Fishing and Hunting Club
Encyclopedia
Fishing and Hunting Club was a short lived DuMont Television Network
program aired from October 7, 1949 to March 31, 1950. At one point its name changed to Sports for All. The 30 minute program was hosted by Bill Slater
. In the program, panelists answered questions about fishing
and hunting
. Little else is known about the program.
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
program aired from October 7, 1949 to March 31, 1950. At one point its name changed to Sports for All. The 30 minute program was hosted by Bill Slater
Bill Slater (broadcaster)
Bill Slater was an educator, sports announcer, and radio/television personality from the 1920s through the 1950s. He was perhaps best known for hosting the radio shows Twenty Questions and Luncheon at Sardi's...
. In the program, panelists answered questions about fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and hunting
Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
. Little else is known about the program.
Episode status
Only one or two episodes are in the collection of MacDonald and Associates, a film archive in Chicago.See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts