Another Fine Piece On Television’s History From Richard Wirth…
My only problem with Richard’s article, is that I am ready to read Part 2 now. Hopefully, it will come soon. Thanks for the always great effort Richard Wirth! Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
Rare Photos Of The Television Coverage…June 4, 1968 Final Rare Photos Of The Television Coverage…June 4, 1968 Thanks for all the descriptive comments on the first two sets of photos. Hopefully these will answer some questions raised there, and thanks to Martin Perry for finding these Los Angeles Fire Department photos. More detail on the […]
Who Knew Atlanta, GA and Mayberry, NC were so close? Below in pink, you see Tara from ‘Gone With The Wind’ and under it, the Mayberry set for the ‘Andy Griffith Show’ on the ‘Back Forty’. Forty Acres was a film studio backlot that belonged to RKO Pictures and later Desilu Productions, located in Culver […]
ULTRA RARE! 1956 ‘Peter Pan’ Promo As we just read in this morning’s first story, the first television production of ‘Peter Pan’ was March 7, 1955. On January 9, 1956, NBC Brooklyn did it again…live and in color. Here is a promo for the second broadcast that fortunately was captured from inside a kinescope of […]
The Macy’s Parade…How It’s Done & How It All Started Our friend Joel Spector will be playing all the music today for the broadcast, just like he has for over 25 years. That alone is a massive undertaking, but just one of many parts to one of television’s largest jigsaw puzzles. This video should start […]