The Amazing Kreskin

On Friday, November 16th, TVLAND Television Network will be airing a two hour special; also featured in Entertainment Weekly Magazine, Counting the 50 Greatest TV Icons. Johnny Carson is rated as number one. Once again, I am perplexed of something I could easily predict and that is that a forgotten giant in television history was left out. Does it mean that younger writers have no sense of history and cannot remember anybody who existed before their time on earth? That is about the only excuse I can give the omission of Arthur Godfrey. At one time he was called “Mr. CBS.”

In the 1950’s he was the biggest performing asset of CBS radio and television and accounted for twelve percent of the network’s annual revenue. Time Magazine called him “The Greatest Salesman Who Ever Stood Before a Microphone.”

Not to see him listed amongst the top five TV people in television history is sad but also suggests the quality of the survey.

I have only one fact to mention and then leave to you who is reading this, the judgment.

In 1953, on one of the three shows that Arthur Godfrey had on radio and television, he walked out before a television camera and received one of, if not the biggest share audience in television history. 91.4% of all those watching television that evening were tuned in to see him!

I think this Friday evening, I’ll be spending my time reading one or two books.

On Monday, November 6th at 1:08 a.m., Kreskin called the Joey Reynolds Show from outside the United States. He revealed for the first time that he had been approached many, many times by the television producers of NBC’s Phenomenon. His reason for rejecting any appearance or involvement with the show is that it became absolutely unquestionably clear to him that the program would be based on trickery. It is the only way it could possibly sustain itself.

Kreskin in a devilish spirit, thought it would be interesting for one and all to realize that he knew from day one who amongst the ten contenders would win.

This is not to suggest that the NBC show is rigged. Kreskin however, is absolutely certain who will be the winner.

The steel box which has been presented to Joey Reynolds contains the name of the winner which will be revealed at the end of the series.

Kreskin gave this steel case to Joey Reynolds on WOR Radio in New York City eight minutes past midnight October 30th. Joey Reynolds himself is totally unaware of the contents. Kreskin has not disclosed to Joey when the case is to be opened.