Summer Festival (TV series)
| Summer Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Current affairs, entertainment |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | 30 June – 5 September 1980 |
Summer Festival is a Canadian current affairs and entertainment television series which aired on CBC Television in 1980.
Premise[]
This series featured various events throughout Canada such as a lobster festival in Prince Edward Island or Edmonton's Klondike Days. Various series hosts were assigned for each Canadian region. On Monday episodes, Geoff Gray-Cobb of British Columbia provided astrology advice.[1]
Summer Festival replaced The Bob McLean Show between June and September 1980.
Regional hosts[]
- Edmonton: Jo Green
- Halifax: Beth Harrington
- Charlottetown: Amanda Hancox
- St. John's, Newfoundland: Shirley Newhook
- Toronto: Riki Turofsky
- Windsor, Ontario: Marilyn MacKay
- Winnipeg: Arvel Gray
- Vancouver: Debra Kaye
Scheduling[]
This hour-long series was broadcast weekdays at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) from 30 June to 5 September 1980.
References[]
- ^ Corcelli, John (November 2005). "Summer Festival". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links[]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Summer Festival". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
Categories:
- CBC Television original programming
- 1980 Canadian television series debuts
- 1980 Canadian television series endings
- Television shows filmed in Edmonton
- Television shows filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Television shows filmed in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Television shows filmed in Toronto
- Television shows filmed in Vancouver
- Television shows filmed in Windsor, Ontario
- Television shows filmed in Winnipeg
- Television shows filmed in Prince Edward Island
- Culture of Charlottetown
- 1980s Canadian documentary television series