All of this is very interesting, but it's really damaging the crossword clue I'm trying to edit.
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 2:47 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > "Today" started in January 1952. Steve Allen's local New York talk show > premiered in 1953 and was "The Steve Allen Show" until it went network-wide > in September 1954 under the title "Tonight! Starring Steve Allen." > > As Kevin said in another response to this thread, there was an interim > when it was "Tonight! America After Dark." Then when Jack Paar came in, it > was "Tonight Starring Jack Paar," which eventually became "The Jack Paar > Tonight Show." > > After Paar left in March 1962, the interim guest-hosted shows before > Carson's ABC contract was up were "The Tonight Show," and Carson's version > was officially "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > "Jon Delfin" <[email protected]> > > To: > "tvornottv" <[email protected]> > Cc: > > Sent: > Mon, 21 May 2018 14:28:04 -0400 > Subject: > Re: [TV orNotTV] somehow it's not in the Wiki article > > > Hmm. Well, it started as a reflection of "The Tonight Show," hence "The > Today Show." But I just found what appears to be the original (1952) logo > http://logos.wikia.com/wiki/Today_(United_States) > and it just says "Today." I'm more confused. > > On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 2:14 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It was just “Today” even back in the Dave Garroway era. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 21, 2018, at 11:05 AM, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Does anyone know approximately when "Today" became the official name of >> what had been "The Today Show"? I don't need a specific date, just the >> year. Thanks. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
