Be)
Sunday(13)
WBO- 5:30-6pm EST; DEBUT; Captain Gallant of the Foret
Legion, ON FIIM; from
WRCA-TV (NY.
approx 6
stations net and delayed.
‘Sponsor- H. J. Heinz Co
(Packaged Foods:
3)
thru Maxon, Inc(Detroit); Acct Exec- Hunter Hendee; Agcy Su-
perv- Ed Wilhelm(NY); Commls- On Film.
Pker & Film Prod- Television Prograns of
America, Inc., with Frantel, Inc.; Exec Prod- Gilbert A, Ralston; Dirs- Sam New-
field, Jean Yarbrough, Marcel Cravenne, Pierre Schwab; Writers- William N. Rob-
son, Gene Levitt, Jack Andrews.
Adventure series, starring Buster Crabbe, with
his son, Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe and Fuzzy Knight.
Major portions of the series
were filmed in North Africa, with native Arabs and members of the French Foreign
Legion in the casts.
Program replaces Background which moves to 3-3:30pm ESI,
effective Feb 20.
Princeton '55 moves from the
3:30pm spot to 1-1:30rm EST,
effective Feb 13.
OTHER NETWORK CHANGES & ADDITIONS
cRs-
Uncle Johnny Coons (Sat, 1:30-2pm) Expands from 15 stations to 28 on Feb 12 and
a@as 3 more on Feb 19, including New York and Chicago for the first time.
Climax! (3 of 4 Thursdays, 8:30-9:30pm EST) Martin Menulis named producer, ef-
fective immediately, replacing Bretaige Windust who moves to a new fall project
involving a permanent stock company program called The Towmspeople.
Manulis is
succeeded as producer of Best of Broadwa;
(every 4th Wednesday, 10-11pm EST) by
Felix Jackson, who continues also as producer of Studio One.
NBC-
Red Buttona Show (3 of lb Fridays, 8-8:30pm EST) Joe Silver replaces Bobby Sher-
wood, effective Feb 4 (See page 1s).
NEW NETWORK SPONSORSHIPS
THE NESTLE CO, INC., thru Bryan Houston,Inc(NY) will sponsor
Sta,
ow, featuring
AV on Sate
Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey and the June Taylor Dancers, over CBS-TV on
turdays, 8-8:30
pm EST, beginning next fall.
nt
LOCAL STATION ACTIVITY
WeIx(ch 11)
- Dione Lucas Show; DEBUT Feb 7; Mon thru Fri,.2-2:30pm EST. Sponsor-
ew York
(Won, Wed, Fri) Brooklyn Union Gas Co thru Cunningham & Welsh, Inc.
Pker & Prod- Arthur B, Modell TV Productions, Inc(NY); Dir- Mike
Meltzer(WPIX).
Dione Lucas returns to live TV with her cocking demonstrations and
She also has a film show current-
presentation of recipes and news of the food world.
ly seen on many stations thru syndication.
waTv(ch 13)
St.
ing Out; RETURN Feb 93
Wed, Thu, Fri, 8-8:15mm EST.
Sponsor-
Newark, NJ
- Ee
Halsey Packard Motors.
Pker & Prod- Portrait Productione(Newark) ;
Dir- Don Horan.
Evelyn and Bob Lowell, last seen on the station in
1952, return with their reviews of plays, films, books, reports on entertainment and
cultural spots and interviews with personalities.
Errv(ch 11)
+ Whatsa Name; DEBUT Jan 27; Thu, 10-10:30pm PS?
Sponsor- Parfums
Los Angeles
Leney-
Prod- Erven Jourdan; Asst to Prod- Jene Heineman; Prod Advis-
or- Iazlo Gorog.
Joe Flynn is moderator for a panel of four pretty
Hollywood fashion model who attempt to identify guests who are relatives of celebs.
ErTv
- Neville; DEBUT Feb 6; Sun, 1-1:30pm PST.
Sustaining.
Pker- Mitchell
J. Hamilburg-Fred Messenger; Prod- Fred Messenger.
Neville, author
and lecturer, discusses the uses of imagination as a power.
0SS REPORTS - 2/6/55
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LOCAL SPATION ACTIVITY
sr
- Neville; DEBUT Feb 6; Sun, 1-1:30pm PST.