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Weekly televised boxing bouts.Weekly televised boxing bouts.Weekly televised boxing bouts.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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- TriviaOne of the earliest commercially sponsored programs on television, beginning in September 1944, seen on the rudimentary NBC Television Network (New York, Philadelphia and Schenectady, NY). In 1944, there were only roughly 5000 television sets in operation, mostly in New York City and mostly in bars and taverns. Therefore, sporting events were a natural for this audience and Gillette was a natural as a sponsor.
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What I remember best are the Friday Night Fights between the boxers who appeared regularly. Often it was Gaspar Ortega vs. Isaac Logart. Yama Bahama, from Bimini, was another favorite. There were another pair, lightweights, I believe, who fought often, if anyone remembers their names -- Miguel Barrios may have been one. Other fighters who appeared included Kid Gavilan, Joey Giardello, Robinson vs. Fullmer, Carmen Basilio. Also Joey Giambra, a middleweight. I'm looking for the other names and, if anyone has such a thing, a week-by-week listing of Fights of the Week from about 1954-1960. Thanks to anyone who knows, or can share other bits of nostalgia.
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By what name was Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1944) officially released in Canada in English?
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