<P> Originally named Hot Springs , the city changed its name to `` Truth or Consequences '' , the title of a popular NBC Radio program . In March 1950 , Ralph Edwards , the host of the radio quiz show Truth or Consequences , announced that he would air the program on its 10th anniversary from the first town that renamed itself after the show ; Hot Springs won the honor , officially changing its name on March 31 , 1950 ( the program broadcast from there the following evening , April 1 ) . Edwards visited the town during the first weekend of May for the next 50 years . This event was called `` Fiesta '' and included a beauty contest , a parade , and a stage show . The city still celebrates Fiesta each year during the first weekend of May . The parade generally features area celebrities such as the Hatch Chile Queen . Fiesta also features a dance in Ralph Edwards Park . </P>
<P> Originally named Hot Springs , the city changed its name to `` Truth or Consequences '' , the title of a popular NBC Radio program . In March 1950 , Ralph Edwards , the host of the radio quiz show Truth or Consequences , announced that he would air the program on its 10th anniversary from the first town that renamed itself after the show ; Hot Springs won the honor , officially changing its name on March 31 , 1950 ( the program broadcast from there the following evening , April 1 ) . Edwards visited the town during the first weekend of May for the next 50 years . This event was called `` Fiesta '' and included a beauty contest , a parade , and a stage show . The city still celebrates Fiesta each year during the first weekend of May . The parade generally features area celebrities such as the Hatch Chile Queen . Fiesta also features a dance in Ralph Edwards Park . </P>
where did truth or consequences nm get its name
where did truth or consequences nm get its name
the title of a popular NBC Radio program
the title of a popular NBC Radio program