1962 in television

none December 2022 1962 television radio film music The year 1962 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of notable events of that year. Events January 1 The 1962 Rose Bowl game on NBC is the first coast-to-coast color television broadcast of a college football game in the United States. NBC introduces the Laramie Peacock before a midnight showing of Laramie. February 14 – First Lady of the United States Jacqueline Kennedy takes television viewers on a tour of the White House. March 18 – "Un premier amour", sung by Isabelle Aubret, wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 (staged in Luxembourg) for France. March 24 – Benny Paret vs. Emile Griffith III: Boxer Benny Kid Paret falls unconscious at the hands of fellow boxer Emile Griffith during a boxing match telecast as ABC's Fight of the Week from Madison Square Garden (New York), officiated by Ruby Goldstein. Paret dies ten days later. April 16 – Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchorman of the CBS Evening News in the United States; he will remain so for the next 19 years. May 2 – Teledoce goes on air in Uruguay. May 27 – General Electric Theater airs its last episode on CBS. June 14 – BBC Television in the UK broadcasts the first episode of the sitcom Steptoe and Son, written by Galton and Simpson and starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett, an unusual use at this time of "straight" actors in a sitcom. It will be remade for several international audiences.Sanford and Steptoe and Son ABCtales Randy Johnson https://www.abctales.com/story/randy-johnson/sanford-and-steptoe-and-son 2026-06-11 2022-01-14 June 26 – Alfred Hitchcock Presents airs its last half-hour episode on NBC, before expanding to one hour on September 20 as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour on CBS. July 6 – Gay Byrne presents the first edition of The Late Late Show on RTÉ in Ireland. Byrne would present the show for 37 years, the longest period through which any individual has hosted a televised talk show anywhere in the world, and the show itself becomes the world's second longest-running talk show. July 11 (01:00 GMT) – First live transatlantic television transmission, via AT&T's Telstar 1 communications satellite (launched into orbit the previous day) and Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, is received in the UK and broadcast by the BBC. An error at the ground station causes the initial images to be of poor quality.First live television transmission from the US via Telstar satellite 11 July 1962 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p027c622 History of the BBC BBC 2025-07-12 A full public broadcast is made on 23 July.http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/live-satellite-tv-marks-50th-birthday-1-2427003 Live satellite TV marks 50th birthday – UK Johnston Press The Scotsman 23 July 2012 23 July 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18945732 BBC News Television pictures from across the Atlantic 'had huge impact' BBC 23 July 2012 23 July 2012 July – DZTM-TV Channel 5, the seventh television station in the Philippines owned by Associated Broadcasting Corporation (modern-day TV5 Network) Filipino businessman and newspaper publisher Chino Roces, owner of The Manila Times, is launched after the success of radio station DZMT. August 5 – First broadcast of Saturday variety show Sábados Alegres in Chile; the program later becomes Sábado Gigante. August 24 – Indonesia begins the first television broadcast with the newly inaugurated TVRI, broadcast the opening ceremony of 1962 Asian Games. TVRI is the first national television network in Indonesia before 1989. The establishment of TVRI is marked as National Television Day. September 1 – Channel Television, the ITV franchise for the Channel Islands, goes on air. September 9 – WNYS-TV (later WSYR-TV) signs-on the air, giving Syracuse, New York, its first full-time ABC affiliate. September 14 – Wales West and North Television (Teledu Cymru) goes on air to the North and West Wales region, extending ITV to the whole of the UK. September 16 – WOKR-TV (later WHAM-TV) signs-on the air as an ABC-affiliate in Rochester, New York. September 26 – Malta Television (MTV) goes on the air as the first TV station in Malta. October 1 – Johnny Carson takes over as permanent host of NBC's The