SPONSORED BY • TRULY HARD SELTZER • SAMUEL ADAMS

BOWLING ON TV

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Date: 1950s

Amidst the growing popularity of bowling in the late 1940s and early 1950s, news outlets started sending television crews to film the exciting bowling tournaments. Beginning in 1954, NBC began running a popular show called Championship Bowling, which featured two bowlers competing against each other in three games.

Tags: 1950s • Chicago • Illinois

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