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Woman's World (TV series)

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Country of origin
  
USA

Original network
  
WKRG-TV

First episode date
  
1955

Created by
  
Kenneth R. Giddens

Running time
  
30 minutes

Original release
  
1955 – 1981

Final episode date
  
1981

Genre
  
Talk show

Starring
  
Connie Bea Hope Estella Payton Monica Knight Jackie Richards

Woman's World was a cooking show that ran for more than two decades on WKRG-TV channel 5 in Mobile, Alabama. It was hosted by Connie Bea Hope and Estella Payton. It aired at noontime and lasted for 30 minutes. The show included guest appearances and interviews.

Show history

Hope joined WKRG from its inception in September 1955 and began hosting Connie's Cupboard with Bea Hope, with Estelle Payton (1904–1999) as her assistant. In the early years, Payton, an African American, did not appear on camera unless her hands slipped into the shot while setting up or removing utensils. Later, in the 1960s, Payton began to appear on air. She was eventually given third billing on the program's opening titles, given her own microphone, and occasionally offered comments on Hope's demonstrations.

The show aired at the same time and in direct competition with Gulf Coast Today, a local women's show on WALA-TV hosted by Dot Moore. Woman's World was included in the Mobile Chamber of Commerce article celebrating WKRG's 50th anniversary, where it was listed as one of the TV station's favorite shows from the channel's early days of broadcast. Notable guests on the program included well-known celebrities, such as Michael Landon.

A columnist suggested in 2006 that the show was an example of Mobile's progressivity in race relations.

References

Woman's World (TV series) Wikipedia