The Bob Crosby Show
{{Short description|American TV show (1953–1957)}}
{{About|the television program|the radio program of the same name|The Bob Crosby Show (radio program)}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Bob Crosby Show.jpg
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| caption = Singers Joan O'Brien, Cathy Crosby and Carol Richards with Bob Crosby
| genre = Variety
| starring = {{ubl|Bob Crosby|Joan O'Brien|Cathy Crosby|Carol Richards|The Modernaires}}
| country = United States
| language = English
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| network = CBS
| first_aired = {{Start date|1953|9|14}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1957|8|30}}
}}
{{Infobox television
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| genre = Variety
| starring = {{ubl|Bob Crosby|Gretchen Wyler|The Clay Warnick Singers|The Peter Gennaro Dancers}}
| country = United States
| language = English
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| producer = Louis DaPron
| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{Start date|1958|6|14}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1958|9|6}}
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The Bob Crosby Show can refer to either of two television programs in the United States. One was broadcast in the afternoons on CBS September 14, 1953 – August 30, 1957.{{cite book|last1=McNeil|first1=Alex|title=Total Television|date=1996|publisher=Penguin Books |location=New York|isbn=0-14-02-4916-8|page= 106|edition=4th}} The other was broadcast in prime time on NBC June 14, 1958 – September 6, 1958,{{cite book|last1=Brooks|first1=Tim|last2=Marsh|first2=Earle|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946–Present|url=https://archive.org/details/completedirector1st00bro|url-access=registration|date=1979|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York|isbn=0-345-25525-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/completedirector1st00bro/page/75 75]}} as a summer replacement for Perry Como's show.{{cite news|title=The Bob Crosby Show|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/58-OCR/1958-06-23-BC-OCR-Page-0018.pdf|accessdate=13 December 2016|work=Broadcasting|date=June 23, 1958|page=18}}
Personnel
Singer/bandleader Bob Crosby was the host and star of both programs. Other entertainers on the CBS version included Joan O'Brien, Cathy Crosby and The Modernaires. The announcers were Steve Dunne and Jack Narz. Crosby's Bobcats orchestra provided instrumental music. The NBC program featured Gretchen Wyler, The Clay Warnick Singers and The Peter Gennaro Dancers. Carl Hoff led the orchestra, and the producer was Louis DaPron.
Recognition
Readers of TV Radio Mirror magazine named The Bob Crosby Show their favorite television daytime variety program for 1954–1955.{{cite journal|title=TV Radio Mirror Award Winners for 1954–55|journal=TV Radio Mirror|date=May 1955|volume=43|issue=6|page=108|url=https://archive.org/stream/radiotv00macf#page/108/mode/1up/search/%22Bob+Crosby+Show%22|accessdate=17 December 2016}} In 1955, the show was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement In Daytime.{{cite web|title="Bob Crosby" search results|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations/award-search?search_api_views_fulltext=Bob+Crosby&submit=Search&field_celebrity_details_field_display_name=&field_show_details_field_nominee_show_nr_title=&field_show_details_field_network=All&field_show_details_field_production_company=All&field_nominations_year=1949-01-01+00%3A00%3A00&field_nominations_year_1=2016-01-01+00%3A00%3A00&field_award_category=All|website=Emmy Awards|accessdate=13 December 2016}}
Recording
Columbia Records issued a Bob Crosby Show album (CL 766), featuring Crosby, Paula Kelly and Carol Richards.{{cite book|last1=Osborne|first1=Jerry|title=Movie/TV Soundtracks and Original Cast Recordings Price and Reference Guide|date=2002|publisher=Jerry Osborne Enterprises|isbn=9780932117373|page=73|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MMVP0SX35wAC&dq=%22Bob+Crosby+Show%22&pg=PA1979|accessdate=14 December 2016|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://archive.org/details/TheBobCrosbyShow1953 A 1953 episode of The Bob Crosby Show from the Internet Archive]
- [https://archive.org/details/TheBobCrosbyShow1955 A 1955 episode of The Bob Crosby Show from the Internet Archive]
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Category:CBS original programming
Category:NBC original programming
Category:1953 American television series debuts
Category:1958 American television series debuts