''People's Platform'' is an American radio and television
public affairs series. The radio version aired on the
CBS Radio network from July 20, 1938 to August 10, 1952.
It was initially moderated by creator Lyman Bryce, and featured four panelists who debated the issues of the day. Dwight Cooke later moderated the show from 1946 until the end of its run. A concurrent television version, hosted by
Quincy Howe, ran on the
CBS Television
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...
network from August 17, 1948 to August 11, 1950.
and Dwight Cooke were also moderators.
[
The TV version originally ran on Tuesday nights.][ After a single Friday night broadcast (January 7, 1949),][
]
Television 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 with a branch office in Los Angeles. It is de ...
, these date from January 24, 1949, and December 7, 1948, and are about the 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 milita ...
, 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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