The Edison Studios...Home Of The First Motion Pictures In 1907, Edison had new facilities built…
Category: Shows
First KFO…Two Points Of Interest
Two Points Of Interest... Before it was renamed 'Kukla, Fran And Ollie' in October of…
CBS Uses Thomson Cameras…1985 NCAA Championships
CBS Uses Thomson Cameras...1985 NCAA Championships Yesterday, veteran cameraman Kevin Vahey mentioned in a note…
‘All Star Review’, 1952…One Of The First Camera Mounted Teleprompters
'All Star Review', 1952 In the last year of so of this NBC show, Martha…
Per Episode Production Cost Of One Hour Shows 1970
Per Episode Production Cost Of One Hour Shows The 1970s was the first full decade…
Early Color Challenges
Early Color Challenges How do you develop first quality color broadcasts without the ability to…
How ‘I Love Lucy’ Was Produced…The Details
Above is a view of tri-set layout on Stage 2 of General Service Studio where…
‘I Love Lucy’…What The Actors Saw
'I Love Lucy' From the set, here is a look at what Lucy, Rickey, Fred…
Live From Leiderkrantz Hall?
Live From Leiderkrantz Hall? Yes! That was where Douglas Edwards began hosting network television's very…
Day One Of ‘Today’
Day One Of 'Today' Below is a photo taken on January 14, 1952...the day 'Today'…
‘Mike And Buff’
'Mike And Buff' In response to yesterday's post on the CBS color broadcasts, Mark VonderEmbse…
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (1 of 2)
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (1 of 2) This is the original version of the…
Dinah Shore…Her Early TV Career
Dinah Shore...Her Early TV Career Soon after she arrived in New York in 1937, Shore…
On Location…Taking a breather between scenes
On Location... Taking a breather between scenes, Batman and Robin plan their moves in the…
Before Lucy, Gertrude Berg was “The First Lady Of Television”
Before Lucy, Gertrude Berg was "The First Lady Of Television" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li5DFp9fKAw&ab_channel=ARoomInThePast 'The Goldbergs' was a…
Up In Smoke…Johnny gets tangled in a joke
The Great Carsoni, Up In Smoke Johnny gets tangled in a joke, but the boom…
‘Kiss Me Kate’, NBC November 20, 1958
'Kiss Me Kate', NBC November 20, 1958 This production of the Cole Porter musical was…
Hail To The Chief…And The ‘Sheriff’
Hail To The Chief...And The 'Sheriff' Here is yours truly with Rob Lowe in the…
My Cameras On The Set of “Killing Kennedy”
Be Here Tomorrow! I Just Got Back... I'm very tired, but wanted you to know…
The Heart Of CBS News
The Heart Of CBS News Left to right, Douglas Edwards, Walter Cronkite and Edward R…
First Ever Image Orthicon Broadcast: June 19, 1946
First Ever Image Orthicon Broadcast: June 19, 1946 In this photo, you see one of…