Meet Your Congress was a public affairs TV series on NBC and on the DuMont Television Network.[1] The show premiered on NBC on March 20, 1949,[2] airing Saturdays at 8pm ET. The DuMont series aired from July 8, 1953, until July 4, 1954.[citation needed] On March 1, 1953, Meet Your Congress debuted as a filmed local program on WPIX-TV on Sundays from 11 to 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time.[3]

Moderator Blair Moody (1902-1954), who hosted the radio and TV versions from 1946 to 1952, died of pneumonia and heart problems on July 20, 1954.[citation needed]

The radio version, which was transcribed, featured two United States senators, a Democrat and a Republican, discussing two sides of a controversial issue.[4]

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.[citation needed]

Production

Moody produced the Dumont version of the program, and Vic Guidice was the director. The show originated in Washington on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time. It was sustaining.[5] Its competition included The George Jessel Show on ABC and The Roy Rogers Show on NBC.[6]

Critical response

A review of the July 8, 1953, episode in the trade publication Variety said that Meet Your Congress seemed to be "a promising package designed for the politically conscious citizenry."[5] It also commended Moody's objective approach as the moderator.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 285. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "NBC". Ross Reports. July 17, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "Local Station Activity (Cont'd)". Ross Reports. March 8, 1953. p. 3. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ^ McHatton, Martha (February 3, 1951). "Meet Your Congress to Be WIRE Feature". The Indianapolis News. p. 14. Retrieved February 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c "Meet Your Congress". Variety. July 15, 1953. p. 31. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

Bibliography

  • David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
  • Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  • Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_Your_Congress
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