|
Date |
Time (eastern) |
Host/Description |
Duration
(min) |
Scoped/Unscoped |
Tape |
|
1955/04/01 |
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Pat Weaver's closed-circuit announcement to affiliates
about the upcoming "Monitor" program. Not a Monitor show. On
this date, Mr. Weaver, who created Monitor, went on NBC's closed-circuit
lines to affiliates to announce the new program that would debut in June. |
41 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1955/06/12 |
16:00 |
First few minutes of first day. Morgan
Beatty is heard as is Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, the NBC executive who came
up with the idea for Monitor. |
18 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1956/06/17 |
|
Segment featuring Dave Garroway, who was
also the first host of the "Today" show, hosting a first anniversary salute
to Monitor. He hosted Monitor on Sunday nights from 1955 to 1961. |
13 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1959/06/06 |
11:00 |
Monty Hall and Bob Wilson host Monitor
'59. Features sports reports, Ernie Kovacs, Miss Monitor, and Bob &
Ray. |
59 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1959/06/06 |
15:00 |
Hugh Downs and Peter Roberts host Monitor
'59. Heard is a Paul Mason report, Ernie Kovacs, and Doug Storer. |
58 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1959/06/06 |
23:00 |
Morgan Beatty and Ted Bond host Monitor
'59. Features the Modernaires and the Jonah Jones Quartet performing
live. |
29 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1961/12/31 |
19:00 |
Frank McGee, who later was the co-host of the Today show on NBC
before his untimely death due to bone cancer at age 58 in
1974. "Monitor '61" is about to become "Monitor '62."
Recorded off of WRC, Washington, DC. In this hour, Frank
interviews the legendary
Ben Grauer
just before Ben goes to Times Square (as he did for decades) to host NBC
Radio's New Year's Eve broadcast. Reporters Ray Scherer and Leon
Pearson report from London, where the new year had just arrived. |
54 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1962/03/03 |
09:30 |
"Monitor '62" with host Mel Allen. Allen was a Monitor host from 1961 to 1963.
Heard is a "Ring Around the World" and a report by Gene Sarnes, Sr. on pipe
organs. |
29 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1963/02/09 |
|
"Monitor '63" with Jim Lowe celebrating Jimmy
Durante's 70th birthday, which occurred on 2/10/63. |
54 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1963/10/05 |
|
"Monitor '63" with host Jim Lowe, who ultimately retired from radio in 2004 at the
age of 81. The show includes a tribute to Groucho Marx on his
68th birthday. |
50 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1963/12/14 |
|
"Monitor '63" with Barry Nelson. Birthday
tribute to Frank Sinatra, who turned 48 on 12/12/63. This aired only
four days after Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., was released two days after being
kidnapped on 12/8/63. |
48 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1964/01/18 |
|
"Monitor '64" hosted by Gene Rayburn.
Salute to George Burns on his 68th birthday. Audio is watery for the
first minute or so, but then is fine. |
49 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1964/09/26 |
15:00 |
"Monitor '64" hosted by actor Barry Nelson.
(I always remember him as the husband with the hangover in the excellent
Twilight Zone episode "Stopover in a Small Town.") Includes several
news reports and segments covering the 1964 presidential campaign. Also
includes an interview with Robert Vaughn who was starring in the then
brand-new NBC television series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E" Mr Vaughn tells
what U.N.C.L.E. originally stood for. I also have this segment as recorded off of
WDSU, New Orleans, and it includes all of the local newsbreaks and
commercials. |
50/58 |
Unscoped |
HD-1977/HD |
|
1965/02/14 |
|
"Monitor '65" hosted by Frank Blair.
Begins in the middle of an interview with Martha Scott about her opposition
to the mail-order gun business. |
13 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1966/--/-- |
|
Ed McMahon. Features segments with
Arlene Francis interviewing an expert on home heating systems, Bill Shafer
with Monitor Sports, and Curt Gowdy with Monitor Outdoors. |
30 |
Unscoped |
CD938/HD |
|
1966/03/19 |
17:30 |
"Monitor '66" for a Saturday afternoon with
Henry Morgan guest hosting for Ed McMahon. Features a segment with Joe
Garagiola reporting on the legendary Sandy Koufax-Don Drysdale holdout
against the Los Angeles Dodgers during spring training 1966. |
24 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1966/05/22 |
19:20 |
Features Frank Blair hosting "Monitor
'66." Includes segments by Curt Gowdy hosting "Monitor Outdoors," a Mel
Allen sports report, and a report from Broadway by theater critic Leonard
Probst. |
32 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1966/06/14 |
22:00 |
Henry Morgan hosting on a Saturday night.
