Here is a rare mapping of how all the dozens of elements of the multi-day broadcast would lay out. Notice ground zero is Studio 8H and just to the right, we see Studio 5H…the breaking news studio we talked about in the post just before this, which was later renamed 5HN for headline news. Thanks to Gady Reinhold for this treasure! Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
May 4, 1957…America’s First Prime Time Rock n Roll Show Debuts On this day in 1957, ABC brought radio’s top DJ, Alan Freed to television, and that made “The Big Beat”, the first nationally-televised rock ’n roll dance show. Freed’s 30 minute, Friday night show came four months before Dick Clark’s afternoon show, “American Bandstand” […]
What Do ‘Bonanza’, The Beatles And Bozo Have In Common? The amazing Alan Livingston…that’s what! Livingston was best-known for his years as president of Capitol Records during the 1960s, when he signed The Beatles, but he also created Bozo The Clown and as an NBC executive, was responsible for ‘Bonanza’ coming to the screen. As […]
Meet The Men Who Gave Us Videotape! In the photo, you see the Ampex Videotape Team…the men who created the VR-1000 and revolutionized broadcasting. Pictured with this six man team is the unit Ampex took to Chicago for the legendary demonstration at the 1956 NAB Convention, to the amazement of all who attended. In today’s […]
Martin & Lewis Radio Years…As You Have NEVER HEARD THEM! A little further down, we’ll get into the history and hear their NBC debut show, but let’s start with something a bit more “unique”. This rare, blue and naughty, outtake never made it to air, but it should have…it’s classic Dean and Jerry, but in […]