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	Original Amateur Hour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Original Amateur Hour was essentially a televised continuation of Major Bowes' Amateur Hour which had long been a radio staple from 1934 to 1946.
		It was subsequently revived on that network in April 1953, running there until September 1954, moving to ABC from October 1955 to June 1957, then returning to NBC where it ran from July 1957 to October 1958.
		Various acts, sometimes singers or other musicians, quite often vaudeville fare such as jugglers, tap dancers, baton twirlers, and the like, would perform, with the audience being asked to send in (by postcard) votes for their favorites, who were then invited back to appear on the next week's show.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Original_Amateur_Hour (728 words)

	Original Amateur Hour, The
		During its first season, Original Amateur Hour was a ratings sensation, and although it never equaled its initial success, its longevity is testament to its ability to attract a consistently profitable audience share.
		Original Amateur Hour lasted on radio until 1952 and on television until 1970.
		The show was essentially an amateur talent contest, the non-professional status of contestants thus distinguishing Original Amateur Hour from Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts which also ran during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/O/htmlO/originalamat/originalamat.htm (492 words)

	CANOE -- JAM! - Original Amateur Hour: round and round she goes, where it stops, nobody knows
		Amateur Hour made the transition to television in 1948, joining the Dumont network.
		Like American Idol, Amateur Hour was a phenomenon, among the highest rated shows on radio and then on television, where it ran until 1970, with a brief and misbegotten revival with Willard Scott in 1992.
		Three-time winners won cash, scholarships or contracts to join the Amateur Hour travelling show; similarly, last year's American Idol champion, Carrie Underwood, won recording and management contracts, though the sums involved were major multiples of what, say, Pat Boone pocketed.
	jam.canoe.ca /Television/2005/12/26/pf-1368886.html (835 words)

	Official Website - The Original Amateur Hour : Contact Info
		One of the features of the Amateur Hour was audience participation – the listeners were invited to telephone in their choices for best performer on each program.
		Lloyd Marx was a partner, director and musical conductor for “The Original Amateur Hour” from the time it began with Major Bowes at New York’s Capitol Theatre in 1935 and on through its TV days with Ted Mack.
		It was Graham who convinced Bowes to begin a national troupe of “Amateur s On Tour” comprising winning acts from “The Original Amateur Hour.” After Bowes died, Graham brought the series to television with Ted Mack as host.
	www.originalamateurhour.com /dedication.htm (745 words)

	'Amateur Hour' an original \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Ted Mack, the master of ceremonies for "The Original Amateur Hour," congratulated 8-year-old Gladys Knight, who won in July 1952.
		Instead, we had "The Original Amateur Hour." Each week, avuncular Ted Mack would spin the wheel of fortune – "Round and round she goes, and where she stops, nobody knows" – and contestants would show off their talents between the Geritol commercials.
		Its two-DVD set (cleverly titled "The Original Amateur Hour") features clips of famous entertainers who got their starts on the show (and interviews with a few of them, all grown up).
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20051228/news_1c28amateur.html (837 words)

	The Original Amateur Hour / Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour tv theme lyrics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Original Amateur Hour / Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour
		The show originated on radio with the title: Major Bowes and the Original Amateur Hour.
		It premered on radio in 1934 and was eventually one NBC, CBS and ABC, which probably makes it the most travelled show on radio and TV.
	www.cfhf.net /lyrics/original.htm (273 words)

