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Wire Service was a dramatic program aired by ABC as part of its 1956-57 season lineup.

Wire Service was an hour-long program focused on three reporters for the fictional Trans-Globe wire service, which was similar to (and obviously inspired by) real-life news wire services such as the Associated Press and United Press International. The three reporters functioned independently of each other, meaning that the series was essentially three different ones sharing a time slot and title.

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This program was aired at 9 PM (Eastern time) Thursdays from September 1956 to February 1957, when it was moved to Mondays at 8:30. It was not renewed for a second season, and the last prime time broadcast under this title was in September 1957. However, when a gap developed in the ABC schedule in February 1959, the episodes starring Dane Clark (only) were then rebroadcast under the title Deadline for Action. The last of these repeat episodes was broadcast on September 13, 1959.

References

Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance.[1] It is derived from a Greek word meaning "action" (Classical Greek δράμα), derived from "to do" (Classical Greek
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Type Broadcast radio network and
television network
Country United States
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The 1956-57 United States network television schedule was for the period that began in September, 1956, and ran through March, 1957.

New fall series are highlighted in bold.
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The Associated Press

Non-profit cooperative
Founded New York City, 1846 [1]
Headquarters New York City
Key people Tom Curley, President and CEO
Area served Worldwide
Industry News media
Products Wire service
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United Press International (UPI) is a news agency headquartered in the United States. With roots dating back to 1907, it was a mainstay in the press world and one of the three biggest news agencies, along with the Associated Press and Reuters.
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Dane Clark (February 26 1912 - September 11 1998) was an American film actor who appeared in movies including Gunman in the Streets (1950) and Moonrise (1948).
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George Brent

from the Jezebel film trailer, 1938.
Birth name George Brendan Nolan
Born March 15 1899(1899--)
Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Ireland
Died
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Mercedes McCambridge

Birth name Mercedes Agnes Carlotta McCambridge
Born March 16 1916(1916--)
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Died March 2 2004 (aged 89)
La Jolla, California, U.S.
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Prime Time is the major news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland. It is broadcast regularly on RTÉ One on Tuesday and Thursday nights (reducing to once a week in the summer) between 21:30 and 22:10.
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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows is a trade paperback reference work by the American television researchers Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh , published by Ballantine Books.
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