Back home again in Indiana this week, the Indianapolis issue to be precise, with some help from outlying areas. One of the interesting things introduced by this geographic area is that not everyone resides in the same time zone, and in 1962, not all cities in Indiana observed Daylight Saving Time. (The complicated, not to say garbled, history of time in Indiana can be found here.) Caveat videntium, you might say.
I don't know much about Ann Colone's show at 1:00 p.m., but I'll bet it didn't stink. (beat) Actually, as you can read here, she was one of the pioneers of television, and deserves to be much better-known than she is.
You see this occasionally, but not too often; a channel that signs off immediately after prime-time. Not even a late local news program. Of course, they could probably find that elsewhere.
3 WCIA (CHAMPAIGN) (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
7:25 | INSPIRATION TIME—Religion | |
7:30 | TINKER TIME—Children | |
7:55 | WEATHER—Ed Mason | |
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children | |
9:00 | CALENDAR—Reasoner | |
9:30 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
10:00 | VERDICT IS YOURS | |
10:30 | BRIGHTER DAY—Serial | |
10:55 | NEWS—Harry Reasoner | |
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE—Serial | |
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW | |
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, FARMS | |
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS | |
1:00 | PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Abe Burrows, Jayne Meadows | |
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter Guest: Dr. James Peterson | |
2:00 | MILLIONAIRE—Drama | |
2:30 | TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Mimi Benzell, Phyllis Newman, Richard Hayes, Darren McGavin | |
2:55 | NEWS—Douglas Edwards | |
3:00 | SECRET STORM—Serial | |
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
4:00 | POPEYE AND SHERIFF SID | |
5:45 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
6:25 | CLOSEUP—Paul Davis | |
6:30 | HUCKLEBERRY HOUND | |
7:00 | FRONTIER CIRCUS—Western | |
8:00 | BRENNER—Police | |
8:30 | ZANE GREY—Western | |
9:00 | MacLeish-Van Doren DIALOGS—Talk | |
10:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
10:15 | MOVIE—Drama “Arise My Love” (1940) |
I mentioned the MacLeish-Van Doren dialogs on Saturday, but this really is a strange way it's listed, with the names in lower case and "Dialogs" in all caps. But then, these guys were really smart; maybe they told TV Guide to print it that way.
4 WTTW (INDIANAPOLIS) (Independent) | ||
Morning | ||
11:55 | DAILY WORD—Religion | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | LUNCHTIME CARTOONS | |
1:00 | JACK LaLANNE—Exercise | |
1:30 | MOVIE—Drama “Flight for Freedom” (1943) Part 1 | |
2:30 | INDIANA UNIVERSITY | |
3:00 | COFFEE WITH CARTER | |
4:00 | DICK TRACY—Cartoons | |
4:20 | MOVIE—Drama “Our Leading Citizen” (1939) | |
4:30 | POPEYE—Cartoons | |
5:45 | ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | RUFFLES’ PARTY | |
6:30 | JEFF’S COLLIE—Drama | |
7:00 | YOU ASKED FOR IT—Smith | |
7:30 | WYATT EARP—Western | |
8:00 | RACING FROM SPEEDROME | |
9:00 | INTERNATIONAL CAFÉ | |
10:00 | MOVIE—Western “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” (1949) |
The Indianapolis Speedrome, not to be confused with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, is still in operation today. If I'd been watching TV back then (and if I'd lived in Indiana), Racing From Speedrome is what I'd have watched.
