The Billy O'Connor Show
Encyclopedia
The Billy O'Connor Show was a Canadian
variety television series which aired on CBC Television
from 1954 to 1956.
and Bill Isbister also made frequent appearances on this series. O'Connor was promoted in CBC publicity as "a man you'd like to get to know".
Juliette
joined O'Connor on the series as a regular performer from 20 August 1955. However, their adversarial relationship led to the end of O'Connor's series in May 1956 and the debut of Juliette's own series
in the same time slot that October.
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Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...
variety television series which aired on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
from 1954 to 1956.
Premise
Billy O'Connor, a jazz musician, hosted this series with a small house band - Vic Centro (accordion), Kenny Gill (guitar) and Jackie Richardson (bass). Jack DuffyJack Duffy
Jack Duffy was a Canadian singer, comedian and actor.-Biography:Born in Montreal, Duffy grew up in Toronto, dropping out of Central Technical School to become a singer...
and Bill Isbister also made frequent appearances on this series. O'Connor was promoted in CBC publicity as "a man you'd like to get to know".
Juliette
Juliette (singer)
Juliette Augustina Sysak Cavazzi, CM , nicknamed , is a Canadian singer and television host who was featured on CBC Television from the 1950s through the 1970s....
joined O'Connor on the series as a regular performer from 20 August 1955. However, their adversarial relationship led to the end of O'Connor's series in May 1956 and the debut of Juliette's own series
Juliette (TV series)
Juliette is a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1956 to 1966.-Premise:Juliette Cavazzi made early Canadian radio and television appearances on series such as Holiday Ranch...
in the same time slot that October.
Scheduling
This 20-minute series was broadcast on Saturdays at 11:10 p.m. from 16 October 1954 to 19 May 1956, following the NHL hockey broadcastHockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League...
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