TV Guide (January 29, 1954)

Page scan 0004 from TV Guide

Record Details:

Title:
TV Guide
Date:
January 29, 1954
Publisher:
Philadelphia: Triangle Publications, Inc.
Volume:
TV Guide - Chicago (January 29, 1954)
Leaf #:
0004
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
August 27, 2022
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sources to uncover potential stars. Signed on this basis have been most of the young contractees, such as Helen Halpin, George Gobel and Joel Grey. NBC considers this development of young talent so important to its future that it has been mulling the establishment of a training course specifically for TV, Under this plan, the performers would be developed gradually, through planned guest appearances and actual training in dance, song and comedy. Then, when the network considered that the performer had “graduated,” he would get his own show. To date, the closest it has cqme to this plan was spot¬ ting Gobel, Miss Halpin and others as guests on its Saturday Night Review last summer with Hoagy Carmichael. Under an ambitious CBS plan to build a stable of young stars, each performer signed to a contract would be guaranteed a minimum of assignments each year Guest spot: George Gobel on Hoagy Car¬ michael program. He awaits spot of own.