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 Dave Garroway |
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| Birth name | David Cunningham Garroway | |
| Born | July 13, 1913 | |
| Birth place | Schenectady, New York | |
| Died | June 21, 1982 (aged 68) | |
| in | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | |
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| Occupation | Television journalist | |
| Spouse | Pamela (?-1961) Sarah Lee Lippincott (?-1982) |
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| Children | David Garroway, Jr. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Swarthmore is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Paris Garroway Michael Garroway |
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| Notable credit(s) | The Today Show Anchor (1952–1961) Wide Wide World Host (1955–1958) |
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David Cunningham Garroway (July 13, 1913 – July 21, 1982) was the founding host of NBC's Today from 1952 to 1961. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Wide Wide World was a 90-minute documentary series telecast live on NBC on Sunday afternoons at 4pm Eastern Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. His easygoing, relaxed and relaxing style belied a battle with depression that may have contributed to the end of his days as a leading television personality--and, eventually, his life. In the fields of Psychology and Psychiatry, the terms depression or depressed refer to both expected and pathologically chronic or severe
Born in Schenectady, New York, Garroway was 14 when he moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended University City High School and Washington University. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous He began his broadcasting career modestly, starting as an NBC page in 1938, and then graduating from NBC's school for announcers 23rd in a class of 24. Even so, he landed a job at influential Pittsburgh radio station KDKA in 1939. He roamed the region, filing a number of memorable reports from a hot-air balloon, from a U.S. Navy submarine in the Ohio River, and from deep inside a coal mine. There are two major types of Submarines in the United States Navy: ballistic missile submarines and attack submarines The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Those early reports earned Garroway a reputation for finding a good story, even if it took him to unusual places.
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When the United States entered World War II in 1941, Garroway enlisted in the U.S. Navy, but one trip out to Honolulu convinced the young man that perhaps he was a little better suited for radio instead. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U The Navy agreed to let him run a yeoman's school instead, and off-hours he hosted a radio show where he played jazz records and reminisced about the old days back in Chicago. Yeoman is noun used to indicate a variety of positions or Social classes In the 16th century a yeoman was also a Farmer of middling social status who owned Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States After the war, he returned to the Windy City as a disc jockey at WMAQ (AM). WMAQ was an AM radio station in located in Chicago Illinois, USA, and broadcast at 670 kHz with 50000 watts On the air, he retained the persona he crafted in Honolulu, to great success in a series of radio programs -- The 11:60 Club, The Dave Garroway Show and Reserved for Garroway. One oddity Garroway introduced on his radio shows was having the studio audience respond to a song number not by applauding but by snapping their fingers. He also was heard often as an announcer on NBC's Monitor. For NBC 's 1983 television news magazine series see Monitor (TV.
Television
Garroway was introduced to the national television audience when he hosted the experimental musical variety show, Garroway at Large, telecast live from Chicago. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic It was carried by NBC from June 18, 1949 to June 24, 1951. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January
His shows reflected his relaxed, informal style. In 1960 New York Times reviewer Richard F. Shepard wrote, "He does not crash into the home with the false jollity and thunderous witticisms of a backslapper. He is pleasant, serious, scholarly looking and not obtrusively convivial. " He was known for his signoff, saying "Peace" with an upraised palm.
