Broadway To Hollywood Headline Clues

News, gossip, celebrity Interviews, and a home viewer quiz all in one.

Broadcast
DuMont (Daytime July 4, 1949-May 4, 1951, Primetime July 20, 1949-July 15, 1954)

Nighttime Version
George F. Putnam (1949-1951)

Bill Slater (1951-1953)

Conrad Nagel (1953-1954)

Daytime Version
Don Russell (1951)

Gameplay
The program opened with a summary of the day's news. Then viewers were telephoned amd quizzed on the news stories just presented for prizes. By 1951, the quiz segement was dropped and the show became more of a news and  feature show.

Trivia
This combination quiz show made its debut under the title as Heeadline Clues with the present title adopted on the nighttime version only on October 21, 1949. From 1949-1951 the quiz element was featured.

Original Host George F. Putnam, would later achieve greater recognition as a newscaster in the Los Angeles area during the 50's and 60's.