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+ Information Please was an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938 to April 22, 1951. The title was the contemporary phrase used to request from telephone operators what was then called "information" but is now called "directory assistance". The series was moderated by Clifton Fadiman. A panel of experts would attempt to answer questions submitted by listeners. For the first few shows, a listener was paid two dollars for a question that was used, and five dollars more if the experts could not answer it correctly. When the show got its first sponsor (Canada Dry), the total amounts were increased to five and ten dollars respectively. A complete Encyclopaedia Britannica was later added to the prize for questions that stumped the panel. The amounts went up to ten and twenty-five dollars when Lucky Strike took over sponsorship of the program.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Information Please

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
01.30.1948	guests helen traubel lauritz melchior	+ Sponsored by: The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The first question is, "After a large dog is name...
10.15.1945	guests alec templeton william primrose	+ Program #85. , AFRS rebroadcast. The first question is, "Who was celebrated in songs as, "celebra...
02.26.1945	guests lt col edward eagan christopher morley	+ Sponsored by: Mobil. The first question is, "Identify the character who composed a ballade while ...
02.19.1945	john gunther and gregory ratoff	+ Sponsored by: Mobil. The first question is, "What would get if you ordered these drinks?"
02.12.1945	faith baldwin and fred allen	+ Sponsored by: Mobil. The first show of the series sponsored by Mobil. The first question is, "Wha...
02.05.1945	clifton webb and moss hart	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "Suppose each of the following animals had preceded y...
01.29.1945	jan struther and russell krause	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "Identify these quotations that include that word "Do...
12.25.1944	fred allen and james wallace	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "Who made the following classic remarks, and what was...
12.18.1944	guests john mason brown robert cushman murphy
11.27.1944	guests leonard bernstein gregory ratoff
11.06.1944	christopher morley and will durant	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "What advice follows these words?" News bulletins are...
10.23.1944	arturo rubenstein and louis brown	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "In what city or country would a G. I. find himself i...
09.11.1944	alexander knox and jan struther	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first show of the season. News: Allied troops have entered Germany. The ...
06.12.1944	guest admiral emory land	+ The first question is, "What is the obligatory first action when a Moslem enters a mosque?"
03.20.1944	senator alban barcley and senator theodore green	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "With your eyes closed, describe the color or pattern...
03.13.1944	guest quenton reynolds
02.28.1944	franchot tone	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "What beauty treatment is suggested by each of these ...
01.24.1944	elizabeth janeway and deems taylor	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "Where in poetry or song do you find these color comb...
01.17.1944	john p marquand	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "What event in the news is suggested by each of these...
01.10.1944	christopher morley and rep john f coffee	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "What were the circumstances that prompted the writin...
01.03.1944	louis bromfield	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "What comic character is brought to mind by these aut...
12.27.1943	leon henderson and jan struther	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The program begins with an announcement by Mr. Fadiman that the steel strike...
12.20.1943	jesse stewart and oscar levant	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "If somebody sent you the gift suggested by each of t...
12.13.1943	quincy howe and dr t s choong	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The program has been named by Motion Picture Daily, the best quiz show. The ...
12.06.1943	louis brown and sinclair lewis	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "What melodramatic event, commemorated in verse, happ...

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This comedy quiz program was hosted by the former Simon and Schuster book editor Clifton Fadiman. Panelists on the program during its run was Franklin P. Adams (columnist for the New York Herald Tribune) and sports columnist John Kiernan. It was broadcast on NBC, CBS and Mutual from 1938 to 1951.

INFORMATION PLEASE

My mother listened to "Information, Please" principally to hear Oscar Levant whom she appreciated for his wit and wisdom. (What a roster of guest participants!) I recall her watching Levant's short-lived talk show on KCOP (Channel 13) in Los Angeles (1958-60). I just watched a tape of that show with Fred Astaire. Poor visual quality, but priceless. All the other tapes of the show were lost. This one exists because Astaire himself taped it. Thanks for the detailed information on "Information, Please." Very much appreciated.

Sam Ludu