January 30, 1950...NBC Studio 8H Debuts As A Television Studio Actually, "The Voice Of Firestone"…
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January 27, 1991…Whitney Houston Mesmerizes America
January 27, 1991...Whitney Houston Mesmerizes America The Story Of The Best Ever Version Of "The…
January 26, 1992…First Successful Super Bowl Counter Programming
January 26, 1992...First Successful Super Bowl Counter Programming CLASSIC! Men On Football...'In Living Color' This…
The Early History of Howdy Doody…Television’s First Hit Show
“The Howdy Doody Show” wasn’t just early television — it defined it. As network TV’s…
December 27, 1947…”Howdy Doody” Debuts EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
December 27, 1947..."Howdy Doody" Debuts EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Thanks to Burt Dubrow, America's top…
RCA Red Book, “The History”…Holy Grail Of Early Color Television History, Part 2 of 2
In 1953, RCA submitted 700 pages of documentation to the FCC as a "Petition For…
RCA Color Television…Best Color History Primer Ever!
From the David Sarnoff introduction to the history highlights at the end, this is one…
“Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In”…Three Backstories Rolled Into One
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh In"...Three Backstories Rolled Into One (1) Fun (2) Editing on film…
Welcome To The Heart Of Eyes Of A Generation!
This 100+ pages of television history is unique in all the world! This is a…
About Me…Bobby Ellerbee
As I write this in my office here at home, there is something sitting 20…
Ellerbee Classic Camera Census
This is the world's first and only count of the remaining studio size television cameras…
RCA Broadcast News, October 1946
RCA introduces television's first workhorse...the TK30 Image Orthicon Camera...in a multi-page article. This was the…
1935: “The House That Radio Built”
Here is the 32 page book on how NBC's headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza was…
The Kennedy-Nixon Debate Innovations
Soon after the passing of CBS great Don Hewitt, I got a note from my…
Where The Ed Sullivan “Beatles” Cameras Finally Wound Up…
Boy, do I wish I could have one owned one of these three Marconi Mark…
1967: First Anniversary Of NBC’s Full-Color Schedule
NBC heralds the first anniversary of being a full-color network, which occurred November 7, 1966.
1951: CBS Television At 20
CBS looks back on 20 years of television innovation in this 18 page review from…
1948: NBC Puts Kinescopes In Use
NBC announces the first use of kinescoped recording on its network, June 27, 1948.
1948: NBC Sums Up The Year
NBC takes a look at the many big advances it made in 1948, like increasing…
CBS Color Studio 72
A fascinating 27 page report on the CBS color facility in New York, Studio 72, from…
1931: Constructing NBC’s 711 Fifth Avene Radio Studios
A look at how NBC's radio studios at 711 Fifth Avenue were designed and constructed.…