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Perry Como was an American singer, radio and television performer whose career covered more than fifty years. He is probably best known for his television shows and specials over a period of almost thirty years. Como came to television in 1948 when his radio show was selected by NBC for experimental television broadcasts.〔 His television programs were seen in more than a dozen countries, making Como a familiar presence outside of the United States and Canada.〔 He received five Emmys from 1955–1959, a Christopher Award (1956) and shared a Peabody Award with good friend Jackie Gleason in the same year. Como was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 1990〔 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1987. Como has the distinction of having three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio, television, and music. ==Radio== Perry Como began performing on radio in 1936 when he became a member of the Ted Weems Orchestra. The band had its own weekly radio show on the Mutual Broadcasting System from 1936 to 1937. They were also part of the regularly featured cast of ''Fibber McGee and Molly''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Perry Como Biography )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ted Weems and his Orchestra )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Audio file-Perry Como with Ted Weems Orchestra singing "Cabin of Dreams" on the NBC ''Fibber McGee & Molly'' show )(RealPlayer)〕 Ted Weems and his Orchestra were cast members for the first season of the radio show ''Beat the Band'', which was a musical quiz show; they were weekly performers from 1940 – 1941.〔 Como left the Ted Weems Orchestra for his home in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania with the intention of returning to his trade as a barber in late 1942. Before he could sign a lease for a barber shop, Como was offered an opportunity to host his own sustaining (non-sponsored) radio show on CBS from New York City.〔 He began working for CBS March 12, 1943. Doug Storer, then an advertising executive with the Blackman Company, was a listener of Como's CBS radio show. Storer believed Como's ability and style would be ideal for a new radio variety program he was planning. He created an audition recording of the proposed program with Como and the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and brought it to the advertising agency that handled the Chesterfield cigarettes account. The agency liked the concept of the radio show, but had someone else in mind as its host. The singer of their choice was under contract with someone else, so the agency asked Storer to obtain a release from his contract for their new program. Storer believed that Perry Como was the right host for the new radio show and did not do anything about the singer's release from his contract. Weeks later, he received a call from Chesterfield's advertising agency, asking about the status of the singer's contract, since the show was scheduled to begin on NBC in about one week. Storer told the agency that the right person for their new program was the man on the audition recording. The agency had no time to spare and agreed to sign Perry Como. At the end of 1944, Como became the host of ''The Chesterfield Supper Club''. ''The Chesterfield Supper Club'' had a main theme song, "Smoke Dreams", composed by John Klenner, Lloyd Shaffer and Ted Steele. Another musical theme that was also used on the broadcasts was Roy Ringwald's "A Cigarette, Sweet Music and You". These themes were also used when the ''Chesterfield Supper Club'' television shows began in 1948. Como was joined by Jo Stafford in 1946, with Perry hosting the 15 minute program on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. By 1948, Peggy Lee and the Fontane Sisters had joined the cast, with the Fontane Sisters moving to television with Como. The radio show continued and was simulcast after the "Supper Club" television broadcasts began; Como was heard on radio until he left NBC in 1950 for CBS with ''The Perry Como Chesterfield Show''.〔 Mutual began simulcasting his CBS television show on radio in 1953; it was the first instance of a simulcast between two different networks.〔 The radio show continued until June 1955, when Como left CBS to return to NBC.〔 Como did not return to a regularly broadcast radio program until 1989 when he began a syndicated radio show co-hosted with John Knox called ''Weekend With Perry''. He continued with this program until his death in 2001. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Perry Como television and radio shows」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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