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Happy Birthday….CBS Broadcast Center, Born July 26, 1964

Happy Birthday….CBS Broadcast Center, Born July 26, 1964

  • July 26, 2016

On July 26, 1964, the first broadcast finally originated from a building CBS had owned…

July 25, 1964…CBS Radio Bids Farewell To 485 Madison Avenue

July 25, 1964…CBS Radio Bids Farewell To 485 Madison Avenue

  • July 25, 2016

(Photo above: CBS News Studio 9 with Murrow in suit and the short man in…

July 25, 1959…Nixon-Khrushchev “Kitchen Debate” Tape Airs In US

July 25, 1959…Nixon-Khrushchev “Kitchen Debate” Tape Airs In US

  • July 25, 2016

July 25, 1959...Nixon-Khrushchev "KItchen Debate" Tape Airs In US https://youtu.be/lN9ENvzSPfw?si=AFlinEpi12TGFlDd The Kitchen Debate was a…

June 1940….Television’s 1st Convention & 1st Network Broadcast

June 1940….Television’s 1st Convention & 1st Network Broadcast

  • July 24, 2016

In a spirit of cooperation, competitors RCA, GE and Philco teamed with AT&T to televise…

July 23, 1962…First World Wide Television Broadcast Via Telstar

July 23, 1962…First World Wide Television Broadcast Via Telstar

  • July 23, 2016

On a Monday afternoon on this date in 1962, CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite entered…

1936 & 2016…Convention Coverage Eerily Similar For NBC & CBS

1936 & 2016…Convention Coverage Eerily Similar For NBC & CBS

  • July 23, 2016

1936 & 2016...Convention Coverage Eerily Similar For NBC & CBS Believe it or not, the…

The last VCR will be manufactured this month

The last VCR will be manufactured this month

  • July 22, 2016

Remembering The VCR...RIP, The End Is Near The last VCR will be manufactured this monthR.I.P.,…

Rare Color Film…5 “Colgate Comedy Hour” Stars At El Capitan

Rare Color Film…5 “Colgate Comedy Hour” Stars At El Capitan

  • July 21, 2016

Rare Color Film...5 "Colgate Comedy Hour" Stars At El Capitan At the link, you will…

You Mean They Used Color Cameras For B/W Broadcasts?

You Mean They Used Color Cameras For B/W Broadcasts?

  • July 20, 2016

You Mean They Used Color Cameras For B/W Broadcasts? Yes, they did and WICU was…

Exclusive! Soupy Sales Returns To WXYZ, Detroit For A Visit!

Exclusive! Soupy Sales Returns To WXYZ, Detroit For A Visit!

  • July 18, 2016

Exclusive! Soupy Sales Returns To WXYZ, Detroit For A Visit! Thanks to Barry Mitchell, here…

July 17, 1955…Behind The Scenes With ABC At Disneyland Opening

July 17, 1955…Behind The Scenes With ABC At Disneyland Opening

  • July 17, 2016

July 17, 1955...Behind The Scenes With ABC At Disneyland Opening This is the only place…

July 15, 1996…MSNBC Launched On Cable & Internet

July 15, 1996…MSNBC Launched On Cable & Internet

  • July 16, 2016

The bottom video starts at 1:24, which is the first few minutes of the debut,…

See Anyone You Know? 1984 Pool Cameramen Shoot Each Other

See Anyone You Know? 1984 Pool Cameramen Shoot Each Other

  • July 15, 2016

See Anyone You Know? 1984 Pool Cameramen Shoot Each Other With the Republican National Convention…

July 14, 1933…Popeye Comes To The Silver Screen

July 14, 1933…Popeye Comes To The Silver Screen

  • July 14, 2016

July 14, 1933...Popeye Comes To The Silver Screen This is the first of 109 cartoons…

Forgotten Gem! Steve Martin’s “The Great Flydini” Sketch…CLASSIC!

Forgotten Gem! Steve Martin’s “The Great Flydini” Sketch…CLASSIC!

  • July 13, 2016

Forgotten Gem! Steve Martin's "The Great Flydini" Sketch...CLASSIC! That "wild and crazy guy", Steve Martin,…

RCA TCR-100 Videotape Cartridge System, Sales Reel

RCA TCR-100 Videotape Cartridge System, Sales Reel

  • July 12, 2016

July 1970...The RCA TCR 100 Video Cart System Debuted Some loved it, some hated it,…

‘Squidbillies’ Is Still Blazing a Caustic, Backwoods Trail

‘Squidbillies’ Is Still Blazing a Caustic, Backwoods Trail

  • July 10, 2016

My Show..."Squidbillies" Season 10 Debuts Tonight! For those of you that don't know, I am…

July 10, 1950…The Original, TV Music Countdown Show Debuts… “Your Hit Parade”

July 10, 1950…The Original, TV Music Countdown Show Debuts…
“Your Hit Parade”

  • July 10, 2016

July 10, 1950...The Original, TV Music Countdown Show Debuts "Your Hit Parade" was television's first…

TeleTales: “Film At 11″… WPIX Coined The Phrase In 1948

TeleTales: “Film At 11″… WPIX Coined The Phrase In 1948

  • July 7, 2016

TeleTales: "Film At 11"... WPIX Coined The Phrase In 1948 "First on the scene. First…

Mystery Photo Reveals…THE FIRST WNBC TV Was NOT In New York!?!

Mystery Photo Reveals…THE FIRST WNBC TV Was NOT In New York!?!

  • July 6, 2016

Mystery Photo Reveals...THE FIRST WNBC TV Was NOT In New York!?! Believe it or not,…

July 5, 1982…”NBC News Overnight” Debuts

July 5, 1982…”NBC News Overnight” Debuts

  • July 5, 2016

July 5, 1982..."NBC News Overnight" Debuts EDITOR NOTE: The video at the bottom of 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.

EXCLUSIVE: Inside ABC’s Old West 66 Street HQ, Hundreds of New Photos

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All You Ever Wanted to Know About NORELCO CAMERAS

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The Amazingly Precise History of Color Television from Ed Reitan

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THE PERSONAL SCRAPBOOK OF GEORGE MOSES, ED SULLIVAN’S CAMERAMAN!

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