Bongo is an Australian television series for which little information is available. Hosted by Russell Stubbings, it was a music show aimed at teenagers.[1] It ran from 18 August 1960 to 17 November of the same year. It was a half-hour series, aired on Melbourne station GTV-9 (Australian television was not fully networked at the time). The series was preceded on the schedule by Gerry Gee's Happy Show and followed by the evening news.[2] An issue of The Age newspaper features a picture of Stubbings and lists the series as being live.[3]
| Bongo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music television |
| Presented by | Russell Stubbings |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | GTV-9 |
| Release | 18 August – 17 November 1960 |
References
edit- ^ "Thursday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 23 September 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Thursday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 26 August 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Saturday, August 13". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 11 August 1960. p. 7. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
