Happy Trails & Many Thanks To Bill Plante….
CBS News celebrates career of Bill Plante, retiring after 52 years
Plante covered many major stories of the past half century, from the Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam War
May 1951: Ed Sullivan’s ‘Toast Of The Town’ When the show debuted in 1948, six of June Taylor’s dancers were chosen to dance at the top of the show. They were called ‘The Toastettes’ and were on almost every show open, till it became ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ in 1955. Source
February 20, 1962…Glenn Orbits Earth, CBS Debuts Mini Camera On this day in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. His flight in Friendship 7 was NASA’s third manned space flight, but their first to take a man into earth orbit, as the first two had been suborbital. Ten months earlier, […]
World’s Easiest Trivia Question In this November 1954 photo we see the fist boy owner, Tommy Rettig who played Jeff Miller, and his dog _________. In ’57 Rettig left and was replaced by Jon Provist as Timmy Martin. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised […]
There’s No Place Like “Home”…Studio 33 Carol Burnett: Queen of Comedy Here’s Carol Burnett with CBS Newsman Lee Cowan. In the clip linked above, you’ll see his 8 minute visit with her that ran on ‘Sunday Morning’. Nice piece with some interesting shots along the way. Enjoy! Source