Talent Jackpot

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Talent Jackpot
GenreGame show
Presented byVinton Freedley (host)
Narrated byBud Collyer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time24 mins.
Release
Original networkDuMont
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseJuly 13 (1949-07-13) –
August 23, 1949 (1949-08-23)

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]

Radio[]

The Mutual Broadcasting System had a similar program. John Reed King was host of the radio version of Talent Jackpot, which was broadcast weekly. 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."[4] Contestants could win no more than two weeks, receiving a maximum of $1,000 and two weeks at a theatre.[4]

Episode status[]

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Radio-Video". The New York Times. July 13, 1949. p. 50. ProQuest 105849458. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ 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[]

  • 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

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