NBC “Chimes Magazine”…554 Pages Of Network History ’52-’54…

On November 12, 2016 - Archives

Here is a 1953 report on color television progress at The Colonial Theater, which is just one of many dozens of interesting, historical tidbits you will find here.

Thanks to Barry Mitchell, we can see the contents of 2 years of articles in NBC’s in house magazine “Chimes”. Not every page is pertinent, but there are many gems here, so take some time to browse this site.

Until now, I never knew the old radio control booth on the Studio 6B stage had also been an early TV control room too, but on Page 12 of the November, 1954 edition, I found that out. In the same issue, there is a story on NBC’s new Stage Services Building, where all the scenery is made. I’ll be browsing this along with you, so get some coffee and enjoy! -Bobby Ellerbee


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4 Comments

  1. Robert Finley November 14, 2016

    This is great, saw many names of folks my dad used to talk about as well as something on him, only scanned it though. Will revisit.

  2. Dave Miller November 13, 2016

    Scanned though some of it and see mentions of people who became rather well known in the business -young programming exec Grant Tinker celebrated birth of son Mark … the usual Don Pardo mentions … and others populating this in-house newsletter who were still working at NBC or elsewhere in 1980, 1990 or even the 2000s.

  3. Lawrence Manross November 12, 2016

    So by the 60’s the chimes they were a changin’.

  4. Russell Ross November 12, 2016

    That’s Sam Kirshman, stage manager with the sun glasses on.