Eric Welch's Sports Album
Eric Welch's Sports Album was an Australian television series which aired from 24 January to 1 August 1957. The series aired at 8:30PM on Thursdays on Melbourne station GTV-9, and featured a mix of live and filmed material. Eric Welch was a sports commentator on radio and had previously been on a commentator on GTV's 1956 Olympics coverage. Sports Album utilized the Movietone library of vintage newsreel footage of Australian sporting events such as the Melbourne Cup, combined with live interviews of Australian sports figures. The series was both an early example of sports-related programming on Australian television, as well as one of GTV's earliest locally-produced series.
Eric Welch's Sports Album
Eric Welch's Sports Album was an Australian television series which aired from 24 January to 1 August 1957. The series aired at 8:30PM on Thursdays on Melbourne station GTV-9, and featured a mix of live and filmed material. Eric Welch was a sports commentator on radio and had previously been on a commentator on GTV's 1956 Olympics coverage. Sports Album utilized the Movietone library of vintage newsreel footage of Australian sporting events such as the Melbourne Cup, combined with live interviews of Australian sports figures. The series was both an early example of sports-related programming on Australian television, as well as one of GTV's earliest locally-produced series.
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