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The Dave Garroway Show

Dave Garroway's laid back style made him one of NBC's great communicators on radio and television.

Dave Garroway Show

34 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 9 hours, 2332 min)
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Dave Garroway

The Dave Garroway Show opens with the gentle strains of "Sentimental Journey". Garroway's show is not one to get you fired up for a hard day's work,but The Dave Garroway Show is one to listen to while you are enjoying your mid-morning coffee break.

After graduating from Washington University in St Louis, Garroway tried his hand as a lab assistant at Harvard, and then selling books and piston rings. These were not a good fit, so he took a stab at broadcasting. He made it through the highly competitive interview process to land a position as an NBC Page. (The NBC Page program gave young people, usually in their 20s, a temporary job at Radio City in New York, and later the NBC Studios in Hollywood. The Pages would work in various departments at the network, being groomed for a career with the network. In addition, they act as ushers and tour guides. Of the usual 7000 applicants, selection is limited to only 60-80 pages for the one year position.) After winning one of the coveted Page positions, Garroway got off to a rather mediocre start. He graduated 23rd out of 24 in his class at the NBC Announcer school. After graduating, he landed a job at KDKA Pittsburgh and built a reputation as the station's "Roving Announcer". This experience brought out Garroway's ability to find a compelling story in nearly any situation. He would broadcast from inside a coal mine, a Navy Submarine in the Ohio River, even from a hot air balloon!

After two years at KDKA Garroway moved to Chicago, but the outbreak of WWII interrupted his career. He joined the Navy and stationed in Honolulu. When he was off duty, he hosted a radio show, playing Jazz disks and reminiscing about Chicago. After his discharge, he returned to the Windy City on WMAQ. He hosted a variety of programs, as well as promoting the Chicago Jazz scene. One of his innovations was to convince his studio audience to show approval for a song by snapping their fingers instead of clapping, just like the "hepcats" did in the coffee shops.

Dave GarrowayWhile he was hosting the Dave Garroway Show episodes featured in this collection, he was also breaking into national television, hosting the musical variety program, Garroway At Large. The show was one of TV's first variety programs. NBC carried it live from Chicago.

In 1951, Garroway became the first host of NBC's morning News and Entertainment program, The Today Show. Critics initially panned Garroway's laid-back style, but audiences found his calming influence attractive in the morning. Legend has it that Garroway was less than enthusiastic about his "co-host", the cute chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs. Legend has it that Garroway was jealous of Muggs, (who was not the most well behaved of chimps) and occasionally spiked the monkey's orange juice with Benzedrine. Garroway remained host of Today until 1961. After signing off from Today, he would go on the radio with the Dial Dave Garroway program. In 1955, he became the first "communicator" for the NBC Radio weekend magazine program, Monitor.

Garroway had a variety of interests outside of broadcasting, including astronomy and restoring classic cars. He appeared in TV commercials for the first Corvette in 1953 and the Ford Falcon in 1964. The Hollywood Walk of Fame honors Dave Garroway with a Star at 6264 Hollywood Blvd for his contributions to Television and at 6355 Hollywood Blvd for contributions to Radio.

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    I like the easy going manner of Dave Garroway on his shows. I was surprised at how sophisticated, yet entertaining these shows are. From the music, to conversations with guests, Garroway makes the listener feel acknowledged by him--kind of like having a cup of coffee with a pleasant person. Enjoy.

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    I listened to 2 programs from 1948 and 1949. They were both entertaining with Peggy Lee as a guest for the first program and then Leroy Anderson's Song The Syncopated Clock featured in the second show. I agree with the above commentator in that he had areal relaxed quality putting the listener at ease with his conversation.

