What's on TV? Tuesday, August 10, 1954

On Tuesday, Herbert Hoover becomes only the fifth former president of the United States—and the first since John Quincy Adams—to reach 80 years of age, and NBC is making a day of it with remote broadcasts from Hoover's home in West Branch, Iowa. It begins with an interview with the former president on Today at 7:00 a.m., and continues on Home at 10:00 a.m. Then, the day-long celebration climaxes at 4:30 p.m. as Hoover makes a live address to the nation. Short of a state funeral, I can't recall too many times a former POTUS will get that much attention, but as we know, it isn't every day that one turns 80. You can see that, and more of today's highlights, in this Chicagoland edition.   ❷ WBBM (CBS)

  MORNING

       6:55

Today’s Thoughts

       7:00

The Morning Show—Variety

(Five minutes of local news at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 A.M.)

       9:00

Garry Moore—Variety

       9:30

Godfrey And Friends

     10:30

Strike It Rich—Quiz

     11:00

Valiant Lady—Serial

     11:15

Love Of Life—Serial

       

   11:30

Search For Tomorrow

     11:45

Guiding Light—Serial

  AFTERNOON

     12:00

Portia Faces Life—Serial

     12:15

The Seeking Heart—Serial

     12:30

Welcome Travelers

       1:00

Robert Q. Lewis—Variety

       1:30

Linkletter’s House Party

       2:00

Big Payoff—Quiz Game

       2:30

Bob Crosby—Musical

       3:00

Brighter Day—Serial

       3:15

Secret Storm—Serial

       3:30

On Your Account—Quiz

       4:00

Shopping With Miss Lee

       4:20

Buster Crabbe—Western

       5:00

Range Riders—Adventures

       5:30

Gene Autry—Western

  EVENING

       6:00

Sports—Bob Elson

       6:15

News—Julian Bentley

       6:30

News—Douglas Edwards

       6:45

Grove And Griffin—Songs

       7:00

GENE AUTRY—Western

       7:30

JUVENILE JURY

       8:00

MEET MILLIE—Comedy

       8:30

SUSPENSE—Drama

“The Iron Cop”

       9:00

DANGER—Mystery

       9:30

TUESDAY THEATER—Drama

“A Quarter For Your Trouble”

     10:00

NEWS—Fahey Flynn

     10:15

IN TOWN TONIGHT—Variety

     10:30

NEWS—John Harrington

     10:45

IRV KUPCINET—Comments

     11:00

Playhouse—Horror

“House of Death”

     11:30

Late News

     11:35

MOVIE—Drama

“I’ll Walk Beside You”

 

 

   4   WTMJ (MILWAUKEE) (NBC)

  MORNING

       7:00

Today—News, Interviews

Guest: Herbert Hoover

(Five minutes of local news with Len O’Connor at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 A.M.)

       9:00

Ding Dong School—Kids

       9:30

A Time To Live—Serial

       9:45

Three Steps To Heaven

     10:00

Home—Women’s News

     11:00

Gordon Thomas—Interviews

  AFTERNOON

     12:00

What’s New In The Kitchen

     12:45

Let’s Look At The News

       1:00

Grenediers—Musical

       1:30

Bob Heiss—Interviews

       1:55

Weather—Bill Carlsen

       2:00

One Man’s Family—Serial

       2:15

Golden Windows—Serial

       2:30

First Love—Serial

       2:45

Concerning Miss Marlowe—Serial

       3:00

Hawkins Falls

       3:15

Bride And Groom

       3:30

Betty White Show

       4:00

Beulah Donohue—Women

       5:00

Gretchen Colnik—Tips

       5:15

Museum Explorer—Exhibits 

  COLOR         5:30

Foreman Tom—Western

  EVENING

       6:00

Hot Shot Revue—Music

       6:15

News—Paul Skinner

       6:25

Weather—Bill Carlsen

       6:30

Sports Picture

       6:45

News—John Cameron Swayze

       7:00

MIDWESTERN HAYRIDE

       7:30

ARTHUR MURRAY PARTY

Guest: Lew Parker, Martha Stewart, Georgie Kaye

       8:00

SUMMER PLAYHOUSE

“We’ll Never Have a Nickel”

       8:30

TOP PLAYS OF 1954

“Wonderful Day For a Wedding”

       9:00

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz Show

       9:30

TRIANGLE THEATER—Drama

“Work of Art”

     10:00

THE WORLD WE LIVE IN

     10:15

NEWS—Paul Skinner

     10:25

WEATHER—Bill Carlsen

     10:30

MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY

     11:00

Paragon Playhouse

“Dialogue For Two Faces”

     11:30

MOVIE—MYSTERY

“Bombay Waterfront”

 

     1:00

News—Tom Mercein

 

 

  ❺ WNBQ (NBC)

  MORNING

       6:45

Everett Mitchell—Talks

       7:00

Today—News, Interviews

Guest: Herbert Hoover

(Five minutes of local news with Len O’Connor at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 A.M.)