Tonight Show in the United States, a post he will hold for 30 years. October 22 – Cuban Missile Crisis: In a televised address, President of the United States John F. Kennedy announces the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba and the U.S. naval blockade of the island. November 24 – The first episode of influential satire show That Was The Week That Was is broadcast live on BBC Television in the UK,Palmer Alan Palmer Veronica 1992 The Chronology of British History Century Ltd London 420 0-7126-5616-2 presented by David Frost and produced by Ned Sherrin. Cigarette adverts are banned from children's programmes in the UK. Actors in these adverts now have to be over 21, and connection to social success is no longer allowed. The tobacco companies also start a policy of not advertising before 9pm. The U.S. All-Channel Receiver Act requires UHF tuners to be on all consumer sets (channels 14 through 83), as well as VHF. Zenith markets its first color TV, a 21" round screen set. Programs/programmes American Bandstand (1952–1989) Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956–1968) As the World Turns (1956–2010) Ben Casey (1961–1966) Blue Peter (UK) (1958–present) Bonanza (1959–1973) Bozo the Clown (1949–present) Candid Camera (1948–present) Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984) Car 54, Where Are You? (1961–1963) Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995) Coronation Street (UK) (1960–present) Dennis the Menace (1959–1963) Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–1976) Face the Nation (1954–present) Four Corners (Australia) (1961–present) Grandstand (UK) (1958–2007) Gunsmoke (1955–1975) Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present) Hawaiian Eye (1959–1963) Hazel (1961–1966) It's Academic (1961–present) Juke Box Jury (1959–1967, 1979, 1989–1990) Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963) Love of Life (1951–1980) Meet the Press (1947–present) Mister Ed (1961–1966) My Three Sons (1960–1972) Naked City (1958–1963) Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956–1978) Panorama (UK) (1953–present) Perry Mason (1957–1966) Route 66 (1960–1964) Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966) The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) The Avengers (UK) (1961–1969) The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968) The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971) The Edge of Night (1956–1984) The Flintstones (1960–1966) The Fulton Sheen Program (1961–1968) The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–1983) The Guiding Light (1952–2009) The Jack Benny Show (1950–1965) The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1982) The Lucy Show (1962–1968) (CBS) The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1981) The Milton Berle Show (1954–1967) The Price Is Right (1956–1965) The Real McCoys (1957–1963) The Secret Storm (1954–1974) The Sky at Night (UK) (1957–present) The Today Show (1952–present) The Tonight Show (1954–present) The Twilight Zone (1959–1964) The Untouchables (1959–1963) The Voice of Firestone (1949–1963) This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003) Truth or Consequences (1950–1988) Wagon Train (1957-1965) Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969) What the Papers Say (UK) (1956–2008) What's My Line (1950–1967) Zoo Quest (UK) (1954–1964) Debuts January 2 – Z-Cars (UK) on BBC Television (1962–1978) March 8 – Oh! Those Bells on CBS (1962) April 6 – Little Blue Light (Голубой огонёк, Goluboy ogonyok) in the Soviet Union (1962–present) April 17 – Brothers in Law (UK) on BBC Television (1962) July 6 – The Late Late Show (Ireland) on RTÉ (1962–present) July 26 - The Lively Ones on NBC (1962-1963)McNeil Alex Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present 1996 Penguin Books USA, Inc. New York, New York 0-14-02-4916-8 487 4th September 3 – The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series on Syndication (1962–1963) September 19 – The Virginian on NBC, beginning a nine-year run, and is the first western to air in 90-minute installments (1962–1971) September 21 – Don't Call Me Charlie! on NBC (1962–1963) September 23 – Ensign O'Toole on NBC (1962–1963); The Jetsons on ABC, the first program to air in color on the network (1962–1963, 1984–1985, 1987) September 26 – The Beverly Hillbillies premieres