TODAY IN 1948, TED MACK'S "ORIGINAL AMATEUR HOUR"

On this date in 1948 Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS).

Long before there was American Idol or Star Search, there was Ted Mack and The Original Amateur Hour...click on the photo.

William Edward Maguiness, known as Ted Mack, was the host of Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour on radio and television. READ MORE HERE

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