The Jack Eigen Show
| The Jack Eigen Show | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Jack Eigen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont Television Network |
| Release | 1947 – 1951 |
The Jack Eigen Show was an American television show, 15 minutes in duration, which aired Thursdays 7:45 to 8:00 pm ET on the DuMont Television Network from 1947 to 1951, The show continued as a radio program from 1951 to 1971, running from 11:15pm to 12:30am ET on WMAQ (AM).
Broadcast history
[edit]Eigen (1913–1983) hosted two different television series, both local series which were briefly on the DuMont network.[1]
WABD television series
[edit]A television version aired from 1947 to circa 1951 on New York City television station WABD, at that time part of the DuMont Television Network.[2][3][4] An early episode featured Milton Berle as a guest.[5] Other segments included the playing of records and the reading of gossip. In late 1950, Ansonia Clock Company became sponsor of the series.[6]
See also
[edit]- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ Eigen, Jack (November 8, 1952). The Jack Eigen Show. Billboard. p. 28. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ TV Results-Shoes. Sponsor. April 23, 1951. p. 42. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ Mr. Sponsor-Emmanuel Katz. Sponsor. November 17, 1952. p. 16. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ Doeskin On the Air. Sponsor. August 9, 1954. p. 135. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ Billboard - Google Books. November 22, 1947. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ Billboard - Google Books. December 23, 1950. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1947 American television series debuts
- 1951 American television series endings
- DuMont Television Network original programming
- American live television series
- American English-language television shows
- Black-and-white American television shows
- Local television programming in the United States
- Lost television shows
- Chicago radio shows
- 1951 radio programme debuts
- 1971 radio programme endings