Jump to content

Meet Your Congress

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Meet Your Congress
GenrePublic affairs
StarringBlair Moody (moderator)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC (1949-1953)
DuMont (1953-1954)
ReleaseJuly 1, 1949 (1949-07-01) –
July 4, 1954 (1954-07-04)

Meet Your Congress was a public affairs TV series on NBC and on the DuMont Television Network.[1] The show premiered on NBC on July 1, 1949, airing Saturdays at 8pm ET. The DuMont series aired from July 8, 1953, until July 4, 1954.[citation needed]

Moderator Blair Moody (1902-1954), who hosted the radio and TV versions from 1946 to 1952, died of pneumonia and heart problems on July 20, 1954.

Episode status

[edit]

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.[citation needed]

Production

[edit]

Moody produced the Dumont version of the program, and Vic Guidice was the director. The show originated in Washington on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time. It was sustaining.[2]

Critical response

[edit]

A review of the July 8, 1953, episode in the trade publication Variety said that Meet Your Congress seemed to be "a promising package designed for the politically conscious citizenry."[2] It also commended Moody's objective approach as the moderator.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 285. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Meet Your Congress". Variety. July 15, 1953. p. 31. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

Bibliography

[edit]
[edit]