Dot Moore (May 15, 1914 - May 23, 2007) was a Mobile, Alabama TV personality and "ambassador" to the stars for 46 years, whose long broadcasting career spanned four talk show incarnations, numerous trips to the east and west coasts of the United States, and dozens of conversations with television and motion pictures' most renowned people. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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Dot's early years
Born in Pensacola, Florida before her family moved to Mobile at the age of 12, Dorothy "Dot" Fillette had her young mind and eyes set on becoming an actress, an early indication of what was soon to come many years later. Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the County seat of Escambia County. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works One indication was her attempt at imitating movies such as those featuring Joan Crawford, whom Dot viewed on days when she voluntarily skipped school. Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture Eventually she concluded that theater didn't have a particular lure, even though she managed to perform on stage locally. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Dot's interests to perform before an audience would resurface during her years on television, as it gave her an easy, yet natural feeling. Before fulfilling her lifelong dreams, Moore would finish her schooling at Leinkauf Elementary and Murphy High School before her first job as a secretary close to her father, who was in the steam ship business. A secretary is either an administrative assistant in business office administration, or a certain type of mid- or high-level governmental position such as a A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller After being around ships came a Registrar position at the University of Alabama Expansion Center, sharpening her future interview skills in the process. While at the university, Dot was offered a place in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office in downtown Mobile and the U.S. Air Force office at Brookley Field. The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel The Brookley Complex, also known as the Mobile Downtown Airport According to the FAA 's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011 it is categorized The investigative position at the Air Force office would come shortly after marrying Baltimore native Robert Joseph Miller. Unfortunately her husband died from TB, leaving Dot and 2-year-old year boy Bobby behind. Following her husbands' death, Dot opened "Dot's Dress Shoppe". One day at this Springhill Avenue establishment, Dot met the two ladies who would introduce her to both the radio and television business, a radio personality going on vacation and a TV chef who invited Dot over to her local TV cooking show. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. A chef is a person who cooks professionally In a professional kitchen setting the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen the executive Five years after Bob Miller's untimely death, Dot would meet her second husband Lon Stephens Moore of Missouri on account of a friend inviting him over to her Dauphin Street home. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Yet again, illness would halt Dot's marriage and the two people Mr. Moore knew very briefly were left alone again. Weeks after a period of mourning, Dot went back to work after finding a job at the same radio station that introduced her to broadcasting, WABB. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation.
The half way point
Moore was a receptionist at WABB in 1958, but this seemly small position under the Mobile Register-owned station would lead to speaking before a wide radio audience with her low tone voice, earning the liking of one WABB announcer. A receptionist is a person in an Office /administrative support position Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Press-Register is a daily Newspaper serving the southwest Alabama counties of Mobile and Baldwin, continuing its on-going An announcer is a Voice actor who works in Television, Radio or Film, usually providing Narrations News updates Station Radio and TV commercials, including a televised March of Dimes PSA featuring Moore as a donor would earn her something more than a year after working for WABB and WKAB radio, the daily half-hour program "Channel 10 Kitchen" on WALA-TV after the previous chef had to leave for health reasons. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced March of Dimes is the name of a United States health charity, whose mission is to improve the health of babies. A public service announcement (PSA or community service announcement (CSA is a non-commercial advertisement broadcast on radio or television ostensibly for the Public WALA-TV ("Fox Ten" is the Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate for southern Alabama and the western Panhandle area of Florida. There was only one problem Channel 10 managed to deal with and that was the fact that Dot was not a cook. WALA's solution was to find a professional chef and let Moore assist before the viewers. Dot also got the last remark in the program's live commercials sponsored by General Electric. Even after retirement, Dot was not very fond of cooking herself, yet up until the very end of her career, she was still seen speaking to her cooking guests in the studio kitchen. A television studio is an installation in which Television or Video productions take place either for Live television, for recording Live to tape Amazing enough, Dot managed to keep her son well nourished on something as easy to prepare as tuna fish casserole, in which Bobby would joke about at times. Tuna, are several Species of ocean-dwelling Fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. After the cooking show contract was finished, Dot returned to radio as a commercial copy writer in the WALA radio traffic department. There were also times when the TV side of the building called upon Dot for their commercials or public service spots. She was fired after a dispute with the new radio manager over paperwork that violates broadcasting rules in general. Termination gave Dot time to free-lance in media during the early 1960s. