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The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The NORELCO ERA…Part 5 (of 7)
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 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)
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
As TV was taking off in 1950, NBC and others struggled to find studio space…
MEET TELEVISION’S FIRST FEMALE DIRECTOR! FRANCIS BUSS BUCH
She was born, Frances Buss and in marriage, became Francis Buch, but before she…
RCA’S FIRST ICONOSCOPE CAMERAS & THE PROTOTYPE
We will see three different Iconoscope cameras here...the first three all electronic cameras made by…
Shooting Live TV Shows On Film By Karl Freund; “I Love Lucy” Director of Photography
Below this 1953 SMPTE article written by Karl Freund is a copy of his biography…
Rare: Mechanical Broadcast of TV’s First Drama, The Queen’s Messenger
This is part of the first ever dramatic television broadcast called "The Queen's Messenger"…
January 6, 1952…First Ever “TODAY” Promo
First Ever "TODAY" Promo, Live With Fred Allen & Dave Garroway In preparation for a…
TODAY Show Debut
It was 7 AM, January 14, 1952 when TODAY debuted on NBC. There were of…
CBS Portable Prototype In Action, 1962 Belmont Stakes & ’63 Beatles Miami
There are two videos here. The first is a great look at the first…
The BEST JOB In Live Television?
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
The First All Electronic Television Broadcast by RCA & NBC, July 7, 1936 +…
A PRIMER ON RCA’S EARLIEST COMPATABLE COLOR CAMERAS
I've just recently been able see these stunning in-house marketing photos that reveal some news…
INSIDE NBC’S COLONIAL THEATER & RCA’S COLOR EFFORT
In all these 15 years of research, I have never found this whole black and…
Video Tape…Images With Impact
This 23 minute presentation is a fine historical tutorial on early videotape editing, all the…
December 12, 1937…America’s First Mobile Units Delivered
On December 12, 1937, the world's first electronic television remote units were delivered by RCA…
The Heidi Bowl…The REAL DOCUMENTS & DETAILS!
November 17, 1968...'Heidi' Trumps The Jets - Raiders Finale On NBC Did you see this…
Studio 8H and the Chapman crane
Among the very few things that have not changed since Saturday Night Live debuted in…
The Birth Of The Camera Mounted Electronic Viewfinder
With all of RCA's incredible advances and discoveries in television, you would have thought that…