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1948 in television
See also:
1947 in television
,
other events of 1948
,
1949 in television
and the
list of 'years in television'
.
Table of contents
1 Events
2 Popular Television Shows
3 Births
4 Deaths
Events
CBS
begins network programming.
ABC
opens its first television station in
New York
June 21
- The first network telecast of political conventions from
Philadelphia
.
July 30
-
Professional wrestling
premieres in prime-time on the
DuMont
network.
August 15
- The first network nightly newscast, CBS-TV News, debuts on CBS with
Douglas Edwards[?]
.
Television manufacturing begins in
Canada
Popular Television Shows
June 20
-
Toast of the Town
, with
Ed Sullivan
, premieres on CBS, with guests
Dean Martin
and
Jerry Lewis
. (later renamed,
The Ed Sullivan Show
) (1948-1971)
August 10
-
Candid Camera
debuts on ABC.
September
-
Milton Berle
becomes the first television star, with
Texaco Star Theatre
on
NBC
Births
September 13
-
Nell Carter
, actress, singer (+
2003
)
September 24
-
Phil Hartman
, actor, comedian,
Saturday Night Live
,
The Simpsons
,
NewsRadio
(+
1998
)
Deaths
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