MIKE DOUGLAS launched his talk/entertainment show in Cleveland....in fact my mom was in the audience when he helped introduce a young singer with a big nose BARBRA STREISAND to the TV World...
in fact WIKIPEDIA.com confirms that...The show helped introduce entertainers such as Barbra Streisand and Aretha Franklin. Regrettably, Streisand's appearance, like many others of this era, was discarded by KYW-TV.
Here's the link to the tribute on TVWEEK.com...Talk Show Pioneer Mike Douglas Dies
DEBUT IN 1961 in CLEVELAND, OHIO
According to Reuters, "The Mike Douglas Show" debuted in 1961 as a local program and was soon syndicated nationally, moving first to Philadelphia and later to Burbank, California.Notable guests on Douglas' show ranged from such stars as Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, Marlon Brando and Barbra Streisand to non-showbiz luminaries like Rose Kennedy, Barry Goldwater and Princess Grace of Monaco. A young golf prodigy named Tiger Woods made his first televised putt on Douglas' show.
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Douglas did about 6,000 shows, most 90 minutes long, and estimated that at its peak the syndicated show was seen in about 230 cities. 30,000 guests appear on his show over the years. WIKIPEDIA SAYS: By 1967 The Mike Douglas Show was broadcasting to 171 markets and 6,000,000 viewers each day, mostly women at home. It earned $10.5 million from advertisers, while its host was paid more than $500,000.
Eventually moved to Los Angeles
In July of 1978, the talk show's home base was transferred to Los Angeles, where it remained until finally going off the air in 1981. A second series, "The MIKE DOUGLAS Entertainment Hour," ended production in 1982. BLOGGER note -- I remember one time they came to Hawaii when I was there...invited onto the set-- alas I was too busy to visit...makes one thing doesn't it? Too busy to see a national TV show when it comes to your city? AMAZING.....one learns sometimes by not doing things versus doing them too.....
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