Livewire (talk show)

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Livewire was a kids' talkshow on the U.S. television cable network, Nickelodeon which aired during the early 1980s. The show was taped at the Ed Sullivan Theater with a live audience [1] and was hosted by Fred Newman. The show was a CableACE Award winner.

The show was known for giving relatively unknown bands their first television appearance. Bands and celebrities which made an appearance on Livewire included:

• Buckner and Garcia
• Comateens
• Manowar
• R.E.M.
• Twisted Sister
• The cast of You Can't Do That on Television

[edit] References

• Maximum Metal: When Manowar and Nickelodeon Collided- Transcript of Manowar's Appearance on Livewire.
• YCDTOTV.com: An Interview with Kevin Kubusheskie
• Twisted Sister play "The Kids Are Back" + Interview

[edit] External links

• Livewire (talk show) at the Internet Movie Database