Good Day! (TV series)
| Good Day! | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | John Willis Janet Langhart Mortisha Palmer Eileen Prose Tim White Dr. Tom Cottle |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 19 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 90 minutes (1973-1982) 60 minutes (1982-1991) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
WCVB/Boston syndication |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV |
| Original release | September 24, 1973 – October 11, 1991 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Good Morning America |
Good Day! (originally known as Good Morning!, and alternately known in later years as Good Day! Live) is an American TV series which aired from September 24, 1973 until October 11, 1991. Produced by WCVB-TV in Boston, Good Day! aired on that local ABC affiliate for its entire 18 years of production, airing in various timeslots (which changed throughout the years) between 9 and 11 a.m. on WCVB's morning schedule. The show was later syndicated to 71 American television markets, increasing its notoriety outside of its primary New England viewer base.
Good Day! is credited for being the prototype for ABC's Good Morning America, as its format, which combined news and information with talk and lifestyle features, was adopted by the subsequent ABC morning show, and eventually by its competitors on CBS, NBC, and on other networks.
The program has no relation to the current group of local morning shows produced by the Fox owned-and-operated television stations, all of which use the Good Day title.
Good Day!, which first premiered in 1973 as Good Morning!, was a morning variety program with light news features, but with an overall focus on interviews with celebrities and experts in particular fields, along with a regular amount of musical, dance and scripted theater performances. Interviews with politicians and other key newsmakers were also featured, often conducted right in WCVB's studios on the show's set, but sometimes done via satellite. The show would also conduct special segments, or entire broadcasts, outdoors at several different Boston-area events, with the hosts interacting with event participants--and the general public--as they staged their activities. The program's original hosts were John Willis, Janet Langhart and Mortisha Palmer. Eileen Prose, who eventually became a permanent co-host, was a program correspondent/contributor in the mid-to-late 1970s.
For much of its run, Good Day! was broadcast live from a set that merged both a large, sweeping living room area with a sizeable kitchen, the latter of which was used very often for cooking segments. In the mid-to-late 1980s, the in-studio set came to resemble more of a giant, elegant-looking open foyer, with a kitchen island moved into the center for the cooking segments. Good Day! also broke ground by taking its entire production on the road and broadcasting from locations outside of the Boston area and around the world--a feat of which was considered exceptional for a locally-produced show.
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