Talent Jackpot

Talent Jackpot
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Vinton Freedley (host)
Narrated by	Bud Collyer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	24 mins.
Release
Original network	DuMont
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	July 13 –; August 23, 1949

Talent Jackpot was an American game show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network[1] from July 19 to August 23, 1949.[2]

The show replaced Ted Steele's program.[3] It was hosted by Broadway producer Vinton Freedley (1891-1969) with Bud Collyer as his assistant and announcer.

Contestants won by getting the most applause from the audience, and the top prize was $250. If a contestant won for three consecutive weeks, he or she received a one-week theater contract.[3]

Radio

The Mutual Broadcasting System had a similar program. John Reed King was hos of the radio version of Talent Jackpot, which was broadcast weekly. Applause from the audience determined each episode's winner, with a prize of $500 and "one week's engagement at a leading theatre in the country."[4] Contestants could win no more than two weeks, receiving a maximum of $1,000 and two weeks at a theatre.[4]

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.

References

Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1050. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1353. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
"Radio-Video". The New York Times. July 13, 1949. p. 50. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via ProQuest.
"'Talent Jackpot' Debuts as Thursday Feature on KENT-MBS". The Times. Louisiana, Shreveport. May 30, 1948. p. 51. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1

External links

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[etvs-1] Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1050. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

[cd-2] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1353. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved November 6, 2020.

[:0-3] "Radio-Video". The New York Times. July 13, 1949. p. 50. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via ProQuest.

[t-4] "'Talent Jackpot' Debuts as Thursday Feature on KENT-MBS". The Times. Louisiana, Shreveport. May 30, 1948. p. 51. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.