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RCA Television Tape Equipment & Prices, 1966

RCA Television Tape Equipment & Prices, 1966

  • May 4, 2021

A trip down memory lane when 4 heads were better than one, and quad editing…

The First 50 Years of Broadcasting

The First 50 Years of Broadcasting

  • April 18, 2021

Going back to 1931, the names Farnsworth and Zworykin ring out as the editors of …

A PRIMER ON RCA’S EARLIEST COMPATABLE COLOR CAMERAS

A PRIMER ON RCA’S EARLIEST COMPATABLE COLOR CAMERAS

  • January 17, 2021

I've just recently been able see these stunning in-house marketing photos that reveal some news…

December 12, 1937…America’s First Mobile Units Delivered

December 12, 1937…America’s First Mobile Units Delivered

  • December 12, 2020

On December 12, 1937, the world's first electronic television remote units were delivered by RCA…

The Heidi Bowl…The REAL DOCUMENTS & DETAILS!

The Heidi Bowl…The REAL DOCUMENTS & DETAILS!

  • November 17, 2020

November 17, 1968...'Heidi' Trumps The Jets - Raiders Finale On NBC Did you see this…

NBC Tour Book: 1939 World’s Fair…America’s View of Television

NBC Tour Book: 1939 World’s Fair…America’s View of Television

  • November 12, 2020

The first big push to bring television to the public's attention was mounted by RCA…

Studio 8H and the Chapman crane

Studio 8H and the Chapman crane

  • May 6, 2020

Among the very few things that have not changed since Saturday Night Live debuted in…

1931: Tour Of CBS Experimental TV Studio, W2XAB New York

1931: Tour Of CBS Experimental TV Studio, W2XAB New York

  • May 1, 2020

Complete with pictures and drawings, this 1931 article from Science and Mechanics takes us on…

A Production Primer By Television’s First Cameraman

A Production Primer By Television’s First Cameraman

  • April 14, 2020

  In a photo taken in NBC's historic Studio 3H, we see Albert Protzman, the…

Philips Norelco PC70 Catalog

Philips Norelco PC70 Catalog

  • April 6, 2020

From the early 1970s, here a copy the 31 page Norelco PC 70 catalog. This…

The Rarely Seen GE PE 25 Color Camera

The Rarely Seen GE PE 25 Color Camera

  • March 24, 2020

Thanks to our friend Martin Perry, this catalog is the only piece of GE information…

‘Hour Glass’…A Television First

‘Hour Glass’…A Television First

  • February 22, 2019

This show was network television's first rehearsed, non-reality program. It was a one hour variety/sketch…

CBS Broadcast Center…1964 Introduction Book

CBS Broadcast Center…1964 Introduction Book

  • November 10, 2018

This 60 page book was presented at the 1964 NAB Convention to introduce the new…

NBC’s Legendary Technical Director…Heino Ripp

NBC’s Legendary Technical Director…Heino Ripp

  • April 21, 2018

FIRST, Don't miss this!  The Television Legends Interview Series taped six half hour segments with…

April 6, 1948…Oldest Known Howdy Doody Kinescope Footage: Exclusive

April 6, 1948…Oldest Known Howdy Doody Kinescope Footage: Exclusive

  • April 6, 2017

  THE ORIGINAL HOWDY PUPPET ON ONE OF THE EARLIEST SHOWS RECORDED! This kinescope is…

April 5, 1948, Chicago’s WGN Signs On…Great Vintage Pictorial

April 5, 1948, Chicago’s WGN Signs On…Great Vintage Pictorial

  • April 5, 2017

  Above is a shot of my RCA TK10 from WGN...one of the original eight…

April 4, 1967…Johnny Carson Quits “Tonight”! Remember This?

April 4, 1967…Johnny Carson Quits “Tonight”! Remember This?

  • April 4, 2017

When people think about hosts quitting the "Tonight" show, Jack Paar's famous walk off is the…

March 27, 1955…NBC Burbank Dedication – Color Kickoff AND The BLUE TK41s!

March 27, 1955…NBC Burbank Dedication – Color Kickoff AND The BLUE TK41s!

  • March 27, 2017

It was March 27, 1955, when NBC Burbank was dedicated...two and a half years after…

For Vintage TV Props…”History For Hire” Is Ground Zero

For Vintage TV Props…”History For Hire” Is Ground Zero

  • February 27, 2017

For Vintage TV Props..."History For Hire" Is Ground Zero Our friend Richard Wirth has a…

MAJOR NEW YORK STUDIOS HISTORY UPDATE….

MAJOR NEW YORK STUDIOS HISTORY UPDATE….

  • February 26, 2017

MAJOR NEW YORK STUDIOS HISTORY UPDATE.... WOR - ABC - NBC - VIDEO TAPE CENTER/…

February 25, 1950…”Your Show Of Shows” Debuts On NBC!

February 25, 1950…”Your Show Of Shows” Debuts On NBC!

  • February 25, 2017

February 25, 1950..."Your Show Of Shows" Debuts On NBC! To really appreciate the historical importance…

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The men and women who shaped American television —producers, directors, engineers, studio crews, and the families of industry legends shared their stories, photos, documents, and memories with me. Many told me the same thing, even the historians for the networks:

“You’re preserving the only institutional knowledge we have left.”

Eyes Of A Generation has always been a collection of history, but now — it has, by default, become a home for the institutional memory of ABC, NBC, and CBS.

In the same way networks kept the videotapes tapes but erased the talent, skill, craftsmanship and even revenue those recorded shows represented…they have lost their histories too!

This is television’s story — created by the people who shaped it and safeguarded here, for those who come after.

EXCLUSIVE: Inside ABC’s Old West 66 Street HQ, Hundreds of New Photos

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All You Ever Wanted to Know About NORELCO CAMERAS

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The Amazingly Precise History of Color Television from Ed Reitan

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THE PERSONAL SCRAPBOOK OF GEORGE MOSES, ED SULLIVAN’S CAMERAMAN!

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