The Bell Telephone Hour is a program sponsored by the Bell Telephone System, beginning on NBC Radio on April 29, 1940 and presenting classical music and Broadway selections performed by prominent guest artists. After a 1942 restructuring it became known as the Great Artists Series, built around showcasing leading performers of the day, and it reached an estimated eight to nine million listeners weekly during its radio run. It continued as a television program from 1959 to 1968, becoming one of the first American television series broadcast entirely in color and winning two Emmy Awards.
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The Bell Telephone Hour, also known as The Telephone Hour, was a concert series broadcast on NBC Radio Network from April 29, 1940, to June 30, 1958.
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It continued as a television program from 1959 to 1968, becoming one of the first American television series broadcast entirely in color and winning two Emmy Awards.
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The Bell Telephone Hour, also known as The Telephone Hour, was a concert series broadcast on NBC Radio Network from April 29, 1940, to June 30, 1958.
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The Bell Telephone Hour, also known as The Telephone Hour, was a concert series broadcast on NBC Radio Network from April 29, 1940, to June 30, 1958.
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In recognition, a second Peabody Award to The Bell Telephone Hour
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