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 In this busy period of trying to stay in Gulf Coast media and keeping things well at home, Dot was actually contacted by a WALA-TV announcer who wanted her to co-host the station's new program "Poolside" from the Admiral Semmes Hotel in downtown Mobile. The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. For other uses see Semmes (disambiguation. Raphael Semmes ( September 27, 1809 &ndash August 30, 1877) was an officer Dot accepted the job and continued to expand her horizons, both creatively and physically. After a successful run of "Poolside", Dot returned to free-lancing, including some work for Gayfer's department store and their commercials for Pensacola station WEAR-TV. A department store is a Retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. WEAR is the ABC affiliate for the Pensacola Florida, Mobile Alabama, and Fort Walton Beach Florida viewing area Just when Dot was getting ready to step out of the public eye after a week of commercials and public appearances in Pensacola, a friend employed at WALA stopped by the Gayfer's store to deliver her some good news. A new afternoon talk show of her very own was set to premiere on the following Monday, with all the guests booked for that week. On May 14, 1963, "Dot Moore & Company" went the air between 12:00 p. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. m. and 12:30 p. m. . The radio manager who had fired Dot previously was eventually fired shortly after learning of her return from his TV counterpart. Viewers from south Mississippi to the Florida panhandle also got to see Dot help WALA cover Mobile's Mardi Gras Day celebration for 33 years. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the " Mardi Gras " ( French for Fat Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday. Ten years after "Dot Moore & Company" went on the air, Dot was given an on-air partner named Danny Treanor and the show became known as "Gulf Coast Today" in 1973. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The 9:00 a. m. program following NBC's "Today" continued with this format for the next four years until Dot regained the position of host and producer of the show. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking In September 1979, "Gulf Coast Today" began airing once a week before it once again bore Dot's name. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) "The Dot Moore Show" would remain on WALA's schedule well into the 21st century.
Dot and the stars
Over her career, Moore met numerous wealthy & famous people for TV interviews, which was quite easy for journalists and TV personalities during a time before satellite became a common way of conducting interviews. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. Out of all the people she's met, it was former Pensacola resident and friend Leif Erickson of the NBC western "The High Chaparral" who helped keep Dot's relationship with the network's stars alive for years to come. Leif Erickson ( 27 October, 1911 &ndash January 29, 1986) was an American Actor. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. The High Chaparral is a Western -themed television series which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971 With such a Hollywood connection came a few roles on television, including Erickson's program and the show "Movin' On" with Claude Akins, another one of Dot's many guests ("Movin' On" was actually filmed on location once in Mobile and its surrounding areas). Claude Marion Akins ( May 25, 1926 — January 27, 1994) was an American actor Besides people, Dot actually had an encounter with a Bengal tiger and its trainer, which went through fairly well despite a wet moment that would make Johnny Carson and the monkey he encountered laugh. The Bengal tiger, or Royal Bengal tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris or Panthera tigris bengalensis) is a Subspecies of Tiger primarily John William “Johnny” Carson ( October 23, 1925 &ndash January 23, 2005) was an American Television host and A monkey is any member of either the New World monkeys or Old World monkeys two of the three groupings of Simian Primates the third group being All good things would come to an end in 1985, when NBC ended Moore's flights to visit the famous and must settle with the network's newly installed satellite technology to keep in touch, but there were exceptions. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Art Linkletter and Jock Mahoney were Dots' first celebrated guests three weeks into her show's run. Art Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly on July 17 1912 in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, Canada) was the host of two of the longest-running WikipediaPersondata --> Jock Mahoney ( February 7, 1919 — December 14, 1989) was an American The "People Are Funny" emcee and the "Yancy Derringer" star happened to be in Mobile the same day. Ed McMahon made a visit to Mobile for the America's Junior Miss national finals in May 1973, plus he made a stop at WALA to appear on Moore's tenth anniversary show on May 14. Edward "Ed" Leo Peter McMahon Jr (born March 6 1923 is an American Comedian, Game show host, Announcer, and Television personality America's Junior Miss is a national's non-profit organization that provides scholarship opportunities to High school girls Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the "And now, here's Dottie!" was Ed's introduction for his friend Dot as she was getting ready to go on the air, which came as such a surprise that it never made it into the show's taping. After all those years of traveling, Dot felt grateful for the network's support and in a way, she was a star in their eyes.
