Summer Festival is a Canadian current affairs and entertainment television series which aired on CBC Television in 1980.
Premise This series featured various events throughout Canada such as a lobster festival in Prince Edward Island or Edmonton's Klondike Days. Various series hosts were assigned for each Canadian region. On Monday episodes, Geoff Gray-Cobb of British Columbia provided astrology advice.
Summer Festival replaced The Bob McLean Show between June and September 1980. Executive producer for the series was Nigel Napier-Andrews, whom was also a producer on The Bob McLean Show.
Regional hosts Edmonton: Jo Green Halifax: Beth Harrington Charlottetown: Amanda Hancox St. John's, Newfoundland: Shirley Newhook Toronto: Riki Turofsky Windsor, Ontario: Marilyn MacKay Winnipeg: Arvel Gray Vancouver: Debra Kaye
Scheduling This hour-long series was broadcast weekdays at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) from 30 June to 5 September 1980.
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