“The George Burns and Grade Allen Show” (CBS) was on radio eighteen years-1932-1950 before it started on TV.
It was on on both TV and radio for one year-1950. The TV version ran until September 1958.
Don Novello played Father Guido Sarducci on “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975), who has since gone on to occasional roles in films such as The Godfather Part III (1990).
Jim McKay appeared on several shows for ABC, “Sports Spot” (1951), “Make the Connection” (1955), and “The Verdict Is Yours” (1958) before “ABC’s Wide World of Sports”. In 1961, he appeared on “Wide World of Sports” and has never left.
George Reeves shot himself on June 16, 1959. The police ruled that the former star of “The Adventures of Superman” (1952-57) had committed suicide, though some have suspected murder. He was planning to be married at the time.
The Goodwill Games were first held in July 1986, in Moscow. The brainchild of Ted Turner, the games included events such as basketball, boxing, gymnastics, track and field, and wrestling.
“The Camel News Caravan” (NBC, 1949-56), with John Cameron Swayze, was the first TV news show to feature newsreel footage. Before then TV news relied mainly on announcers.
The the cab company on the TV series “Taxi” (ABC, 1978-83) was called The Sunshine Taxi Company, in New York City.