The Fred Waring Show (radio program)
| Other names | Chesterfield Time Pleasure Time |
|---|---|
| Genre | Musical variety |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | ABC Blue Network CBS NBC |
| TV adaptations | The Fred Waring Show |
| Announcer | Paul Douglas |
| Produced by | Tom Bennett |
| Original release | February 8, 1933 – October 4, 1957 |
| Sponsored by | American Meat Company Bromo Quinine Chesterfield cigarettes Ford Motor Company General Electric Johnson's Wax Old Gold cigarettes |
The Fred Waring Show is an American old-time radio musical variety program. It was broadcast in a variety of time slots from February 8, 1933, until October 4, 1957, and was heard at different times on ABC, CBS, NBC, and the Blue Network. The program was sometimes called Chesterfield Time or Pleasure Time.
Musician Fred Waring starred in the shows, which featured his orchestra and chorus. An article in the trade publication Broadcasting described Waring's programs on radio (and later on television) as featuring "friendly banter with his crew, plus renditions of old-time favorite songs and ballads by the chorus and vocalists."
The program's producers through the years included Tom Bennett. Announcers included Paul Douglas and Bill Bivens.
Waring's programs were usually broadcast from the Shawnee Inn in Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania, a facility that he acquired and renamed, transforming the venue into the center of his musical activities.