Ross reports -- television index. (1962)

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Title:
Ross reports -- television index.
Date:
1962
Publisher:
New York, [N. Y.] : Television Index, Inc.
Volume:
Ross reports -- television index.
Leaf #:
0002
Language:
English
Contributor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
August 01, 2024
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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24 THIS WEEK Specials & Highlights ABC CBS NBC 7am to concl (approx six hours, plus cut-ins later in day. All pro¬ gramming subject to pre¬ emption. PROJECT MERCURY MAN IN ORBIT LIVE from Cape Canaveral Also LIVE & TAPE pickups from other sites by each network Telecast of the first U. S. orbital space flight in the Project Mercury series, with Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., scheduled to orbit the earth at least three times. Besides the launch at Cape Canaveral other pool coverage will be at President Kennedy's office in Washing¬ ton, at Lt. Col. Glenn's present home in Arlington, Va., and at his parents' home in New Concord, Ohio. Each of the networks will also have individual pickups or previously-taped programs from New York, Washington, Cape Canaveral and special analytical segments at var¬ ious industrial and scientific laboratories and plants explaining the Project Mercury equipment components and following the course of the orbiting astronaut with flight indicators and simulators. NETWORK COMMENTATORS: ABC: Bill Shadel, anchorman (in NY); Jules Bergman, Roger Sharp (Cape Canaveral). CBS: Walter Cronkite, anchorman (Cape Canaveral). NBC: Frank McGee, anchorman (NY); Roy Neal (Cape Canaveral). Each of the nets will have their own cor¬ respondents at various pickup sites, as well as in the pool at the Cape and on the pickup ships. SPONS: NBC: Gulf Oil Corp thru Young & Rubicam, Inc (NY). ABC and CBS time is open. POOL OPERATIONS: Coordinator Lew Shollenberger (ABC); Pool DirJack Sameth (ABC); with personnel from all three networks assigned to various pool pickup sites. NETWORK PRODUCTION TEAMS: ABC News: Prod Frank LaTourette; Dirs Bob Delaney (Cape), Marshal Diskin (NY). CBS News: ProdsDon Hewitt, Robert Wussler; Dirs Don Hewitt, Vern Diamond. NBC News: Prod Chet Hagan; Assoc Prods Jerry Jacobs (NY), James Kitchell (Cape); Dir James Kitchell. THIS WEEK Regular Network Specials ABC _ SPECIAL SERIES Various Days & Times Preempts Alcoa Premiere this date only. — CBS SPECIAL SERIES Four Programs Various Days & Times Preempts Frontier Circus this date only. CBS _ — _ _ _ _ THURSDAYS 1011pm NYT & LAT 3 OF EVERY 4 WEEKS NBC SPECIAL SERIES Four or more Programs Various Days & Times ERNIE KOVACS SPECIAL TAPE, recorded in LA Original sketches and music, starring Ernie Kovacs and a troupe of regulars. (This is the last program in series, produced before the recent tragic death of Mr. Kovacs in an accident). SPONS: Dutch Masters Cigar Co, Inc thru Erwin, Wasey, Ruthrauff & Ryan, Inc (NY). No commercials will be used on this final program. 5th Program January 23, Tue, 10-10:30pm NYT & LAT; original sketches and blackouts, starring Ernie Kovacs, with Bobby Lauher, Jolene Brand, Joe Mikolas and Maggi Brown. Pkgr & Prod & Writer Ernie Kovacs; Assoc Prod Milt Hoffman; DirsErnie Kovacs, Joe Behar; Assoc Dir Ken Herman; Art Dir A1 Wein. NY PHILHARMONIC YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS TAPED, in NY Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic . SPONS: Shell Oil Co thru Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc (NY). 2nd Program January 18, Thu, 7:30-8:30pm NYT & LAT; The Road to Paris, a study of the early 20th Century impressionistic Parisian influence on three composers. Pkgr; CBS-TV with New York Philharmonic; Prod & Dir Roger Eng¬ lander; Writer Leonard Bernstein; Assoc Dir Bruce Minnix. CBS REPORTS FILM Reports in depth on significant issues, events and personalities. SPONS: Participations: § Edward Dalton Co (Metrecal) thru Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc (NY). § Menley & James Labs thru Foote, Cone & Belding, Inc (NY). 11th Program January 25 Death in the City Room; the story of the closing of two Los Angeles newspapers in the same weekend, the Mir¬ ror and the Examiner and what it is like to be in on the death throes, with Charles Collingwood as reporter. Pkgr: CBS News; Exec Prod Fred W. Friendly; Prod Jack Beck; Camera Wade Bingham. THE BOB HOPE CHRISTMAS SHOW FILM Comedy revues and sketches with top name guest stars. SPONS: Chrysler Corp (all cars) thru Leo Burnett Co., Inc (Chi). 2nd Program January 24, Wed, 9-10pm NYT & LAT; filmed highlights of the comedian's 12th annual overseas Christmas tour to en¬ tertain servicemen, with guest touring artists Jayne Mansfield, Doro¬ thy Provine, Anita Bryant, Jerry Colonna, others, with Les Brown (Continued on next page) TELEVISION INDEX Page 11 1 / 22/62 — 1/28/62