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Retro: Kentucky Saturday, November 18, 1978

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bpatrick

From TV Guide, Kentucky Edition:

WAVE Ch. 3 Louisville (NBC)

6:30 University Of Louisville Gallery
7 AM Farming With Jack Crowner
7:30 Kentucky Afield
8 AM Galaxy Goofups
8:30 Fantastic Four
9 AM Godzilla Super 90
10:30 Daffy Duck
11 AM Yogi's Space Race
12 N Fabulous Funnies
12:30 Flintstones
1 PM Batman (guest villain: the Joker)
1:30 Little Rascals
1:45 Little Rascals
2 PM Movie: "The Comedians" (not a comedy,
but a story of people caught in "Papa Doc"
Duvalier's reign of terror in Haiti--Elizabeth
Taylor and Richard Burton star)
4:30 Nashville On The Road (guest: Johnny Russell)
5 PM Mel Tillis Time (guests: James Drury, Lynn Anderson,
the Singing McSpeak Brothers)
5:30 Donna Fargo
6 PM News
6:30 NBC News (anchor not given, Castleman and Podrazik
say it was John Hart)
7 PM Cross-Wits (Jamie Farr, Alice Ghostley, Lyle Waggoner,
Sammy Davis Jr.'s wife Altovise)
7:30 Emphasis
8 PM CHiPs
9 PM Frankie And Annette: The Second Time Around
10 PM Lifeline (follows Roger Freeman, chief of emergency
obstetrics at Long Beach, CA, Memorial Medical Center)
11 PM News
11:30 Saturday Night Live (Carrie Fisher is hostess; Dan Aykroyd
and John Belushi appear as the Blues Brothers)
1 AM Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (highlights of the 1977-78 season:
Peter Allen, Chuck Berry, Stephen Bishop, Andy Gibb, the Brothers
Johnson, Kansas, Bob Marley and the Wailers, the Ohio Players,
the Spinners)

WLWT Ch. 5 Cincinnati (NBC)

6:30 Better Way
7 AM U.S. Farm Report
7:30 Hot Fudge
8 AM Galaxy Goofups
8:30 Fantastic Four
9 AM Godzilla Super 90
10:30 Daffy Duck
11 AM Yogi's Space Race
12 N Fabulous Funnies
12:30 Bay City Rollers
1 PM Lone Ranger
1:30 Our Gang
1:45 Little Rascals
2 PM To Tell The Truth (Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen,
Peggy Cass, Gene Shalit)
2:30 Movie: "Colossus...The Forbin Project"
4:30 Do-It-Yourself With Homer Formby
5 PM Kinsfolk Korner (appears to be a local music show)
5:30 Sha Na Na (guest: Chubby Checker)
6 PM News
6:30 Consumer Buyline
7 PM Lawrence Welk (Thanksgiving show)
8 PM CHiPs
9 PM Frankie And Annette: The Second Time Around
10 PM Lifeline
11 PM News
11:30 Saturday Night Live
1 AM Dick Tracy
1:30 Movie: "The World Of Suzie Wong"
3:30 Movie: "Revenge Is My Destiny"

WCPO Ch. 9 Cincinnati (CBS)

5:55 Farm News
6 AM Sunrise Semester: "American Character"
6:30 Call The Doctor (topic: diabetes)
7:30 Mayberry R.F.D.
8 AM All-New Popeye Hour
9 AM Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show
10:30 Tarzan And The Super 7
12 N Space Academy
12:30 Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids
1 PM Movie: "Beneath The 12-Mile Reef"
3 PM Movie: "Gunfight At Comanche Creek"
4:30 CBS Sports Spectacular (World Series of Poker,
with Gabe Kaplan as a participant; NHRA World
Finals; Part 6 of the World's Strongest Man competition)
6 PM News
6:30 CBS News (Bob Schieffer)
7 PM Candid Camera
7:30 Please Stand By (a sitcom about television on the cheap)
8 PM CBS Movie: "The Bible"
11 PM News
11:30 Movie: "Not With My Wife, You Don't!"
2 AM Movie: "Daring Game"
4 AM Here And Now
4:30 News

WHAS Ch. 11 Louisville (CBS)

