Talent Jackpot
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| Talent Jackpot | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Vinton Freedley (host) |
| Narrated by | Bud Collyer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 mins. |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | July 13 – August 23, 1949 |
Talent Jackpot was an American game show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network[1] from July 19 to August 23, 1949.[2]
The show replaced Ted Steele's program.[3] It was hosted by Broadway producer Vinton Freedley (1891-1969) with Bud Collyer as his assistant and announcer.
Contestants won by getting the most applause from the audience, and the top prize was $250. If a contestant won for three consecutive weeks, he or she received a one-week theater contract.[3]
Episode status
[edit]As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.[citation needed]
Radio
[edit]The Mutual Broadcasting System had a similar program. John Reed King was host of the radio version of Talent Jackpot, which was broadcast on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.[4] Applause from the audience determined each episode's winner, with a prize of $500 and "one week's engagement at a leading theatre in the country."[5] Contestants could win no more than two weeks, receiving a maximum of $1,000 and two weeks at a theatre.[5] Jack Rubin directed the Ed Wolfe Associates production, which was sustaining.[4]
See also
[edit]- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
References
[edit]- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1050. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (24 June 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1353. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Radio-Video". The New York Times. July 13, 1949. p. 50. ProQuest 105849458. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b "Talent Jackpot". Variety. June 9, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "'Talent Jackpot' Debuts as Thursday Feature on KENT-MBS". The Times. Louisiana, Shreveport. May 30, 1948. p. 51. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Bibliography
[edit]- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1