	Classic TV & Movie Hits - The Original Amateur Hour
		It was first brought to television on the DuMont network in 1948, a year and a half after the original radio version had ended due to the death of Major Bowes, the founder and original host.
		The Amateur Hour was DuMont's most popular program, and one of the few that was competitive with NBC and CBS - so it was soon stolen away by NBC, in 1949.
		Although thousands of hopefuls appeared on the Original Amateur Hour over the years and hundreds were winners, surprisingly few ever went on to major or even minor stardom in show business.
	www.classictvhits.com /show.php?id=742 (378 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - The Original Amateur Hour
		He walks us through a collection of the celebrities who made their debut on The Original Amateur Hour and then provides a humorous glimpse of the novelty acts that tried their lunatic luck before the audience.
		As for the novelty set, this is where The Original Amateur Hour DVD becomes a kind of interactive enigma.
		At least there are several smart bonuses here, chances to see the show as it originally aired (Ted Mack and The Original Amateur Hour episodes from 1953 and 1970 are offered, though in a terribly truncated manner) and Major Bowes is featured in a series of theatrical shorts from the '30s (one on each disc).
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/amateurhour.php (1297 words)

	"Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour" (1948) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This was a show that made the "gong" famous(long before Chuck Barris)as well as "the wheel of fortune" and the phrase: "round and round she goes,and where she stops nobody knows." From there,the contestants would show off there talents in between the commercials.
		The Amateur Hour made the transition from radio to television in 1948,joining the Dumont Network,then went from NBC to ABC and finally over to CBS.
		Some of these first-time of struggling amateurs who got their start on "The Original Amateur Hour" are a who's who of great American artists of the 20th Century.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0246379 (691 words)

	Full Coverage: Revisiting the 'American Idol' of ...
		You know how it is. You get to be a certain age, and the past is bathed in a certain light - not sepia, but the glow of an 18-inch Emerson fl-and-white.
		DVD set shows 'Amateur Hour' was the original TV star-maker
		You know how it is. You get to be a certain age and the past is bathed in a certain light -- not sepia, but the glow of an 18-inch Emerson fl-and-white.
	www.topix.net /who/pat-boone?full=29e09dddaf (392 words)

	Struga II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Original Amateur Hour predates television: it began in 1934 on radio as Major Bowes’ Original Amateur Hour.
		Just as the contestants on American Idol compete for a professional recording contract, the Original Amateur Hour’s participants, even those who failed to make the finals, were often engaged as participants in the traveling stage show which toured the country.
		It is a marriage that is founded on a sense excellence with a trust in the public, a public educated on the spot by the acerbic judges/critics and given the tools with which to decipher between that which is glitz and that which is genuinely talented.
	www.mmc.edu.mk /IRAM/StruconfII/RobbinsStr.html (1989 words)

	Classic Radio and Television Series: "The Original Amateur Hour" Featured on New Web Site and 2-DVD Album
		Through the Amateur Hour web site, viewers can order the DVD and can also find out how they can find family members or friends who were on the radio and television series in the past.
		TV host Ted Mack of "The Original Amateur Hour" is seen (right) with one of his early discoveries, singer Pat Boone (left, age 19 in nthis 1953 photograph.
		Albert Fisher stands in front of a billboard in Scranton, PA when he was welcomed as the Talent Scout for "Ted Mack and The Original Amateur Hour" in 1963.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/10/emw300212.htm (689 words)

	newsobserver.com \| 'Amateur Hour' nourished showbiz dreams
		Ted Mack, master of ceremonies, hands a trophy to Gladys Knight in 1952 on 'The Original Amateur Hour.'
		Instead, we had "The Original Amateur Hour." Each week, avuncular Ted Mack would spin the wheel of fortune -- "Round and round she goes, and where she stops, nobody knows" -- and contestants would show off their talents between the Geritol commercials.
		He also made a lot of money sending contestants on tour; by 1936, he was said to be grossing $30,000 a week -- serious money, then or now, though surely a pittance next to the income of Simon Cowell, whose "American Idol" starts its fifth season in January.
	www.newsobserver.com /105/story/382474.html (889 words)

	Amateur Hour:
		The rise of mass media in the last half of the 20th Century turned us all into "consumers" and took away much of the natural human inclination to be creators, performers, singers, musicians and storytellers.
		It's obvious that both parties are thrashing a bit in last minute conversations about including amateur journalists in their conventions - interesting coverage from Wired News.
		The product also has a substantial mailinglist actively using it and a discography that includes lots of interesting looks into the way the product is being used in professional audio environments.
	www.corante.com /amateur (1987 words)

