Queen for a Day is an American game show created by John Masterson, first broadcast on the Mutual radio network in Los Angeles on April 30, 1945, later hosted on television by Jack Bailey across NBC and ABC through the early 1960s. Female contestants told the studio audience about hardships in their lives, and an applause meter determined the winner, who received a robe, a crown, a throne and prizes intended to address the needs she had described. The show helped popularize a format built around large prize giveaways tied to emotional personal storytelling rather than trivia or skill, distinguishing it from other quiz and game shows of its era.
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Queen for a Day originated on the Mutual Radio Network on April 30, 1945, in New York City
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an American radio and television game show
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Queen for a Day is an American radio and television game show that helped to usher in American listeners' and viewers' fascination with big-prize giveaway shows.
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