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The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The NORELCO ERA…Part 5 (of 7)

The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The NORELCO ERA…Part 5 (of 7)

  • September 20, 2023

The Norelco Era: Before we talk about the cameras, let's talk about Ed's "personal cameraman",…

The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The MARCONI MARK VII ERA…Part 6 (of 7)

The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The MARCONI MARK VII ERA…Part 6 (of 7)

  • September 20, 2023

The Marconi Mark VII Era: In the summer of 1967, the Marconi Mark VII color…

The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The RCA TK41 SPECIAL USE…Part 7 (of 7)

The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The RCA TK41 SPECIAL USE…Part 7 (of 7)

  • September 20, 2023

SPECIAL COLOR BONUS PAGE: Before October 31, 1965...the day CBS Studio 50 was color capable…

Ultra Rare…Inside NBC’s New York Studios 1950

Ultra Rare…Inside NBC’s New York Studios 1950

  • September 20, 2023

As TV was taking off in 1950, NBC and others struggled to find studio space…

First Person Oral History

First Person Oral History

  • September 20, 2023

  This is an ongoing project, and from time to time, we will add audio…

MEET TELEVISION’S FIRST FEMALE DIRECTOR! FRANCIS BUSS BUCH

MEET TELEVISION’S FIRST FEMALE DIRECTOR! FRANCIS BUSS BUCH

  • January 25, 2023

  She was born, Frances Buss and in marriage, became Francis Buch, but before she…

Shooting Live TV Shows On Film By Karl Freund; “I Love Lucy” Director of Photography

Shooting Live TV Shows On Film By Karl Freund; “I Love Lucy” Director of Photography

  • May 31, 2021

Below this 1953 SMPTE article written by Karl Freund is a copy of his biography…

The BEST JOB In Live Television?

The BEST JOB In Live Television?

  • April 28, 2021

If you guessed "anything" at Saturday Night Live, you'd be 99% right, but only one…

NBC/RCA First All Electronic Television Broadcast…July 7, 1936 + My Curated Video Tour

NBC/RCA First All Electronic Television Broadcast…July 7, 1936 + My Curated Video Tour

  • April 22, 2021

  The First All Electronic Television Broadcast by RCA & NBC, July 7, 1936 +…

The First 50 Years of Broadcasting

The First 50 Years of Broadcasting

  • April 18, 2021

Going back to 1931, the names Farnsworth and Zworykin ring out as the editors of …

The Heidi Bowl…The REAL DOCUMENTS & DETAILS!

The Heidi Bowl…The REAL DOCUMENTS & DETAILS!

  • November 17, 2020

November 17, 1968...'Heidi' Trumps The Jets - Raiders Finale On NBC Did you see this…

Studio 8H and the Chapman crane

Studio 8H and the Chapman crane

  • May 6, 2020

Among the very few things that have not changed since Saturday Night Live debuted in…

AMAZING CBS COLOR STUDIO 72 NYC…COLOR FILM TOUR

AMAZING CBS COLOR STUDIO 72 NYC…COLOR FILM TOUR

  • April 14, 2020

Here is a newly discovered piece of color television history about one of the least…

A Production Primer By Television’s First Cameraman

A Production Primer By Television’s First Cameraman

  • April 14, 2020

  In a photo taken in NBC's historic Studio 3H, we see Albert Protzman, the…

October 10, 1949…The First Ever Network Color Broadcast Airs

October 10, 1949…The First Ever Network Color Broadcast Airs

  • October 10, 2019

The cameras you see here are what RCA referred to (this first color camera design)…

‘Hour Glass’…A Television First

‘Hour Glass’…A Television First

  • February 22, 2019

This show was network television's first rehearsed, non-reality program. It was a one hour variety/sketch…

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…

CBS Broadcast Center…1964 Introduction Book

CBS Broadcast Center…1964 Introduction Book

  • November 10, 2018

This 60 page book was presented at the 1964 NAB Convention to introduce the new…

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…

April 14, 1956…Videotape Recording Debuts; Ampex VR-1000 Unveiled

April 14, 1956…Videotape Recording Debuts; Ampex VR-1000 Unveiled

  • April 14, 2017

On April 14,1956, this prototype Ampex VTR called "Mark IV" started a whole new era…

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

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HOW TELEVISION GRAPHICS CAME TO BE

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