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At the same time he did Today, Garroway also hosted a Friday-night variety series, The Dave Garroway Show, from October 2, 1953, to June 25, 1954. [ 36] On October 16, 1955, he began hosting NBC's live Sunday-afternoon documentary Wide Wide World, continuing with that series until June 8, 1958.
Aug 19, 2015 · The program blended national news headlines, interviews with newsmakers, lifestyle features, other light news and gimmicks (including the presence of the chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs as the show's...
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Journey back in time to watch Dave Garroway host the first 13 minutes of The TODAY Show live from "NBC's "world communication center in the heart of Radio City, New York." ...more.
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- Dave Garroway, 1952-1961. Dave Garroway was the founding host and anchor of NBC's Today and held the position for nine years. Garroway's broadcasting career began as an NBC page in 1938.
- John Chancellor, 1961-1962. John Chancellor took over as Today host for Dave Garroway when he retired in 1961, and was host for just over one year. Prior to Today, he was a popular personality on NBC Nightly News, which made him a considerable candidate to fill Garroway's position.
- Hugh Downs, 1962-1971. Hugh Downs was host of Today for nine years. Prior to becoming a Today anchor in 1962, Downs was known as a popular news anchor, author, music composer and even served as host for the popular gameshow Concentration from 1958 to 1969.
- Frank McGee, 1971-1974. Frank McGee was host of Today for two years. Prior to that, he was a co-anchor on NBC Nightly News alongside John Chancellor and David Brinkley.
Jul 22, 1982 · Dave Garroway, the amiable, low-key television personality who served as the first host of ''Today'' on NBC-TV, was found dead of a gunshot wound yesterday at his home in the Philadelphia...
Dec 14, 2022 · Learn about the career and personal life of Dave Garroway, the first host of Today who pioneered the talk show format. Find out how he died, who he married, and how he was honored by the show he started.
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Jan 9, 2012 · In honor of TODAY’s 60th anniversary, take a look at how the show started in 1952 with Dave Garroway. The world was a different place then. Watch above to find out what life was like in...