Memory Lane…Debut Ads For Some Of TV’s Most Memorable Shows
Thanks to Maureen Carney, here are some classic newspaper ads for the debuts of some shows that went on to make history. Enjoy! -Bobby Ellerbee
June 24, 1963…NBC Studio 8H Goes Color NBC Studio 8H become “The Peacock Studio” on this day in ’63 when it began broadcasting in color. There is a lot of interesting detail in the NBC Press Release, but one thing they left out was…the four RCA TK41s installed in 8H actually came from The Ziegfeld […]
Thanks to Val Ginter in NYC, here is a rare copy of the 1953 Gray catalog with a price list at the end. This machine was able to televise opaque cards, which was the forerunner of transparent slides. It also had add on features that would allow a news type horizontal ticker scroll across the […]
From Flip Cards To The Credit Roll… As we end today’s discussion on early graphics techniques, here are some shots that cover a lot of territory…from 1948 into 1993. The big picture is from NBC’s 1948 ‘Television Scene Magazine’ and shows the flip card board. The second photo is from the 50s of a black […]
The clip kicks off with Dick Clark introducing Chubby Checker in front of a crane‑mounted RCA TK‑10 at The Little Theater, home of his New York Saturday Night Beechnut Show for three solid years. Then you get a great moment: Conway Twitty, Chubby, and Clark all twisting during rehearsal. And yes—this is 1960, back when […]
