TV Guide (January 8, 1954)

Page scan 00013 from TV Guide

Record Details:

Title:
TV Guide
Date:
January 8, 1954
Publisher:
Philadelphia: Triangle Publications, Inc.
Volume:
TV Guide - Chicago (January 8, 1954)
Leaf #:
00013
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
August 28, 2022
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I T’S official! Television and screen star William Bendix will act as master of ceremonies for the big TV GUIDE 1953 Awards Telecast, now but a week off. The spectacle will be beamed for a full hour next Friday night, Jan. 15, over WBKB (Channel 7) from 10 to 11 PM. It will run under the sponsorship of Jim Moran of Courtesy Motors and will originate from the Civic Opera Theater here in Chicago. Bendix, who will present the TV GUIDE awards on the show and over¬ see the entertainment, is a TV and RKO film star of long standing. He has won acclaim for many movie roles, most notably The Hairy Ape and Detective Story. In TV, his portrayal of the blus¬ tery, TNT-tempered but kind-hearted Chester Riley in the comedy film series, The Life oj Riley, has received wide¬ spread kudos. The show, a top-rated