in addition to Steel's performances.[5] He also did the Ted Steele Show on Mutual in the mid-1950s.[6]

In the late 1940s, Steele had a disc jockey program, The Ted Steele Show, on WMCA in New York City.[7] In 1940, he had a program with just his own name as the title, Ted Steele, on WFIL in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[8] On that program, Steele played a Novachord synthesizer "as he kept up an entertaining stream of chatter."[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 1057.
  2. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1362. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ Singer, Jack (August 7, 1954). "Ted Steele Show (TV)". Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ^ "(untitled brief)". Billboard. October 7, 1950. p. 71. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. ^ Ackerman, Paul (January 31, 1942). "Program Reviews: The Ted Steele Show". Billboard. p. 8. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Mr. Matinee". TV Radio Mirror. 44 (4): 14–15. September 1955. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Disk Jockey Show Hooperatings". Billboard. October 2, 1948. p. 76. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  8. ^ a b Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. P. 683.

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