Meet Your Congress
| Meet Your Congress | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Public affairs |
| Starring | Blair Moody (moderator) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC (1949-1953) DuMont (1953-1954) |
| Release | July 1, 1949 – July 4, 1954 |
Meet Your Congress was a public affairs TV series on NBC and on the DuMont Television Network.[1] The show premiered on NBC on March 20, 1949,[2] airing Saturdays at 8pm ET. The DuMont series aired from July 8, 1953, until July 4, 1954. On March 1, 1953, Meet Your Congress debuted as a filmed local program on WPIX-TV on Sundays from 11 to 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time.[3]
Moderator Blair Moody (1902-1954), who hosted the radio and TV versions from 1946 to 1952, died of pneumonia and heart problems on July 20, 1954.
The radio version, which was transcribed, featured two United States senators, a Democrat and a Republican, discussing two sides of a controversial issue.[4]
Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
Production
Moody produced the Dumont version of the program, and Vic Guidice was the director. The show originated in Washington on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time. It was sustaining.[5] Its competition included The George Jessel Show on ABC and The Roy Rogers Show on NBC.[6]
Critical response
A review of the July 8, 1953, episode in the trade publication Variety said that Meet Your Congress seemed to be "a promising package designed for the politically conscious citizenry."[5] It also commended Moody's objective approach as the moderator.[5]
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1949-50 United States network television schedule
References
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 285. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "NBC". Ross Reports. July 17, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ "Local Station Activity (Cont'd)". Ross Reports. March 8, 1953. p. 3. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ McHatton, Martha (February 3, 1951). "Meet Your Congress to Be WIRE Feature". The Indianapolis News. p. 14. Retrieved February 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Meet Your Congress". Variety. July 15, 1953. p. 31. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1