John McCaffery
Encyclopedia
John McCaffery (1913-1983) was an American television host who appeared on many game shows and talk shows during the 1940s and 1950s including Americana
, Television Screen Magazine
, What's the Story
, and Author Meets the Critics
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McCaffery died on October 3, 1983.
Americana (TV series)
Americana is a weekly game show which ran on NBC from December 8, 1947 to July 4, 1949. The series was originally hosted by literary critic John Mason Brown and produced by Martin Stone Productions with NBC Television. Each week's show was sponsored by Encyclopedia Americana...
, Television Screen Magazine
Television Screen Magazine
Television Screen Magazine is a NBC Television Network series which debuted 17 November 1946 and ran from 1946 to 1949. Hosts and panelists included John McCaffery, Millicent Fenwick, and George F. Putnam. The program featured a magazine-type format with various subjects and guests...
, What's the Story
What's the Story
What's the Story was an American television game show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from July 25, 1951 to September 23, 1955 and aired in eleven different timeslots....
, and Author Meets the Critics
Author Meets the Critics
Author Meets the Critics was an American talk show which aired on NBC, ABC, and the DuMont Television Network. The series began as a mid-season replacement on NBC on April 4, 1948, but moved to ABC in 1949...
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Game Shows
McCaffery also hosted the following game shows:- We Take Your Word (CBS Radio - January 29 to April, 1950; CBS primetime - March 9 to June 1, 1951; replaced by John DalyJohn Charles DalyJohn Charles Patrick Croghan Daly John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly (generally known as John Charles Daly or simply John Daly (February 20, 1914 – February 24, 1991) was an American journalist, game show host and radio personality, probably best known for hosting...
during the rest of the run) - Information PleaseInformation PleaseInformation Please was an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938 to April 22, 1951. The title was the contemporary phrase used to request from telephone operators what was then called "information" but is now called "directory assistance".The series...
(CBS primetime - August 24 to September 21, 1952; replaced Clifton FadimanClifton FadimanClifton P. "Kip" Fadiman was an American intellectual, author, editor, radio and television personality.-Literary career:...
) - Take A Guess (CBS primetime - June 11 to September 10, 1953)
- What's the StoryWhat's the StoryWhat's the Story was an American television game show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from July 25, 1951 to September 23, 1955 and aired in eleven different timeslots....
(DuMont primetime - Fall 1953 to September 23, 1955) - One Minute Please (DuMont primetime - July 6 to November 12, 1954; replaced by Allyn Edwards)
Final Series and Death
His last series was Alumni Fun, a primetime game which he hosted from January 20 to April 28, 1963 on ABC.McCaffery died on October 3, 1983.