November 11, 1951...First Video Image From Magnetic Tape Believe it or not, Bing Crosby Enterprises…
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November 10, 1938…First Ever Performance, “God Bless America”
November 10, 1938...First Ever Performance, "God Bless America" Tomorrow is Veterans Day in America, a…
November 10, 1969…”Sesame Street” Debuts On PBS
November 10, 1969..."Sesame Street" Debuts On PBS Here is the full debut episode of the…
November 8, 1952…NBC’s First Full Color Facility Debuts
On this day in 1952, The Colonial Theater broadcast it's first color production to the…
Inside The BBC’s Huge Studio 1…1974
Inside The BBC's Huge Studio 1...1974 This is about as full a tour as you…
ATT Telephone TV Skyway
A brief, but informative look at the ATT effort to span the continent with…
Total Color Camera Sales, USA, 1954-1982, RCA & All Other Brands
Total Color Camera Count for USA 1954-1982 from RCA, and 1964-1981 including all major brands…
About Me…Bobby Ellerbee
As I write this in my office here at home, there is something sitting 20…
Ellerbee Classic Camera Census
This is the world's first and only count of the remaining studio size television cameras…
Gray Research Telop Machine, Television’s First Optical Projection System
Thanks to Val Ginter in NYC, here is a rare copy of the 1953 Gray…
RCA Broadcast News, January 1954
"Color Television - What It Means To Broadcasters" is the tile of this issue, and…
RCA Broadcast News, April 1961
From April 1961, here is what EVERYBODY was doing with color. From networks to local…
RCA Broadcast News, October 1946
RCA introduces television's first workhorse...the TK30 Image Orthicon Camera...in a multi-page article. This was the…
October 31, 1953 & 1965…Two Color Television Firsts!
October 31, 1953 & 1965...Two Color Television Firsts! On October 31, 1953, NBC broadcast the…
October 30, 1931…NBC Begins Work On Empire State Tower
October 30, 1931...NBC Begins Work On Empire State Tower On this day in 1931, NBC…
How The Great Neumann U87 Is Made
How The Great Neumann U87 Is Made... My favorite mic. Enjoy. -Bobby Ellerbee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvtjHhtxmpI Interesting…
Making Ribbon Microphones…The Detailed Process
Making Ribbon Microphones...The Detailed Process As a tribute to the sound of the RCA 44,…
Computers And Automation vs Manpower And Innovation
Computers And Automation vs Manpower And Innovation This shot from Houston's KPRC is a great…
October 23, 1956…Videotape Debut Network TV: Setting The Record Straight
October 23, 1956...Videotape Debut Network TV: Setting The Record Straight Most people think the November…
October 22, 1939…The First Ever Pro Football Telecast
October 22, 1939...The First Ever Pro Football Telecast 77 years ago today, the relationship between…
STATE OF THE ART: The Studio Cameras…A Primer On Innovations
STATE OF THE ART: The Studio Cameras...A Primer On Innovations The best way to illustrate the…