The Fred Waring Show (radio program)
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The Fred Waring Show is an American old-time radio musical variety program. It was broadcast in a variety of time slots from February 8, 1933, until October 4, 1957, and was heard at different times on ABC, CBS, NBC, and the Blue Network.[1] The program was sometimes called Chesterfield Time or Pleasure Time.[2]
Other names | Chesterfield Time Pleasure Time |
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Genre | Musical variety |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Syndicates | ABC Blue Network CBS NBC |
TV adaptations | The Fred Waring Show |
Announcer | Paul Douglas |
Produced by | Tom Bennett |
Original release | February 8, 1933 (1933-02-08) ā October 4, 1957 (1957-10-04) |
Sponsored by | American Meat Company Bromo Quinine Chesterfield cigarettes Ford Motor Company General Electric Johnson's Wax Old Gold cigarettes |
Musician Fred Waring starred in the shows, which featured his orchestra and chorus.[2] An article in the trade publication Broadcasting described Waring's programs on radio (and later on television) as featuring "friendly banter with his crew, plus renditions of old-time favorite songs and ballads by the chorus and vocalists."[3]
The program's producers through the years included Tom Bennett.[4] Announcers included Paul Douglas[5] and Bill Bivens.[6]
Waring's programs were usually broadcast from the Shawnee Inn in Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania, a facility that he acquired and renamed, transforming the venue into the center of his musical activities.[7]