Ross reports on television programming. (1949)

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INTERVIEW PROGRAMS ABC PAULINE FREDERICK'S FEATURE STORY Net; 9: 15-9: 30pm Wednesday; SUSTAINING PRODUCER WRITER Pauline Frederick; DIRECTOR Howard Cordery, ABC; FORMAT Informal document¬ ary; Frederick builds story around a guest by interview and demonstration. KIERNAN 1 S KORNER Local; 8-8:30pm Monday; SUSTAINING; PRODUCER Walter Kiernan; DIRECTOR Bob Doyle, ABC; FORMAT Kiernan holds interviews on remote from locales in and around the metropolitan area. SHIP *3 REPORTER Local; 7-7:15pm Sunday; PACKAGER Chick Vincent, 509 Madison Ave.; SUSTAINING; COMPLETE PRODUCTION Vincent; TALENT Jack Mangan and guests; FORMAT Camera Crew meets incoming ships and films interviews with celebrities on one l6mm camera . THE FITZGERALDS Local; 7:45-8pm M,W,F; With Ed & Pegeen Fitzgerald and guests. CBS WE THE PEOPLE East Net, Kinesc to Midwest; 9-9: 30pm Tuesday; SPONSOR Gulf Oil; AGENCY Young & Rubicam; PRODUCER -DIRECTOR James Sheldon, Bill Brown, camera. WRITER Aubrey Williams; CASTING Willis Cooper; MUSIC The Oscar Bradley Orch; SET from stage of Theatre Studio 51; REHEARSAL TIME 4 hours; FORMAT MC, Dan Seymour inter¬ views interesting guests; film clips used to give visual story to AM script since this is a SIMULTANEOUS airing; COMMERCIALS Film & Live: film coordinated with AM commercial. IN THE FIRST PERSON East & West Nets; 7:30-7: 45pm Saturday; SUSTAINING; DIRECTOR Dave Rich, CBS; FORMAT Quincy Howe interviews prominent people about hobbies, inter¬ ests, etc..... one per program. OTHER DAYTIME INTERVIEW SHOWS in various categories herein. DUMONT MANHATTAN SPOTLIGHT Local; 7:30-7:45pm Weekdays; SUSTAINING; PRODUCER Chuck & Verne Tranum; DIRECTOR Pat Fay, WABD; CASTING Verne Tranum; FORMAT Chuck Tranum inter¬ views celebrities, writers, travelers, etc., using visual aids to illustrate their occupations. INSIDE PHOTOPLAY Net; 7-7 r3 Opm Monday; SUSTAINING; PACKAGER Photoplay Magazine; DIRECTOR Bill Marceau, WABD; CAST Wendy Barrie & Dave Davis who chat about movie doings and interview one guest daily. JACK EIGEN SHOW East Net; 7:45-8pm Thursday; SUSTAINING; PRODUCER Eigen; CASTINGEigen; SET table in a nightclub; FORMAT Eigen interviews a celebrity, names his "glamour girl of the week", and gives news of show business. MAN ON THE STREET Local; 12.: 15-12: 30 Weekdays; DIRECTOR Harry Coyle; FORMAT Dan Peterson holds sidewalk interviews at 53rd & Madison. NBC TELEVISION SCREEN MAGAZINE East Net; 7:30-8pm Saturday; PRODUCER DIRECTOR Larry Schwab; WRITERS Jim Beech, Feggy Rogers, Bill Bems; MUSIC Jerry Jerome Trio; TALENT Bill Bems, Ray Forrest; FORMAT Based around a magazine operation with Forrest as Editor and Bems as a roaming reporter who with slides, film and personal interviews brings to the camera features on sports, news of the week, humor, variety .....names and introduces talent discovery, cover girl; up to 7 slides used. WANT AD -VENTURES Local; 3-3:15pm Weekdays; SUSTAINING; DIRECTOR Desmond Marquette; WRITER Vic Campbell; FORMAT Radcliffe Hall interviews the writers of Want Ads in the daily papers. WE’RE ON Local; 3:30-4pm Weekdays; SUSTAINING; DIRECTOR Mark Hawley; FORMAT Virginia Gilmore and husband, Yul Brynner, chatter in two -room apartment setting shout theatre, news, etc. and interview guests largely from the theatre who infor¬ mally display their talents. Page 14 INTERVIEW SHOWS (more -Page 19)