"Ted Mack, who joined the Bowes operation in 1935, was "first assistant in the talent selection, production and direction" for Bowes, became the host of the radio show and a few months later moved it to the fledgling medium of television.It was intermittently broadcast on the DuMont Television Network during 1947 and began regular weekly programs January 18, 1948, still using Bowes' name in the title, "Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour".