Written by Pat Patterson Starring Billy O'Connor Original language(s) English First episode date 4 October 1958 Network CBC Television Genre Variety show | Presented by Don Parrish Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 Final episode date 27 June 1959 Number of seasons 1 Language English | |
Saturday Date with Billy O'Connor is a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1958 to 1959.
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Premise
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).
Scheduling
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
Saturday Date with Billy O'Connor Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA