PEACE, LOVE, AND SOUL: 70s TELEVISION AND BLACK PUBLIC SPACE
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- CreatorCharles J. CorrellFreeman F. GosdenStarsAlvin ChildressSpencer WilliamsTim MooreStories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge. Andy was particularly dupable. Amos mostly narrated.
- StarsEthel WatersLouise BeaversAmanda RandolphThe misadventures of a maid named Beulah.
- StarsEd SullivanThe Ray Bloch OrchestraRay BlochThe classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
- CreatorSteve AllenSylvester L. Weaver Jr.StarsSkitch HendersonGene RayburnSteve AllenThe show originated as a local New York City late night program in June 1953 and went onto the network in September 1954. Throughout the summer of 1956, Steve Allen was the only host. When Allen's prime-time series debuted in the summer of 1956, he limited his appearances on this show to Wednesday through Friday and a series of guest hosts filled in until 1 October 1956 when Ernie Kovacs took over as permanent host for the Monday and Tuesday broadcast. Kovacs had his own set of entertainers, i.e., Wendell, Hanley, Arthur and Loden. The last show was broadcast on 25 January 1957."Tonight's" first monologue was given with Steve Allen seated at the piano: "In case you're just joining us...this is Tonight...and I can't think of too much to tell you about it, except I want to give you the bad news first: this program is going to go on forever. I wouldn't call it a Spectacular....you might say it's more a Monotonious ."
- StarsNat 'King' ColeNelson RiddleThe Randy Van Horne SingersThe popular singer hosts a muscial variety show.
- StarsRobert CulpBill CosbyKenneth TobeyA pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach go on secret missions around the world.
- CreatorHal KanterStarsDiahann CarrollLloyd NolanMarc CopageJulia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.
- StarsTony BrownLou HouseWilliam GreavesA news program "about Blacks and for Blacks" that emerged in the aftermath of the 1967 US government commission on contemporary race riots.