''People's Platform'' is an American
public affairs series that aired on the
CBS Television
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...
network from August 17, 1948 to August 11, 1950. Hosted by
Quincy Howe
Quincy Howe (August 17, 1900 – February 17, 1977) was an American journalist, best known for his CBS radio broadcasts during World War II.
Biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe, sister of ...
, the series features debates on topical subjects.
Charles Collingwood and Dwight Cooke were also moderators.
[
Effective January 7, 1949, the program was broadcast on Fridays from 9 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time. It had been on Tuesday nights before that change.]
Episodes and their status
December 16, 1949 - "What Future Course Should The Republican Party Take?"
Two episodes are known to survive at the Paley Center for Media
The Paley Center for Media, formerly the Museum of Television & Radio (MT&R) and the Museum of Broadcasting, founded in 1975 by William S. Paley, is an American cultural institution in New York City, New York with a branch office in Los Angeles, ...
, these date from January 24, 1949, and December 7, 1948, and are about military budget
A military budget (or military expenditure), also known as a defense budget, is the amount of financial resources dedicated by a state to raising and maintaining an armed forces or other methods essential for defense purposes.
Financing militar ...
, and wage increases,
See also
* 1948-49 United States network television schedule
* 1949-50 United States network television schedule
References
External links
*
1948 American television series debuts
1950 American television series endings
Black-and-white American television shows
CBS original programming
American English-language television shows
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