Livewire (talk show)

Livewire
Fred Newman hosting
Presented by	Fred Newman
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Alyce Myatt Jeff Weber
Producer(s)	Celia Bernstein
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	1980 (1980) – 1985 (1985)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Livewire is a kids' talk show on the U.S. television cable network, Nickelodeon which began in September 1980 and ended in 1985. It was a talk show for kids of all ages, and the show's main focus discussed true current events and stories during those times. It was taped at the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York through Reeves Teletape Studios of Sesame Street fame. It was filmed 'live on tape' with a participating audience of about 20-30 teenagers and was hosted initially by Mark Cordray, but Fred Newman eventually replaced Cordray as host. It was a CableACE Award winner, the first Nickelodeon talk show to achieve that feat. It was the #1 rated show on Nickelodeon in 1982, and never went below #7 in the ratings during the 5 year span of the show.

The show was most famously known for giving relatively unknown bands and singers their first television appearance. Bands and celebrities who got their start on it and those who had made an appearance on it included:

• Bow Wow Wow
• Buckner & Garcia
• Carlene Carter
• John Hurt
• James Earl Jones
• Eubie Blake
• Molly Picon
• Grey Panthers
• Comateens
• Manowar
• The Lords of the New Church
• The Psychedelic Furs
• The Ramones
• R.E.M.
• Split Enz
• Twisted Sister
• LaZOO
• Jimmy Baio
• The cast of You Can't Do That on Television
• Stephanie Mills
• Marty Feldman
• Erin Gray
• Ricky Schroder
• Chris Atkins
• Joffrey Ballet Concert Group
• Billy Squier
• David Liederman
• Robert Duvall
• Robert Truax
• Adam Abeshouse
• The Pink Ladies from Grease 2
• Sugar Hill Gang
• Jackie Torrence
• Bill Irwin
• Alieen Quinn
• June Foray
• Valerie Landsburg
• Lee Curreri
• Albert Hague
• Tom Savini
• Errol Manoff and the Fantasy Factory
• DJ Jazzy Jay
• Afrika Bambaata
• Novo Combo

References

• Maximum Metal: When Manowar and Nickelodeon Collided- Transcript of Manowar's Appearance on Livewire.
• Twisted Sister play "The Kids Are Back" + Interview

External links

• Livewire at IMDb