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Saturday Date with Billy O'Connor

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Saturday Date with Billy O'Connor
Genrevariety
Written byPat Patterson
Presented byDon Parrish
StarringBilly O'Connor
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerDrew Crossan
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release4 October 1958 (1958-10-04) –
27 June 1959 (1959-06-27)

Saturday Date with Billy O'Connor is a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1958 to 1959.

Premise

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Billy O'Connor, a musician who previously hosted CBC series such as The Billy O'Connor Show and Club O'Connor, was seen in this series with performers Allan Blye and Vanda King. The series house band was a quartet featuring an accordionist (Vic Centro), a bassist (Jackie Richardson), a drummer (Doug McLeod) and a guitarist (Kenny Gill).[1]

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern time) from 4 October 1958 to 27 June 1959, prior to the hockey broadcast during the National Hockey League season.

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Saturday Date with Billy O'Connor". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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