Super Rare Footage…Live Television At 1939 World’s Fair
After the opening days of the fair that were broadcast by NBC, the RCA Pavilion had a camera that visitors could walk in front of and see themselves on a monitor. It was all the rage and certificates were issued stating that the bearer had indeed been among the first people ever to be “televised”![fb_vid id=”10201188466899905″]
1951: Coast To Coast Television Now Possible On September 4, 1951,President Harry S. Truman’s opening speech before a conference in San Francisco is broadcast across the nation, marking the first time a television program was broadcast from coast to coast. The broadcast, via then-state-of-the-art microwave technology, was picked up by 87 stations in 47 cities, […]
Must See! Behind The Scenes…Fox Sports NFL Coverage Thanks to Dave Perrussel and Dennis Martin for the link. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im1KLxrl6ss An exclusive, all access look at the people, technology, and highly organized chaos that results in the NFL’s most advanced game broadcast. Source
Jim McKay on NBC? CBS Too? Actually, yes! With the Olympics upon us, I thought you may like to know that NBC was classy enough to include Jim McKay three times in it’s Olympics coverage over the years. In 2002, ABC “loaned” McKay to NBC to serve as a special correspondent during the Winter Olympic […]
A Merry Christmas Wish To You From Eyes Of A Generation! From myself, and my first comedic heros Moses Harry Horwitz, Louis Feinberg and Jerome Lester Horwitz…no matter the holiday you celebrate, may it be filled with joy! -Bobby Ellerbee Source