7:30 That Girl (Danny, Tony, and Terre Thomas join Marlo
in this episode.)
8 AM All-New Popeye Hour
9 AM Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show
10:30 Tarzan And The Super 7
12 N Space Academy
12:30 Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids
1 PM Bugs Bunny And Friends
1:30 30 Minutes (report on anorexia nervosa, a condition
still quite common; Christopher Glenn and Betsy Aaron
anchor)
2 PM Daktari
3 PM Women's Tennis: Colgate Women's Championships,
singles final (live)
4:30 Horse Race: Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, live from
Churchill Downs
5 PM Bonanza
6 PM News
6:30 CBS News
7 PM Hee Haw (guests: Mel Tillis, Roy Head, Gerald Smith)
8 PM CBS Movie: "The Bible"
11 PM News
11:30 College Football: Florida-Kentucky (taped)
2 AM News (time approximate)

WKRC Ch. 12 Cincinnati (ABC)

6 AM Kids Are People Too (50th-anniversary salute to
Mickey Mouse, the subject of tomorrow's "Wonderful
World Of Disney" on NBC)
7:30 Partridge Family
8 AM Scooby's All-Stars
9:30 Challenge Of The Superfriends
11 AM Fangface
11:30 All New Pink Panther Show
12 N Bowling
12:30 College Football Pregame Show
12:45 College Football: Teams TBA
4 PM College Football: USC-UCLA (subject to change by
region, time approximate)
7 PM Hee Haw (time approximate)
8 PM Battle Of The Network Stars: Captains are Gabe Kaplan
(ABC), McLean Stevenson (CBS), Robert Conrad (NBC).
10 PM Fantasy Island (guests: Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens,
Fred Grandy, Barbi Benton)
11 PM News
11:30 Movie: "The Beguiled"
1:35 Movie: "Those Fantastic Flying Fools"
3:35 Movie: "The Lost World"

WKPC Ch. 15 Louisville (PBS)

12 N Cinematic Eye: "Hobson's Choice," with Charles Laughton,
from '54
12:30 Movie: "Hobson's Choice" (after an analysis on "Cinematic
Eye," the movie is run in its entirety)
2:20 Films
2:30 Psychology On Film
3 PM Nova (how a form of radiation detected by radio astronomers
may offer clues to the universe's origin)
4 PM Crockett's Victory Garden
4:30 Julia Child & Company
5 PM Consumer Survival Kit
5:30 Burglar-Proofing
6 PM Other School System (don't know what this is)
6:30 By-Line
7 PM Adams Chronicles (the controversial 1824 election in which
Henry Clay threw his support to John Quincy Adams in
exchange for the Secretaryship of State--William Daniels
plays John Quincy Adams)
8 PM Once Upon A Classic: "Dominic," Part 7
8:30 Movie: "Bonjour Tristesse"
10:30 Soundstage (Ry Cooder performs jazz)
11:30 Movie: "The Belles Of St. Trinian's"

WLEX Ch. 18 Lexington (NBC)

6:30 Ag-USA
7 AM U.S. Farm Report
7:30 Dusty's Treehouse
8 AM Galaxy Goofups
8:30 Fantastic Four
9 AM Godzilla Super 90
10:30 Daffy Duck
11 AM Yogi's Space Race
12 N Wrestling
1 PM Extension Profile
1:30 Bluegrass Personalities
2 PM Public Affairs
2:30 Movie: "Paradise, Hawaiian Style"
(Elvis Presley)
4:15 Movie: "All In A Night's Work"
(Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine)
6 PM Porter Wagoner (guest: Lois Johnson)
6:30 NBC News
7 PM Lawrence Welk
8 PM CHiPs
9 PM Frankie And Annette: The Second Time
Around
10 PM Lifeline
11 PM News
11:30 Saturday Night Live
1 AM Star Trek

WXIX Ch. 19 Cincinnati (Ind.)

6:15 Perspective
7 AM Bugs And Porky
7:30 Woody Woodpecker
8 AM Flintstones
8:30 Brady Kids
9 AM Tom And Jerry
9:30 Popeye
10 AM Lost In Space
11 AM Laurel And Hardy
11:30 Movie: "News Hounds" (the Bowery Boys)
1 PM Movie: "War Arrow"
2:30 Movie: "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death"
4 PM Movie: "Live A Little, Love A Little" (Elvis
Presley)
6 PM Movie: "Lili" (Leslie Caron)
7:30 Movie: "Gypsy Colt" (except for the horse, any
resemblance to "Lassie Come Home" is purely
intentional)
9 PM Porter Wagoner (guest: Lois Johnson)
9:30 Marty Robbins' Spotlight (Bill Anderson and
Ralph Emery salute Eddie Rabbitt)
10 PM Nashville On The Road (Freddy Fender sings--
what else?--"Wasted Days And Wasted Nights")
10:30 That Nashville Music (Cal Smith, Johnny Russell,
Johnny Gimble)
11 PM Juke-Box (Twiggy)
11:30 College Football: Florida-Kentucky (taped)

