Posts Tagged ‘Jazz with Father O’Connor’
A tribute to Dave Davis
From Don Hallock As I remember, a 30 year old Dave Davis came to us at WGBH-TV from the University of North Carolina campus TV in 1957. That was the same year I, at 19, began in the scene shop as assistant to Peter Prodan. Dave was a musician and veteran television Producer-Director. He succeeded…
Read MoreWGBH-TV Broadcast Schedules (1955-69)
From Peter Wiggins Tuesday May 10, 1955 5:30 p.m. – Adventures in Art 6:00 – Images 6:30 – News (with Louis M. Lyons) 7:15 – U.N at Work 7:30 – Trilogy 8:00 – Your Child 9:30 – Sign-Off Friday November 4, 1955 5:30 p.m. – Come and See 6:00 – Discovery 6:30 – News (with…
Read MoreFather Norman J. O’Connor, Feisty Host of “Jazz with Father O’Connor,” Passes On
From The New York Times The Rev. Norman J. O’Connor, a Roman Catholic priest who was also a well-known authority on jazz, died last Sunday in Wayne, N.J., where he lived. He was 81. … Father O’Connor, whose name was seldom mentioned in print without the words “the jazz priest” attached, began making a name…
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