People's Platform is an American public affairs series

Public affairs (broadcasting)

Public affairs, a broadcasting industry term, refers to television programs which focuses on matters of politics and public policy. Among commercial broadcasters, such programs are often only to satisfy Federal Communications Commission regulatory expectations and are not scheduled in prime time...

 that aired on the CBS Television network from August 17, 1948 to August 11, 1950. Hosted by Quincy Howe

Quincy Howe

Quincy Howe was an American journalist, best known for his CBS radio broadcasts during World War II. He was the son of Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe....

, the series features debates on topical subjects.

Episode status

Two episodes are known to survive at the Paley Center for Media, these date from January 24, 1949, and December 7, 1948, and are about military budget

Military budget

A military budget of an entity, most often a nation or a state, is the budget and financial resources dedicated to raising and maintaining armed forces for that entity. Military budgets reflect how much an entity perceives the likelihood of threats against it, or the amount of aggression it wishes...

, and wage increases, respectively.

See also

• 1948-49 United States network television schedule
• 1949-50 United States network television schedule