In this piece, you'll see television history in the making that starts in 1949 and…
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Commercial Television’s 75th Anniversary…Friday, July 1, 2016
Commercial Television's 75th Anniversary...Friday, July 1, 2016 To set the stage for this week's anniversary,…
June 24, 1963…NBC Studio 8H Goes Color
June 24, 1963...NBC Studio 8H Goes Color NBC Studio 8H become "The Peacock Studio" on…
June 19, 1946…1st Image Orthicon Cameras & Network Sponsorship
June 19, 1946...1st Image Orthicon Cameras & Network Sponsorship In the photos, you see the…
June 18, 1949…Dave Garroway & “The Chicago Style” Debut On NBC
June 18, 1949...Dave Garroway & "The Chicago Style" Debut On NBC On this day in…
June 17, 1959…”I’ve Got A Secret”; Tour Of CBS Studio 59
June 17, 1959..."I've Got A Secret"; Tour Of CBS Studio 59 To celebrate their seventh…
June 16, 1930…The First Ever “Soap Opera” Debuts On WGN Radio
June 16, 1930...The First Ever "Soap Opera" Debuts On WGN Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWH8Xo6FclU “Clara, Lu ’n…
June 9…A Big Day For Media History…6 Event Stories And Video
June 9...A Big Day For Media History...6 Event Stories And Video June 9, 1948...WBZ Becomes…
June 8, 1938…The New RCA Orthicon Camera Debuts
This was a step up from the Iconoscope in it's light sensitivity, but it was…
More Answers To Some Early Iconoscope Camera Questions…
More Answers To Some Early Iconoscope Camera Questions... With close scrutiny to dates, and with…
NBC New York: Radio City TV Studios & Theaters Chronology 1935 -1956
NBC New York: Radio City TV Studios & Theaters Chronology 1935 -1956 This is the…
May 29, 1950: Dual Debut! “Broadway Open House” & NBC Studio 6A
May 29, 1950...Dual Debut! "Broadway Open House", NBC Studio 6A When 30 Rockefeller Plaza was…
May 24, 1974…The Last “Dean Martin Show” Aired On NBC
May 24, 1974...The Last "Dean Martin Show" Aired On NBC To celebrate 9 years of…
Prime Time Television…1948 And ’49, With My Detailed Notes
Prime Time Television...1948 And '49, With My Detailed Notes This is just amazing...what you will…
May 13, 1957…Production Begins On “Jailhouse Rock”
May 13, 1957...Production Begins On "Jailhouse Rock" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZJTgYzf9FE&ab_channel=Yelserp22 In this classic photo, we see two…
May 12, 1963…Bob Dylan, Ed Sullivan & The Koch Brothers? Yep!
May 12, 1963...Bob Dylan, Ed Sullivan & The Koch Brothers? Yep! After seeing this photo,…
Some Interesting Tidbits On Early Talking Pictures…
Some Interesting Tidbits On Early Talking Pictures... https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bobhope/mopic.html From the Library of Congress, here is…
May 9, 1946…”Hour Glass”…Television’s First Variety Show Debuts
May 9, 1946..."Hour Glass"...Television's First Variety Show Debuts Not only was this network TV's first…
May 3, 1948…CBS Debuts TV’s First, Live, Nightly Network News
May 3, 1948...CBS Debuts TV's First, Live, Nightly Network News On this day in 1948,…
1930: Television Gives Radio Eyes and Ears
Discussions of 1929 TV milestones like 'color over a wire' and other events are described,…
1932: David Sarnoff on “Where Television Stands Today”
"Where Television Stands Today" is an 8-page article written for Modern Mechanics by one of…