Open Hearing is a 1957–58 American news-related talk show, with John H. Secondari as the moderator. It was a 60-minute program that aired Sunday evenings from 5–6 p.m. on the ABC television network.Press release on Wikimedia Commons for Dr. King's appearance dated June 5, 1957 It began on February 3, 1957, as a 30-minute program on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. Martin Agronsky, John Edwards, Edward P. Morgan, and Richard Rendell formed a panel to interview newsmakers, and film was shown to bring major news of the week up to date.
Richard Stratton was the director.
A previous version of Open Hearing had aired in 1954, moderated by John Daly.
Critical response A review of the premiere episode in the trade publication Variety called Open Hearing "an illuminating and informative half-hour". It complimented Secondari's work as moderator and the "spontaneous quality" of the interviews.
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