6 WFBM (INDIANAPOLIS) (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
7:00 | TODAY—Chancellor Guest host: Ray Scherer. Guests: the Teddy Wilson Trio | |
8:25 | GREATEST HEADLINES “Today” continues at 8:30 A.M. | |
9:00 | MOVIE—Adventure “Diamond Frontier” (1940) | |
10:30 | PLAY YOUR HUNCH | |
11:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen | |
11:30 | CONCENTRATION | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | FARMS, NEWS—Harry Martin | |
12:25 | GREATEST HEADLINES | |
12:30 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker | |
12:55 | NEWS—Ray Scherer | |
1:00 | PETER GUNN—Mystery | |
1:30 | YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION | |
2:00 | JAN MURRAY | |
2:25 | NEWS—Floyd Kalber | |
2:30 | LORETTA YOUNG | |
3:00 | YOUNG DR. MALONE | |
3:30 | OUR FIVE DAUGHTERS | |
4:00 | MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy | |
4:30 | ALL HANDS ON DECK | |
5:00 | MOVIE—Drama Frances Farmer Presents: “Spring Reunion” (1957) | |
Evening | ||
6:45 | NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley | |
7:00 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
7:25 | GREATEST HEADLINES | |
7:30 | OUTLAWS—Western | |
8:30 | DR. KILDARE—Drama | |
9:30 | LIVELY ONES—Music COLOR Host: Vic Damone. Guests: Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Shelly Manne, Gene Krupa, Louis Bellson, Mamako, Mitzi McCall and Charlie Brill | |
10:00 | SING ALONG WITH MITCH—Songs COLOR Guests: Jerry Vale, Sandy Stewart | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
11:30 | TONIGHT—Variety COLOR Guest host: Merv Griffin | |
1:00 | COMEDY CAPERS | |
1:15 | NEWS |
Frances Farmerhappened to be in Indianapolis in 1958, appearing in a play, when an executive with WFBM saw her and thought she'd be a great choice to host the station's upcoming classic movie program. Not only was she the hostess, she also frequently interviewed celebrity visitors to Indianapolis. The show remained on the air until 1964
8 WISH (INDIANAPOLIS) (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
7:30 | CHAPEL DOOR—Religion | |
7:45 | CARTOONS—Children | |
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children | |
9:00 | MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy | |
9:30 | JUNE FORD—Variety | |
10:00 | CALENDAR—Reasoner | |
10:30 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
11:00 | VERDICT IS YOURS | |
11:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | LOVE OF LIFE—Serial | |
12:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | |
12:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
1:00 | NEWS, WEATHER—Donnella | |
1:15 | FARM AND HOME—Leamon | |
1:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS | |
2:00 | PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Abe Burrows, Jayne Meadows | |
2:30 | HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter Guest: Dr. James Peterson | |
3:00 | MILLIONAIRE—Drama | |
3:30 | TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Mimi Benzell, Phyllis Newman, Richard Hayes, Darren McGavin | |
3:55 | NEWS—Edwards | |
4:00 | SECRET STORM—Serial | |
4:30 | MOVIE—Drama Early Show:“Navy Wife” (1956) | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy | |
6:30 | WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure | |
7:00 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
7:15 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
7:30 | TALLAHASSEE 7000—Police | |
8:00 | FRONTIER CIRCUS | |
9:00 | BRENNER—Police | |
9:30 | THIRD MAN—Mystery | |
10:00 | MacLeish-Van Doren DIALOGS—Talk | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
11:15 | MOVIE—Suspense Late Show: “Three for Jamie Dawn” (1956) |
Who, I wondered, looking at the panelists on To Tell the Truth, is Mimi Benzell? (I do this on occasion.) The answer is here.
