1950: Quiz kid leaves for Chicago Highlights of news reported in 2000, 1975, 1950 and 1925.

As television moved into millions of homes in the 1950s, the popular quiz shows followed. Like many other radio quiz show producers, Louis Cowan, who had conceptualized the show "Quiz Kids" in ...

Quiz Kids, a popular radio and TV series of the 1940s and 1950s, was created by Chicago public relations and advertising man Louis G. Cowan. Originally sponsored by Alka-Seltzer, the series was ...