Summer Festival (TV series)
Summer Festival is a Canadian current affairs and entertainment television series which aired on CBC Television in 1980.
| Summer Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Current affairs, entertainment |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | 30 June – 5 September 1980 |
Premise
This series featured various events throughout Canada such as a lobster festival in Prince Edward Island or Edmonton's Klondike Days. Various series hosts were assigned for each Canadian region. On Monday episodes, Geoff Gray-Cobb of British Columbia provided astrology advice.[1]
Summer Festival replaced The Bob McLean Show between June and September 1980.
Regional hosts
- Edmonton: Jo Green
- Halifax: Beth Harrington
- Prince Edward Island: Amanda Hancox
- St. John's, Newfoundland: Shirley Newhook
- Toronto: Riki Turofsky
- Windsor, Ontario: Marilyn MacKay
- Winnipeg: Arvel Gray
- Vancouver: Debra Kaye
Scheduling
This hour-long series was broadcast weekdays at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) from 30 June to 5 September 1980.
References
- Corcelli, John (November 2005). "Summer Festival". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Summer Festival". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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