I don't know how we came to have so many of these 1961 issues all at once, but here they are. You'll be glad to know that we'll be moving on to other years for awhile—or maybe you won't. I think it's always nice to have a little variety anyway. Stick around for next week and see what we get.
Ah, George Grim, host of World Affairs at 9:00 p.m. Around here, he was known more as a newspaperman, writing for nearly 40 years for the Minneapolis Star (the evening paper) and, later on, the Minneapolis Tribune (the morning paper). According to this, at one time or another he was on every one of the "big five" stations in the Twin Cities except for WTCN.
Arle Haberle's name pops up constantly in these early '60s issues. She was on WCCO both mornings and afternoons, doing What's New and Around the Town. They're the kind of shows you still have on local television, but now they're decked out more like infomercials. It was nice to have someone you could turn to on television who could tell you what was going on around your city.
If my math is correct, Today is celebrating the 110th anniversary of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Why, I'm not sure, although perhaps the increasing attention paid to the civil rights struggle has something to do with it.
For those of you who saw the Saturday listings I did last month, you'll remember that KMSP has wrestling on Saturday nights. Tonight's wrestling show at 7:00 p.m. consists of "taped highlights of one of last Saturday's action-packed matches." Their words, not mine.
2 KTCA (Educ.) | ||
MORNING | ||
9:15 | YA HABLAMOS ESPANOL | |
9:30 | PEOPLE ARE TAUGHT DIFFERENTLY—Discussion | |
10:15 | YA HABLAMOS ESPANOL | |
10:30 | ART—Grade 6 | |
11:00 | YA HABLAMOS ESPANOL | |
AFTERNOON | ||
1:30 | SINGING TOGETHER—Grade 5 | |
1:50 | KOMM, LACH UND LERNE | |
2:05 | RED MYTH—Documentary | |
2:30 | EXPLORING NUMBERS—Gorr | |
3:00 | TEA AT THREE—Vivian Hoff | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | ADVENTURES OF DANNY DEE | |
6:30 | THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD | |
7:00 | PROSPECTS OF MANKIND | |
8:00 | RUSSIAN AREA STUDY | |
8:30 | ST. THOMAS PRESENTS | |
9:00 | WORLD AFFAIRS—George Grim | |
9:30 | MUSIC—Arnold Walker | |
10:00 | GREAT BOOKS—Discussion | |
10:30 | BACKGROUND—Dr. Ziebarth | |
10:40 | VIRUS—Science |
4 WCCO (CBS) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | FLYING SAUCER—Siegfried | |
8:00 | NEWS—Richard C. Hottelet | |
8:15 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children | |
9:00 | NEWS—Dean Montgomery | |
9:10 | DR. REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL | |
9:20 | WHAT’S NEW?—Arle Haberle | |
9:30 | VIDEO VILLAGE—Monty Hall | |
10:00 | DOUBLE EXPOSURE—Dunne | |
10:30 | YOUR SURPRISE PACKAGE | |
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE—Serial | |
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | |
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | NEWS—Dave Moore | |
12:15 | SOMETHING SPECIAL—Merriman | |
12:20 | WEATHER—Bud Kraehling | |
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial | |
1:00 | FACE THE FACTS—Red Rowe | |
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter | |
2:00 | MILLIONAIRE—Drama | |
2:30 | VERDICT IS YOURS—Drama | |
3:00 | BRIGHTER DAY—Serial | |
3:15 | SECRET STORM—Serial | |
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
4:00 | AROUND THE TOWN—Haeberle | |
4:30 | BOZO THE CLOWN—Children | |
5:00 | AXEL AND DOG—Clellan Card | |
5:30 | CLANCY THE COP—Children | |
5:55 | SPORTS—Rollie Johnson | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS—Dean Montgomery | |
6:10 | WEATHER—Don O’Brien | |
6:15 | NEWS—Douglas Edwards | |
6:30 | TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel | |
7:00 | PETE AND GLADYS—Comedy | |
7:30 | BRINGING UP BUDDY—Comedy | |
8:00 | INGRID BERGMAN—Drama | |
9:30 | JUNE ALLYSON—Drama | |
10:00 | NEWS—Dave Moore | |
10:15 | WEATHER—Bud Kraehling | |
10:20 | SPORTS—Dick Enroth | |
10:30 | TIGHTROPE!—Police | |
11:00 | WEATHER—Don O’Brien | |
11:05 | MOVIE—Melodrama “Crashout” (1955) |
5 KSTP (NBC) | ||
MORNING | ||
6:00 | CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM COLOR Chemistry | |
6:30 | CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM COLOR Probability and Statistics | |
7:00 | DAVE GARROWAY Anniversary of publication of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Local news at 7:25 and 8:25 A.M. | |