WKYT Ch. 27 Lexington (CBS)

7 AM Movie: "Trail Of Kit Carson" (Allan "Rocky" Lane,
the voice of Mister Ed, stars in this one.)
8 AM All-New Popeye Hour
9 AM Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show
10:30 Tarzan And The Super 7
12 N Space Academy
12:30 Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids
1 PM Ark II
1:30 30 Minutes
2 PM Kidsworld (guest: Frankie Valli, then starring
in "Grease")
2:30 Tobacco Talk
3 PM Women's Tennis (see Ch. 11)
4:30 CBS Sports Spectacular (see Ch. 9)
6 PM News
6:30 CBS News
7 PM Hee Haw
8 PM CBS Movie: "The Bible"
11 PM News
11:30 College Football: Florida-Kentucky (taped)

WLKY Ch. 32 Louisville (ABC)

7 AM King Kong (the 1960s Rankin-Bass series)
7:30 Marlo And The Magic Movie Machine
8 AM Scooby's All-Stars
9:30 Challenge Of The Superfriends
11 AM Fangface
11:30 All-New Pink Panther Show
12 N ABC Weekend Special: "Soup For President"
12:30 College Football Pregame Show
12:45 College Football: Teams TBA
4 PM College Football: USC-UCLA, may vary by region
(time approximate)
7 PM Lawrence Welk (time approximate)
8 PM Battle Of The Network Stars
10 PM Fantasy Island
11 PM News
11:30 Movie: "The Midnight Man"
2:30 ABC News (Sylvia Chase/Tom Jarriel)

WBLG Ch. 62 (WTVQ Ch. 36) Lexington (ABC)

7 AM Hot Fudge
7:30 The Archies
8 AM Scooby's All-Stars
9:30 Challenge Of The Superfriends
11 AM Fangface
11:30 All-New Pink Panther Show
12 N ABC Weekend Special
12:30 College Football Pregame Show
12:45 College Football: Teams TBA
4 PM College Football: USC-UCLA (may vary
by region, time approximate)
7 PM Jacques Cousteau (show about penguins,
time approximate)
8 PM Battle Of The Network Stars
10 PM Fantasy Island
11 PM News
11:15 ABC News
11:30 Movie: "Newman's Law" (not Paul)
1:30 Movie: "Strait-Jacket"

WDRB Ch. 41 Louisville (Ind.)

7 AM New Shapes: Education
7:30 Gospel Singing Jubilee (the Florida Boys,
the Dixie Echoes, the Speer Family)
8 AM Underdog
8:30 Jetsons
9 AM PTL Club (Elizabeth Sherrill, editor of
religious books, is guest)
11 AM Wrestling
12 N Movie: "The Bowery Boys Meet The Monsters"
1:20 Movie: "Tarzan Goes To India"
3:15 Movie: "Bad Men Of Missouri"
4:40 Movie: "Big Foot--Man Or Beast?"
6:30 Juke-Box (guests: Rod Stewart, Sutherland Brothers
& Quiver, Alvin Stardust, Be-Bop Deluxe)
7 PM Hot City (guests: Carol Douglas and Bob McGilpin)
8 PM Dolly (guests: Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius)
8:30 Marty Robbins' Spotlight (Minnie Pearl salutes Mel Tillis)
9 PM Porter Wagoner (guests: the Hinsons)
9:30 Wilburn Brothers (guests: the Cates Sisters)
10 PM Rap
10:30 Herald Of Truth (topic: "Is Baptism Really Important?")
11 PM 700 Club
12:30 Warren Roberts (gospel music)

E Kentucky Educational Television (WKZT/23 Elizabethtown,
WKSO/29 Somerset, WKMR/38 Morehead, WKLE/46 Lexington,
WKON/52 Owenton, WCVN/54 Covington, WKMJ/68 Louisville)

