Dave Astor Show

06/28/2024

More images recently added to Maine Memory Network:

"Music and Television The Dave Astor Show Click to see more Dave Astor Show photos Dave Astor (1919-2011) produced a variety show in Portland…"

04/05/2021

An American-bandstand type program, The Dave Astor Show aired locally each week on Saturday afternoons from 1956 through 1971. It featured a combination of local area student guests and cast regulars, who performed popular music and dance numbers. Willie Stewart, a student at Deering High School sto...

03/25/2021

Ellen Warren, shown performing on the Dave Astor Show in Portland in about 1962, was the winner of the 1964 Miss Maine pageant.

Ellen Warren, shown performing on the Dave Astor Show in Portland in about 1962, was the winner of the 1964 Miss Maine pageant. The Dave Astor Show was broadcast on Saturday nights from 1956 to 1971 and featured local teenagers dancing and singing along to the popular music of the day. Originally ti...

09/05/2017

We've received some great help with identifying Deering High School students on the set of The Dave Astor Show in 1962. Here's another photo from the same episode! Anyone know these teenagers?

Local television personality Dave Astor talks with Deering High School students and featured guests during a taping of The Dave Astor Show at the WCSH-TV studios in Portland. The Dave Astor Show featured local area high school students on its weekly program. On April 7, 1962, students from Deering H...

08/24/2017

Dave Astor Show photographs going online each week! We added some new images and have identified some of the regular cast members. Please visit www.mainememory.net to help us put names to the faces.

The Dave Astor Show was a locally produced television program featuring high school students from surrounding schools. The program featured local high school students, as well as a cast of regular performers. On March 31, 1962, Freeport High School student guests watched a "regular" perform on the s...

08/01/2017

All new Dave Astor Show images on the Maine Memory Network. Please help Maine Historical Society identify the student guests through the MMN Mystery Corner. Click the photo to help!

The Dave Astor Show, a locally produced television program, featured high school students from surrounding schools. A South Portland High School student posed next to a television camera on set during the March 17, 1962 taping. The Dave Astor Show aired on WCSH, a local NBC affiliate from 1956 throu...

06/23/2017

Guests on The Dave Astor Show promote Circus Time Potato Chips, a sponsor of the program. The Dave Astor Show featured local area high school students, as well as a number of regular guests. On April 7, 1962, students from Deering High School were featured. Circus Time Potato Chips were manufactured...

05/28/2017

Anyone know any high school alumni that were on the Dave Astor show? If so, Maine Historical Society has a great collection of photos. Maybe you or your parents were there? There are several photos from South Portland High School too.

Students from Deering High School look on as TV host Dave Astor speaks to the television cameras. 'The Dave Astor Show: For Teenagers Only' was broadcast on the WCSH network, a local NBC affiliate. The programed aired from 1956 through 1971, and featured students for area high schools, as well as re...

11/22/2016

Another fun shot from the Dave Astor collection at

12/12/2011

RIP Dave

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