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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…

Behind The Scenes At “The Camel News Caravan”, 1953

Behind The Scenes At “The Camel News Caravan”, 1953

  • February 24, 2017

Behind The Scenes At "The Camel News Caravan", 1953 This month, we've done several stories…

Exclusive “Match Game” Photos In NBC Studio 8H

Exclusive “Match Game” Photos In NBC Studio 8H

  • February 22, 2017

NBC cameraman Bob Batche took these photos in Studio 8H in December of 1968. Notice…

February 20, 1962…Glenn Orbits Earth, CBS Debuts Mini Camera

February 20, 1962…Glenn Orbits Earth, CBS Debuts Mini Camera

  • February 20, 2017

February 20, 1962...Glenn Orbits Earth, CBS Debuts Mini Camera On this day in 1962, John…

The History Of The Ampex Owned…Video Tape Center, Part 1 of 3

The History Of The Ampex Owned…Video Tape Center, Part 1 of 3

  • February 19, 2017

The History Of The Ampex Owned...Video Tape Center, Part 1 of 3 America's First Commercial…

The History Of The Ampex Owned…Video Tape Center, Part 2 of 3

The History Of The Ampex Owned…Video Tape Center, Part 2 of 3

  • February 18, 2017

The History Of The Ampex Owned...Video Tape Center, Part 2 of 3 America's First Commercial…

The History Of The Ampex Owned…Video Tape Center, Part 3 of 3

The History Of The Ampex Owned…Video Tape Center, Part 3 of 3

  • February 17, 2017

The History Of The Ampex Owned...Video Tape Center, Part 3 of 3 America's First Commercial…

February 16, 1949…A Red Letter Day In NBC News History

February 16, 1949…A Red Letter Day In NBC News History

  • February 16, 2017

February 16, 1949...A Red Letter Day In NBC News History The most widely celebrated dates…

February 15, 1958…Dick Clark Goes Primetime From New York

February 15, 1958…Dick Clark Goes Primetime From New York

  • February 15, 2017

February 15, 1958...Dick Clark Goes Primetime From New York 59 years ago today, "Dick Clark's…

Producer Joseph Cates…The Man Who Introduced Ralph To Norton

Producer Joseph Cates…The Man Who Introduced Ralph To Norton

  • February 7, 2017

Producer Joseph Cates...The Man Who Introduced Ralph To Norton A few years back, I was…

Meet “Blackbird”…Via CGI, It Is Any Car You Want It To Be (2 Videos)

Meet “Blackbird”…Via CGI, It Is Any Car You Want It To Be (2 Videos)

  • February 2, 2017

Meet "Blackbird"...Via CGI, It Is Any Car You Want It To Be (2 Videos) Had…

December 27, 1947…”Howdy Doody” Debuts EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

December 27, 1947…”Howdy Doody” Debuts EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

  • December 27, 2016

    December 27, 1947..."Howdy Doody" Debuts EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Thanks to Burt Dubrow, America's top…

RCA Red Book, “The Equipment”…Holy Grail Of Early Color Television History, Part 1 of 2

RCA Red Book, “The Equipment”…Holy Grail Of Early Color Television History, Part 1 of 2

  • December 14, 2016

In 1953, RCA submitted 700 pages of documentation to the FCC as a "Petition For…

“Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In”…Three Backstories Rolled Into One

“Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In”…Three Backstories Rolled Into One

  • December 4, 2016

"Rowan & Martin's Laugh In"...Three Backstories Rolled Into One (1) Fun (2) Editing on film…

How Football’s Magic Yellow Line Technology Works…Two Videos

How Football’s Magic Yellow Line Technology Works…Two Videos

  • December 2, 2016

How Football's Magic Yellow Line Technology Works...Two Videos Here are two videos to lay out…

Welcome To The Heart Of Eyes Of A Generation!

  • November 10, 2016

This 100+ pages of television history is unique in all the world!  This is a…

Total Color Camera Sales, USA, 1954-1982, RCA & All Other Brands

Total Color Camera Sales, USA, 1954-1982, RCA & All Other Brands

  • November 4, 2016

  Total Color Camera Count for USA 1954-1982 from RCA, and 1964-1981 including all major brands…

About Me…Bobby Ellerbee

  • November 3, 2016

As I write this in my office here at home, there is something sitting 20…

Ellerbee Classic Camera Census

Ellerbee Classic Camera Census

  • November 3, 2016

This is the world's first and only count of the remaining studio size television cameras…

RCA Broadcast News, January 1954

RCA Broadcast News, January 1954

  • November 2, 2016

"Color Television - What It Means To Broadcasters" is the tile of this issue, and…

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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!

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

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