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    34 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 9 hours, 2332 min
    34 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
    total playtime 9 hours, 2332 min
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    1. 34 shows – total playtime 9 hours, 38 minutes
    2. Biography In Sound 550220 06 Meet Carl Sandburg.mp3
    3. Dave Garroway Dec. 19 1948.mp3
    4. Dave Garroway Show 480711 Peggy Lee.mp3
    5. Dave Garroway Show 490708 Hugh Downs.mp3
    6. Dave Garroway Show 500109 Mel Torme Dick Powell.mp3
    7. Dave Garroway Show 500210 Indian Reservation Rent.mp3
    8. Dave Garroway Show 500714 Taylorsville Nc.mp3
    9. Dave Garroway Show 501117 A Visit to the Zoo AFRS 140 WNBC.mp3
    10. Dave Garroway Show 501117 Afrs 140 Friday.mp3
    11. Dave Garroway Show 510105 A Bushel and a Peck AFRS 139 WNBC.mp3
    12. Dave Garroway Show 510105 Afrs 139 Thursday.mp3
    13. Dave Garroway Show 520124 AFRS 334 Thursday.mp3
    14. Dave Garroway Show 520125 AFRS 335 Fri Button Your Overcoat.mp3
    15. Dave Garroway Show 520710 AFRS 0454 Bernie Pollack.mp3
    16. Dave Garroway Show 530714 Taylorsville NC.mp3
    17. Dial Dave Garroway 490605 Syncopated Clock.mp3
    18. Dial Dave Garroway 510529 X When Red Red Robin Comes Bobbin.mp3
    19. Dial Dave Garroway 510619 X Its Lovely Day Today.mp3
    20. Dial Dave Garroway 510620 X Sposin.mp3
    21. Dial Dave Garroway 510621 X My Resistance Is Low.mp3
    22. FMM 540625 0929 Living By Golden Rule For Week.mp3
    23. FMM 540702 0934 Stranger Won Trial Mcgees Bail Returned.mp3
    24. Garroway Excerpt 1 Jimmy And Marian Mcpartland.mp3
    25. Garroway Excerpt 15 Lester Young.mp3
    26. Garroway Excerpt 16 Lionel Hampton.mp3
    27. Garroway Excerpt 2 Sarah Vaughan.mp3
    28. Garroway Excerpt 3 Mel Torme.mp3
    29. Garroway Excerpt 4 Mel Torme.mp3
    30. Garroway Excerpt 5 Ella.mp3
    31. Garroway Excerpt 6 Ella.mp3
    32. Grand Marquee 461226 17 Slide Rule Says Pass.mp3
    33. Worlds Great Novels 470103 Moby Dick Pt.1 Of 4.mp3
    34. Worlds Great Novels 470117 Moby Dick Pt.3 Of 4.mp3
    35. Worlds Great Novels 470124 Moby Dick Pt.4 Of 4.mp3
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    34 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 9 hours, 2332 min
    34 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00
    265 MB – total playtime 9 hours, 38 min
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    1. 34 shows – 265 MB – total playtime 9 hours, 38 minutes
    2. Biography In Sound 550220 06 Meet Carl Sandburg.mp3
    3. Dave Garroway Dec. 19 1948.mp3
    4. Dave Garroway Show 480711 Peggy Lee.mp3
    5. Dave Garroway Show 490708 Hugh Downs.mp3
    6. Dave Garroway Show 500109 Mel Torme Dick Powell.mp3
    7. Dave Garroway Show 500210 Indian Reservation Rent.mp3
    8. Dave Garroway Show 500714 Taylorsville Nc.mp3
    9. Dave Garroway Show 501117 A Visit to the Zoo AFRS 140 WNBC.mp3
    10. Dave Garroway Show 501117 Afrs 140 Friday.mp3
    11. Dave Garroway Show 510105 A Bushel and a Peck AFRS 139 WNBC.mp3
    12. Dave Garroway Show 510105 Afrs 139 Thursday.mp3
    13. Dave Garroway Show 520124 AFRS 334 Thursday.mp3
    14. Dave Garroway Show 520125 AFRS 335 Fri Button Your Overcoat.mp3
    15. Dave Garroway Show 520710 AFRS 0454 Bernie Pollack.mp3
    16. Dave Garroway Show 530714 Taylorsville NC.mp3
    17. Dial Dave Garroway 490605 Syncopated Clock.mp3
    18. Dial Dave Garroway 510529 X When Red Red Robin Comes Bobbin.mp3
    19. Dial Dave Garroway 510619 X Its Lovely Day Today.mp3
    20. Dial Dave Garroway 510620 X Sposin.mp3
    21. Dial Dave Garroway 510621 X My Resistance Is Low.mp3
    22. FMM 540625 0929 Living By Golden Rule For Week.mp3
    23. FMM 540702 0934 Stranger Won Trial Mcgees Bail Returned.mp3
    24. Garroway Excerpt 1 Jimmy And Marian Mcpartland.mp3
    25. Garroway Excerpt 15 Lester Young.mp3
    26. Garroway Excerpt 16 Lionel Hampton.mp3
    27. Garroway Excerpt 2 Sarah Vaughan.mp3
    28. Garroway Excerpt 3 Mel Torme.mp3
    29. Garroway Excerpt 4 Mel Torme.mp3
    30. Garroway Excerpt 5 Ella.mp3
    31. Garroway Excerpt 6 Ella.mp3
    32. Grand Marquee 461226 17 Slide Rule Says Pass.mp3
    33. Worlds Great Novels 470103 Moby Dick Pt.1 Of 4.mp3
    34. Worlds Great Novels 470117 Moby Dick Pt.3 Of 4.mp3
    35. Worlds Great Novels 470124 Moby Dick Pt.4 Of 4.mp3
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    34 recordings on 10 Audio CDs. Total playtime 9 hours, 38 min
    34 recordings on 10 Audio CDs
    total playtime 9 hours, 38 min

