Remember Pinkey Lee? I do!
Pincus Leff (May 2, 1907 – April 3, 1993) was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Pee Wee Herman and Pee Wee’s Playhouse is loosely based on Pinkey Lee. I’m not sure but think this was done at KHJ. Anyone know?
In the summer of 1974, before chroma key walls, virtual sets, or the sleek digital graphics we take for granted today, weather forecasting at WAGA Atlanta was a hands‑on craft — part science, part stagecraft, and part controlled chaos. The centerpiece of the WAGA weather set was a sprawling wall of oversized maps, each one […]
One Of A Kind Photo This is the full complement of equipment associated with the RCA “Walkie Lookie” Vidicon camera. This photo from the 1956 NAB Convention, shows the wireless version with the backpack transmitter on the table. This camera and a few others like this were used by NBC for the ’52 political conventions, […]
You Mean Godzilla Was Just A Guy In A Rubber Suit? Yes, but not just any guy! It was Haruo Nakajima who’s now 85. He was considered by most to be the best “suit actor” in Japanese monster movie history. He started in 1954 with ‘Godzilla’ and played the role, and many other monsters for […]
Election Night, 1976 Here’s Frank Reynolds at ABC New York during a break. Notice the Norelco cameras are still in use, but by the next presidential election in 1980, Ikigami HK312s would be in use at ABC. Source