Starring Bob Pfeiffer Running time 30 minutes First episode date 21 September 1948 | Country of origin United States Original network DuMont Final episode date 16 June 1949 Language English | |
Original release September 21, 1948 – June 16, 1949 |
Operation Success is a prime time public affairs television program broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network.
Contents
Broadcast history
The program aired from September 1948 to June 1949, Tuesdays at 8pm EST, opposite Texaco Star Theater with Milton Berle. Each 30-minute episode was hosted by Bob Pfeiffer, who was also the announcer for some episodes of Captain Video.
The series consisted of host Bob Pfeiffer and others interviewing disabled war veterans and then asking viewers to come forward with job offers. The program claimed to have found jobs for one-hundred-percent of the veterans. DuMont aired a similar series Operation Information from July to September 1952.
Episode status
Two episodes are in the collection of the Paley Center for Media.
References
Operation Success Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA