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 July 1, 1949, airing Saturdays at 8pm ET. The DuMont series aired from July 8, 1953, until July 4, 1954.[citation needed]
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.
Episode status[edit]
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.[citation needed]
Production[edit]
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.[2]
Critical response[edit]
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."[2] It also commended Moody's objective approach as the moderator.[2]
See also[edit]
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1949-50 United States network television schedule
References[edit]
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 285. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Meet Your Congress". Variety. July 15, 1953. p. 31. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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