Monday, January 18, 2021

Ted Mack and The Original Amateur Hour

 

On this day in 1948, William Edward Maguiness aka Ted Mack hosted this talent competition show that premiered. It aired simultaneously on ABC Radio and the DuMont Television Network until the radio version ceased in 1952. The show soon moved to NBC, ABC, ultimately to CBS until cancellation in 1970. Radio personality, Major Edward Bowes, originated the talent show on radio in 1934.

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