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Texaco Star Theater is an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave Milton Berle the nickname "Mr. Television".
Jan 1, 2010 · Fred Allen-Texaco Star Theater (1941-1944) Topics. Fred Allen, old-time radio, comedy, satire. The last of the master radio satirist's hour-long comedy shows, and the return to a half-hour with the embryonic segment soon to be known as Allen's Alley. Addeddate.
On 8 June 1948, four singing Texaco service men introduced Milton Berle to the small screen as the first tv host of Texaco Star Theater, a variety show which dated all the way back to the pre-television days of 1932 radio (when Fred Allen hosted) and became television’s first hit show.
…of TV’s first hit show, The Texaco Star Theatre (NBC, 1948–53), a comedy-variety show that quickly became the most popular program at that point in television’s very short history. When the series debuted, fewer than 2 percent of American households had a television set; when Berle left the air in…
The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the show soared to ratings dominance (Number One in 1950-51), NBC dominated Tuesday night, and B... Read all.
Apr 26, 2014 · [From "Kovacs Corner" on YouTube.com] - Texaco Star Theater is an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of...
Texaco Star Theater was an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and aired on television from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave host Milton Berle the nickname "Mr. Television".
Jun 8, 2018 · On June 8, 1948, the NBC network launched a variety series sponsored by an oil company. It was called "Texaco Star Theatre," and the original plan was to have a series of rotating hosts.
Texaco Star Theater is an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave Milton Berle the nickname "Mr. Television".
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