The Moriss Taylor Show
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The Moriss Taylor Show was one of the longest-running locally-produced television shows in history. Hosted by longtime radio personality and producer Moriss Taylor, the show (based in Chico, California
) was a weekly country music-variety staple featuring such musicians as Charlie Robinson, Yvonne Haygood, Bill Teague, Mark Alstad, Rosie Mello, Jolene Farrara, Mark Pacheco, and Mel Wilson, who received recognition from Johnny Cash himself for performing Johnny's songs. Mel appeared on the show from November of 1972 to December of 1978. He also wrote songs and recorded two of them as a tribute to Mr.Cash. The show also featured voice-over talent Ron Palmer and news reporter Rick Rigsby, both now ex- station employees.
The show started in 1956, three years after the launch of its host television station KHSL-TV
. It was produced at both KHSL-TV studio locations on 4th and Wall Streets from 1956 to 1984 and on Silverbell Road from 1984 to 1995. It was broadcast on Channel 12 from 1956 through 1995 and is now being seen in reruns on Saturday mornings at 10:00am on KRVU (MyTV Northern California
) in Chico. It had previously aired on KFBI-LD My 48 in Medford, Oregon
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The show's closing theme song is "High Sierra", written and sung by Moriss himself, which has become synonymous with the show and its host. It now serves as the closing theme of his radio show on KHSL-FM 103.5 The Blaze.
Chico, California
Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...
) was a weekly country music-variety staple featuring such musicians as Charlie Robinson, Yvonne Haygood, Bill Teague, Mark Alstad, Rosie Mello, Jolene Farrara, Mark Pacheco, and Mel Wilson, who received recognition from Johnny Cash himself for performing Johnny's songs. Mel appeared on the show from November of 1972 to December of 1978. He also wrote songs and recorded two of them as a tribute to Mr.Cash. The show also featured voice-over talent Ron Palmer and news reporter Rick Rigsby, both now ex- station employees.
The show started in 1956, three years after the launch of its host television station KHSL-TV
KHSL-TV
KHSL-TV Channel 12 is a CBS affiliate television station based in Chico, California. Its transmitter is located in Cohasset, California. The station is owned and operated by Catamount Broadcasting of Norwalk, Connecticut, which also operates KNVN channel 24, a NBC affiliate owned by Evans...
. It was produced at both KHSL-TV studio locations on 4th and Wall Streets from 1956 to 1984 and on Silverbell Road from 1984 to 1995. It was broadcast on Channel 12 from 1956 through 1995 and is now being seen in reruns on Saturday mornings at 10:00am on KRVU (MyTV Northern California
MyTV Northern California
MyTV Northern California is the regional My Network TV affiliate based in Chico, California, also serving Redding and Eureka. The station consists of KRVU-LD 21, KZVU-LD 22 and KEMY-LP 33 is owned and operated by Sainte Partners II, L.P. of Modesto, California, founded by the late Chester Smith...
) in Chico. It had previously aired on KFBI-LD My 48 in Medford, Oregon
Medford, Oregon
Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...
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The show's closing theme song is "High Sierra", written and sung by Moriss himself, which has become synonymous with the show and its host. It now serves as the closing theme of his radio show on KHSL-FM 103.5 The Blaze.