David Cunningham Garroway was an American television personality. He was the founding host and anchor of NBC’s Today from 1952 to 1961. The Dave Garroway Show is an American old-time radio variety program, broadcast on NBC from 1947 to June 17, 1955.The title is a generic name that can refer to programs that had other titles including Reserved for Dave Garroway, Dial Dave Garroway, and Fridays with Dave Garroway.