What’s Fred Astaire doing on the cover of CenterPiece? Well, certainly it can be said our on-air pledge drive Festival (as it was called then) was a time for celebration, maybe even a little dancing. But it turns out one of the programs we were airing during March of 1991 was THE FRED ASTAIRE SONGBOOK on GREAT PERFORMANCES.
A few of the other specials we broadcast during this fundraiser were NORTH CAROLINA IS MY HOME with Charles Kuralt, OF MOOSE AND MEN: THE ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE STORY, BIG BIRD’S BIRTHDAY: LET ME EAT CAKE and RED SKELTON: A ROYAL COMMAND PERFORMANCE. Maybe you were watching Festival way back when. If so, thank you for your support.