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Information Please

Information Please is an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938, to April 22, 1951. The title was the contemporary phrase used to request from telephone operators what was then called "information" and later called "directory assistance".

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Genre
radio
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Dan Golenpaul
Network
NBC Radio
No. of seasons
13
Presented by
Clifton Fadiman

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Information Please

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples38
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

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Information Please

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related to Television · 18
Information Please → Adams, After, CBS Television, Fadiman, James, John McCaffery, June, Kieran, Los Angeles, Michener, Musical Chairs, NBC Television, On August, September, Sundays, The, The Bill Leyden-hosted, The Fred Waring Show
related to General references · 4
Information Please → Albany, BearManor Media, Georgia, Martin Grams Jr
related to Listen to · 4
Information Please → Archive, Network Library, RadioEchoes, Zoot Radio
related to External links · 3
Information Please → IMDbJerry Haendiges Vintage Radio, Logs, Radio IndexInformation Please
Country of origin · 1
Information Please → United States
Created by · 1
Information Please → Dan Golenpaul
Genre · 1
Information Please → radio
Network · 1
Information Please → NBC Radio
No. of seasons · 1
Information Please → 13
Presented by · 1
Information Please → Clifton Fadiman

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show program information radio please panel questions first nbc series question also sponsorship fadiman network panelists quiz would dan golenpaul

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Information PleaseCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Information PleaseCreated byDan Golenpaul1.00infobox
Information PleaseGenreradio1.00infobox
Information PleaseNetworkNBC Radio1.00infobox
Information PleaseNo. of seasons131.00infobox
Information PleasePresented byClifton Fadiman1.00infobox
Information PleaseReleaseMay 17, 1938 (1938-05-17) – April 22, 1951 (1951-04-22)1.00infobox
Information PleaseRunning time30 minutes1.00infobox
Information Pleaseis aAmerican radio quiz show0.90text
Information Pleaserelated to External linksRadio IndexInformation Please0.60section
Information Pleaserelated to External linksIMDbJerry Haendiges Vintage Radio0.60section
Information Pleaserelated to External linksLogs0.60section

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