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During the 1990s, Moore's Sunday community service program and fourth incarnation had a greater focus on public affairs figures than interviews with the stars. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Public administration can be broadly described as the development implementation and study of branches of government Policy. Despite her lessening presence over WALA-TV, which swapped its 43-year affiliation with NBC for FOX in 1996, Dot continued to tell people about her days of traveling outside Mobile. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Hundreds of photos featuring her and the people she had met over the years served as a visual aid. A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic Longtime viewers have noticed various changes in Dot's hairstyle and color since appearing on television. Haircut redirects here For the financial term see Haircut (finance. During her years under the eyes of sponsors, there were times when they wanted a blonde, brunette, or redheaded lady on the air. Dot would pay for her own hairstyle around 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Another surprise Dot had for her viewers were a pair of knee high boots from California, which had the WALA switchboard lit up by those interested in her footwear. A switchboard (also called a manual exchange) was a device used to connect a group of Telephones manually to one another or to an outside connection within and between Footwear consists of Garments worn on the feet, for protection against the environment and Adornment. Once again good times must come to an end, as "The Dot Moore Show" went on the air for the last time on July 11, 2004, less than a week after Moore's encounter with an automobile. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " According to many Mobile residents, including friend and fellow local media personality Uncle Henry, this accident was the reason for Dot's retirement and move to Montgomery. Montgomery (məntˈgəmɜriː is the Capital, second most populous city and the 4th most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U Since her son Bobby, grandson Rob, and their wives reside in Montgomery, Dot wanted to make their care for her easier. Before leaving her condominium of 23 years that July, WALA threw Dot a retirement party, featuring friends, colleagues, video clips, and a cake in her honor. A condominium, or condo, is a form of Housing tenure and other Real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment Before leaving Mobile, Dot thanked loyal viewers, colleagues in television, friends, and her fellow colleagues at Channel 10 for the comfort and space they gave her for almost 50 years. She died on May 23, 2007 in Montgomery, Alabama. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Dot's guests
- Claude Akins
- Alan Alda
- Gene Austin
- Pearl Bailey
- Lloyd Bridges
- Raymond Burr
- Ruth Buzzi
- Richard Chamberlain
- Carol Channing
- Jerry Clower
- Tony Danza
- Mac Davis
- Angie Dickinson
- Michael Douglas
- Patrick Duffy
- Patty Duke
- James Drury
- Barbara Eden
- Leif Erickson
- Erik Estrada
- Peter Falk
- Glenn Ford
- Redd Foxx
- Robert Fuller
- Julie Harris
- Paul Harvey
- Helen Hayes
- Earl Holliman
- Bob Hope
- Ron Howard
- Rock Hudson
- Shirley Jones
- Coretta Scott King
- Jack Lemmon
- Liberace
- Art Linkletter
- Jock Mahoney
- Chuck McCann
- Ed McMahon
- George Peppard
- Freddie Prinze
- Tony Randall
- Jack Scalia
- Cybill Shepherd
- Danny Thomas
- Forrest Tucker
- Dick Van Dyke
- Jim Varney
- Lindsay Wagner
- Lesley Ann Warren
- Denzel Washington
- Dennis Weaver
- Andy Williams
- Demond Wilson
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