Telepoll

*Telepoll*
Telepoll
Genre	talk show
Presented by	Royce Frith
Voices of	Russ Thompson
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	CTV
Release	3 December 1961 –; 1965

Telepoll was a Canadian talk show television series which aired on CTV between 1961 and 1965. It was hosted by Royce Frith.

Premise

Each week, a guest panel was invited to discuss a current event. Pre-selected viewers were also polled and their responses were tabulated and presented on the next show. Each episode cost an estimated $3500 (CA$), among the most expensive domestic CTV productions. CNCP Telecommunications was Telepoll's sponsor.^[1]

Peter Jennings, then based at CTV's Ottawa affiliate CJOH-TV, was a correspondent for the program.^[1]

Notable episodes

Glen Haw, a lawyer for the Jehovah's Witnesses sect appeared on 14 January 1961 to discuss their doctrine against blood transfusions. Haw stormed off the set following a statement by Kildare Dobbs, another panelist on that episode.^[2]

The newspaper industry was the subject of a 3 January 1965 episode. The poll on that occasion found that three-quarters of respondents felt that Canada's papers did a "good job" covering the news, although 55% of those polled indicated the papers placed too much emphasis on sensationalism.^[3]

Broadcast

Telepoll's debut was on 3 December 1961, two months after the CTV network began its broadcasts.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Nolan, Michael (2001). CTV – The Network That Means Business. University of Alberta. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-88864-384-1. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
^ Brown, Jeremy (15 January 1962). "Religion and CTV". Toronto Star. p. 18.
^ Marster, Jack (8 January 1965). "Dial Turns". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 8.
^ "Weekend Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 2 December 1961. p. 38. Retrieved 10 April 2010.

External links

[Nolan130-1] Nolan, Michael (2001). CTV – The Network That Means Business. University of Alberta. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-88864-384-1. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

[2] Brown, Jeremy (15 January 1962). "Religion and CTV". Toronto Star. p. 18.

[3] Marster, Jack (8 January 1965). "Dial Turns". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 8.

[4] "Weekend Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 2 December 1961. p. 38. Retrieved 10 April 2010.

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