“Nightly Show” Canceled…Last Show Airs Thursday
Larry Wilmore’s ‘Nightly Show’ Cancelled at Comedy Central
“The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” will call it a day after Thursday’s episode. Comedy Central has canceled the half-hour series that replaced “The Colbert Report” on Jan. 19, 2015, making…
June 19, 1946…1st Image Orthicon Cameras & Network Sponsorship In the photos, you see the first RCA TK30s ever used anywhere. The introduction date was officially set for October of ’46, but the Lewis-Conn rematch was such a big deal that RCA rushed a few into production for the fight. Four to six TK 30s, […]
July 10, 1950…The Original, TV Music Countdown Show Debuts “Your Hit Parade” was television’s first ever Top Ten type music show, and radio’s too. It started on the NBC Red Network on April 20, 1935 and ran there till 1955. The television version started on NBC on this day in 1950 and ran there till […]
TV Lens Week…Post 3: Studio Box Lens vs ENG/EFP Lens Canon’s Larry Thorpe explains the differences and who better? Before joining Canon, Larry was an engineer who built cameras at the BBC, then RCA where he worked on the TK42 and 44 and later went to Sony to help in the development of their studio […]
August 10, 1948…WJZ-TV (WABC) Signs On In New York New York’s Channel 7 came to life 68 years ago today, so Happy Birthday! Below are articles from “Billboard” and “Broadcasting” that describe the gala night. Since a lot of us are a bit rusty on ABC television’s owned & operated roots, here’s a short primer. […]