Open Hearing (American TV program)

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Open Hearing
John Secondari
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release1957 (1957) โ€“
1958 (1958)

Open Hearing is a 1957โ€“58 American news-related talk show, with John H. Secondari as the moderator. It was a 60-minute program that aired Sunday evenings from 5:00โ€“6:00 p.m. on the ABC television network.[1] It began on February 3, 1957, as a 30-minute program on Sundays at 8:30 p.m.[2]

Richard Stratton was the director.[2]

A previous version of Open Hearing had aired in 1954, moderated by

John Daly
.

Critical response

A review of the premiere episode in the trade publication Variety called Open Hearing "an illuminating and informative half-hour".[2] It complimented Secondari's work as moderator and the "spontaneous quality" of the interviews.[2]

References

  1. ^ Press release on Wikimedia Commons for Dr. King's appearance dated June 5, 1957
  2. ^ a b c d "Open Hearing". Variety. February 6, 1957. p. 29. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

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