NBC 75th Anniversary Opening
This short clip is a lot of fun, but the number of famous faces in the crowd is just amazing! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnE1sXCVgxc
Kelsey Grammer’s segment of the NBC 75th Anniversary Special.
On June 20, 1948 ‘The Fred Waring Show’ debuted on CBS. It is believed to be the first weekly one hour music show, however, the show was cut to a half hour in ’52. For the first few years, it aired just after the Ed Sullivan Show, at 9 on Sunday nights. Below is a […]
RCA TK30 ‘Gun site’ This is a screen capture from an introductory article on the RCA TK30 from RCA Broadcast News in 1946. Here we have an explanation of the mysterious gun sight that attached to the top of the viewfinder hood. I think there were two types…this one with a polarized lens and a […]
November 7, 1954…”Face The Nation” Debuts On CBS Wait till you see this video of the first ever presentation of “Face The Nation”! The first thing you see is a closeup of a camera’s lens turret, in a widening shot, that would be the standard open for several years. The “guest” camera is behind the […]
A Genuine Rarity & Some NEW NBC Color History This rare photo shows the RCA engineers that were charged with the design and creation of the TK40. Many others (who’s work was part of the development of live color systems) were involved, but when it came to putting all of that into a final product […]