In 2005, I had the pleasure of spending some time with Van Cliburn, who was…
Category: Eras
New York Worlds Fair: Summer 1964
New York Worlds Fair: Summer 1964 I remember visiting the RCA Exhibit and the how…
RCA Color Comes To Japan: 1957
Color Comes To Japan: 1957 On Sunday, I had a story about Expo '58 and…
Reagan, Carter, Anderson
Reagan, Carter, Anderson This is election night, 1980 at ABC New York. The big camera…
August 27, 1968…44 Years Ago Today, Dan Rather Manhandled In Chicago
August 27, 1968...44 Years Ago Today Dan Rather was manhandled at the Democratic National Convention…
RCA TK30 ‘Gun site’
RCA TK30 'Gun site' This is a screen capture from an introductory article on the…
New Year’s Eve At Times Square: A History Lesson
New Year's Eve At Times Square: A History Lesson Here's a brand spanking new RCA…
Remember The Small White Blinking Boxes, Top Right Screen?
Do You Remember This? I do... In the screen shot above from 'Art Linkletter's House…
Dale Walsh 1
Dale Walsh 1 I love these two shots Dale sent of him at work with…
Dale Walsh 2
Dale Walsh 2 Another great shot of Dale on location in Lincoln, Nebraska getting ready…
This is the great June Foray! June who you say?
Yes, This is the GREAT June Foray! June who you say? June Foray, who passed…
The Roots of the Grand Ole Opry…
The Roots of the Grand Ole Opry... This photo from early 1949 shows WBAP in…
Rare! CBS, WTOP Washington Uses RCA Orthicon Camera
Very Rare! One Of A Kind... This is the only photo I have ever seen…
An Interesting Story about TK41s and American Bandstand
An Interesting Story about TK41s and American Bandstand I've often wondered if TK41s were ever…
Dumont: WABD TV New York
Dumont: WABD TV New York This is a companion to the Electrocam photo posted yesterday.…
Real Camera Operator History! A TRUE RARITY!
Real Camera Operator History! A TRUE RARITY! (Revised Text) Here is a picture of Ken…
Chicago TV Class Picture
Chicago TV Class Picture With Chicago's WBKB still on my mind from this morning's post,…
The EMMY Awards: Part 1
The EMMY Awards: Part 1 In the video below from the 1953 Emmy Awards show,…
The EMMY Awards: Part 2
The EMMY Awards: Part 2 Here is a photo from the 1955 Emmy Awards. NBC…
The Twist! 1960, TK10 Shoots First Live Performance
Let's Twist! 1960, Dick Clark's Beechnut Show on ABC from The Little Theater in New…
TV History: October 5, 1947…First White House Broadcast
TV History: October 5, 1947 Below, a single RCA TK30 pool camera is shown bringing…