Remembering The VCR…RIP, The End Is Near
The last VCR will be manufactured this month
R.I.P., VCR. Funai Electric, the world’s last known VCR manufacturer, will cease production of video-cassette recorders this month.
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. […]
July 31, 1995…The Circuit Is Reversed As Disney Buys ABC Did you know that in the beginning, ABC invested in Disney? In the early 1950’s, Walt Disney sought corporate sponsorship for his Mickey Mouse themed amusement park. Desperate to trump its more established competitors, the American Broadcasting Company, stepped in as one of Disneyland’s primary […]
What Do “Bonanza”, The Beatles And Bozo Have In Common? Aside from the letter “B”, the amazing Alan Livingston…that’s what! If you don’t know who he is, you are not alone, but he – alone – touched the lives of literally all of America’s children, teens and adults in some very important and, above all, […]
Conan’s Late Night audience, and 0ne randomly picked guy, get a GREAT running tour (literally) of NBC’s 30 Rock Studios 6A (their starting point), up to Saturday Night Live homebase 8H, and back to the stairs as the camera crews sweat to keep up as they zoom down to the 3rd floor to MSNBC and […]