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1931: Constructing NBC’s 711 Fifth Avene Radio Studios

  • September 15, 2016

A look at how NBC’s radio studios at 711 Fifth Avenue were designed and constructed. Before the move to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in 1933, NBC’s called 711 Fifth Avenue home for five years, although they had custom built this location only 5 years before. While still crowded into their first office and studio location at […]

Remember The Small White Blinking Boxes, Top Right Screen?

  • July 24, 2012

Do You Remember This? I do… In the screen shot above from ‘Art Linkletter’s House Party’ on CBS, you can see a small, white square in the upper right corner. If you were watching the show, and paying attention, you may have noticed that soon after it appeared, a commercial would miraculously appear too. At […]

“Queen For A Day”, Fancy Remote Setup In Houston

  • January 29, 2013

Fancy Remote Setup Isn’t It? In the late 50s, ‘Queen For A Day’ would occasionally take the show on the road. When they did, the local NBC stations supplied the equipment and crews. This photo is from KPRC in Houston where a week of shows came from City Auditorium. Source