▁initially ▁by ▁D iana ▁Bour bon , ▁who ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Carl ton ▁Als op . ▁The ▁spons or ▁was ▁Col gate - P alm ol ive - Pe et . ▁ ▁N BC ▁version ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁N BC ▁version , ▁the ▁fict ional ▁Can ova ▁was ▁a ▁film ▁actress ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁California ▁with ▁her ▁ma id ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁week ly ▁radio ▁program . ▁As ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁version , ▁Can ova ▁sang ▁in ▁the ▁show , ▁usually ▁between ▁acts . ▁ ▁Besides ▁Can ova , ▁characters ▁and ▁the ▁actors ▁who ▁port rayed ▁them ▁are ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁below : ▁ ▁George ▁Ne ise ▁was ▁also ▁heard ▁regularly ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁roles , ▁and ▁the ▁Sports men ▁Quart et ▁and ▁The ▁Southern ers ▁sang . ▁Howard ▁Pet rie ▁was ▁the ▁announ cer , ▁and ▁Charles ▁D ant ▁led ▁the ▁or chestra . ▁Joe ▁R ines ▁produced ▁and ▁directed , ▁with ▁Fred ▁Fox , ▁Henry ▁Ho ople , ▁John ▁Ward ,, ▁Bill ▁Dem ling . ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Phill ips ▁as ▁writers . ▁ ▁Un ful filled ▁plans ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁trade ▁publication ▁Vari ety ▁reported ▁that ▁CBS ▁planned ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁ 9 0 - min ute ▁program ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁Can ova ▁as ▁star ▁and ▁feature ▁stars ▁of ▁both ▁films ▁and ▁record ings . ▁Appar ently ▁that ▁plan ▁never ▁reached ▁f ru ition . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Log s ▁Log ▁of ▁episodes ▁of ▁The ▁Jud y ▁Can ova ▁Show