Telepoll

Telepoll was a Canadian talk show television series which aired on CTV between 1961 and 1965. It was hosted by Royce Frith.

Telepoll
Genretalk show
Presented byRoyce Frith
Voices ofRuss Thompson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkCTV
Original release3 December 1961 (1961-12-03) –
1965 (1965)

Premise

Each week, a guest panel was invited to discuss a current event. Pre-selected viewers were also polled and their responses were tabulated and presented on the next show. Each episode cost an estimated $3500 (CA$), among the most expensive domestic CTV productions. CNCP Telecommunications was Telepoll's sponsor.[1]

Peter Jennings, then based at CTV's Ottawa affiliate CJOH-TV, was a correspondent for the program.[1]

Notable episodes

Glen Haw, a lawyer for the Jehovah's Witnesses sect appeared on 14 January 1961 to discuss their doctrine against blood transfusions. Haw stormed off the set following a statement by Kildare Dobbs, another panelist on that episode.[2]

The newspaper industry was the subject of a 3 January 1965 episode. The poll on that occasion found that three-quarters of respondents felt that Canada's papers did a "good job" covering the news, although 55% of those polled indicated the papers placed too much emphasis on sensationalism.[3]

Broadcast

Telepoll's debut was on 3 December 1961, two months after the CTV network began its broadcasts.[4]

References
  1. Nolan, Michael (2001). CTV – The Network That Means Business. University of Alberta. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-88864-384-1. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  2. Brown, Jeremy (15 January 1962). "Religion and CTV". Toronto Star. p. 18.
  3. Marster, Jack (8 January 1965). "Dial Turns". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 8.
  4. "Weekend Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 2 December 1961. p. 38. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
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