10 WTHI (TERRE HAUTE) (CBS, ABC, NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children | |
9:00 | CALENDAR—Reasoner | |
9:30 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
10:00 | VERDICT IS YOURS | |
10:30 | BRIGHTER DAY—Serial | |
10:55 | NEWS—Harry Reasoner | |
11:00 | LOVE OF LIFE—Serial | |
11:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW | |
11:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, FARMS | |
12:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS | |
1:00 | PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Abe Burrows, Jayne Meadows | |
1:30 | HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter Guest: Dr. James Peterson | |
2:00 | MILLIONAIRE—Drama | |
2:30 | TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Mimi Benzell, Phyllis Newman, Richard Hayes, Darren McGavin | |
2:55 | NEWS—Douglas Edwards | |
3:00 | SECRET STORM—Serial | |
3:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
4:00 | UNITED FUND STORY | |
4:15 | MOVIE—Musical “I’ll Take Romance” (1937) | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
6:15 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
6:30 | ACCENT—John Ciardi | |
7:00 | MY THREE SONS—Comedy | |
7:30 | LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy | |
8:00 | BRENNER—Police | |
8:30 | ZANE GREY—Western | |
9:00 | MacLeish-Van Doren DIALOGS—Talk | |
10:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
10:30 | UNTOUCHABLES—Drama | |
11:30 | NEWS—Jim Buckalew |
Brenner is a police drama starring Edward Binns and James Broderick as father-and-son policemen, and though I've never been a fan of either actor, the show is really quite good; I particularly like Binns's performance as an internal affairs cop; it causes me to view his other performances in a different light. The executive producer is Herbert Brodkin, who also did The Defenders and Coronet Blue.
13 WLW-i (INDIANAPOLIS) (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
8:15 | FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE BY | |
8:20 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
8:30 | OPERATION ALPHABET | |
9:00 | KINDERGARTEN COLLEGE | |
10:00 | JANE WYMAN—Drama | |
10:30 | M SQUAD-Police | |
11:00 | ERNIE FORD—Variety | |
11:30 | YOURS FOR A SONG | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | RUTH LYONS—Variety | |
1:30 | CAMOUFLAGE—Don Morrow | |
1:55 | NEWS—Alex Dreier | |
2:00 | DAY IN COURT—Drama | |
2:30 | SEVEN KEYS—Jack Narz | |
3:00 | QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey | |
3:30 | WHO DO YOU TRUST? | |
4:00 | AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Aretha Franklin | |
4:50 | AMERICAN NEWSSTAND | |
5:00 | CASPER AND COMPANY | |
5:30 | GOLF TIP—Dow Finsterwald | |
5:35 | STOCK MARKET REPORT | |
5:45 | THIS FUNNY WORLD—Comedy | |
5:50 | SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER | |
Evening | ||
6:15 | NEWS—Ron Cochran | |
6:30 | MAN FROM COCHISE—Police | |
7:00 | WORLD OF GIANTS—Adventure | |
7:30 | OZZIE AND HARRIET | |
8:00 | DONNA REED—Comedy | |
8:30 | REAL McCOYS—Comedy | |
9:00 | MY THREE SONS—Comedy | |
9:30 | LAW AND MR. JONES | |
10:00 | UNTOUCHABLES—Drama | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
11:30 | STEVE ALLEN—Variety Guests: Mel Brooks, Libi Steiger, John Gabriel | |
1:00 | NEWS |
WLW-i was part of the Crosley group of television stations; hence, the appearance of Ruth Lyons'50-50 Club, which originated in Cincinnati and was extremely popular throughout the area.
15 WANE (FT. WAYNE) (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
7:50 | DAILY WORD—Religion | |
8:15 | NEWS—Bob Carlin | |
8:00 | CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children | |
9:00 | MOVIE—Drama “The Mind Reader” (1933) | |
10:25 | LOCAL NEWS—Bob Carlin | |
10:30 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
11:00 | VERDICT IS YOURS | |
11:30 | BRIGHTER DAY—Serial | |
11:45 | NEWS—Harry Reasoner | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | LOVE OF LIFE—Serial | |
12:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | |
12:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
1:00 | ANN COLONE—Variety | |
1:25 | LOCAL NEWS—Bob Carlin | |
1:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS | |
2:00 | PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Abe Burrows, Jayne Meadows | |
2:30 | HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter Guest: Dr. James Peterson | |
3:00 | MILLIONAIRE—Drama | |
3:30 | TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Mimi Benzell, Phyllis Newman, Richard Hayes, Darren McGavin | |
3:55 | NEWS—Edwards | |
4:00 | SECRET STORM—Serial | |
4:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
5:00 | DANCE DATE—Jack Powell | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy | |
6:30 | NEWS, WEATHER—Wilson | |
6:45 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
7:00 | WANTED—DEAD OR ALIVE | |
7:30 | GUESTWARD HO!—Comedy | |
8:00 | FRONTIER CIRCUS | |
9:00 | BRENNER—Police | |
9:30 | ZANE GREY—Western | |
10:00 | MacLeish-Van Doren DIALOGS—Talk | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
11:20 | MOVIE—Melodrama “The Monster and the Girl” (1941) |
I don't know much about Ann Colone's show at 1:00 p.m., but I'll bet it didn't stink. (beat) Actually, as you can read here, she was one of the pioneers of television, and deserves to be much better-known than she is.