on CBS (1962–1971) October 1 – The Lucy Show on CBS (1962–1968); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on NBC (1962–1992); Discovery on ABC (1962–1971) October 2 – Combat! on ABC (1962–1967) October 4 – The Saint (UK) on ITV (1962–1969) October 11 – McHale's Navy on ABC (1962–1966) December 10- Bonne Nuit les Petits on RTF (France) and Ici Radio-Canada Télé (Canada) December 31 – Match Game on NBC (1962–1969, 1973–1984, 1990–1991, 1998–1999, 2016–present) To Tell the Truth on CTV (1962–1964) Ending this year Date Show Debut January 6 The Yogi Bear Show 1961March 1 The New Bob Cummings Show March 13 Mess Mates 1960March 25 Bus Stop1961April 4StraightawayApril 18Top CatMay 10Outlaws1960May 23Window on Main Street1961May 25Father of the Bride1961May 31Oh! Those Bells1962June 5Ichabod and Me1961September 12The Alvin ShowSeptember 28 The Brighter Day 1954Unknown Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 The Quick Draw McGraw Show 1959 Births Date Name Notability January 4 Patrick Cassidy Actor January 5 Suzy Amis Actress January 7 Hallie Todd Actress (Brothers, Lizzie McGuire) January 10 Julie Moran TV host January 11 Kim Coles Actress (In Living Color, Living Single) January 13 Trace Adkins Actor January 17 Jim Carrey Actor and comedian (In Living Color) Denis O'Hare Actor Joseph C. Phillips Actor (The Cosby Show, General Hospital) January 19 Kelly Coffield Park Actress and comedian (In Living Color) January 20 Sophie Thompson Actress January 22 Tamra Davis Director January 28 Creflo Dollar American televangelist January 29 Nicholas Turturro Actor (NYPD Blue) January 30 Melanie Walters Actress February 4 Jim O'Heir Actor (Parks and Recreation) February 5 Armstrong Williams Talk show host February 7 Eddie Izzard Actor Guy Moon Composer February 8 John Shiban Producer February 12 Ali LeRoi Actor February 13 Michele Greene Actress (L.A. Law) February 15 Kurt McKinney Actor (Guiding Light) February 17 Lou Diamond Phillips Actor (Longmire) February 22 Steve Irwin Wildlife educator (Croc Files, The Crocodile Hunter Diaries, The Crocodile Hunter) (died 2006) February 27 Adam Baldwin Actor (Chuck) Grant Show Actor March 2 Jon Bon Jovi Actor March 3 Herschel Walker American football playerCastilla Amira Reed Keith 2022-07-12 The Evolution Of Herschel Walker https://www.theroot.com/the-evolution-of-herschel-walker-1849157539 2024-07-04 The Root en March 8 Leon Robinson Actor March 10 Jasmine Guy Actress, singer and dancer (A Different World) Dan O'Shannon Writer March 11 Jeffrey Nordling Actor (Once and Again, 24, Desperate Housewives) Barbara Alyn Woods Actress (One Tree Hill) March 12 Titus Welliver Actor (Lost, Bosch) March 15 Jimmy Baio Actor (Soap)March 18 Thomas Ian Griffith Actor (Another World, One Tree Hill, Cobra Kai) Producer (Grimm, Virgin River) Mike Rowe Host Eileen Conn American television producer March 21 Matthew Broderick Actor (2-time host of Saturday Night Live) Rosie O'Donnell Actress, comedian, talk show host (The Rosie O'Donnell Show) March 22 Alex Berger ProducerMarch 24Star JonesTV personality March 25 Marcia Cross Actress (Bree Van de Kamp on Desperate Housewives) March 26 John Stockton NBA basketball player March 27 Vicki Gunvalson TV personality March 30 MC Hammer Rapper April 1 Phillip Schofield English television presenter April 2 Clark Gregg Actor (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) April 6 Steven Levitan Screenwriter April 15 Tom Kane Voice actor (The Angry Beavers, The Wild Thornberrys, The Powerpuff Girls, Kim Possible, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, The X's) April 16 Mark Brazill Stand-up comedian Jason Scheff Singer April 17 Bill Kopp Voice actor April 26 Debra Wilson Actress and comedian (Mad TV) Kent Weed American television director April 27 James LeGros Actor May 2 Elizabeth Berridge Actress (The John Larroquette Show) Mitzi Kapture Actress (Silk Stalkings) May 4 Clare Wren Actress (The Young Riders) May 7 Simon Day English comedian, actor, and screenwriter May 13 Sean McDonough Sportscaster May 14 Michael Breed Television host May 17 Craig Ferguson Actor and television host Jane Moore Television host Jonathan Groff Writer May 24 Gene Anthony Ray Actor, dancer, choreographer (Fame) (died 2003) May 26 Genie Francis Actress (General Hospital) May 28 Michelle Collins Actress (EastEnders, Coronation Street) Brandon