I think it was January of 1954 when RCA introduced this tri-view set. Notice the remote jack box for the earpieces that gave you isolated audio on the screen you were most interested in. The speakers are in the bottom two panels and behind the top panel is a radio and turntable. They didn’t sell many of these and no, this is not the one LBJ had in his office…that was a custom job. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
NBC’s “Radio Ear”…The First IFB or Ear Prompter To help radio crews and floor reporters cover the 1944 political conventions (both held in Chicago), NBC came up with the “radio ear”…a one way voice link from control. The television people in Studio 3H saw this and thought it would be a good way to make […]
Look Familiar? Did You Ever “Play Television” As A Kid? I Did… These photos are from 1959 and show is a mighty fine store bought camera. Something I never saw before. Mine were all home made. I’ll share my story if you share yours, OK? I remember being in the first grade and already wanting […]
How Nostalgic Here’s an old 3 sided test pattern rack. Notice the ‘Willie Wirehand’ statuette in the background. Willie was the mascot/trademark of the Rural Electrification Association and well known in the ’50s and ’60s. He was called ‘Ready Kilowatt’ too and was a mascot for electric utility companies. Source
TeleTales #92…A Tour Of NBC Studio 8G With Seth Meyers Ever wonder what the backstage area of historic 8G looks like? We are about to find out in this roving interview with Seth. Thanks to NBC Q card king Wally Feresten for sharing this, and we’ll see Wally in the middle and at the end. […]