Eric Shapiro’s Final Fade To Black As ‘CBS Evening News’ Director
Well done sir…well done! Hail and farewell.
“CBS Evening News” director ending 51-year CBS career at the top
Director Eric Shapiro started at CBS in 1963 as a mail boy, working his way up with legendary director Don Hewitt as his inspiration
September 19, 1952…This Was The News Of The Day On NBC Here is a time capsule…a look at the news on this day in 1952. This is the full 15 minute broadcast of “The Camel News Caravan” live from Studio C of NBC’s Uptown Studios at 105 East 106th Street. A location NBC leased from […]
‘Hollywood Squares’…Unaired Pilot AND How Peter Marshall Won I don’t think Bert Parks was ever really seriously considered for the role of host of this show, but for the pilot pitch to CBS…he’d be an OK choice. Obviously not though. After the pilot sat on Fred Silverman’s desk for six months, Heater & Quigley did […]
‘Peter Pan’…How To Fly And Get Audio At The Same Time This is Director Jerome Robbins flying with Mary Martin in March of 1955 at NBC Brooklyn. When Robbins directed the show on Broadway, he didn’t have to worry about audio, but when it came to the television production he did. How do you mic […]
‘CBS Sunday Morning’ Cameraman Allen Brown Retires… Yesterday was Allen’s last day as a CBS cameraman, but soon, he will return to ‘Sunday Morning’ which he has worked on from almost it’s first day on the air. Celebrating 40 years at The Tiffany network, Allen has seen more than a little television history in the […]