Western Massachusetts, October 1957?
Does anyone know if there was a horror-host available to viewers in southwest Berkshire County (specifically Sheffield), Massachusetts in the fall of 1957? Not necessarily "SHOCK!," but anything?
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I tend to doubt it. The nearest station broadcasting Shock Theater at the time would have been New York City. Given that the Berkshires don't get those stations now I seriously doubt they would have...
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There was a horror host in Springfield in the mid-80s. Not sure about the 50s though. The 80s host was called Bob MaCabre and, from what I gather, he was quite something. He was on WGGB channel 40....
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thebrainfollower wrote: As for a local host, again maybe something out of Springfield but that would have been the closest city.I was thinking maybe something out of Albany? Would signals from...
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CreepingBride wrote:I guess what I should do first is find some TV listings in a local Sheffield newspaper, figure out which stations were listed, and work backwards... what database do people around...
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doctor kiss wrote: I suspect you might still need to use the 'old-fashioned route' for Sheffield newspapers, i.e. looking at microfilm copies in a local library. Thanks for checking for me, doctor.
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thebrainfollower wrote: but then horror has never been particularly huge here, probably given our history. Let us not SPEAK of the UNSPEAKABLE my friend, for such things are best left... UNSPOKEN....
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Very dry Penny, but I was more thinking along the lines of Boston being considered one of the most artistically (please not I'm referencing art not politics) conservative cities in the US. There's a...
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