Here are two very interesting articles with great pictures to show what it took to…
Category: People
1939: Exploding the Television Boom
Wow! This nine-page article from Mechanix Illustrated is full of pictures, but the story is…
1940: Second Philo T. Farnsworth Interview
This four-page interview found Philo at age 33 and comes four years after his first…
1952: TV Goes to the Conventions
Popular Mechanics shows in detail how one of the 1952 political conventions would be televised…
1955: Ernie Kovacs’ Special Effects
Here is a 1955 article on some of the special effects Ernie Kovacs used on…
April 30, 1952…TV’s First Toy Commercial, And Other TV Ad Firsts
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April 29, 1961…ABC’s “Wide World Of Sports” Debuts
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Ralph Levy: Television Director Extraordinaire…
Ralph Levy: Television Director Extraordinaire... Ralph Levy, TV pioneer and two-time Emmy winning director, is…
Don Pardo Special Biography
A special tribute to Don Pardo's 70-year career as the voice of countless programs.
Marilyn Monroe….’Person To Person’ April 8, 1955
Marilyn Monroe....'Person To Person' April 8, 1955 http://youtu.be/L05TYBXwU3A?t=4m12s At the clip above, we start with…
The Masters Of Stage Craft Magic…IATSE Local 1, New York
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A Guided Tour Of Television’s First Studio…NBC’s 3H, 1939
A Guided Tour Of Television's First Studio...NBC's 3H, 1939 The things I have learned from…
TeleTales #106…ABC’s First News Stars; John Daly And Quincy Howe
TeleTales #106...ABC's First News Stars; John Daly And Quincy Howe Both men started out with…
Happy Birthday, David Sarnoff! Born February 27, 1891
Happy Birthday, David Sarnoff! Born February 27, 1891 It is fitting, that on the eve…
TeleTales #93…You Mean It Wasn’t A Real Hotel?
TeleTales #93...You Mean It Wasn't A Real Hotel? Did you know that "Petticoat Junction", created…
President’s Day Special…First President On Television, FDR
President's Day Special...First President On Television, FDR Franklin Roosevelt was the first American President to…
SNL 40 Breaks Records And Millions Of Funny Bones! BRAVO!
SNL 40 Breaks Records And Millions Of Funny Bones! BRAVO! STUNNING is about the only…
More SNL Rarities…The Original SNL With Howard Cosell
More SNL Rarities...The Original SNL With Howard Cosell You may be surprised to know that…
February 11, 1960…Jack Paar Walks Off The “Tonight” Show
February 11, 1960...Jack Paar Walks Off The "Tonight" Show On February 11, 1960, Jack Paar…
TeleTales #57…A Two Bird, One Stone Surprise
TeleTales #57...A Two Bird, One Stone Surprise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vggMCiJfs&ab_channel=vaimusic First, at the link is a song…
TeleTales #42…One Of The First Television Commercials
TeleTales #42...One Of The First Television Commercials Somehow looking forward to new commercials has become…