''Washington Exclusive'' was an American news and
public affairs television 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 ...
and produced by
Martha Roundtree
Martha Jane Rountree (October 23, 1911 – August 23, 1999) was an American pioneering broadcast journalist and entrepreneur. She was the creator and first moderator of a public-affairs program, first on radio as ''The American Mercury'' f ...
and
Lawrence Spivak, who also co-produced ''
Meet the Press''.
Broadcast history
The series ran nationally from June 21 to November 1, 1953, and was hosted by Frank McNaughton. The show aired Sunday nights at 7:30 pm ET. Six former U.S. senators appeared on the panel, discussing current issues.
[Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'' (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ] The series was cancelled in November 1953.
This series is not to be confused with the similarly named ''
Washington Report'', another DuMont public-affairs program from Washington which aired from May to August 1951.
Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.
See also
*
List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
*
List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
References
Bibliography
*David Weinstein, ''The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television'' (Philadelphia:
Temple University Press, 2004)
*Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', Fourth edition (New York:
Penguin Books, 1980)
*Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows'', Third edition (New York:
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains ...
, 1964)
External links
*{{IMDb title, id=0045452, title=Washington Exclusive
DuMont historical website
DuMont Television Network original programming
1953 American television series debuts
1953 American television series endings
Black-and-white American television shows
English-language television shows
DuMont news programming