What's the name of a 60s TV Spanish course in Los Angeles?

October 7, 2018 11:38 AM

This question itself is useless but if I can't figure out I'll never stop thinking about it. In the mid-60s, there used to be a TV Spanish learning show on weekday mid-mornings in Los Angeles. All I remember of the program is that it featured a woman who would introduce some words or a phrase, say it once, and then whisper it one or two times. Any idea of the show's name or the instructor's name? Thanks.
posted by holdenjordahl to Writing & Language (3 answers total)

Best answer: KMEX, the first Spanish-language TV station to enter the LA market, had an ESOL program called "Escuela" that began in the late 60s, hosted by a local teacher named Ginger Cory [see Linda Mathews, "TV Teacher Has Answers for Foreign-Born," Los Angeles Times, September 11, 1967]. Is it possibly that?
posted by ryanshepard at 12:16 PM on October 7, 2018 [2 favorites]

Best answer: According to this transcription of the LA edition of TV Guide for April 16, 1967, it was on at 10:30 AM.
posted by ryanshepard at 12:21 PM on October 7, 2018 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Wow, ryanshepard, outstanding - I couldn't find a thing!
I'm sure that's the program and that she was the teacher.
Thanks again!
posted by holdenjordahl at 1:09 PM on October 7, 2018