Features an interview with Long John Nebel of WNBC radio. |
21 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1966/08/-- |
|
Gene Rayburn
hosts "Monitor '66." Includes a discussion during a Monitor
Sports segment of the then recent (12/14/66) retirement of
Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown after a nine-year career.
Monitor's David Webber talks to Brown in what Gene describes as
a "rare interview." Also includes an interview of Bob Hope by
Monitor reporter Jack Eigan about Bob's early movie career, how the
song "Thanks for the Memory" became his theme song, and how the
"Road" pictures both got started and got their "Road" name. |
26 |
Unscoped |
CD797/HD |
|
1966/11/20 |
21:35 |
Henry Morgan
hosting a Thanksgiving-time segment featuring messages home from GIs in
Vietnam. |
17 |
Scoped |
HD |
|
1967/--/-- |
|
Ted Steele, a former big-band leader, hosts
"Monitor '67." Features "Abe Weatherwise" and a story on Wilt
Chamberlain. |
26 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1967/02/26 |
16:00 |
With host
Henry
Morgan. Recorded off of WGY, Schenectady, New York. |
64 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1967/06/11 |
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Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen wrote a song for
Monitor’s 12th anniversary, and it was sung live by Steve Lawrence in the
last segment of Monitor on the anniversary weekend (June 11, 1967 at
approximately 9:45 PM EDT) after Cahn and Van Heusen had been at Radio
Central all weekend writing the song. The host for this segment was
Brad Crandall who is heard introducing Steve. Sammy Cahn is also
heard. The entire weekend was sponsored solely by
DuPont at a cost of $250,000. (Courtesy Louis Castaing) |
4 |
---- |
HD |
|
1967/09/23&24 |
---- |
Segments with Bert Parks, Gene Rayburn,
and Ed McMahon hosting Monitor '67 over this September weekend.
Also features Hugh Downs and Joe Garagiola. |
78 |
Scoped |
HD |
|
1967/12/17 |
---- |
Henry Morgan hosting on a
Sunday afternoon. Audio quality is fair. Features lots of
Monitor Christmas jingles and music and that immortal line used so often on
Monitor at Christmastime -- "Every woman alive wants Chanel No. 5." |
29 |
Scoped |
HD |
|
1968/03/16 |
11:20 |
Gene Rayburn hosting "Monitor '68."
Recorded from WCOP, Boston. Begins with a local-station commercial,
after which Monitor is joined in progress. Heard is a "Monitor on
Stage" segment featuring the Ramsey Lewis Trio, followed by a five-minute
local Boston newscast -- then a re-join to Monitor, where Gene will
introduce Peter Hackes, who is live in Washington with a piece about Robert
F. Kennedy's just-announced candidacy for the Democratic presidential
nomination. Kennedy would be assassinated in Los Angeles three months
later. |
20 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1968/06/16 |
20:30 |
Brad Crandall, WNBC radio talk-show host,
hosts "Monitor '68." Features a Mel Allen sports report, "Meet a
Millionaire," and "Sport of Speed" with Chris Economaki. |
43 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1969/02/22 |
09:00 & 11:00 |
With Gene Rayburn hosting
"Monitor '69." Two separate hours. Features an interview with
Mary Higgins Clark, Joe Garagiola sports, "Ring Around the World," and
"Monitor Tips." |
113 |
Unscoped |
2019-2020/HD |
|
1969/02/22 |
15:00 |
Joe Garagiola hosts "Monitor '69"
featuring a live report from Mount Vernon, a report on President Nixon's
overseas trip, and Bing Crosby. |
55 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1969/02/23 |
14:00 |
Henry Morgan hosting "Monitor '69."
