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In 1953 she created the first woman’s public service TV show in Alaska on the first TV station to go on the air, KTVA. The Norma Goodman Show, originally named “Hostess House,” served the local community for 47 years, with success due to her charisma, frank honesty, and integrity.
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In terms of guests, it’s a who’s who of the 60s and 70s. Julia Child, The Archbishop of Canterbury, the cast of Mary Tyler Moore, the cast of The Waltons, the cast of Star Trek, the cast of M*A*S*H. Graham Kerr, the Galloping Gourmet, who made dinner at our house twice. Ewell Gibbons—remember Grape Nuts? Jerry Quarry on his way to fight Mohammed Al...
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Jun 1, 2016 · Norma Goodman, often referred to as Alaska's "first lady of television," will be honored at the annual gathering of the Pacific Northwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and...
Norma Goodman presided over a one-hour live show on KTVA channel 11 titled “Hostess House.” Her show was primarily an interview show where she talked to guests in a living room setting. Norma brought us regular Anchorage folks, the town's movers and shakers and celebrities who were in town for one reason or another.
Among the scores of awards she received over her half-century career in public service, these were some of her proudest accomplishments: that she was the first woman—civilian or military—to fly a tactical mission in a TF-102 supersonic fighter jet on March 18, 1961.
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Norma Goodman, the First Lady of Anchorage TV. Norma made a face on live TV and said - Before I tell you what she said, let's start at the beginning. Starting with a show called “Hostess House” on KTVA channel 11, and later renamed “The Norma Goodman Show”, Norma remained on the air for more than 50 years.
Mar 26, 2007 · Norma Goodman, 76, known to generations of Alaskans as "Alaska's First Lady of Television," died March 21, 2007, at Providence Alaska Medical Center after a brief illness.