       9:00

Ding Dong School—Kids

       9:30

A Time To Live—Serial

       9:45

Three Steps To Heaven

     10:00

Home—Women’s News

     11:00

Bob Smith Show—Variety

       

   11:30

Melody Magazine—Music

  AFTERNOON

     12:00

Noontime Comics—Kids

     12:30

Bob & Kay Show—Chats

       1:00

Creative Cookery—Recipes

       2:00

One Man’s Family—Serial

       2:15

Golden Windows—Serial

       2:30

First Love—Serial

       2:45

Concerning Miss Marlowe—Serial

       3:00

Hawkins Falls

       3:15

Bride And Groom

       3:30

Betty White Show

       4:00

Pinky Lee—Comedy, Games

       4:30

Observance Herbert Hoover’s 80th Birthday 

  SPECIAL         5:00

Elmer The Elephant—Kids

       5:30

Close-Up—Musical

  EVENING

       6:00

Weather—Clint Youle

       6:05

News—Jack Angell

       6:10

Sports—Joe Wilson

       6:15

Dorsey Connors—Travel

       6:20

Alex Dreier—Features

       6:25

Tony Weitzel—Comments

       6:30

The World Of Mr. Sweeney

       6:45

News—John Cameron Swayze

       7:30

ARTHUR MURRAY PARTY

Guest: Lew Parker, Martha Stewart, Georgie Kaye

       8:00

SUMMER PLAYHOUSE

“We’ll Never Have a Nickel”

       8:30

TOP PLAYS OF 1954

“Wonderful Day For a Wedding”

       9:00

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz Show

       9:30

BIG PICTURE—Army Films

     10:00

WEATHER—Clint Youle

     10:15

NEWS—Jack Angell

     10:30

SPORTS—Norman Barry

     10:45

HERBIE MINTZ—Musical

     11:00

Championship Golf—Sport

 

 

  ❼ WBKB (ABC)

  MORNING

       7:00

Chicago Parade—Variety

       8:00

Breakfast Club—Don McNeill

       9:00

Cookery Magic—Recipes

       9:30

Pied Piper Show—Kids

     10:00

Play House—Kiddies

     10:30

Time For Uncle Win

     10:55

News—Ulmer Turner

     11:00

Danny O’Neil-_Variety

     11:55

News—Ullmer Turner

  AFTERNOON

     12:00

Happy Pirates—Kids Fun

     12:55

News—Ulmer Turner

       1:00

Ruth Crowley—Baby Care

       1:15

The Doctor Answers—Talks

       1:30

Claude Kirchner—Variety

       2:00

Stuart Brent—Discussion

       2:15

Swingalong—Musical

       3:00

Home Theater—Intrigue

“The Thief”

       3:30

Studio B For Bartlett

       3:55

News—Ulmer Turner

       4:00

Jungle Adventure—Film

       4:30

Garfield Goose and Friend

       5:00

Jolly Seven Gang—Kids

       5:30

Tom Duggan—Sports

       5:45

News—Austin Kiplinger

  EVENING

       6:00

Sports—Jack Drees

       6:10

Weather—Wayne Griffin

       6:15

News—John Daly

       6:30

Men Of Tomorrow—Sports

       7:00

To Be Announced

       7:30

TWENTY QUESTIONS—Quiz

       8:00

DANNY THOMAS—Variety

Sponsored by Pall Mall

       8:30

CENTER STAGE—Drama

“The Desdemona Murder Case”

       9:30

NAME’S THE SAME—Panel

     10:00

LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy

     10:30

THE VISITOR—Drama

     11:00

News—Ulmer Turner

     11:05

Tom Duggan—Comments

     12:00

MOVIE—Mystery

“The Monster Maker”

 

 

  ❾ WGN (Du Mont)

  MORNING

       9:00

Paul Fogarty—Exercises

       9:30

Time For Stories

     10:00

A To Z Of Cookery—Tips

     10:55

News—Steve Fentress

     11:00

King’s Crossroads—Film

       

   11:30

Earl Nightingale—Chats

     11:55

News—Steve Fentress

  AFTERNOON

     12:00

Hi Ladies—Interviews

     12:45

Travelers Sketchbook

     12:55

News—Steve Fentress

       1:00

MOVIE—Drama

“Penal Code”

       2:00

Paul Dixon—Musical

       3:00

MOVIE—Western

“Ghost Town Law”

       4:00

Bandstand—Musical

       4:55

News—Les Nichols

       5:00

Bob Atcher Show—Kids

       5:30

News—Leslie Monypenny

       5:45

Curbstone Cut Ups—Chats

  EVENING

       6:00

Captain Video—Adventures

       6:15

Sports Final—Vince Lloyd

       6:30

News—Spencer Allen

       6:45

Chicagoland Newsreel

       7:00

THE GOLDBERGS—Comedy

       8:00

BADGE 714—Drama

Sponsored by Chicago Motor Club

       8:30

HOLLYWOOD SHOWCASE

       9:00

48TH STREET THEATER

“On Four Wheels”

       9:30

I LED 3 LIVES—Film

     10:00

MOVIE—Drama

“Enemy of Women”

     11:30

News—Les Nichols

     11:45

Weather—Carl Greyson

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