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Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge is an American old-time radio musical quiz program starring Kay Kyser. It was broadcast on Mutual, NBC, and ABC beginning on February 1, 1938, and ending on July 29, 1949.
In 1949 and 1950, "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge" aired on NBC-TV. In addition to Kyser, the TV show featured Ish Kabibble and vocalists Mike Douglas , Sue Bennett and Liza Palmer, plus The Honeydreamers vocal group and the dance team of Diane Sinclair and Ken Spaulding.
Su programa, Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge, consiguió una buena audiencia, y Kyser lideraba la banda como “The Ol’ Perfessor”. Kyser fue también conocido por cantar los títulos de las canciones, una costumbre copiada por Sammy Kaye y Blue Barron.
Sully comes up with the name, Kollege of Musical Knowledge and Kay is “The Ol’ Professor”. The format is music related quiz with songs and comedy. Incidentally, it’s a smash hit from coast to coast, developing a weekly audience of 20 million listeners.
College of Musical Knowledge: With Kay Kyser, Mike Douglas, M.A. Bogue, Sue Bennett. A short-lived television version of the radio musical quiz program "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge" (1938-1949). It was again hosted by the bandleader Kay Kyser, and featured a small cast of regular performers.
Leader of a student orchestra at the University of North Carolina, Kyser took his charisma — and his band — nationwide. His swing band hit it big once Ksyer began the "Kollege of Musical Knowledge" radio broadcast, which won huge ratings and sold-out audiences.
Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge ran on radio until 1949. Kyser retired from show business in the early 1950s and later became manager of the film and broadcasting department of the Christian Science Church. Kay Kyser died on June 23, 1985. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990.
