This was a live color broadcast from NBC’s Brooklyn Studios and it was a huge production with lots of sets. Most of the actors in this musical were members of the original Broadway cast, except a very young Jack Klugman who sang and danced. I would have loved to been there for a live color broadcast. You too?
In this piece, you’ll see television history in the making that starts in 1949 and continues into the present. Now standing safely in Boston is one of the first two color cameras ever delivered to a local station: WKY-TV in Oklahoma City. The Black and White Years / The Color Years / The Rescue of […]
UPDATED March 3, 2023: Around 2010, I found a photo of an odd looking NBC camera in use in 1947. Not knowing what else to do, I passed around a picture to a group of what I consider REAL experts. There was a lot of discussion but finally Ed Reitan, who has the great Early […]
Famous Cartoon Voice Actors In Live Action Films: Part 3 of 5 As a cartoon voice actor myself, I find it fascinating to see what the people behind the characters look like, and hope you will too. Bea Benaderet, as Betty Rubble on The Flintstones! Listen for the “Betty” laugh in her spot on Jack […]
NBC’s “Star Time Magazine”…1963-64 Guide To The New Season This is full of great memories, but make sure you take a look at the last pages, where you’ll see NBC’s new ‘Color Girl’ and a few of the first ever TK40 prototypes at The Colonial Theater. In 1951, Marie McNamara became the first ‘Color Girl’ […]