Fred Waring's America

Fred Waring television show on PBS

A special five-part series of The Fred Waring Television Show will premiere Saturday, August 2, 2008, at 7 p.m., on WPSU-TV, Penn State Public Broadcasting. The series will continue to air each consecutive Saturday at 7:00 pm through August 30.

Fred Waring—band leader, music publisher, entrepreneur and personification of patriotism, whose legendary show choir and orchestra, the Pennsylvanians, dominated radio and the concert stage throughout the Big Band era, was also a pioneer in television. The Pennsylvanians made their television debut in 1949 on The Fred Waring Television Show, a weekly award winning ‘musical spectacular’ that ran until 1954.

This five-part series of the classic Fred Waring Television Show features the music of some of the most famous songwriters of the 20th century – Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, George M. Cohan, Hoagy Carmichael and Gus Kahn. This special series of The Fred Waring Television Show is a showcase for the Pennsylvanians performing the timeless music of the great American songbook as well as a memorable representation of the golden age of early television.

For information, contact Eileen Akin at 814-863-2911.