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1939: Exploding the Television Boom
Wow! This nine-page article from Mechanix Illustrated is full of pictures, but the story is…
1949: What Every Family Wants To Know About TV
This is about as good as it gets! These 11 pages from the January 1949…
1952: TV Goes to the Conventions
Popular Mechanics shows in detail how one of the 1952 political conventions would be televised…
1954: Behind the Split Screens of TV
Great article on how the first coast-to-coast, split-screen telecast of the 1954 Oscar ceremony was…
1955: The DuMont Electronicam
A one-page article on the DuMont Electronicam and its use on Jackie Gleason's classic program…
1955: Ernie Kovacs’ Special Effects
Here is a 1955 article on some of the special effects Ernie Kovacs used on…
1964: Watch Your Favorite Show ANY Time!
This short article in Popular Science is about the early home video tape offerings. It's…
April 29, 1961…ABC’s “Wide World Of Sports” Debuts
April 29, 1961...ABC's "Wide World Of Sports" Debuts This video is from the last episode…
Just For Fun, And Lots Of It! Johnny Caron’s 25th Anniversary Show
Just For Fun, And Lots Of It! Johnny Caron's 25th Anniversary Show The opening billboard…
Ralph Levy: Television Director Extraordinaire…
Ralph Levy: Television Director Extraordinaire... Ralph Levy, TV pioneer and two-time Emmy winning director, is…
April 1981…The Last Episode Of “Soap” Airs On ABC
April 1981...The Last Episode Of "Soap" Airs On ABC In spite of six months of…
A Tribute To…”Your Show Of Shows”, Part 1 of 2
A Tribute To..."Your Show Of Shows", Part 1 of 2 On February 25, 1950, "Your…
A Tribute To…”Your Show Of Shows”, Part 2 of 2
A Tribute To..."Your Show Of Shows", Part 2 of 2 Rare photos from inside NBC's…
Some Of The First RCA TK30s Delivered…KSD TV, St. Louis
Some Of The First RCA TK30s Delivered...KSD TV, St. Louis As I mentioned earlier this…
Camera Rarities 3 Of 3…The NBC Studio 8G Cameras
Camera Rarities 3, Of 3...The NBC Studio 8G Cameras NBC's official grand opening date for…
April 19, 1948…The Start Of The ABC Television Network
April 19, 1948...The Start Of The ABC Television Network 68 years ago today, on April…
A Story Of TV History Treasure…LOST
A Story Of TV History Treasure...LOST For a year and a half, on what was…
April 16, 1962…Walter Cronkite Takes Over “CBS Evening News”
Be sure to read the text uner the photos for some interesting details on the…
April 15, 1946 & 1955…Big Days For Dumont, Gleason And Lewis
April 15, 1946 & 1955...Big Days For Dumont, Gleason And Lewis This is a two…
The History Of The Moving Image
From the Thraumatrope to the Video Walkman, the milestones are all here, in a brilliant…