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What's My Line? 75th Anniversary
Eric Paddon:
--- Quote from: calliaume on February 10, 2025, 09:13:12 PM ---
--- Quote from: Eric Paddon on February 10, 2025, 06:49:14 PM ---Joan Murray-8/20/67 (The last "First time" guest panelist in the history of the CBS run. She was a journalist with WCBS-TV at the time)
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You wonder if the scheduled female panelist canceled on short notice. I was born and raised in the NYC area, and I had never heard of Joan Murray until reading this, although admittedly she left WCBS when I turned seven. (I just watched the intro of her episode on YouTube -- I wonder why her panel card said "Joan Murray" instead of "Miss Murray.")
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This episode was pretaped on June 4, 1967. On the live program that aired later that night, another female news reporter, Pia Lindstrom (daughter of Ingrid Bergman) was the guest panelist so Murray's appearance was clearly a case of splitting the difference with female journalist guest panelists. This episode was also taped before the 7/9/67 program where Henry Morgan stepped on Bennett's intro of John with disdain to John's ire.
Matt Ottinger:
--- Quote from: chris319 on February 10, 2025, 10:48:23 PM ---Was 1963 the year CBS took over ownership of WML?
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Several years earlier. Sale was publicized in newspapers in early July of 1958.
chris319:
--- Quote from: Matt Ottinger on February 11, 2025, 10:39:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: chris319 on February 10, 2025, 10:48:23 PM ---Was 1963 the year CBS took over ownership of WML?
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Several years earlier. Sale was publicized in newspapers in early July of 1958.
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When did Garry Moore (dba Telecast Enterprises) assume ownership of IGAS?
Matt Ottinger:
--- Quote from: chris319 on February 11, 2025, 11:35:43 AM ---When did Garry Moore (dba Telecast Enterprises) assume ownership of IGAS?
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That I can tell you exactly. The "Telecast Enterprises" title card was seen for the first time on the December 16, 1959 episode. Newspaper articles (always brief) don't mention the switch until early 1960.
I don't know if we've talked about this, but there's also a newspaper interview with Garry from a couple years later which says that he purchased (for $1000) the rights to What's My Line?, but that the deal wouldn't take effect until 1970.
Eric Paddon:
--- Quote from: Matt Ottinger on February 11, 2025, 11:58:10 AM ---I don't know if we've talked about this, but there's also a newspaper interview with Garry from a couple years later which says that he purchased (for $1000) the rights to What's My Line?, but that the deal wouldn't take effect until 1970.
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Is that the reason why Goodson could never do another revival of WML after the syndicated run ended in 1975?
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