The Debbie Drake Show

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The Debbie Drake Show
GenreExercise, fitness
Presented byDebbie Drake
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons18
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseSeptember 4, 1960 (1960-09-04) –
June 13, 1978 (1978-06-13)

The Debbie Drake Show was an American exercise television show hosted by Debbie Drake that ran from 1960 to 1978.[1]

Background[edit]

Debbie Drake started her show on WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio, then transferred to WISH-TV in Indianapolis' before the show gained a following and was syndicated nationwide.[2]

Reception[edit]

The show was popular with men and women alike.[3][4][5][6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DEBBIE DRAKE HAS SURGERY". Los Angeles Times. April 11, 1986.
  2. ^ "TV: One, Two". May 5, 1961 – via content.time.com.
  3. ^ "In the 60s, Men and Women Both Tuned in to Debbie Drake". OrangeBean Indiana. January 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Debbie Drake: America's First Female TV Fitness Guru". January 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Guest Post: THE PELOTON WIFE AND DEBBIE DRAKE". Physical Culture Study. January 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Inc, Time (January 26, 1962). "LIFE". Time Inc – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Petrzela, Natalia Mehlman (May 20, 2020). "Get in Shape Girl: A Century of Working Out from Home". Jezebel.

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