Cruz Actor (The Courtship of Eddie's Father) James Michael Tyler Actor (died 2021) June 5 Jeff Garlin Actor and comedian (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Goldbergs) June 7 Lance ReddickOn this day: June 7 https://www.wfxrtv.com/gallery/on-this-day-june-7/ WFXR June 7, 2017 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221231165610/https://www.wfxrtv.com/gallery/on-this-day-june-7/ dead Actor (The Wire, Fringe) (died 2023) June 10 Carolyn Hennesy Soap opera actress (General Hospital) Gina Gershon Actress June 12 Eamonn Walker British actor (Oz, Chicago Fire) June 13 Hannah Storm Sports journalist June 16 Joel Sartore Speaker June 19 Paula Abdul Singer and choreographer (American Idol judge)June 22 Stephen Chow Hong Kong filmmaker, former actor and comedian Clyde Drexler NBA basketball player June 27 Michael Ball Actor June 29 Amanda Donohoe Actress (L.A. Law) July 1 Andre Braugher Actor (Homicide: Life on the Street, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) (died 2023) July 3 Thomas Gibson Actor (Chicago Hope, Dharma & Greg, Criminal Minds) Tom Cruise Actor (directed one episode of Fallen Angels and a guest on Top Gear) July 6 Carolyn Omine Writer July 8 Rob Burnett Executive producer of (Late Show with David Letterman) July 12 Michael Jace Actor July 13 Tom Kenny Voice actor and comedian (Rocko's Modern Life, Dexter's Laboratory, CatDog, The Powerpuff Girls, SpongeBob SquarePants, Johnny Bravo, The Fairly OddParents, Codename: Kids Next Door, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Camp Lazlo, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Squirrel Boy, Handy Manny, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Adventure Time) July 18 Jensen Buchanan Actress (One Life to Live, Another World) July 19 Anthony Edwards Actor (Dr. Mark Greene on ER) July 20 Carlos Alazraqui Voice actor and comedian (Rocko's Modern Life, Hey Arnold!, Cow and Chicken, CatDog, Family Guy, Rocket Power, Detention, The Weekenders, The Fairly OddParents, ¡Mucha Lucha!, Reno 911!, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Camp Lazlo, Squirrel Boy, The Replacements, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Phineas and Ferb, The Loud House) July 22 Alvin Robertson NBA basketball player July 23 Eriq La Salle Actor (ER) July 24 Thierry Frémont Actor Toshinobu Kubota Japanese R&B singer and songwriter July 25 Anthony Tyler Quinn Actor (Boy Meets World) July 29 Kevin Chapman Actor (Rescue Me, Person of Interest) Danielle Staub American television personality July 31 Wesley Snipes Actor (White Men Can't Jump) August 5 Patrick Ewing NBA basketball player August 6 Michelle Yeoh Actress August 13 John Slattery Actor August 15 David Zayas Actor August 16 Steve Carell Actor and comedian (Michael Scott on The Office) August 17 John Marshall Jones Actor (Smart Guy) August 19 Eric Lutes Actor (Caroline in the City)August 20 James Marsters Actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) Tammy Bruce Radio hostAugust 24 Craig Kilborn Comedian and host (The Daily Show) Major Garrett American journalist David Koechner Actor and comedian (Todd Packer on The Office)August 27 Vic Mignogna Actor (Dragon Ball, Fullmetal Alchemist, Full Metal Panic!) Dean Devlin ActorAugust 28 David Fincher Film director David Zuckerman TV producer Craig Anton Actor, comedian (Mad TV, Phil of the Future)August 29 Ian James Corlett Voice actor (ReBoot, Mega Man, Dinosaur Train) Edward Allen Bernero ProducerAugust 31 Dee Bradley Baker Voice actor (Star Wars, Codename: Kids Next Door, Steven Universe, Phineas and Ferb, Ben 10) Mark L. Walberg Actor September 2 Keir Starmer British politician2024-07-05 10 things to know about Keir Starmer, Britain's next PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/parenting/moments/10-things-to-know-about-keir-starmer-britains-next-pm/articleshow/111507903.cms 2024-09-02 The Times of India 0971-8257September 6 Chris Christie Politician and commentatorKhan-Mullins Kyle Here's How Much Chris Christie Is Worth https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2023/10/17/heres-how-much-chris-christie-is-worth/ 2024-08-05 Forbes en 2013-02-18 Chris Christie Fast Facts CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/17/us/chris-christie-fast-facts/index.html 2024-08-05 CNN en (ABC News) Elizabeth Vargas Journalist (20/20) September 