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September 9, 1963…”Huntley – Brinkley Report” Goes To Half Hour Format

September 9, 1963…”Huntley – Brinkley Report” Goes To Half Hour Format

  • September 9, 2016

September 9, 1963..."Huntley - Brinkley Report" Goes To Half Hour Format A week after CBS…

September 9, 1926…RCA Creates NBC: A History Lesson

September 9, 1926…RCA Creates NBC: A History Lesson

  • September 9, 2016

September 9, 1926...RCA Creates NBC: A History Lesson In the beginning, there was David Sarnoff.…

September 8, 1966…”Star Trek” Debuts On NBC

September 8, 1966…”Star Trek” Debuts On NBC

  • September 8, 2016

September 8, 1966..."Star Trek" Debuts On NBC "The Man Trap" was the first episode of…

September 8, 1951…First Episode Of “I Love Lucy” Was Filmed

September 8, 1951…First Episode Of “I Love Lucy” Was Filmed

  • September 8, 2016

September 8, 1951...First Episode Of "I Love Lucy" Was Filmed When 'I Love Lucy' debuted…

September 7, 1927…First Electronic Television Demonstrated

September 7, 1927…First Electronic Television Demonstrated

  • September 7, 2016

September 7, 1927...First Electronic Television Demonstrated While others were trying to perfect mechanical television, Philo…

September 7, 1957…NBC Debuts The Animated Living Color Peacock

September 7, 1957…NBC Debuts The Animated Living Color Peacock

  • September 7, 2016

September 7, 1957...NBC Debuts The Animated Living Color Peacock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug9ndBnWi9A At the link is the…

An Inside Look At The Final CBS Color Test…October 20, 1951

An Inside Look At The Final CBS Color Test…October 20, 1951

  • September 6, 2016

An Inside Look At The Final CBS Color Test...October 20, 1951 Thanks to Tom Buckley…

Rare Jerry Lewis Labor Day Marathon Video

Rare Jerry Lewis Labor Day Marathon Video

  • September 5, 2016

Rare Jerry Lewis Labor Day Marathon Video... I've started this 2 hour video with Jerry…

September 5, 1949…NBC Studio 8H Make Its Television Debut

September 5, 1949…NBC Studio 8H Make Its Television Debut

  • September 5, 2016

September 5, 1949...NBC Studio 8H Make Its Television Debut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cJolYIYB9k&ab_channel=VinylToVideo On this day in 1949,…

September 4, 1951…America’s First Coast To Coast TV Broadcast

September 4, 1951…America’s First Coast To Coast TV Broadcast

  • September 4, 2016

September 4, 1951...America's First Coast To Coast TV Broadcast 65 years ago today, the first…

A 1958 Dress Rehearsal, At “The Ed Sullivan Show”

A 1958 Dress Rehearsal, At “The Ed Sullivan Show”

  • September 3, 2016

  Before all the live shots below were made on a Sunday night in December…

September 2, 1999…A Hard Day At NBC; “Studio 1H” Closes

September 2, 1999…A Hard Day At NBC; “Studio 1H” Closes

  • September 2, 2016

September 2, 1999...A Hard Day At NBC; "Studio 1H" Closes Inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Hurley's…

September 2, 1983…The Tom Brokaw Era Begins At NBC

September 2, 1983…The Tom Brokaw Era Begins At NBC

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September 2, 1983...The Tom Brokaw Era Begins At NBC In 1983, September 2 was a…

September 2, 1963…A Red Letter Days At CBS News

September 2, 1963…A Red Letter Days At CBS News

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September 2, 1963...A Red Letter Days At CBS News On a Monday evening 53 years…

September 1, 1952…Art Linkletter Comes To TV + Surprise Video”

September 1, 1952…Art Linkletter Comes To TV + Surprise Video”

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September 1, 1952...Art Linkletter Comes To TV + Surprise Video "Art Linkletter's House Party" premiered…

Days Gone By…A Little Broadcaster Humor From Down Memory Lane

Days Gone By…A Little Broadcaster Humor From Down Memory Lane

  • August 31, 2016

Days Gone By...A Little Broadcaster Humor From Down Memory Lane Source

Television’s First Live Animation Project…January 1940, NBC Studio 3H

Television’s First Live Animation Project…January 1940, NBC Studio 3H

  • August 31, 2016

Television's First Live Animation Project...January 1940, NBC Studio 3H Although commercial television was sill about…

August 30, 1957…Ten Years Of “Kukla, Fran & Ollie” Come To An End

August 30, 1957…Ten Years Of “Kukla, Fran & Ollie” Come To An End

  • August 30, 2016

August 30, 1957...Ten Years Of "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" Come To An End At the…

August 30, 1953…A Milestone For RCA Compatible Color Television

August 30, 1953…A Milestone For RCA Compatible Color Television

  • August 30, 2016

August 30, 1953...A Milestone For RCA Compatible Color Television On this day in 1953, the…

August 30, 1993…”Late Show With David Letterman” Debuts On CBS

August 30, 1993…”Late Show With David Letterman” Debuts On CBS

  • August 30, 2016

August 30, 1993..."Late Show With David Letterman" Debuts On CBS Here is the entire first…

August 29, 1940…CBS Color System First Demonstrated

August 29, 1940…CBS Color System First Demonstrated

  • August 29, 2016

August 29, 1940...CBS Color System First Demonstrated In the rare photos below, we see the…

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The men and women who shaped American television —producers, directors, engineers, studio crews, and the families of industry legends shared their stories, photos, documents, and memories with me. Many told me the same thing, even the historians for the networks:

“You’re preserving the only institutional knowledge we have left.”

Eyes Of A Generation has always been a collection of history, but now — it has, by default, become a home for the institutional memory of ABC, NBC, and CBS.

In the same way networks kept the videotapes tapes but erased the talent, skill, craftsmanship and even revenue those recorded shows represented…they have lost their histories too!

This is television’s story — created by the people who shaped it and safeguarded here, for those who come after.

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