TeleTales #34…Speaking Of CBS Studio 50

On January 28, 2015 - TV History

TeleTales #34…Speaking Of CBS Studio 50

Earlier today, we saw this same stage in the story of Elvis Presley’s first network television appearance on this day in 1956.

Here’s a great shot of Ed Sullivan in the theater now named after him. Behind him is a scaffold with a camera up top, but with space so tight on this stage, some of the props for each broadcast were kept here for easy access. You can see the layout, production and technical information of Studio 50 in these other three pages. Thanks to Gady Reinhold for this info from the CBS 1960 Production book. Notice the Zoomar on the RCA TK11. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee




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4 Comments

  1. Kafka Kafka February 11, 2017

    Note the “Zoomar” lens on the camera.

  2. Kevin T. Doherty January 28, 2015

    I guess they had to “shoe” things in for a “really big shoe!”

  3. Jarbas Jam Mesquita January 28, 2015

    Hahaha ok!

  4. Eyes Of A Generation.com January 28, 2015

    This is me kissing the stage floor at Studio 50…it is sacred ground. The red dot is David Letterman’s mark.