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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
03.29.1943	gen carlos p romulo	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "Who sent and who received these messages?" A new typ...
03.15.1943	jan struther	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "What is each of the following?" The system cue has b...
03.14.1943	w levant hillary saint and george saunders	+ A new type of question and answer game in which the public quiz the professionals. The public are ...
03.08.1943	gregory ratoff	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. Gregory Ratoff appears on the program from Hollywood. The first question is,...
03.01.1943	will rogers jr	+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The broadcast originates from Constitution Hall, Washington, D. C. as a Red ...
02.15.1943	fred allen	+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Heinz Foods (for the first time). The first question is, "What are the...
02.05.1943	jan struther	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike ("The best tunes of all, move to Carnegie Hall"). The last show sponso...
01.29.1943	cornelia otis skinner	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike ("The best tunes of all, move to Carnegie Hall"). The first question ...
01.22.1943	alfred hitchcock	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike ("The best tunes of all, move to Carnegie Hall"). The first question i...
01.15.1943	charles coburn	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. In the Annual World Telegram Poll, the program was named, "Best Quiz ...
01.08.1943	will rogers jr	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The broadcast originates from The Academy Of Music, Philadelphia, as ...
01.01.1943	gregory ratoff	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who was the woman who was married to Aleksei ...
12.25.1942	james wallace	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who was the first 'Cyrano' in this country?" ...
12.18.1942	ilka chase	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Where would you find the following letters?" ...
12.11.1942	william l shirer	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. For the third consecutive year, "Information Please" has been named "...
12.04.1942	henry cabot lodge	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The program originates from Symphony Hall, Boston, as a War Bond bene...
11.27.1942	leon henderson and wilma lord henderson	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What items of food might these Mother Goose c...
11.20.1942	lewis bromfield	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike ("Lucky Strike Green Has Gone To War"). The first question is, "What r...
11.06.1942	hanson w baldwin	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike ("Lucky Strike Green Has Gone To War"). The first question is, "What b...
10.30.1942	christopher morley	First question on this radio broadcast program is "Who are the sons of these parents?" Sponsored by...
10.09.1942	gregory ratoff	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "The following names are used in menus that a...
10.09.1942	stump the experts	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "The following names are used in menus that ar...
10.02.1942	deems taylor	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "How did each of these people rise to a partic...
09.25.1942	leon henderson	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who was the predecessor of the following?" Cl...
09.18.1942	christopher morley	+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Identify these examples of "frightfulness." A...

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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