Broadcast History
The daytime show began on July 4, 1949 and was hosted by Don Russell. A nighttime version hosted by George F. Putnam debuted two weeks later, on July 20. Both versions were originally called Headline Clues, with the nighttime show adopting a Broadway to Hollywood prefix on October 21, 1949.
While Russell stayed with the daytime show until its end on May 4, 1951, the nighttime version proved far more versatile. Putnam left in February 1951 and was replaced by Bill Slater until 1953, after which Conrad Nagel took the reins until the show's end on July 15, 1954.
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