''Today on the Farm'' was an American television program broadcast on
NBC-TV from October 1, 1960–December 26, 1961. Hosted by country musician
Eddy Arnold, the weekly series included a variety of features such as agricultural and farm news with
Alex Dreier, Mal Hansen as a roving reporter, Carmelita Pope with women's features, and weather with Joe Slattery, who also served as announcer. Long-range weather forecasts were supplied by The
Krick Organization.
Regular performers included Arnold (backed by the NBC house orchestra) and The Tall Timber Trio (composed of
Slim Wilson,
Speedy Haworth
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and Bob White). Guests, booked by
Si Siman
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, included
Betty Johnson
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Biography
Johnson was born in Guilford County, North Carolina on March 16, 1929.
Johnson's professio ...
,
Tex Ritter,
Minnie Pearl,
Chet Atkins,
Bobby Lord,
Brenda Lee,
Molly Bee,
Skeeter Davis,
June Carter,
Johnny Horton
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, Robin Clark,
Jim Reeves and
The Collins Kids.
The show aired live from NBC's
Chicago, Illinois studios from 6–6:30 a.m.
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on Saturday mornings for the Central and
Eastern time zones, and was rebroadcast at 7 a.m.
Mountain Time for the Mountain and Pacific time zones. Carried by 190 stations, it was believed to be the first sponsored coast-to-coast TV program aired at that hour on Saturdays
["NBC-TV to Star Arnold In New Series" (September 12, 1960), ''The Billboard'', p. 4] (sponsored by
Massey Ferguson).
Despite ''
Today'' in its name, the series was produced not by
NBC News but by
Crossroads TV Productions based in
Springfield, Missouri.
Notes
References
*.
*"NBC-TV to Star Arnold In New Series" (September 12, 1960), ''
The Billboard'', p. 4
*"E. E. Siman Jr. Picks Guests for Arnold Show" (October 24, 1960), ''The Billboard'', p. 14
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NBC original programming
1960 American television series debuts
1961 American television series endings
1960s American television news shows
Black-and-white American television shows
Television shows about agriculture
Country music television series