The Bill Goodwin Show

*The Bill Goodwin Show*
The Bill Goodwin Show
	Bill Goodwin (1951)
Genre	Variety
Written by	Bob E. Emerick
Starring	Bill Goodwin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producers	Louis Cowan; Sherman Marks
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 11, 1951 –; March 27, 1952

The Bill Goodwin Show is a variety program that was broadcast on NBC television from September 11, 1951 to March 27, 1952.[1]

Schedule

The program was seen on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, initially alternating days with The Bert Parks Show.[2] When the Parks program moved to CBS, a program headed by Ralph Edwards replaced it on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.[3]

Format

Sponsored by General Electric appliances,[4] the program featured music, songs, guest and interviews.[5] A reviewer for the trade publication Billboard found that the show's debut broadcast left much to be desired:

The new Bill Goodwin Show is described by NBC as "A variety-musical comedy-audience participation series with guest personalities." In a do-or-die attempt to live up to this ever-stuffed analysis of its content, the initial program fell flat on its format. . . Goodwin has a lot of charm and should click big in TV once NBC decides to let him be himself instead of Berle-Parks-and-O'Neill all rolled up into one impossible package.[6]

Personnel

Generally known as an announcer, Bill Goodwin left that role with The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show to become the host of his own daytime program.[1] Eileen Barton and Roger Dann were vocalists, and the Joe Bushkin Trio provided instrumental music. Louis Cowan and Sherman Marks produced the show;[7] Bob E. Emerick was a writer.[8]

References

McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 98. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
"Don't lose out on daytime TV" (PDF). Sponsor. 5 (21). October 1951. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
"NBC Forced Into Daytime Video Program Shake-Up" (PDF). Billboard. December 29, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
"Telecasting Notes" (PDF). Television Digest. August 4, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 107.
Bundy, June (September 22, 1951). "The Bill Goodwin Show" (PDF). Billboard. p. 10. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
Alicoate, Jack, Ed. (1952). Radio Annual (PDF). New York, N.Y.: Radio Daily Corp. p. 939. Retrieved 9 November 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[tt-1] McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 98. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

[2] "Don't lose out on daytime TV" (PDF). Sponsor. 5 (21). October 1951. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[3] "NBC Forced Into Daytime Video Program Shake-Up" (PDF). Billboard. December 29, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[4] "Telecasting Notes" (PDF). Television Digest. August 4, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[etvs-5] Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 107.

[bb-6] Bundy, June (September 22, 1951). "The Bill Goodwin Show" (PDF). Billboard. p. 10. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[7] Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[8] Alicoate, Jack, Ed. (1952). Radio Annual (PDF). New York, N.Y.: Radio Daily Corp. p. 939. Retrieved 9 November 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)