Catch Up
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Catch Up was a children's television series
which aired on CBC Television
in Canada during the 1978-1979 season.
Although the series did not continue past its first year, its hosts would proceed to careers of international scope:
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
which aired on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
in Canada during the 1978-1979 season.
Although the series did not continue past its first year, its hosts would proceed to careers of international scope:
- Margot Pinvidic continued acting on various movie and television productions (see ).
- Catch Up's music segments were performed by the Christopher WardChristopher Ward (songwriter)Christopher William Ward is a Canadian songwriter and broadcaster, known as a former long-standing on-air personality at MuchMusic, Canada's music video network, where he and J.D. Roberts were among the first video jockeys in 1984...
Band, whose namesake would become one of MuchMusicMuchMusicMuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
's first VJs. Ward also became a songwriter for Alannah MylesAlannah MylesAlannah Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter, the daughter of Canadian broadcast pioneer William Douglas Byles. In 1989, she released her eponymous debut album...
and other prominent artists.