Ross reports -- television index. (1956)

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THIS WEEK(Cont’d) Saturday (29) CBS 1:45-4 :45pm EST; SPECIAL * Gator Bowl Football Game LIVE from VMBR-TV (Jacksonville, Fla), to the net. § Sustaining. T" Pkgr & Prod CBS-TV Sports (NY). § Georgia Tech meets the University of Pittsburgh in the 12th an¬ nual ’Gator Bowl football game at Jacksonville, Fla. NBC 1:45-4 :45pm EST; SPECIAL Blue -Gray Football Game LIVE from WSFA-TV(Montgomery, Ala), to the net. § Sponsor Gillette Safety Razor Co. thru Maxon, Inc(Detroit ). § Pkgr & Prod NBC-TV Sports(NY). § College all -stars from the North meet Southern stars in the 19th annual Blue -Gray football game at Cramton Bowl , Montgomery, Ala. Bob Neal describes the action. ICBC 4:45-7 :30pm EST; SPECIAL East -West Shrine Football Game LIVE from KR0NTV(San Fran), 87 stations live. § Sponsor Chrysler Corp thru McCannErickson, Inc (NY). § Pkgr NBC Sports (LA); Prod Bill Kayden; Dir Bill Benning¬ ton. § College football players from all sections of the country meet in the 32nd annual East -West Shrine football game at Kezar Stadium In San Francisco, with Lindsey Nelson and Curt Gowdy describing the game. Sunday (30) ABC 5 : 30 -6pm EST; SPECIAL Newsyear--1956 LIVE & FILM from WABC-TV(NY), to the net. § Sustaining, § Pkgr ABC-TV with Newsweek Magazine; Prod ABC News. § John Daly is commentator for the program, reviewing the biggest news stories of the year, using films chosen In cooperation with the editors of News¬ week Magazine. CBS 3-6pm EST; SPECIAL At Year’s End 1956 : 3 -4pm, ’’The New Frontier”; 4 -5pm, "The Big News of '56”; 5-6pn, "Years of Crisis: 1956" LIVE & FILM from WCBS-TV(NY), to the net. § Sustaining. § Pkgr CBS News and Public Affairs (NY); Production staffs for the three parts: "The New Frontier" Superv Irving Gitlin; Prod Michael Sklar; Dir Mel Ferber. "The Big News of '56" Superv Davia Zellmer; Dir Ted Marvel. "Years of Crisis: 1956" Superv John Day; Asst Superv David Zellmer; Dir Don Hewitt. § "The New Frontier," with Will Rogers, Jr., as host, will report on significant news storieB in each of three major divisions of science: the physical, biological and social sciences. "The Big News of ’56," with Charles Collingwood as narrator, will present pictorial high¬ lights of the ten biggest news stories of the year. "Years of Crisis: 1956," with Edward R. Murrow as chairman, will be the eighth annual broadcast in which CBS correspondents are flown to New York to participate in the annual discussion of world affairs, presenting an analysis of news developments in various sectors of the world. NBC 1:45 -5 pm EST; SPECIAL National Football League Championship Game LIVE from WRCA-TV(NY), 131 stations live ( NY area blacked out). § SponsorPontiac Division, GMC, thru MacManus, John & Adams, Inc (Bloomfield Hills). § Pkgr NBC Sports with National Football League; Prod Perry Smith; Dir Harry Coyle. § The New York Giants, Eastern division champions, meet the Chicago Bears, Western division titleholders, for the championship of the National Foot¬ ball League, at Yankee Stadium In New York. Jack Brickhouse and Red Grange des¬ cribe the action. THIS WEEK— SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS Monday(24) & Tuesday(2^>) ABC Dec 24, llpm-12mldnlght EST Christmas Eve Service St. John The Divine; LIVE from WABC-TV(NY), to the net"! § Services from the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of St. John The Divine in New York City. The Rt. Rev. Horace W. B. Donegan, Bishop of New York, will deliver the Christmas message; the Very Rev. Dean James A. Pike will be the Celebrant. ROSS REPORTS 12/23/56 Page 119 CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS ( More )