WSB’s White Columns…A Shrine To Atlanta Radio & Television
WSB’s White Columns…A Shrine To Atlanta Radio & Television
When NBC Radio started in 1927, WSB was already on the air and was one of the first affiliates to sign up. As a matter of fact, the famous NBC chimes were inspired by WSB’s chimes.
White Columns on Peachtree Street was one of the grandest broadcast centers anywhere, and although it’s gone now…it is not forgotten. This article from our friend Bob Foreman is full of rare photos and some interesting facts. One of which is the date WSB broadcast NBC network shows in color…1954. Enjoy and share!
By the way, the photo is shows Atlanta legend Don Kennedy in his earliest days as “Officer Don” on an early ‘Clubhouse Gang’ show. With him is Howdy Doody host, Buffalo Bob Smith and given Smith’s appearance and the lack of the regular set, this may be the show’s debut.
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INSIDE BOB FOREMAN’S BRAIN PART 2: AUGUST 2014 WHITE COLUMNS
Boy, I remember that place. It was magical. I had been on the Popeye Club twice as a small child. Then once again as a 13 year old because I loved TV (I was really too big to be there). In 1964, I was given a tour when I offered the station a color photo I had shot of a tree in my front yard for them to use as a station ID. Not only did they use it on the air with their logo, they included a story about my photo and interest in the station in ‘Two Bells, TV Edition’, a television magazine show. The classic design of White Columns was replaced by an industrial behemoth of a building; a television factory that does not respect its surroundings and forgets the past. It was a sad day in 1998 when ‘White Columns on Peachtree’ became just a memory.
That was one amazing broadcast studio!
Wow! A pic of them together!