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The DuMont Evening News Format News Presented by Morgan Beatty Country of origin United States Production Running time 15 minutes Broadcast Original channel DuMont Original run September, 1954 – April 1, 1955 The DuMont Evening News is an American news program which aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network during the 1954-1955 season. Presented by Morgan Beatty, the 15-minute show was the network's third and final attempt at a nightly news broadcast.
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History
The network's previous attempts at successful news broadcasts were The Walter Compton News (June 1947 to 1948, moving from WTTG in Washington DC to the network on August 25, 1947) and I.N.S. Telenews / Camera Headlines (January 1948 to 1949).
The DuMont Evening News was shown from 7:15-7:30 PM EST, immediately following the popular Captain Video. The show was one of the many axed due to the network's financial problems.
Episode status
No episodes are known to exist.
See also
- Camera Headlines
- I.N.S. Telenews
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
External links
Categories:- American news television series
- DuMont Television Network shows
- DuMont News
- 1950s American television series
- 1954 television series debuts
- 1955 television series endings
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