Along with Arthur Godfrey, Arlene Francis and Jack Paar, Garroway was one of the pioneers of television talk. Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey ( August 31 1903 &ndash March 16 1983) was an American Radio and Television broadcaster Arlene Francis (born Arline Francis Kazanjian; October 20 1907 - May 31 2001) was an American actress Radio Jack Harold Paar ( May 1, 1918 &ndash January 27, 2004) was an American Radio and Television talk show host Television commentator Steven D. Stark traces the origins of the style to Chicago. Garroway, Studs Terkel and Hugh Downs all hosted relaxed, garrulous, extemporaneous shows in that city in the early 1950s. Louis "Studs" Terkel (born May 16, 1912) is an American author, historian actor and broadcaster based in Chicago. Hugh Malcolm Downs (born February 14, 1921) is a retired American broadcaster Television host Earlier radio and television voices spoke with an authoritative "announcer's" intonation, resembling public oration, often dropping about a musical fifth on the last word of a sentence. Garroway was one of the broadcasters who introduced conversational style and tone to television, beginning some broadcasts as though the viewer were sitting in the studio with him, as in this November 20, 1957, introduction for the Today show: "And how are you about the world today? Let's see what kind of shape it's in; there is a glimmer of hope. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) "
Legendary, pioneering NBC President Sylvester "Pat" Weaver picked Garroway to host his new morning news-and-entertainment experiment, the Today show, in 1951. Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver Jr ( December 21, 1908 &ndash March 17, 2002) was a former radio advertising executive who was Garroway soon was joined by news editor Jim Fleming and announcer Jack Lescoulie as television's first loose "family" of the airwaves when the show debuted on Monday, January 14, 1952. Jack Lescoulie ( November 17, 1912, Sacramento, California - July 22, 1987, Memphis Tennessee) was a radio and Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Though initially panned by critics, Garroway's style attracted a large audience that enjoyed his easygoing presence early in the morning. His familiar "co-host," a chimpanzee with the puckish name of J. Fred Muggs, didn't hurt his genial manner, but his concurrent seriousness in dealing with news stories and ability to clearly explain abstract concepts earned him the nickname "The Communicator," and eventually won praise from critics and viewers alike. Chimpanzee (often shortened to chimp) is the common name for the two extant Species of Apes in the Genus Pan. J Fred Muggs (b March 14, 1952, French Cameroon) is a Chimpanzee that was the Mascot for NBC's Today Show from 1953 to At the same time he did Today, Garroway also hosted a Friday night variety series, The Dave Garroway Show, from October 2, 1953 to June 25, 1954, and on October 16, 1955, he began hosting NBC's Sunday afternoon live documentary Wide Wide World, continuing with that series until June 8, 1958. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Wide Wide World was a 90-minute documentary series telecast live on NBC on Sunday afternoons at 4pm Eastern Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Garroway had a vast curiosity that led Today wherever his ideas took it--to Paris in 1959 and Rome in 1960; to car shows and technology expos; to plays and movies; and even on board an Air Force B-52 for a practice bombing run--in short, everywhere in the world then accessible to television. When the show couldn't go outside to the world, the world was brought into the studio, evidenced by the parade of politicians, writers, artists, scientists, economists, musicians and many more who visited Garroway and company in the RCA Exhibition Hall, Todays then-home on West 49th Street in Manhattan.
But Garroway's easygoing camera presence masked a man fighting inner demons from several angles. He reportedly developed an addiction to a concoction from his Chicago days, called "The Doctor," composed of vitamin B-12 and codeine; it was said to have begun affecting his mental acuity and his temper. Codeine ( INN) or methylmorphine is an Opiate used for its Analgesic, antitussive and antidiarrheal properties Disagreements with staff members became more frequent, and some days Garroway would disappear in the middle of the show, leaving Lescoulie to finish the live program. Far worse, however, was the April 1961 suicide of his wife, Pamela, plunging Garroway further into depression and mental instability. Eventually, these troubles affected his on-camera performance. A few weeks later, Garroway lay down in the Today show studio, refusing to rise until NBC gave in to his contract demands. The network called his bluff and on June 16, 1961 fired television's "Communicator" from the morning genre he helped pioneer. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Garroway appeared sporadically on other television programs without achieving anywhere near the success and recognition levels he enjoyed on Today. The most viewers saw of him the rest of the 1960s and 1970s was whenever he re-emerged for Today anniversaries. His final such appearance was the 30th anniversary show, January 14, 1982. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
He was very interested in astronomy, and during a tour of Russian telescopes, he met his second wife, astronomer Sarah Lee Lippincott. In his final years, he attended astronomy symposia at Swarthmore College and spent time at Sproul Observatory. Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1500 students See also List of observatories
Garroway was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Swarthmore, Pennsylvania home July 21, 1982. Swarthmore is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) He had one son, David Jr. , and a daughter, Paris. When he married Pamela, he adopted her son, Michael, whom he raised as his own, even after her death. Because of Garroway's dedication to the cause of mental health, his second wife Sarah helped establish the Dave Garroway Laboratory for the Study of Depression at the University of Pennsylvania. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was also honored for his contribution to television with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as the St. Louis Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that The St Louis Walk of Fame honors well-known people from St Louis Missouri who made contributions to Culture of the United States. He is buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. West Laurel Hill Cemetery is a Cemetery located in Bala Cynwyd Pennsylvania, United States.
| Preceded by None |
Today Show Host 1952–1961 |
Succeeded by John Chancellor |
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External links
- Today show homepage
- A Garroway retrospective
- 'Garroway at Large' from the Museum of Broadcast Communications
- TVParty.com tribute to 'Today' in the 1950s - includes video clips and photos from the Garroway era
- Dave Garroway Laboratory for the Study of Depression
- St. Louis Walk of Fame Entry
- Dave Garroway at Find A Grave
- Biography-West Laurel Hill Cemetery web site
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