The late Ed Sullivan (September 28, 1901 - October 13, 1974) hosted "The Ed Sullivan Show" .
Toast of the Town
He was a famous show biz columnist. He had so many connections that it made it easy to get big name stars as guests.
Sundays, if you excuse the pun this was almost an article of Faith.
The Ed Sullivan Show appeared on CBS, broadcast from a studio in New York City. (Today the same studio is used for Late Show With David Letterman.)