June 9…A Big Day For Media History…6 Event Stories And Video
June 9…A Big Day For Media History…6 Event Stories And Video
June 9, 1948…WBZ Becomes New England’s First TV Station…
In Boston they called it T Day…the first day of television for the area. Remember, back then, stations only came on in the evenings because there was no daytime programming, and precious little at night. Congratulations and Happy Birthday BZ!
At the link is the first part of the 1983 anniversary show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4fbEC4CWgY
Happy Birthday Donald! “Born” June 9, 1934…
http://youtu.be/A5dowCyaP7I?t=1m58s
At the link is Donald Duck’s debut! His first ever screen appearance came on the date of this ‘Silly Symphony’ cartoon called “The Little Wise Hen” from Walt Disney Studios. It’s cued to his entrance.
The Donald Duck character was created by Walt Disney when he heard Clarence Nash doing his “duck” voice while reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb”. Disney wanted a character that was more negative than Mickey Mouse, so the bad-tempered Duck was born. Nash voiced the character from 1934 to 1983, training Tony Anselmo to take over. By the way, his full name is Donald Fauntleroy Duck!
62 Years Ago Today…”Have You No Sense Of Decency”…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO2iiovYq70
On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy’s attack on a member of Welch’s law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Said Welch: “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?” This famous exchange is caught in the short clip attached here.
“The Roy Rogers Show” Comes To An End….
This is the first ever episode of the TV classic and it aired on NBC as 6:30 (ET) Sunday night, December 30, 1951. The series ran one hundred new episodes on NBC for six seasons and ended on June 9, 1957. Beginning in 1961, CBS broadcast reruns of The Roy Rogers Show for three and a half seasons on Saturday mornings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz59ibhFX2c
NBC Color Caravan Does First Broadcast…
On June 9, a crew of eighteen men did the tour’s first color remote from St. Louis in a two month tour of the US to introduce color television. The local stations, and major department stores along the way were pre stocked with RCA color monitors and sets for sale and display. The cities they visited also included Milwaukee, Chicago, Columbus, Cleveland, Washington DC, Baltimore and Ft. Meade Maryland.
Happy Birthday Cole Porter, Born June 9, 1891…
Some of the greatest songs ever came from this man…”I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, “Anything Goes”, “Night And Day”, Begin The Beguine”, “From This Moment On” and many, many more. Thanks for the great music Mr. Porter! -Bobby Ellerbee
I remember seeing color sets at The Hecht Company department store In D. C. As part of the tour. I think I was in the fifth or sixth grade.
Grant’s Farm
scary microwave tower at Grant’s Farm
The tracking shot looked interesting for it’s time.
And you’d think after all these years we could get Donald Duck some pants
Darn the luck; WBZ missed carrying the premiere telecast of the “Texaco Star Theater” with Berle by just one day; it premed 6/8/48.