    Dave Garroway Show Disc A001

    1. Dave Garroway Dec. 19 1948
    2. Garroway Excerpt 1 Jimmy And Marian Mcpartland
    3. Garroway Excerpt 15 Lester Young
    4. Garroway Excerpt 16 Lionel Hampton
    5. Garroway Excerpt 2 Sarah Vaughan
    6. Garroway Excerpt 3 Mel Torme
    7. Garroway Excerpt 4 Mel Torme
    8. Garroway Excerpt 5 Ella
    9. Garroway Excerpt 6 Ella

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    Dave Garroway Show Disc A002

    1. Grand Marquee 461226 17 Slide Rule Says Pass
    2. Worlds Great Novels 470103 Moby Dick Pt.1 Of 4

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    Dave Garroway Show Disc A003

    1. Worlds Great Novels 470117 Moby Dick Pt.3 Of 4
    2. Worlds Great Novels 470124 Moby Dick Pt.4 Of 4

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    Dave Garroway Show Disc A004

    1. Dave Garroway Show 480711 Peggy Lee
    2. Dial Dave Garroway 490605 Syncopated Clock

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    Dave Garroway Show Disc A005

    1. Dave Garroway Show 490708 Hugh Downs
    2. Dave Garroway Show 500109 Mel Torme Dick Powell

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    Dave Garroway Show Disc A006

    1. Dave Garroway Show 500210 Indian Reservation Rent
    2. Dave Garroway Show 500714 Taylorsville Nc
    3. Dave Garroway Show 501117 A Visit to the Zoo AFRS 140 WNBC
    4. Dave Garroway Show 501117 Afrs 140 Friday

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    Dave Garroway Show Disc A007

    1. Dave Garroway Show 510105 A Bushel and a Peck AFRS 139 WNBC
    2. Dave Garroway Show 510105 Afrs 139 Thursday
    3. Dial Dave Garroway 510529 X When Red Red Robin Comes Bobbin
    4. Dial Dave Garroway 510619 X Its Lovely Day Today

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    Dave Garroway Show Disc A008

    1. Dial Dave Garroway 510620 X Sposin
    2. Dial Dave Garroway 510621 X My Resistance Is Low
    3. Dave Garroway Show 520124 AFRS 334 Thursday
    4. Dave Garroway Show 520125 AFRS 335 Fri Button Your Overcoat

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    Dave Garroway Show Disc A009

    1. Dave Garroway Show 520710 AFRS 0454 Bernie Pollack
    2. Dave Garroway Show 530714 Taylorsville NC
    3. FMM 540625 0929 Living By Golden Rule For Week
    4. FMM 540702 0934 Stranger Won Trial Mcgees Bail Returned

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    Dave Garroway Show Disc A010

    1. Biography In Sound 550220 06 Meet Carl Sandburg

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