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Retro: Boston Friday, May 1, 1964

2 - WGBH Boston (Educational)
08:30a Shakespeare – discussion
09:00a Exploring Nature
09:45a Accent on Music
10:25a Wonder of Words
10:45a Phonics
11:00a Survival in the Sea
12:30p Kindergarten – children
01:00p Parlons Francais III
01:20p Wonder of Words
01:45p Parlons Francais II
05:00p Kindergarten
05:30p What’s New – children
06:00p Youth Forum – Gordon
06:30p News – Louis Lyons
06:45p Business News
07:00p At Issue – discussion
07:30p Compleat Gardner (that’s the way it’s spelled in the listing)
07:45p Soviet Press Review
08:00p Evil Queen – ballet special (Swedish ballet version of Snow White)
08:30p Canterbury Choir Boy – documentary special
09:00p Art and Man “Germany: The Obsession With Death”
10:00p News
10:30p Elliot Norton – interview

4 – WBZ Boston (NBC)
06:15a Sign On Seminar
06:45a Daily Almanac
07:00a Today - Local news and weather 7:25, 8:25
09:00a Leave it to Beaver
09:30a Bachelor Father
10:00a Say When – Art James
10:25a News – Edwin Newman
10:30a Word For Word – Merv Griffin (color)
11:00a Concentration
11:30a Jeopardy (color)
12:00p News, Weather
12:30p Mike Douglas – variety
02:00p Let’s Make A Deal (color)
02:25p News – Floyd Kalber
02:30p The Doctors
03:00p The Loretta Young Show (Another World debuts in the time slot next week)
03:30p You Don’t Say! – Tom Kennedy (color)
04:00p Match Game (Pernell Roberts and Betty White are panelists)
04:25p News – Sander Vanocur
04:30p Clubhouse 4 – Bob Emery
05:00p Movie “Safari” 1956
06:30p News, Weather
07:00p Huntley/Brinkley
07:30p International Showtime “The Fabulous Festival Circus” taped in Munich
08:30p Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater “The Game with Glass Pieces” (color)
09:30p That Was The Week That Was
10:00p Jack Paar (color) – guests Art Carney, Jonathan Winters, Jayne Mansfield and the Serendipity Singers
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Steve Allen – variety
12:45a News, Sports, Weather

5 – WHDH Boston (CBS)
06:00a Continental Classroom
06:30a Sunrise Semester
07:00a Morning Key Club (color)
07:30a Captain Bob (color)
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Romper Room (color)
09:45a We Believe (color)
10:00a News – Mike Wallace
10:30a I Love Lucy
11:00a The Real McCoys
11:30a Pete and Gladys
12:00p Love of Life
12:25p News – Robert Trout
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p News – Leo Egan (color)
01:05p Farm and Food (color)
01:30p As The World Turns
02:00p Password
02:30p House Party
03:00p To Tell the Truth – Bud Collyer
03:25p News – Douglas Edwards
03:30p Edge of Night
04:00p The Secret Storm
04:30p Bozo The Clown (color)
05:30p Sea Hunt
06:00p News – Leo Egan (color)
06:05p Dateline Boston (color)
06:30p CBS News – Walter Cronkite
07:00p News, Sports – John Day (color)
07:25p Weather – Walker (color)
07:30p Great Adventure “The Pirate and the Patriot”
08:30p Route 66 “Blues for the Left Foot”
09:30p The Twilight Zone “The Encounter”
10:00p Alfred Hitchcock Presents “Ten Minutes from Now”
11:00p News, Weather (color)
11:20p Sports – Don Gillis (color)
11:30p Johnny Carson (color) from NBC – guests are actor Jose Ferrer and singer Vikki Carr

6 – WCSH Portland (NBC)
06:50a Farm Report – Jake Brofee
07:00a Today
09:00a Romper Room – Jackie Leavitt
09:30a Best of Groucho
10:00a Say When
10:30a Word For Word (color)
11:00a Concentration
11:30a Jeopardy (color)
12:00p Your First Impression – Bill Leyden
12:30p Truth or Consequences (color)
12:55p news – Ray Scherer
01:00p Weekday on Six – variety
01:30p People are Funny
02:00p Let’s Make a Deal (color)
02:30p The Doctors
03:00p The Loretta Young Show
03:30p You Don’t Say! (color)
04:00p Match Game
04:25p News – Sander Vanocur
04:30p Make Room for Daddy
05:00p Mickey Mouse Club
05:30p Rifleman
06:00p News – Larry Geraghty
06:30p Huntley/Brinkley
07:00p Have Gun-Will Travel
07:30p International Showtime “The Fabulous Festival Circus” taped in Munich
08:30p Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater “The Game with Glass Pieces” (color)
09:30p That Was The Week That Was
10:00p Jack Paar (color)
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Johnny Carson (color)

