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A Fuller History Of NBC Television News…

A Fuller History Of NBC Television News…

  • April 6, 2016

A Fuller History Of NBC Television News... After posting today's first story on CBS's Douglas…

Brief History of CBS And The Masters Tournament…

Brief History of CBS And The Masters Tournament…

  • April 5, 2016

When CBS televised its first Masters in 1956, the network used seven cameras and covered…

Take Me Out To The Ballgame…With 13 Cameras!

Take Me Out To The Ballgame…With 13 Cameras!

  • April 4, 2016

Take Me Out To The Ballgame...With 13 Cameras! On Opening Day, we've got some baseball…

The Night RFK Was Shot…Inside The Ambassador Hotel, Part 1 of 3

The Night RFK Was Shot…Inside The Ambassador Hotel, Part 1 of 3

  • April 3, 2016

Rare Photos Of The Television Coverage...June 4, 1968 Final Rare Photos Of The Television Coverage...June…

The Night RFK Was Shot…Inside The Ambassador Hotel, Part 2 of 3

The Night RFK Was Shot…Inside The Ambassador Hotel, Part 2 of 3

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Rare Photos Of The Television Coverage...June 4, 1968 I have had several request to repost…

The Night RFK Was Shot…Inside The Ambassador Hotel, Part 3 of 3

The Night RFK Was Shot…Inside The Ambassador Hotel, Part 3 of 3

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Rare Photos Of The Television Coverage...June 4, 1968 I have had several request to repost…

Being A Member Of The “SNL” Band, And My Experience With Them…

Being A Member Of The “SNL” Band, And My Experience With Them…

  • April 3, 2016

Being A Member Of The "SNL" Band, And My Experience With Them... http://www.avclub.com/article/whats-it-be-member-saturday-night-live-house-band-234547 At the…

“The Kraft Television Theater”…TV’s First Anthology Series

“The Kraft Television Theater”…TV’s First Anthology Series

  • April 2, 2016

"The Kraft Television Theater"...TV's First Anthology Series This was the earliest and, at the time,…

An Interesting Development…WLS TV’s News Film Process, 1974

An Interesting Development…WLS TV’s News Film Process, 1974

  • April 1, 2016

An Interesting Development...WLS TV's News Film Process, 1974 It is easy to forget that even…

Inside The First Electronic Camera & Pedestal

Inside The First Electronic Camera & Pedestal

  • April 1, 2016

Television's first real studio was RCA's Studio 3H inside NBC. Operating in secret, for the…

Voted “Best Use Of A Snow Shovel Handle”…1974

Voted “Best Use Of A Snow Shovel Handle”…1974

  • April 1, 2016

Voted "Best Use Of A Snow Shovel Handle"...1974 Source

A Guided Tour Of Television’s First Studio…NBC’s 3H, 1939

A Guided Tour Of Television’s First Studio…NBC’s 3H, 1939

  • March 31, 2016

A Guided Tour Of Television's First Studio...NBC's 3H, 1939 The things I have learned from…

A Brief History Of Television’s First Real Home…NBC’s Studio 3H

A Brief History Of Television’s First Real Home…NBC’s Studio 3H

  • March 31, 2016

This is a rare, digitally enhanced photo of the NBC Radio Master Control board from…

The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV

The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV

  • March 30, 2016

A Wonderful Primer On Early Color Television... Written around the story of the ladies that…

“Peter Pan”…How To Fly And Get Good Audio At The Same Time

“Peter Pan”…How To Fly And Get Good Audio At The Same Time

  • March 7, 2015

"Peter Pan"...How To Fly And Get Good Audio At The Same Time 60 years ago…

March 6, 1981…Walter Cronkite’s Farewell: The Day Hard News Died

March 6, 1981…Walter Cronkite’s Farewell: The Day Hard News Died

  • March 6, 2015

March 6, 1981...Walter Cronkite's Farewell: The Day Hard News Died 34 years ago today, Walter…

TeleTales  #107…The Way We Were; 1899

TeleTales #107…The Way We Were; 1899

  • March 5, 2015

TeleTales #107...The Way We Were; 1899 Before seeing at a distance, or tele-vision, was possible,…

TeleTales  #106…ABC’s First News Stars; John Daly And Quincy Howe

TeleTales #106…ABC’s First News Stars; John Daly And Quincy Howe

  • March 5, 2015

TeleTales #106...ABC's First News Stars; John Daly And Quincy Howe Both men started out with…

TeleTales  #105…Before They Were Famous: Narz And Powers

TeleTales #105…Before They Were Famous: Narz And Powers

  • March 5, 2015

TeleTales #105...Before They Were Famous: Narz And Powers From the late 1950's, here's a shot…

The Wrecking Crew Recording A Beach Boys Smash, 1966

The Wrecking Crew Recording A Beach Boys Smash, 1966

  • March 3, 2015

The Wrecking Crew Recording A Beach Boys Smash, 1966 This is a great video that…

The Ultimate Behind The Scenes Music Movie…

The Ultimate Behind The Scenes Music Movie…

  • March 3, 2015

The Ultimate Behind The Scenes Music Movie...Coming In 10 Days Much like The Funk Brothers,…

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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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