18 WFAM (LAFAYETTE) (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
10:00 | CALENDAR—Reasoner | |
10:30 | I LOVE LUCY—Comedy | |
11:00 | VERDICT IS YOURS | |
11:30 | EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | LOVE OF LIFE—Serial | |
12:30 | SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial | |
12:45 | GUIDING LIGHT—Serial | |
1:00 | FILM FEATURE | |
1:30 | AS THE WORLD TURNS | |
2:00 | PASSWORD—Allen Ludden Celebrities: Abe Burrows, Jayne Meadows | |
2:30 | HOUSE PARTY—Linkletter Guest: Dr. James Peterson | |
3:00 | MILLIONAIRE—Drama | |
3:30 | TO TELL THE TRUTH Panelists: Mimi Benzell, Phyllis Newman, Richard Hayes, Darren McGavin | |
3:55 | NEWS—Edwards | |
4:00 | SECRET STORM—Serial | |
4:30 | POPEYE—Cartoons | |
5:45 | ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | RUFFLES’ PARTY | |
6:30 | AIRMAN’S WORLD | |
6:45 | FILM FEATURE | |
7:00 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
7:15 | NEWS—Walter Cronkite | |
7:30 | CHRISTOPHER PROGRAM | |
8:00 | FRONTIER CIRCUS | |
9:00 | BRENNER—Police | |
9:30 | ACHIEVEMENT—Science | |
10:00 | MacLeish-Van Doren DIALOGS—Talk |
You see this occasionally, but not too often; a channel that signs off immediately after prime-time. Not even a late local news program. Of course, they could probably find that elsewhere.
21 WPTA (FT. WAYNE) (ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
9:45 | MOVIE—Melodrama “The Woman on Pier 13” (1953) | |
11:00 | ERNIE FORD—Variety | |
11:30 | YOURS FOR A SONG | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS, FARMS, SPORTS | |
12:30 | CAMOUFLAGE—Don Morrow | |
12:55 | NEWS—Alex Dreier | |
1:00 | JANE WYMAN—Drama | |
1:30 | MOM’S MATINEE—Drama | |
2:00 | DAY IN COURT—Drama | |
2:30 | SEVEN KEYS—Jack Narz | |
3:00 | QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey | |
3:30 | WHO DO YOU TRUST? | |
4:00 | AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Aretha Franklin | |
4:30 | M SQUAD—Police | |
5:00 | RIVERBOAT—Adventure | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | POPEYE—Cartoons | |
6:30 | HUCKLEBERRY HOUND | |
7:00 | MR. MAGOO—Cartoon | |
7:05 | NEWS—Karl Edman | |
7:15 | NEWS—Ron Cochran | |
7:30 | OZZIE AND HARRIET | |
8:00 | DONNA REED—Comedy | |
8:30 | REAL McCOYS—Comedy | |
9:00 | MY THREE SONS—Comedy | |
9:30 | LAW AND MR. JONES | |
10:00 | UNTOUCHABLES—Drama | |
11:00 | NEWS—ABC Final | |
11:10 | WEATHER—Jackson, Russell | |
11:17 | MOVIE—Drama “Marine Raiders” (1944) |
Look at that: the Queen of Soul on afternoon television. That's very cool.
