The Overmyer—later United—Network remains one of television’s most fascinating near‑misses. The photo shared by Maureen…
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The Muppets First Big Break…The Jimmy Dean Show
This one caught me off guard too. Before the world knew the Muppets as a…
Superman’s First “Flight Through the Air”
Just for fun… here’s the moment Superman literally took to the air for the very…
‘Person To Person’ Comes For A Visit
In 1956, Edward R. Murrow’s “eyes and ears” visited Hal March on Person to Person,…
State Of The Art Mobile Television, 1963
In 1963, KPRC‑TV in Houston deployed two advanced mobile television units that were custom-built for…
The RCA TJ 48, Television’s Local Market Workhouse
If you worked in local television in the late ’40s or early ’50s, chances are…
EMI’s C.P.S. Emitron Camera: 1951
If you want to understand where British television engineering stood in the early 1950s, the…
Roll Credits For ’60 Minutes’
Roll Credits! This photo taken in Studio 45 shows the '60 Minutes' credit roll board…
Up Close And Personal…The EMI 2001 Color Camera Video
Up Close And Personal...The EMI 2001 Color Camera The only place most of us in…
CBS Broadcast Center Studios
CBS Broadcast Center Studios Here is the layout of the studios at the Broadcast Center…
This is the Sony BVH 500 Video Recorder
In the video, notice that the tape reels are stacked on top of each other!…
MAGNIFICENT!
MAGNIFICENT! Thanks to Glenn Mack for this fantastic photo taken during a rehearsal of 'The…
CLASSIC! RCA TK41s In Action At NBC Brooklyn Studios
CLASSIC! RCA TK41s In Action At NBC Brooklyn Studios At 12:58 and 23:35, you'll see…
’60 Minutes’ From Above…Glenn Mack Photo
'60 Minutes' From Above...Glenn Mack Photo Taken on the catwalk, this shot is looking down…
Live – From Coast to Coast!
Transcontinental Television History Here's another great article from our friend Richard Wirth. The original "broadband"…
The ’60 Minutes’ Set…Another Glenn Mack Photo
The '60 Minutes' Set...Another Glenn Mack Photo At first glance, this looks like it could…
Another Great Glenn Mack Photo!
Another Great Glenn Mack Photo! From 1964 till 1975, Art Fleming hosted Jeopardy! in NBC…
‘Star Trek’…Intro To The Second Pilot, Unaired
'Star Trek'...Intro To The Second Pilot, Unaired This may be the only show that had…
SUPER RARE! 3 ‘Tonight Show’ Hosts In One Minute
SUPER RARE! 3 'Tonight Show' Hosts In One Minute Steve Allen and Johnny Carson pull…
Another Rarity: TK60s At NBC Burbank
Another Rarity: TK60s At NBC Burbank Compared to others, these cameras had a short life…
‘$64,000 Question’, 1st Anniversary Show, June 7, 1956
'$64,000 Question', 1st Anniversary Show, June 7, 1956 The $64,000 Question premiered June 7, 1955…
