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The Surprising History of ABC’s First Handheld Cameras…LA vs. NYC

The Surprising History of ABC’s First Handheld Cameras…LA vs. NYC

  • September 29, 2023

About six months ago, I met a character named Joe Maltz somehow. Turns out that…

EXCLUSIVE! 1963 Video Tour Of The Ed Sullivan Theater…A One Of A Kind Look Behind The Scenes

EXCLUSIVE! 1963 Video Tour Of The Ed Sullivan Theater…A One Of A Kind Look Behind The Scenes

  • October 17, 2022

With many thanks to The University of Indiana Libraries Moving Image Archive, we are very…

CBS Portable Prototype In Action, 1962 Belmont Stakes & ’63 Beatles Miami

CBS Portable Prototype In Action, 1962 Belmont Stakes & ’63 Beatles Miami

  • May 11, 2021

  There are two videos here. The first is a great look at the first…

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…

The Birth Of The Camera Mounted Electronic Viewfinder

The Birth Of The Camera Mounted Electronic Viewfinder

  • April 20, 2020

With all of RCA's incredible advances and discoveries in television, you would have thought that…

My Conversation with CBS VP Technology, Joe Flaherty…RARE HISTORY!

My Conversation with CBS VP Technology, Joe Flaherty…RARE HISTORY!

  • February 2, 2019

Dr. Joe Flaherty was the Senior Vice President of Technology at CBS and at the…

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…

Amazing New Berlin Olympics Television Information

Amazing New Berlin Olympics Television Information

  • December 29, 2017

If you are lucky, you learn something new every day, and today, we are all…

The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV

The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV

  • March 17, 2017

A Wonderful Primer On Early Color Television... From the Eyes Of A Generation's archives, here…

NBC Color Kinescopes Continued…Surprises & Rare Footage

NBC Color Kinescopes Continued…Surprises & Rare Footage

  • January 15, 2017

NBC Color Kinescopes Continued...Surprises & Rare Footage Yesterday, we discussed the RCA/Eastman Lenticular Color Kinescope…

NBC’s Color Kinescopes…The Lenticular Color Film Process

NBC’s Color Kinescopes…The Lenticular Color Film Process

  • January 14, 2017

NBC's Color Kinescopes...The Lenticular Color Film Process First, this Ernie Kovacs color clip is most…

Rare Details Of RCA’s First Reseach Lab…7 Van Cortlandt Park South

Rare Details Of RCA’s First Reseach Lab…7 Van Cortlandt Park South

  • January 3, 2017

Finally! The RCA New York Lab Address Was 7 Van Cortlandt Park South.... Since the…

TV Lens Week…Post 5: Digi Super 100 Auto Focus

TV Lens Week…Post 5: Digi Super 100 Auto Focus

  • April 5, 2013

TV Lens Week...Post 5: Digi Super 100 Auto Focus Gordon Tubbs explains how auto focus…

TV Lens Week…Post 4: SD and HD Lens Comparison

TV Lens Week…Post 4: SD and HD Lens Comparison

  • April 3, 2013

TV Lens Week...Post 4: SD and HD Lens Comparison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MrC9Hgzdhw Larry Thorpe of Canon discusses…

TV Lens Week…Post 4: Modulated Transfer Function…

TV Lens Week…Post 4: Modulated Transfer Function…

  • April 2, 2013

TV Lens Week...Post 4: Modulated Transfer Function...MTF Canon's Larry Thorpe explains MTF and why it…

TV Lens Week…Post 3: Studio Box Lens vs ENG/EFP Lens

TV Lens Week…Post 3: Studio Box Lens vs ENG/EFP Lens

  • April 1, 2013

TV Lens Week...Post 3: Studio Box Lens vs ENG/EFP Lens Canon's Larry Thorpe explains the…

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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.

All You Ever Wanted to Know About NORELCO CAMERAS

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  • July 21, 2026

The Amazingly Precise History of Color Television from Ed Reitan

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  • May 31, 2026

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

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  • May 31, 2026

HOW TELEVISION GRAPHICS CAME TO BE

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  • February 14, 2024

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