8 Thomas Kretschmann Actor September 9 Troy Roberts Journalist September 11 Kristy McNichol Actress (Family, Empty Nest)September 12 Mary Kay Adams Actress (Guiding Light, Babylon 5) Amy Yasbeck Actress (Wings) September 14 Robert Herjavec Television personality September 15 Scott McNeil Voice actor Dina Lohan TV star September 16 Lori Stokes Television journalist September 17 Paul Feig Actor (Sabrina the Teenage Witch) Dustin Nguyen Vietnamese-American actor (21 Jump Street, V.I.P.) September 19 Cheri Oteri Comic actress (Saturday Night Live) September 21 Rob Morrow Actor (Northern Exposure, Numb3rs) Mark Holden Actor (Deep State) September 25 Beth Toussaint Actress Aida Turturro Actress September 26 Melissa Sue Anderson Actress (Mary Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie) September 30 Tony Morris British newsreader (died 2020) October 1 Esai Morales Actor (NYPD Blue) October 2 Jeff Bennett Voice actor (Animaniacs, Gargoyles, Pinky and the Brain, Dexter's Laboratory, Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series, Johnny Bravo, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Pepper Ann, Histeria!, The Powerpuff Girls, The Weekenders, Teamo Supremo, Kim Possible, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Ozzy & Drix, Codename: Kids Next Door, Teen Titans, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Xiaolin Showdown, Dave the Barbarian, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, American Dragon: Jake Long, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, The Buzz on Maggie, Camp Lazlo, The Emperor's New School, The Replacements, Curious George, Chowder, Transformers: Animated, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, The Penguins of Madagascar, Fanboy & Chum Chum, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Regular Show, T.U.F.F. Puppy, The Loud House) October 11 Joan Cusack Actress October 12 Carlos Bernard Actor (24) October 13 Kelly Preston Actress (d. 2020) T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh Actress (In Living Color, That's So Raven) October 17 Mike Judge Actor and director (Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill)October 19 Evander Holyfield Professional boxer David Labrava Actor October 22 Bob Odenkirk Actor and comedian (Mr. Show with Bob and David, Breaking Bad) October 26 Cary Elwes Actor November 9 Teryl Rothery Actress November 11 Demi Moore Actress and model (General Hospital) November 12 Mariella Frostrup PresenterNovember 14 Laura San Giacomo Actress (Just Shoot Me!) Harland Williams Actor November 18 Tim Guinee Actor November 19 Jodie Foster Actress and director November 27 Victoria Gotti American television personality November 28 Jon Stewart Comedian and TV host (The Daily Show) November 30 Stacey Sher Producer December 6 Janine Turner Actress (Northern Exposure)December 9 Felicity Huffman Actress (Desperate Housewives) Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Actress December 11 Paul Haslinger Composer December 13 David A. Goodman WriterDecember 17Richard JewellNotable victim of a trial by media (died 2007) December 18 Maiya Williams Writer December 19 Jill Talley Voice actress (SpongeBob SquarePants, The Boondocks, Camp Lazlo, The Loud House) December 15 Dean Cameron Actor December 22 Ralph Fiennes English actor December 31 Don Diamont Actor (The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful) Deaths Date Name Age Notability January 13 Ernie Kovacs42Comic actor, director, writer, composerFebruary 27Willie Best45ActorMarch 1Roscoe Ates67June 19Will Wright68July 30Myron McCormick54Stage, radio, and film actorAugust 4Marilyn Monroe36Actress and sex symbolOctober 2Frank Lovejoy50ActorOctober 26Louise Beavers60ActressDecember 16Lew Landers61DirectorDecember 17Thomas Mitchell70Actor Television debuts Ursula Andress – Thriller Tim Conway – McHale's Navy Dom DeLuise – The Shari Lewis Show Olympia Dukakis – Dr. Kildare Peter Fonda – Naked City George Furth – Going My Way Sid Haig – The Untouchables Clint Howard – The Andy Griffith Show Lainie Kazan – Car 54, Where Are You? Mako – The Lloyd Bridges Show Charles Nelson Reilly – Car 54, Where Are You? Barry Primus – The Defenders Kurt Russell – Dennis the Menace Tom Skerritt – Combat! Donald Sutherland – Man of the World See also 1962–63 United States network television schedule References 1962