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The year 1939 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1939. ... June 1 – The first heavyweight boxing ...
On June 1, 1939, NBC (or technically, WNBT, which would eventually become NBC's flagship affiliate, WNBC) became the first American television network to broadcast a boxing match. Emanating from Yankee Stadium in New York City, Bill Stern provided the blow-by-blow commentary for the fight between Lou Nova and Max Baer .
The Friday night program, broadcast from Madison Square Garden lasted until June 24, 1960, a 14-year period which is, by far, the longest continuous run of any boxing program in television history. The Gillette sponsorship began at the start of the first full television programming season, 1948-49 .
Boxing record: Total fights: 66 [1] Wins: 59: ... as well as roles on multiple television series in the 1950s and 1960s. ... 1939, in an eight-round newspaper ...
That day, the opening ceremony and Roosevelt's speech were seen on black and white television sets with 5 to 12-inch tubes. [1] The exhibits of the 1939 New York World's Fair included early television sets. [2] May 1 - Four models of RCA television sets went on sale to the general public in various department stores around New York City. The ...
Boxing in the 1940s in many ways reflected worldwide events that affected other endeavors as well. [ 1 ] World War II raged early in the decade, and just like baseballers, many popular boxers went overseas to fight for their countries, Joe Louis , Billy Conn , Beau Jack , and Bob Montgomery among them.
On August 26, 1939 Major League Baseball was televised for the first time. 1920: The 19th amendment was adopted, giving women the right to vote. 1944: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris, one day after ...
NBC would televise boxing, usually on Friday nights, until it cancelled the program in 1960. In 1947 , NBC televised Games 1 and 5 of the World Series in the New York metropolitan area ( CBS televised Games 3 and 4, while the DuMont Television Network televised Games 2, 6 and 7).