+ AN EXCLUSIVE NEW LIST OF WHERE NBC NIGHY NEWS HAS ORIGINATED 1956-2026

This is the only photo I have ever seen that shows part of the regular ‘Huntley-Brinkley Report’ individual studio sets. All the other “set” photos I’ve seen of them show them together on sets at special events like space shots or political conventions. This is David Brinkley at his WRC-TV Washington desk. Both the floor manager and Brinkley have monitor and clock carts to see the New York feed with Chet Huntley shown in the monitor.

In re-editing this in 2026, I have new information to share on Chet Huntley’s locations in New York at 30 Rock. “The Huntley Brinkley Report” aired each weekday evening from October 29, 1956, to July 31, 1970. During that time, Chet Huntly reported mostly from NBC Studio 3A from 1956 till 1967, when he moved to Studio 8G, where he would remain until his retirement in 1967.

Since I have the firsthand documentation on the studio locations of the NBC Nightly News, this seems like a good place to share them:

• 1967-1970 NBC Studio 8G
• 1970-1982 NBC Studio 3C
• 1983-1992 NBC Studio 3B
• 1992-2007 NBC Studio 3C
• 2007-2011 NBC Studio 8G
• 2011-2017 NBC Studio 3B
• 2017-2021 NBC Studio 3C
• 2021-2026 NBC Studio 1A
• 2006 brings the news back to NBC Studio 3A

Many thanks to our friends at NBC for the updated information!

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