Features news of President Nixon's first overseas trip--to Belgium. |
53 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1969/02/23 |
15:00 |
Henry Morgan hosts
"Monitor '69." Includes a
Bob Considine "On the Line" report, Ray Scherer reporting on President
Nixon's arrival in Brussels, Belgium, man-on-the-street interviews about the
president's trip, and Joe Garagiola interviewing boxing great Jack Dempsey. |
56 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1969/03/25 |
09:00 |
Gene Rayburn
hosting "Monitor '69." This is the day after Dwight D. Eisenhower,
34th president, died. It features a moving tribute by Bob "On the Line"
Considine; Peter Hackes, reporting live on Ike's memorial; Kyle Rote,
reporting on Ike's athletic achievements; "early" Monitor News on the Hour,
followed by a special live report on Ike's memorial; plus a couple of
Monitor "tips" and Dr. Joyce Brothers. |
80 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1969/09/21 |
21:00 |
Durward Kirby hosts "Monitor '69." |
17 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1969/11 & 12 |
various |
Scoped segments with Henry Morgan, Gene Rayburn,
Joe Garagiola, and Murray the K from November 22 and 29 and
December 6, 1969. |
58 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1970/02/21 |
|
Murray the K hosts "Monitor '70."
Murray "takes an appreciative look at old-time radio." Features
segments with Jack Benny, Fred Allen, and Bob Hope. Recorded off of WTIC, Hartford, Connecticut. |
23 |
Unscoped |
1815/HD |
|
1970/04/25 |
22:05 |
"Monitor '70" hosted by
Murray the K. Murray spends a lot of time talking about the switch
to daylight savings time, which was to occur the next day, and he plays
several songs with "time" in the title or as the theme. Recorded off
of WTIC, Hartford, Connecticut. |
24 |
Unscoped |
1815/HD |
|
1970/07/04 |
16:07 |
Henry Morgan substitutes for Joe Garagiola
hosting Monitor '70. Henry interviews live an Air Force captain in
Greenland and asks how much warning the U.S. would have if that base spotted
an incoming enemy missile coming over the pole. Also featured is part
of a Len Dillon interview with Kentucky basketball coach Henry Iba.
The recording ends abruptly with an NBC announcer closing out the segment. |
15 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1971/02/21 |
17:30 |
Ted Brown hosting "Monitor '71."
Features Gene Shalit with a movie review. |
26 |
Unscoped |
2018/HD |
|
1971/05/16 |
17:30 |
"Monitor '71" with host
Bill
Cullen. Features Dr. Joyce Brothers and sports by Bill Cullen. |
24 |
Unscoped |
2018/HD |
|
1972/01/30 |
21:00 |
Jim Lowe hosts "Monitor '72" featuring
Dean Mell interviewing Gay Talese, Len Dillon with Monitor sports, and
Graham Kerr, the "Galloping Gourmet." |
59 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1972/04/30 |
|
Ted Brown hosting "Monitor '72." |
36 |
Unscoped |
CD797/HD |
|
1972/09/23 |
09:00 |
Bill Mazer hosting "Monitor '72."
Bill Mazer was a sports talk host on WNBC Radio. Here he is sitting in
for regular host Gene Rayburn. Features reports by Ed McMahon, Joe
Garagiola, Gene Rayburn, and Curt Gowdy. |
59 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1972/12/02 |
19:00 |
Frank Sinatra debuted as
host of "Monitor '72" on this Saturday night. Begins with a sort-of
intro by Gene Rayburn followed by a real introduction of Frank Sinatra, Jr.
by Ed McMahon. Sinatra hosted the show before heading upstairs later
in the evening for his performance in the Rainbow Room, which was on the top
floor of the RCA building, the same building from which Monitor was
broadcast. Although not part of this recording, part of Monitor's
broadcast that night was a live carry of Mr. Sinatra's Rainbow Room
performance. Also features Ed McMahon, Gene Shalit doing a "live"
movie review, and Guy LeBow with a live sports report. Sinatra hosted
the show three consecutive Saturday nights during his engagement at the
Rainbow Room. |
53 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1973/04/15 |
19:00 |
Art Ford hosting "Monitor '73."
Heard is a big-band tribute. |
53 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1973/07/14 |
21:00 |
Dan Daniel hosting "Monitor '73." Heard
are reports from Joe Garagiola and Dr. Joyce Brothers. |
28 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1973/07/21 |
11:00 |
Bill Cullen hosts "Monitor '73 and interviews
Sterling Holloway, he of the squeaky-hinge voice who provided the voice of
Winnie-the-Pooh among many other characters over the years. |
34 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1973/08/11 |
09:00 |
Bill Cullen hosting "Monitor '73."
