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Open Hearing (American TV program)

Summary

Open Hearing is a 1957–58 American news-related talk show, with John H. Secondari as the moderator. It was a 60-minute program that aired Sunday evenings from 5:00–6:00 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]

Open Hearing
Publicity photo of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his appearance on Open Hearing, June 16, 1957.
Presented byJohn Secondari
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release1957 (1957) –
1958 (1958)

Richard Stratton was the director.[2]

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

Critical response edit

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 edit

  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.

External links edit

  • Open Hearing (1957) at IMDb  
  • Open Hearing (1954) at IMDb