Hello,
I've noticed that the Retro threads here reference old TV Guides. I'm wondering if someone with access to a run of the Hartford/New Haven edition (or even random issues) might be willing to help me out with a little research project that I'm working on.
I'm trying to reconstruct the broadcast history of an old locally produced quiz show, Connecticut High School Bowl, that ran on WTNH Channel 8 in New Haven during the school year from 1980 to 1991; Kenn Venit, Action News anchor was the host/moderator. As the name suggests, High School Bowl was a version of the famous G.E. College Bowl involving teams from Connecticut high schools. It ran most commonly on Sundays at 12:30 PM though it experienced considerable time-slot migration throughout its run. Channel 8 would rerun Sunday's game during the week, usually early Monday morning, as a program filler.
In addition to the date and time, TV Guide normally listed the two high schools competing each week (other TV listings, such as those in newspapers, often omitted this last bit of information). If someone could aid me by filling in the blanks for even a week or two, I would be most grateful.
I've already emailed the station; they haven't been able to find their programming records from this era yet, but are looking for me.
Regards,
Pete, TV Quiz Bowl Fan
EMAIL: ptf_811 (at) yahoo com
P.S. I found the following little nugget here on this site:
http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=160410.0;wap2
Radio-Info.com Discussion Boards » Classic TV »
Retro: Hartford/Springfield Mon, Jan 5, 1981
Bluenoser:
from TV Guide-Hartford/New Haven edition
WTNH 8-ABC New Haven
6:00 Connecticut High School Bowl: Wilbur Cross-Xavier
THANKS! EVERY BIT HELPS!
I've noticed that the Retro threads here reference old TV Guides. I'm wondering if someone with access to a run of the Hartford/New Haven edition (or even random issues) might be willing to help me out with a little research project that I'm working on.
I'm trying to reconstruct the broadcast history of an old locally produced quiz show, Connecticut High School Bowl, that ran on WTNH Channel 8 in New Haven during the school year from 1980 to 1991; Kenn Venit, Action News anchor was the host/moderator. As the name suggests, High School Bowl was a version of the famous G.E. College Bowl involving teams from Connecticut high schools. It ran most commonly on Sundays at 12:30 PM though it experienced considerable time-slot migration throughout its run. Channel 8 would rerun Sunday's game during the week, usually early Monday morning, as a program filler.
In addition to the date and time, TV Guide normally listed the two high schools competing each week (other TV listings, such as those in newspapers, often omitted this last bit of information). If someone could aid me by filling in the blanks for even a week or two, I would be most grateful.
I've already emailed the station; they haven't been able to find their programming records from this era yet, but are looking for me.
Regards,
Pete, TV Quiz Bowl Fan
EMAIL: ptf_811 (at) yahoo com
P.S. I found the following little nugget here on this site:
http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=160410.0;wap2
Radio-Info.com Discussion Boards » Classic TV »
Retro: Hartford/Springfield Mon, Jan 5, 1981
Bluenoser:
from TV Guide-Hartford/New Haven edition
WTNH 8-ABC New Haven
6:00 Connecticut High School Bowl: Wilbur Cross-Xavier
THANKS! EVERY BIT HELPS!