RCA Exhibition Studio…1964 World’s Fair
To give the RCA TK41s on display something to do, RCA offered to do live and recorded public service shows from their facility. This is a taping of The Bronx Zoo Show. Many of us that visited usually saw only an empty studio, but at least we got to see the TK41s.
Martin & Lewis Radio Years…As You Have NEVER HEARD THEM! A little further down, we’ll get into the history and hear their NBC debut show, but let’s start with something a bit more “unique”. This rare, blue and naughty, outtake never made it to air, but it should have…it’s classic Dean and Jerry, but in […]
The ODD History Of The TWO El Capitan Theaters in Hollywood…. The El Capitan Theater…a very familiar name to movie and TV fans, but did you know there were two El Capitan Theaters in Los Angeles? There were, and the only thing they had in common was their famous name. In this photo, you see […]
November 10, 1938…First Ever Performance, “God Bless America” Tomorrow is Veterans Day in America, a tribute day that was originally called Armistice Day. It is still observed in many countries by it’s original name, and as Remembrance Day, which marked the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. From one veteran to all […]
This is one of only a handful of shows that was eventually carried on every network over its 24 years on TV…Dumont, NBC, CBS and ABC. Ted Mack was born in Greeley, CO and named Edward McGuiness. When he became a band leader and his name would not fit on a theater marque, the theater […]