	Selected Full-Length Copies Of The Classic Television Series: "The Original Amateur Hour" Now Available To ...
		Albert Fisher, a Los Angeles based television producer was one of the talent scouts on the TV series that was a predecessor to today’s “American Idol.” He now represents the program that gave talented amateurs a chance at fame and fortune.
		But the series also offered an opportunity for the average amateur performer to have their own few minutes of on-camera time to show off their own particular talent” says Fisher.
		On the home page of the Original Amateur Hour web site, there is a direct link to request copies of specific performances or general shows.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/11/prweb311812.htm (451 words)

	Remembering Radio » Major Bowes’ Original Amateur Hour
		Major Bowes’ Original Amateur Hour was a weekly talent contest.
		I believe that my grandfather, Charles Elwood, appeared on the Amateur Hour and played the bones.
		I grew up in Portland Oregon–I remember Major Bowes, but wondered if he was also the person who did the talent shows in Portland–they were held at a theatre and my Mom took me to them.
	www.yorku.ca /amaclenn/radio/blog/?page_id=11 (172 words)

	JS Online: 'Amateur Hour,' the original 'American Idol,' gets new life
		The DVD "Before 'American Idol': The Original Amateur Hour" should fan that flame considerably when it hits shelves Tuesday ($29.95).
		"Amateur Hour" was the rare program that crossed over from the vaudeville stage to radio, TV and, ultimately, cable, Fisher said.
		Ultimately, he agreed to finance the "Amateur Hour" DVD, which fit into his product line and cost less than $30,000.
	www.jsonline.com /enter/tvradio/oct05/362605.asp (621 words)

	The Original Amateur Hour : Official Website!
		It was called: "The Original Amateur Hour." On TV the host was Ted Mack.
		This is the show that made the "gong" famous as well as "the wheel of fortune" and the phrase: "round' and 'round she goes, and where she stops, nobody knows."
		Some of these first-time of struggling amateurs who got their start on "The Original Amateur Hour" included Frank Sinatra, Pat Boone, Nick Carter, Gladys Knight, Ann-Margret, Robert Klein, Raul Julia, Beverly Sills, Connie Francis, Maria Callas, Joey Dee and The Starlighters, Robert Merrill, Jim Stafford and many others.
	www.originalamateurhour.com (382 words)

	Classic TV & Movie Hits - Ted Mack
		The Original Amateur Hour began on radio in 1934 as Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour, and ran until 1946 when Major Bowes, the creator, died.
		It lasted on radio until 1952 and until 1970 on television, where it ran on all four major networks, ending as a Sunday afternoon CBS staple.
		The show was generally held in New York's Radio City Music Hall, featuring amateurs whose performance were judged by viewers, voting via letters and phone calls.
	www.classictvhits.com /cast.php?id=2975 (212 words)

	The Anniston Star - Middlebrow talent found its first outlet on Amateur Hour
		Middlebrow talent found its first outlet on Amateur Hour
		Thus we can both hear and see Boone, 7-year-old Gladys Knight, Jerry Vale and Robert Klein, who performs not as a comedian but as a member of a doo-wop group, the Teen Tones.
		Like American Idol, the public chose the winners, calling operators on duty (MUrray Hill 8-9933) or sending postcards instead of voting with cell phones.
	www.dailyhome.com /entertainment/2005/as-tv-1225-0-5l24u3357.htm (866 words)

	'Original Amateur Hour' idols - Entertainment - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		There weren't 500 channels; there were four, if you were lucky, and none of them showed "American Idol," which made you very lucky, indeed.
		Its two-DVD set "The Original Amateur Hour" features clips of famous entertainers who got their starts on the show (and interviews with a few of them, all grown up).
		They can hear a young Maria Callas (performing under the pseudonym Nina Foresti, though some opera buffs have disputed whether it is, in fact, Miss Callas) in 1935, and an astounding 10-year-old Beverly Sills four years later.
	www.washingtontimes.com /entertainment/20051228-095201-3800r.htm (410 words)

