LOCAL QUIZ AND GAME SHOWS

[searadiofreak]

I think most major and medium markets had those high school quiz shows.  I know there was one serving W. Oregon and S.W. Washington based in Portland that may still be airing.  I vote for bringing these back.  They are entertaining, promote school rivalry, and most importantly, promote learning.  Good public service programming that never should have gone away. 

[wncc]

BTW....he is an interesting one shown on a cable TV outfit in NC.  You can view it:

http://boone.sqrambledscuares.biz/ (not a typo)

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This is actually on WLNN-LP in Boone, NC. 

[cd637299]

BTW....he is an interesting one shown on a cable TV outfit in NC.  You can view it:

http://boone.sqrambledscuares.biz/ (not a typo)

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This is actually on WLNN-LP in Boone, NC. 

Not a bad game, especially for an LPTV!!  Too many "$25 dinners" though....& that sweetened laughter can be irritating....but for a mom & pop game show, it's certainly one of the better ones.

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[RadioDaze]

CBS powerhouse WRAL-TV in Raleigh has had "Brain Game" on-air for at least ten years, with Ralwigh-Durham-Fayetteville area high schools competing in a bracket during the traditional school year.  Chief meteorologist Greg Fishel hosted this for many year, until former reporter/ traffic guy Mark Roberts too over maybe five years ago or so.

[Darth_vader]

"I know there was one serving W. Oregon and S.W. Washington based in Portland that may still be airing."

"High Five Challenge"; host was Wayne Faligowsky; sponsorship by Smith's Home Furnishings (defunkt) and later Hollywood Video (also now defunkt). It began on KPTV in 1993 and remained there until 2002, then OPB for at least a season, then to KPDX. The web page says it is running on KPDX on Sundays at 1230, but their most recent schedule is for the 2008-2009 period. I don't believe it's running any more; I haven't seen any on-air promotion for the show in quite a while.

A group of my fellow Evergreen Plainsmen competed on High Five in either 2000 or 2001. Yours Truly was also asked to be on the team, but I declined for reasons I don't recall.

Links outta here:
http://www.high-five.com/ Programme web page (dialup warning: includes Flash Video content)
http://home.comcast.net/~kptv/programs/highfive.htm Independent history page

[FreddyE1977]

In Pittsburgh we have Hometown High-Q on KDKA-TV, hosted by KD news personality
Ken Rice for the past decade.

It was preceded by Junior High Quiz, hosted by Ricki Wertz, which ran on WTAE-TV
through the 60's and up in to the late 70's.

[bpatrick]

If you want to go 'way back, there are a couple of local shows
which made it to the networks, both out of Los Angeles (KTLA,
if I'm not mistaken).  "Seven Keys" debuted locally in LA in 1960,
was picked up by ABC in 1961, and following its cancellation in
1964 returned to KTLA until early 1965.  Jack Narz, AFAIK, hosted
all the way.  Jack Barry hosted a local version of "You Don't Say!"
beginning in November 1962, but when NBC picked it up in 1963 Tom
Kennedy became host and will forever be associated with it and the
'70s version of "Name That Tune."

"Queen For A Day" aired on several West Coast stations in the early
'50s, even while Mutual carried it on radio.  NBC picked it up for national
television in 1956; the show moved to ABC in 1960 and ran until 1964.

[Jim]

Two entries:

- It's Academic, a high school quiz show has been running on WRC in Washington since 1961 (it's in the Guiness Book for the longest running quiz show)

- Tribune's WGNO in New Orleans developed a local quiz show "N.O. It Alls". it was franchised out to other areas (I know I have a Texas Know It Alls on tape).

J

[trolleyk]

A local version of It's Academic ran on WRCV-TV/KYW-TV in Philadelphia.

[soundsandsports]

Nashville's WNAB-58 (CW) has a seasonal high school competition called "Quizbusters".