6 – WTEV New Bedford (ABC)
06:00a Continental Classroom
07:00a Billy Bang Bang – cartoon
08:00a Whirlybirds
08:30a Abbott and Costello
09:00a Ed Allen Time – exercise
09:30a Amos and Andy
10:00a Community – Bob Bassett
10:30a The Price is Right
11:00a Get The Message
11:30a Missing Links – Dick Clark
12:00p Father Knows Best
12:30p Ernie Ford
01:00p Divorce Court
02:00p Woman – Athena Parker
02:30p Day In Court
02:55p News – Lisa Howard
03:00p General Hospital
03:30p Queen For a Day
04:00p Trailmaster
05:00p Mickey Mouse Club
05:30p Superman
06:00p ABC News – Ron Cochran
06:15p News, Weather
06:30p Surfside 6
07:30p Destry “The Infernal Triangle”
08:30p Burke’s Law
09:30p The Price is Right
10:00p Boxing – Curtis Cokes vs. Stanley “Kitten” Hayward, welterweights
10:45p Make That Spare – bowling (time approximate)
11:00p ABC News – Bob Young
11:10p News, Sports, Weather
11:30p Movie “Mutiny” 1952

7 – WNAC Boston (ABC)
06:25a Farm and Market Report
06:30a Understanding Our World
07:00a The Three Stooges
08:15a The King and Odie
08:30a Jack La Lanne – Exercise
09:00a People Are Funny
09:30a Girl Talk
10:00a Ernie Ford – Variety
10:30a The Price is Right
11:00a Get The Message – Frank Buxton
11:30a Missing Links – Dick Clark
12:00p David Allen – variety
12:30p Father Knows Best
01:00p General Hospital
01:30p Trailmaster (Wagon Train)
02:30p Movie “From this Day Forward” 1946
03:55p News – Lisa Howard
04:00p Follow the Sun “A Rage for Vengance”
05:00p Magilla Gorilla
05:30p The Three Stooges
06:00p ABC News – Ron Cochran
06:15p News, Weather
06:30p Dobie Gillis
07:00p Movie “Moonfleet” 1955
08:30p Burke’s Law
09:30p The Price is Right
10:00p Boxing
10:45p Make That Spare – bowling (time approximate)
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Movie double feature “Come Fill the Cup” 1951 and “Leather Gloves” 1948

8 – WMTW Poland Springs (ABC)
08:15a Farm and Home (color)
08:45a Teddy Bear Playhouse
10:00a En France – language
10:30a The Price is Right
11:00a Get The Message
11:30a Missing Links
12:00p Father Knows Best
12:30p Ernie Ford
01:00p Movie “Becky Sharp” 1935
02:00p Town and Country Time
02:30p Day in Court
02:55p News – Lisa Howard
03:00p General Hospital
03:30p Queen For a Day
04:00p Trailmaster
05:00p Superman
05:30p Movie “The Challenge” 1939
07:00p ABC News – Ron Cochran
07:15p News, Weather
07:30p Destry
08:30p Burke’s Law
09:30p The Price is Right
10:00p Boxing
10:45p Make That Spare (time approximate)
11:00p ABC News – Bob Young
11:10p News, Weather
11:20p Movie “The Tell-Tale Heart” 1962

9 – WMUR Manchester (ABC)
09:30a Clyde Joy – music
10:00a Ed Allen Time – Exercise
10:30a The Price is Right
11:00a Get The Message
11:30a Missing Links
12:00p Father Knows Best
12:30p Ernie Ford
01:00p Movie “Aloma of the South Seas” 1941
02:55p News – Lisa Howard
03:00p General Hospital
03:30p Queen For a Day
04:00p Trailmaster
05:00p Uncle Gus – cartoons
06:00p Robin Hood
06:30p News, Weather
06:45p ABC News – Ron Cochran
07:00p Mr. Lucky
07:30p Destry
08:30p Burke’s Law
09:30p The Price is Right
10:00p Boxing
10:45p Make That Spare (time approximate)
11:00p ABC News – Bob Young
11:10p News, Weather
11:15p Movie “Whispering Ghosts” 1942