	The Original Amateur Hour 1930-90: kultur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It was called: "The Original Amateur Hour." Almost 50 major stars of movies, records, stage, screen and television got their start on this series.
		In this 2-DVD set, Pat Boone also shows us some of the wildest and wackiest novelty acts from "The Original Amateur Hour." From one-legged tap dancers to impressionists.
		And from crazy kitchen bands and one-man-bands to jugglers and saw players, the series that made the "gong" and "the wheel of fortune" famous, had them all.
	www.kultur.com /page/kultur/PROD/sro/D3138 (221 words)

	Dvorak Uncensored » Deconstructing American Idol: Why this Modern “Amateur Hour” Gets More Attention ...
		This was a kindler, gentler format that eventually used an applause meter to determine winners and losers.
		There were variations on this theme that were eventually mocked by the popular Gong Show which was essentially a parody of all amateur hour type competitions.
		In its original form it lasted 12 years and managed to discover an incredible array of talent from Dennis Miller to Britney Spears.
	www.dvorak.org /blog/?p=5491 (2967 words)

	New York Daily News - Entertainment Columnists - David Bianculli: Strictly amateur hour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The idea of exhibiting a true variety of acts goes back to television's infancy (and, before that, to radio) and DuMont's "Original Amateur Hour" with Ted Mack in 1948.
		On "Master of Champions," it was one hour of mostly tedium.
		At the end of the hour, a fast montage showed that other acts also made the cut in the Los Angeles round of "Talent," but weren't shown.
	www.nydailynews.com /entertainment/col/story/430058p-362451c.html (692 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		Aired April 14, 2006 - 15:30 ET KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Long before anybody had heard of Simon Cowell or phoned in for their favorite would-be "American Idol," they were spotting raw talent on "The Original Amateur Hour" with Ted Mack.
		Cut to 2006, and "The Original Amateur Hour," it's back in a two- disk DVD collection hosted by Pat Boone.
		ANNOUNCER: Ted Mack and "The Original Amateur Hour."
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0604/14/lol.03.html (2619 words)

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	Classic Radio And Television Series: 'The Original Amateur Hour' Featured On New Web Site & 2-DVD Album @ ...
		A new web site has just been inaugurated by the show's former talent scout and historian, Albert Fisher.
		Creating the DVD and the web site was a labor of love for me. This show not only launched the careers of so many famous stars, it was also responsible for launching my own successful career in tele!
		The web site: www.originalamateurhour.com, gives glimpses of the first performances of struggling amateurs such as Frank Sinatra, Pat Boone, Nick Carter, Gladys Knight, Ann-Margret, Robert Klein, Raul Julia, Beverly Sills, Connie Francis and others.
	top40-charts.com /news.php?nid=17995&string=Radio (434 words)

	JS Online: 'Amateur Hour,' the original 'American Idol,' gets new life
		One of his assets: archival footage of "Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour," on which he was a 21-year-old talent scout.
		Fisher's project received an unexpected boost three years ago when Dennis Hedlund rang him up.
		The chairman of New Jersey-based Kultur Video, a distributor of arts DVDs, he asked for a copy of a 1968 segment in which he performed stand-up comedy on the show.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=362605&format=print (621 words)

	The Original Amateur Hour - Ladyfisher's Article - 042103"
		Many of you may be too young to remember it - after all it started in radio - 1934, in fact it was Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour.
		Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour eventually made its way to television in the 1950s and really wasn't all that much different that the various 'Star Search' type programs on the telly now.
		The great part was just ordinary people had a chance at 'being a star.' Some did go on to become professional entertainers and others just went away.
	www.flyanglersonline.com /ldy/ldy042103.html (504 words)

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