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''The Al Morgan Show'' is an American
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program broadcast on the
DuMont Television Network The DuMont Television Network (also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont Television, simply DuMont/Du Mont, or (incorrectly) Dumont ) was one of America's pioneer commercial television networks, rivaling NBC and CBS for the distinction of being ...
from 1949 to 1951. The series starred pianist and songwriter Al Morgan.George Papajohn, Al Morgan obituary, ''Chicago Tribune'' (November 21, 1989)
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Format

Morgan performed for most of the program, which also featured the Billy Chandler Trio. Guests occasionally appeared.


Broadcast

Unlike most DuMont offerings which were broadcast from the network's studios in New York City, the series was broadcast from
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. The show aired Mondays at 8:30 p.m. ET. Don Cook was the director.


See also

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List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network This is a list of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network, which operated in the United States from 1942 to 1956. All regularly scheduled programs which were aired on the DuMont network are listed below, regardless of whether they orig ...
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List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts The DuMont Television Network was launched in 1946 and ceased broadcasting in 1956. Allen DuMont, who created the network, preserved most of what it produced in kinescope format. By 1958, however, much of the library had been destroyed to recover ...
* 1949-50 United States network television schedule *
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References


Bibliography

*David Weinstein, 'The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television' (Philadelphia:
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, 2004) *Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', Fourth edition (New York:
Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.DuMont historical website
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