Features reports by Joe Garagiola, travel expert Fran Koltun, reports about
the overseas movie industry, and a unique history author. |
53 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1973/11/03 |
20:00 |
Robert W. Morgan of KHJ (and several
other stations—is there any place where this guy did not turn up?)
fame hosts "Monitor '73." Guests are the comedy team of Hudson and
Landry. |
55 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1973/11/10 |
---- |
Don Imus hosting Monitor '73. Includes "Imus
in Washington," "the Reverend Billy Sol Hargis," "Judge Hanging," a "note
from Nixon," a "Nixon phone call", "Crazy Bob," and interviews with Norm N.
Nite, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, and Paul Anka. |
80 |
Scoped |
HD |
|
1975/01/25 |
09:00 |
The second-last show, in full (9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m.). Hosted by
John
Bartholomew Tucker for the first three hours and
Big Wilson
for the second three. Features Dave Garroway interviewing Marilyn
Monroe o the first Monitor show on 6/12/55, John Chancellor, Bob and Ray,
Joe Garagiola interviewing Bob Hope, Marlene Dietrich, "Miss Monitor," Lee
Kline interviewing a walnut grower, Selma Diamond, a feature on "the twist,"
Sammy Cahn's musical tribute to Monitor, Nichols & May, Frank Blair, Ben
Grauer, David Wayne, Al Kelly, Helen Hall's rollercoaster ride, James Daly,
Jim Lowe, Groucho Marx, strange sounds heard on Monitor over the years, Ted
Brown, Johnny Andrews, Jimmy Durante, Roy Silver, Doug Storer's bloopers,
Peter Roberts, Jonathan Winters, Art Buchwald, and Jerry Stiller and Anne
Meara. Click here
for a wonderful youtube clip of Big Wilson on WCIX television in Miami from
1978. Mr. Wilson moved to Miami in 1975. |
344 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1975/01/26 |
12:00 |
The final show, in full (12:00
to 6:00 p.m.), of Monitor with hosts Big Wilson for the first three
hours and
John Bartholomew Tucker
for the second three. Features Nichols & May, Dr. Joyce
Brothers, Bernard Baruch, Marx Loeb, Jonathan Winters, Ed McMahon,
Ernie Kovacs, Joe Garagiola, Edwin Newman, Gene Shalit, Johnny
Andrews, and Bob Considine. Also, as he was on the very first
show, Monitor creator Pat Weaver is heard, and he describes how he came up
with the unique Monitor Beacon sound. |
352 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
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Monitor promos. This is a collection of 23
audio clips of Monitor promos that aired on NBC Radio over the years.
Number 1 aired on "World News Roundup" on June 2, 1955; #2 aired on "Just
Plain Bill" on Aug. 11, 1955; #3 & 4 aired during "X Minus One" in 1956.
Number 5 aired during "The Affairs of Dr. Gentry" in 1957. Numbers 6
through 18 aired during "X Minus One" in 1957; #19 aired on "X-Minus One" in
1958; #20 aired during the "NBC Radio Theatre" in 1959; #21 through 24 aired
during the Orange Bowl football game January 1, 1965. |
24 |
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HD |
|
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Promos for Monitor's last show. In
Monitor's final years, NBC Radio fed Monitor promos a few days before the
upcoming weekend's programs so that local stations could insert them where
they wanted (there being very little other NBC Radio programming, besides
Monitor, for the network to air them in). This was the last promo
feed—three promos introduced by Don Pardo and voiced by Monitor's last
hosts, Big Wilson and John Bartholomew Tucker. |
4 |
----- |
HD |
|
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Christmas on Monitor. Montage of Christmastime songs and short segments
featuring Gene Rayburn as host and Henry Morgan with humorous commentary.
Lots of nice Monitor holiday jingles. |
30 |
------ |
HD |
|
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Monitor themes. Virtually every one from
the 20 years of Monitor. |
37 |
------ |
HD |
|
2005/06/12 |
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A retrospective on Monitor on
the 50th anniversary of its debut, which was on June 12, 1955.
Features an interview with Dennis Hart, who wrote two books on Monitor and
who authors the excellent monitorbeacon.net website.
This segment aired on NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday," and the host was Lianne
Hansen. |
10 |
Unscoped |
2182/HD |
