Georgetown University Forum
Encyclopedia
Georgetown University Forum was an early American television program
broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
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. Beginning in the 1952 season the series aired Sundays at 7pm EST. The last show aired October 11, 1953
. It was a public affairs program hosted by Frank Blair. The show, produced at Georgetown University
in Washington, D.C., and distributed by DuMont, aired weekly. Most of the topics were political or related to current news events. When he series was cancelled in 1953, DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming.
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Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
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...
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Broadcast history
The series aired on Thursdays at 8pm EST from July 3, 19511951 in television
The year 1951 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1951.-Events:*March 22 - RCA introduces an eight-pound monochrome television camera with a 53-pound backpack transmitter, both operated by batteries...
. Beginning in the 1952 season the series aired Sundays at 7pm EST. The last show aired October 11, 1953
1953 in television
The year 1953 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1953.-Events:*January 19 – 68% of all US television sets were tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth to little Ricky....
. It was a public affairs program hosted by Frank Blair. The show, produced at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
in Washington, D.C., and distributed by DuMont, aired weekly. Most of the topics were political or related to current news events. When he series was cancelled in 1953, DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming.
Episode status
A single kinescope of the series survives at the UCLA Film and Television ArchiveUCLA Film and Television Archive
The UCLA Film and Television Archive is an internationally renowned visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles. It holds more than 220,000 film and television titles and 27 million feet of...
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See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1951-52 United States network television schedule
- 1952-53 United States network television schedule