Livewire (talk show)
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Livewire | |
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Presented by | Mark Cordray (1980) Fred Newman (1981-85) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producers | Alyce Myatt Jeff Weber |
Producer | Celia Bernstein |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon |
Original release | 1980 1985 | –
Livewire is a kids' talk show on the U.S. television cable network, Nickelodeon which began in September 1980 and ended in 1985. The series was designed for kids of all ages, and the show's main focus discussed true current events and stories during those times. It was taped at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York through Reeves Teletape Studios of Sesame Street fame. It was filmed "live on tape" with a participating audience of about 20-30 teenagers and was hosted initially by Mark Cordray, but Fred Newman soon replaced Cordray as host. It was a CableACE Award winner, the first Nickelodeon talk show to achieve that feat. Livewire was the #1 rated show on Nickelodeon in 1982, and never went below #7 in the ratings during the 5-year span of the show.
The show was most famously known for giving relatively unknown bands and singers their first television appearance. Bands and celebrities who appeared on the program include:
List of guests[]
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Aileen Quinn – From Annie
- Adam Yauch
- Albert Hague – From Fame
- – Psychic
- Average White Band – Rock Band
- Bill Irwin – Actor
- Billy Squier
- Blotto – Rock Band
- Bow Wow Wow – Musical Group
- Buckner & Garcia
- – Actor
- Carlene Carter – Singer
- Carroll Righter – Astrologer
- Chris Atkins – Actor
- Comateens – Rock Band
- David Liederman
- DJ Jazzy Jay – Rapper
- – Author
- – Director Of
- – Actor
- Eubie Blake
- Frank Zappa
- Fred Newman – Voice Actor
- Garland Jeffreys (Singer)
- Gene Roddenberry – Creator of Star Trek
- Geri Jewell – From The Facts Of Life
- Graham Nash – Singer
- Grey Panthers
- Haircut 100 - Musical Group
- Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds– Linebacker, San Francisco 49ers
- – Storyteller
- James Bethea
- James Earl Jones – Actor
- Jennifer Gatti – Actor
- Jimmy Baio
- John Hurt
- John E. Mack – Psychiatrist
- Jordan Walker-Pearlman
- June Foray – Voice Actor
- KISS– Rock Band
- Laurie Anderson - performance artist, singer
- Lee Curreri – From Fame
- Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul
- Lords Of The New Church – Musical Group
- Manowar
- Mark Wilson – Magician
- Marty Feldman
- – Physicist
- Molly Picon
- Mummenschanz - Theater Company
- Novo Combo
- Paul Reiser – Actor
- The Pink Ladies – From Grease 2
- Psychedelic Furs – Musical Group
- R.E.M. – Rock Band
- The Ramones– Rock Band
- Ray Williams – Manager Of Six Flags Over Texas
- Ricky Schroder – From Silver Spoons
- Robert Duvall
- Robert Truax
- Ronnie Dyson – Singer
- – PTA Council President
- – October 30, 1983
- Split Enz
- – Mktg. V.P. Bally Midway
- Stephanie Mills
- Sugar Hill Gang– Rappers
- and - From American Ballet Theatre II
- Tom Savini – Special Effect
- The Tom Tom Club – Rock Band
- Triumph - Mike Levine
- Twisted Sister – Rock Band
- Valerie Harper – The Hunger Project
- Valerie Landsburg – From Fame
- The Cast of You Can't Do That On Television
References[]
- Maximum Metal: When Manowar and Nickelodeon Collided- Transcript of Manowar's Appearance on Livewire.
- Twisted Sister play "The Kids Are Back" + Interview
External links[]
- 1980s Nickelodeon original programming
- 1980s American television talk shows
- 1980 American television series debuts
- 1985 American television series endings
- Non-fiction television series stubs