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Dec 27, 1947
NBC introduces a children's TV show titled "Puppet Playhouse." The program evolves into "Howdy Doody," name-checked in the lyrics of The Statler Brothers' 1972 country hit "Do You Remember These"
Jan 13, 1948
Cincinnati's WLW debuts TV's "Midwestern Hayride"
May 17, 1948
NBC-TV premieres "Village Barn," a New York-based country show. During part of its run, it's hosted by "Sioux City Sue" songwriter Dick Thomas
Jun 8, 1948
"The Milton Berle Show" debuts on NBC-TV. The theme song, "Near You," becomes a country hit for George Jones & Tammy Wynette in 1977
Jul 10, 1948
ABC's "Hayloft Hoedown" debuts from Town Hall in Philadelphia. The half-hour Saturday night broadcast is one of the first country shows on network TV, with Wesley Tuttle its best-known regular. It lasts just two months
Sep 18, 1948
"Hayloft Hoedown" ends an 11-week run on ABC-TV. One of the first network shows to feature country music, the program aired from Town Hall in Philadelphia, with Wesley Tuttle the best-known performer in its weekly cast
Dec 4, 1948
NBC-TV debuts "Saturday Night Jubilee," a New York-based country music show hosted by Elton Britt
Dec 17, 1948
"The Morey Amsterdam Show" debuts on CBS-TV. The previous year, the sitcom's star earned a country hit as a songwriter with Dick Jurgens' "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
Feb 21, 1949
"The ABC Barn Dance" debuts on television. The music-and-comedy series features the stars of "The National Barn Dance" on WLS Radio in Chicago
Jul 2, 1949
"Saturday Night Jubilee" airs for the last time on NBC-TV. Boyd Heath, who earned a country hit in 1945 with his version of "Smoke On The Water," hosted the show from New York City
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