Fishing and Hunting Club

American TV panel show (1949–1950)

Fishing and Hunting Club

Also known as| Sports for All
Genre| Sports
Starring| Bill Slater (host)
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Running time| 30 minutes
Original release
Network| DuMont
Release| October 7, 1949 (1949-10-07) –
March 31, 1950 (1950-03-31)

Fishing and Hunting Club is a DuMont Television Network program that was aired on Fridays at 9 pm ET from September 30, 1949, to March 31, 1950. On January 20, 1950, the name of the show changed to Sports for All.[1]

## Overview

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The 30-minute program was hosted by Bill Slater. In the program, panelists answered viewer-submitted questions about fishing and hunting. Members of the panel were Gail Borden, a former Olympian; Jeff Bryant, an author; Jim Hurley, outdoor editor for the New York Daily Mirror; and Dave Newell, former editor of Field & Stream.[2] It also included "demonstrations and interviews with various outdoor experts and enthusiasts".[3] The program originated from WABD.[4]

## Episode status

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Only one or two episodes are held in the J. Fred MacDonald collection at the Library of Congress.[citation needed]

## Radio version

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Fishing and Hunting Club of the Air began on ABC radio in July 1945, and it moved to the Mutual network in January 1946.[5] It featured the same host and panelists as the TV show.[6] Mail Pouch Tobacco Company was the primary sponsor. Listeners submitted 15,000 letters to the program each week, with 16 to 20 having their questions answered on the air. Those who submitted questions that were used on the program received a hunting- or fishing-related gift.[5]

## See also

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* List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
* List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
* 1949-50 United States network television schedule

## Bibliography

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* David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6

## References

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1. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 348\. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
2. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 288\. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
3. ^ Gamache, Ray (August 28, 2023). Sports Highlights: A History of Plays Replayed from Edison to ESPN and Beyond, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 89\. ISBN 978-1-4766-9228-9. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
4. ^ "Last Week's Arrivals (Continued)". Ross Reports. October 2, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
5. ^ a b "Those rod and gun millions". Sponsor. June 1947. pp. 35–37. Retrieved February 9, 2024.35-37&rft.date=1947-06&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/sponsor4647spon/page/n444/mode/1up?view=theater&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Fishing+and+Hunting+Club" class="Z3988">
6. ^ "Radio and Television: WMCA Will Open FM Station Christmas Day". The New York Times. December 17, 1948. p. 54. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

## External links

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* Fishing and Hunting Club at IMDB
* DuMont historical website

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