33 WKJG (FT. WAYNE) (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
7:00 | TODAY—Chancellor Guest host: Ray Scherer. Guests: the Teddy Wilson Trio | |
9:00 | ENGINEER JOHN—Children | |
9:30 | COFFEE BREAK—Talk | |
9:55 | FAITH TO LIVE BY—Religion | |
10:00 | SAY WHEN—Art James | |
10:30 | PLAY YOUR HUNCH | |
11:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen | |
11:30 | CONCENTRATION | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, FARMS | |
12:30 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker | |
12:55 | NEWS—Ray Scherer | |
1:00 | YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION | |
1:30 | PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy | |
2:00 | JAN MURRAY | |
2:25 | NEWS—Floyd Kalber | |
2:30 | LORETTA YOUNG | |
3:00 | YOUNG DR. MALONE | |
3:30 | OUR FIVE DAUGHTERS | |
4:00 | MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy | |
4:30 | HERE’S HOLLYWOOD Guests: Steven Hill, Hope Lange | |
4:55 | NEWS—Sander Vanocur | |
5:00 | BOZO THE CLOWN—Children | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | SPORTS—Hilliard Gates | |
6:15 | NEWS, WEATHER | |
6:30 | PETE SMITH—Comedy | |
6:45 | NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley | |
7:00 | SHANNON—Mystery | |
7:30 | OUTLAWS—Western | |
8:30 | DR. KILDARE—Drama | |
9:30 | LIVELY ONES—Music COLOR Host: Vic Damone. Guests: Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Shelly Manne, Gene Krupa, Louis Bellson, Mamako, Mitzi McCall and Charlie Brill | |
10:00 | SING ALONG WITH MITCH—Songs COLOR Guests: Jerry Vale, Sandy Stewart | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
11:20 | TONIGHT—Variety COLOR Guest host: Merv Griffin |
That's quite a lineup on The Lively Ones, isn't it? It's the summer replacement for Hazel, and will run for two summers.
49 WLBC (MUNCIE) (NBC, CBS, ABC) | ||
Morning | ||
7:00 | TODAY—Chancellor Guest host: Ray Scherer. Guests: the Teddy Wilson Trio | |
9:00 | CHURCH IN THE HOME | |
9:30 | YOURS FOR A SONG—Parks | |
10:00 | JANE WYMAN—Drama | |
10:30 | PLAY YOUR HUNCH | |
11:00 | PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen | |
11:30 | CONCENTRATION | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00 | YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION | |
12:30 | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker | |
12:55 | NEWS—Ray Scherer | |
1:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, EDITORIAL, FARM REPORT | |
1:30 | CAMOUFLAGE—Don Morrow | |
1:55 | NEWS—Alex Dreier | |
2:00 | DAY IN COURT—Drama | |
2:30 | LORETTA YOUNG | |
3:00 | YOUNG DR. MALONE | |
3:30 | OUR FIVE DAUGHTERS | |
4:00 | MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy | |
4:30 | AMERICAN BANDSTAND Guest: Aretha Franklin | |
4:50 | AMERICAN NEWSSTAND | |
5:00 | BASEBALL—Little League | |
5:45 | BRITISH CALENDAR | |
Evening | ||
6:00 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
6:30 | LIFELINE—Wayne Poucher | |
6:35 | CARTOONS—Children | |
6:45 | NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley | |
7:00 | MAN FROM INTERPOL—Police | |
7:30 | OUTLAWS—Western | |
8:30 | DR. KILDARE—Drama | |
9:30 | MY THREE SONS—Comedy | |
10:00 | SING ALONG WITH MITCH—Songs COLOR Guests: Jerry Vale, Sandy Stewart | |
11:00 | NEWS, WEATHER |
Now this is what I like about a station with multiple affiliations: both ABC and NBC in the morning; ABC in the early afternoon until Loretta Young, then NBC until ABC's American Bandstand; the news with Huntley and Brinkley; and in primetime The Outlaws, Dr. Kildare, and Sing Along with Mitch on NBC, sandwiched around My Three Sons on ABC. If only I could have found something from CBS, we'd have had it made! TV