10 AM Cinematic Eye: "Hobson's Choice"
10:30 Movie: "Hobson's Choice"
12:20 Films
12:30 New Shapes: Education
1 PM GED Series
1:30 GED Series
2 PM Guten Tag (German lessons)
2:30 Teaching Life Science
3 PM Lilias, Yoga And You
3:30 Crockett's Victory Garden
4 PM Julia Child & Company
4:30 Antiques
5 PM Pro Soccer
6 PM Nova
7 PM Once Upon A Classic ("Dominic," Part 5)
7:30 Congressional Outlook (topic: should U.S. arms
sales be limited abroad?)
8 PM Local Government: Alternatives
9 PM The Long Search (topic: Zulu Zionism, an outgrowth
of Christianity in Africa)
10 PM Scenes From A Marriage (conclusion, with Liv Ullmann)
11 PM Monty Python's Flying Circus
sign off 11:30 PM
 
bpatrick said:
From TV Guide, Kentucky Edition:

WAVE Ch. 3 Louisville (NBC)

2 PM Movie: "The Comedians" (not a comedy,
but a story of people caught in "Papa Doc"
Duvalier's reign of terror in Haiti--Elizabeth
Taylor and Richard Burton star)
Click to expand...

Ah, "The Comedians". A rather odd and ironic title for a serious dramatic movie.
 
"Past Prime Playhouse" with Bob Shreve on WKRC-TV, Channel 12 was one show where it can definitely be said viewers tuned in to see him and not the movies. Shreve previously did this show on other Cincinnati TV stations as well as Channel 7 in Dayton. Some may not be aware of it, but Shreve actually had a good singing voice. He sang on early TV programs and also once sang the National Anthem before a Reds game.
 
Bob Shreve got some national exposure as a singer on Dotty
Mack's ABC shows in the '50s (if you can call anything on ABC
in those days "national"); another regular singer on her shows
was Colin Male, who was host of "Divorce Court" in the late '60s/
early '70s, when Voltaire Perkins was still the judge.
 
I find it interesting that both NBC affiliates aired "Little Rascals"/"Our Gang" not only at the same time (1:30 PM), but in fifteen-minute intervals, to boot. Kinda reminds me of that mean battle between two indies in Houston airing "Popeye" at the same time... ;D
 
I think it's more coincidence than competition, since
Louisville and Cincinnati are separate markets. Each
"Our Gang" or "Little Rascals" episode runs about 15
minutes anyway, since they were originally made as
movie shorts. BTW, you can tell the difference two
ways: in the '70s MGM held the rights to the "Our Gang"
title, and King World syndicated the older ones under the
"Little Rascals" title. The "Our Gang"s, produced mostly
in the early '40s, show Spanky and Alfalfa moving into their
teen years, and there's a new character: Mickey Gubitosi,
real name of an actor you know better as Robert Blake.
 
bpatrick said:
Bob Shreve got some national exposure as a singer on Dotty
Mack's ABC shows in the '50s (if you can call anything on ABC
in those days "national"); another regular singer on her shows
was Colin Male, who was host of "Divorce Court" in the late '60s/
early '70s, when Voltaire Perkins was still the judge.
Click to expand...

May I note that Bob Shreve could actually sing. Both Dotty Mack and Colin Male lip synced or pantomined records on the shows they were on. After going to California, Male also became the voice-over announcer for the opening of "The Andy Griffith Show". He even appeared in one of the episodes.
 
ABC also covered the game between Appalachian State and Western Carolina at 4:00; i assume it was only seen on WLOS in Asheville and maybe a few small Tennessee markets, while almost everyone else in the Carolinas saw USC-UCLA. Florida State-Navy was the 12:30 game, likely seen in the South.
 
My guess is the Appalachian State-Western Carolina game was only seen on WLOS; that way, the USC-UCLA game could be counted as a "regional" telecast, without breaking the NCAA's appearance rules.
 
ABC used to do that often- they'd bill a game as "regional" and air it only on one or 2 stations. That way the big game(in this case USC-UCLA) would air in most of the country. Same thing in 81 when a Appalachian State-Citadel game only aired on WLOS and maybe a few stations in the Upstate, was so that the Oklahoma-USC game could be aired in more of the country. Maybe the Appalachian State-Citadel game only aired on WLOS, while all other stations in NC aired Oklahoma-USC.
 
I do wonder who did the Appalachian State-Western Carolina game for ABC? i assume whoever was the sports director for WLOS in Asheville might have done it; if not then someone like Chris Lincoln or Bob Murphy.
 
I'm shocked the WSOP was covered was back then. I know it was part of CBS version of 'Wide World of Sports', but I assumed television coverage of this didn't commence until there were more sports specific networks than decent programming to fill them!
 
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