On July 26, 1964, the first broadcast finally originated from a building CBS had owned…
Category: Studios
WAGA-TV: The Early Years
This was Atlanta’s second TV station. It was a CBS affiliate until the late 1980s.…
July 25, 1964…CBS Radio Bids Farewell To 485 Madison Avenue
(Photo above: CBS News Studio 9 with Murrow in suit and the short man in…
July 23, 1962…First World Wide Television Broadcast Via Telstar
On a Monday afternoon on this date in 1962, CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite entered…
WKY-TV: First In Local Live Color
In this piece, you'll see television history in the making that starts in 1949 and…
Commercial TV’s 80th Anniverary…Setting The Stage For July 1, 1941
Tomorrow, television marks the 80th anniversary of its move from the "experimental" phase to the…
A Rare Two Headed Monster…MGM’s Over/Under Studio Crane
A Rare Two Headed Monster...MGM's Over/Under Studio Crane With motion picture studios all cranking at…
The First Robotic Overhead Camera…NBC’s “Home” Show
The First Robotic Overhead Camera...NBC's "Home" Show Now, this is BIG! So, big you can…
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 25, 1951…America’s First Color Broadcasts Begin On CBS
June 25, 1951...America's First Color Broadcasts Begin On CBS Let me start with some things…
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 14, 2014…NBC’s Last Live Show Airs From Burbank
June 14, 2014...NBC's Last Live Show Airs From Burbank I got this note the evening…
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…
More Answers To Some Early Iconoscope Camera Questions…
More Answers To Some Early Iconoscope Camera Questions... With close scrutiny to dates, and with…
Surprise! CBS Had Marconi Mark IV’s In 1960…
For those of us interested in the technical side of broadcast history, this comes as…
NBC Studio 6A…Newly Redone & Proud As A Peacock With New Feathers!
NBC Studio 6A...Newly Redone & Proud As A Peacock With New Feathers! Here is the…
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…
Television’s Oldest Surviving Color Videotape…May 22, 1958
Television's Oldest Surviving Color Videotape...May 22, 1958 This is the dedication of NBC's new studios…
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…
April 30, 1938…Historic CBS Columbia Square Studios Dedicated
Here are some interesting images, and articles from the day, I think you will appreciate.…