New York Times Youth Forum was a public affairs program, sponsored by The New York Times and aired Sundays at 5pm EST on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 14, 1952, to June 14, 1953. The host was Dorothy Gordon (born Dorothy Lerner, 1889–1970), who continued to host the show on WABD from the time the network closed in 1956 until 1958 when it moved to WRCA-TV (now WNBC).[1]
| New York Times Youth Forum | |
|---|---|
 Publicity shot | |
| Created by | Al Hollander Arnee Nocks |
| Starring | Dorothy Gordon (host) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | September 14, 1952 – June 14, 1953 |
The Times dropped sponsorship in 1960, at which point radio simulcasts moved from WQXR (AM) to WNBC (AM). Thereafter, Gordon continued the show as Dorothy Gordon's Youth Forum, winning a Peabody Award in 1966. Gordon continued to host the show until her death in 1970.[citation needed] The show also appeared first-run as late as April 23, 1967 (with guest Otto Preminger) on WNBC-TV.
Episode status edit
One episode, "Will the Election Affect Foreign Policy?" (broadcast September 28, 1952), survives at the Paley Center for Media.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 370–371. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
Bibliography edit
- 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
- Charles Sopkin, Seven Glorious Days, Seven Fun-filled Nights, First edition (New York, Simon & Schuster, 1968, Library of Congress catalog card number 68-25754, pp. 64–66.