Wizard Of Oz – Behind The Scenes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKcxX6beKl0
When the ‘Wizard of Oz’ had it’s last network broadcast on CBS (May 8th, 1998), the bumpers around the commercial breaks had interesting behind the scenes tr…
November 7, 1948…”Studio One” Debuts On CBS The first episode, brought with it another first…one of TV’s first live special effects shots. In the photo, we see star, Margaret Sullivan, “driving in the rain” on the first telecast. That first presentation was titled “The Storm” and originated from Studios 41 and 42 at Grand Central. […]
This short article in Popular Science is about the early home video tape offerings. It’s a long way from there to where we got with Beta and VHS.
In The Television Race, Others Were Ahead Of Us… Do you know why the British worked so hard on electronic TV before WW II? In part, to push large scale manufacturing of cathode ray tubes and electronic components they could use in radar! They knew the war was coming and the more hi tech capacity, […]
America’s New Year’s Eve Broadcast History: The Dick Clark Years December 31, 1972 was a strange time in the country…Vietnam, the Olympic disaster, Watergate, the works, however, there was still a calming familiar face. That night, NBC aired a special: ‘Three Dog Night’s Year’s Rockin’ Eve 1973’. It was hosted by members of the famous […]