Telepoll

1961 Canadian TV series or program

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 (1961-12-03) –
1965 (1965)

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

## Premise

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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

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ 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.
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.

## External links

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* Telepoll at Canadian Communications Foundation
* Telepoll at TVArchive.ca