9:00 | SAY WHEN—Art James | |
9:30 | PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Merv Griffin | |
10:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT—Cullen | |
10:30 | CONCENTRATION—Hugh Downs | |
11:00 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES | |
11:30 | IT COULD BE YOU | |
11:55 | NEWS—Ray Scherer | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | NEWS—John MacDougall | |
12:15 | WEATHER—Johnny Morris | |
12:20 | TREASURE CHEST—Jim Hutton | |
1:00 | JAN MURRAY—Game | |
1:30 | LORETTA YOUNG—Drama | |
2:00 | YOUNG DR. MALONE—Serial | |
2:30 | FROM THESE ROOTS | |
3:00 | MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY | |
3:30 | HERE’S HOLLYWOOD—Interview Guests: Susan Strasberg, George Maharis | |
4:00 | TOPPER—Comedy | |
4:30 | T.N. TATTERS—Children | |
5:15 | CITY DETECTIVE—Police | |
5:45 | NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS—Bob Ryan | |
6:15 | WEATHER—Johnny Morris | |
6:30 | AMERICANS—Drama | |
7:30 | WELLS FARGO—Western | |
8:00 | ACAPULCO—Adventure | |
8:30 | DANTE—Mystery | |
9:00 | BARBARA STANWYCK—Drama | |
9:30 | TO BE ANNOUNCED | |
10:00 | NEWS—John MacDougall | |
10:15 | WEATHER—Johnny Morris | |
10:20 | SPORTS—Al Tighe | |
10:30 | JACK PAAR—Variety Guest: Kaye Ballard | |
12:00 | NEWS—Roger Krupp |
9 KMSP (Ind.) | ||
MORNING | ||
9:50 | CHAPEL OF THE AIR—Religion | |
9:55 | NEWSBEAT—Tony Parker | |
10:00 | JACK LA LANNE—Exercises | |
10:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Inside Job” (1946) | |
11:30 | I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | KARTOONTIME—Children | |
12:30 | WILLY—Comedy | |
1:00 | FOLLOW THAT MAN—Mystery | |
1:30 | RACKET SQUAD—Police | |
2:00 | MOVIE—Drama “Dr. Kildare’s Victory” (1941) | |
4:00 | HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE—Comedy | |
4:30 | MR. ADAMS AND EVE—Comedy | |
5:00 | SUSIE—Comedy | |
5:30 | OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | LOONEY TUNERS CLUB—Children | |
7:00 | WRESTLING—Minneapolis | |
8:00 | MACKENZIE’S RAIDERS—Drama | |
8:30 | PLAY OF THE WEEK—Musical “archy and mehitabel” | |
10:35 | NEWS—Paul Sevareid | |
10:50 | SPORTS—Tony Parker | |
10:55 | WEATHER—Jere Smith | |
11:00 | NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL | |
11:30 | OFFICIAL DETECTIVE—Sloane |
11 WTCN (ABC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:55 | FARM NEWS—Frank Seifert | |
8:00 | GOOD MORNING MINNESOTA! | |
8:30 | CARTOON CIRCUS—Children | |
9:00 | ROMPER ROOM—Miss Betty | |
9:45 | SHAPE UP—Louraine Larson | |
10:15 | WAYS WITH FOOD—Mrs. Meyer | |
10:30 | LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy | |
11:00 | MORNING COURT—Drama | |
11:30 | LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | CAMOUFLAGE—Don Morrow | |
12:30 | NUMBER PLEASE—Bud Collyer | |
1:00 | ABOUT FACES—Ben Alexander | |
1:25 | NEWS—Al Mann | |
1:30 | DR. HUDSON’S SECRET JOURNAL—Drama | |
2:00 | DAY IN COURT—Drama | |
2:30 | ROAD TO REALITY—Drama | |
3:00 | QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey | |
3:30 | WHO DO YOU TRUST—Carson | |
4:00 | AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Clark Guest: Adam Wade | |
5:00 | 5 O’CLOCK REPORT—Huston | |
5:05 | CASEY JONES WITH POPEYE | |
5:30 | RIN TIN TIN—Adventure | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy | |
6:30 | CHEYENNE—Western | |
7:30 | SURFSIDE 6—Mystery | |
8:30 | BING CROSBY—Variety SPECIAL Guests: Maurice Chevalier, Aldo Monaco, Carol Lawrence | |
9:30 | PETER GUNN—Mystery | |
10:00 | NEWS—Chick McCuen | |
10:15 | WEATHER—Stuart A. Lindman | |
10:20 | SPORTS—Buetel, Horner | |
10:30 | PHIL SILVERS—Comedy | |
11:00 | NEWS—Ken Anderson | |
11:05 | MOVIE—Drama Theater 11: “Journey for Margaret” (1942) | |
12:30 | NEWS—Stuart A. Lindman |
In the issues we've looked at from the 1950s, we would have seen the name Chick McCuen over at WCCO, where he was the news director and anchor. In 1958 he moved over to WTCN, and then to the mighty WMAQ in Chicago. Best McCuen story, of many: at WMAQ, he was one of only 25 reporters to be credentialed to the Richard Speck "Trial of the Century" in 1967, only to wind up on the other side of the picket line because of the AFTRA strike. Wound up being hired as the maitre 'd at the restaurant where the reporters hung out. Of course, he's in the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame. TV