10 – WJAR Providence (NBC)
06:30a TV Classroom
07:00a Today
09:00a Talk of the Town – Jay Kroll
09:30a News
09:35a The World Around Us
10:00a Say When
10:30a Word For Word (color)
11:00a Concentration
11:30a Jeopardy (color)
12:00p Your First Impression (color)
12:30p Truth or Consequences (color)
12:55p News – Ray Scherer
01:00p Make Room For Daddy
01:30p Leave It To the Girls
02:00p Let’s Make A Deal (color)
02:25p News – Floyd Kalber
02:30p The Doctors
03:00p The Loretta Young Show
03:30p You Don’t Say (color)
04:00p Match Game
04:25p News – Sander Vanocur
04:30p Movie “Crossup” 1957
06:00p Eye-Dentify - Jay Kroll
06:15p News, Weather
06:30p Huntley/Brinkely
07:00p M Squad
07:30p International Showtime “The Fabulous Festival Circus” taped in Munich
08:30p Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater “The Game with Glass Pieces” (color)
09:30p That Was The Week That Was
10:00p Jack Paar (color)
11:00p News, Weather
11:20p Sports – Clem Labine
11:30p Johnny Carson (color)

10 – WCBB Augusta (Educational)
05:00p Kindergarten
05:30p What’s New
06:00p Dr. Posin’s Giants
06:30p News – Louis Lyons
06:45p Business News
07:00p Education in Maine
07:30p Control and Behavior
08:00p Evil Queen
08:30p Canterbury Choir Boys
09:00p The 91st Day – documentary on mental health problems

11 – WENH Durham (Educational)
05:00p Kindergarten
05:30p What’s New
06:00p Classical Music
06:30p News – Louis Lyons
06:45p Business News
07:00p King Lear - workshop
07:30p Compleat Gardner
07:45p Homemaker’s World
08:00p Evil Queen
08:30p Canterbury Choir Boys
09:00p Art and Man

12 – WPRO Providence (CBS)
06:30a Sunrise Semester
07:00a Cartoons
07:30a The King and Odie
07:45a Storytime – Beth Chollar
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Romper Room – Bonnie Riker
09:30a Dialing for Dollars
10:00a News – Mike Wallace
10:30a I Love Lucy
11:00a The Real McCoys
11:30a Pete and Gladys
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p Girl Talk - panel
01:30p As The World Turns
02:00p Password
02:30p House Party
03:00p To Tell the Truth – Bud Collyer
03:25p News – Douglas Edwards
03:30p Edge of Night
04:00p Salty’s Funny Company
04:30p Rocky and His Friends
05:00p Movie “Hitler’s Madman” 1943
06:30p CBS News – Walter Cronkite
07:00p News, Sports, Weather
07:30p Great Adventure
08:30p Route 66
09:30p The Twilight Zone
10:00p Alfred Hitchcock Presents
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Sports – Chris Clark
11:20p Movie double feature – “Macumba Monster” 1960 and “Devil Doll” 1936

13 – WGAN Portland (CBS)
07:00a Wonderful World
07:30a Supercar – children
08:00a Captain Kangaroo
09:00a Mike Douglas – variety
10:00a News – Mike Wallace
10:30a I Love Lucy
11:00a The Real McCoys
11:30a Pete and Gladys
12:00p Love of Life
12:30p Search for Tomorrow
12:45p The Guiding Light
01:00p Girl Talk
01:30p As The World Turns
02:00p Password
02:30p House Party
03:00p To Tell the Truth – Bud Collyer
03:25p News – Chuck Sandford
03:30p Edge of Night
04:00p The Secret Storm
04:30p Captain and the Kids
05:00p Movie “The Lady and the Bandit” 1951
06:15p News, Weather
06:30p CBS News – Walter Cronkite
07:00p Huckleberry Hound
07:30p Movie “The Four Poster” 1952
09:30p The Twilight Zone
10:00p Alfred Hitchcock Presents
11:00p News, Weather
11:15p Steve Allen
12:45a Movie to be annouced
 
NBC, despite pushing color, kinescoped most of their shows in black & white for storage. Video tape was considered too expensive.
 
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