July 25, 1959...Nixon-Khrushchev "KItchen Debate" Tape Airs In US https://youtu.be/lN9ENvzSPfw?si=AFlinEpi12TGFlDd The Kitchen Debate was a…
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June 1940….Television’s 1st Convention & 1st Network Broadcast
In a spirit of cooperation, competitors RCA, GE and Philco teamed with AT&T to televise…
July 23, 1962…First World Wide Television Broadcast Via Telstar
On a Monday afternoon on this date in 1962, CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite entered…
1936 & 2016…Convention Coverage Eerily Similar For NBC & CBS
1936 & 2016...Convention Coverage Eerily Similar For NBC & CBS Believe it or not, the…
Rare Color Film…5 “Colgate Comedy Hour” Stars At El Capitan
Rare Color Film...5 "Colgate Comedy Hour" Stars At El Capitan At the link, you will…
You Mean They Used Color Cameras For B/W Broadcasts?
You Mean They Used Color Cameras For B/W Broadcasts? Yes, they did and WICU was…
Exclusive! Soupy Sales Returns To WXYZ, Detroit For A Visit!
Exclusive! Soupy Sales Returns To WXYZ, Detroit For A Visit! Thanks to Barry Mitchell, here…
July 15, 1996 …MSNBC Launched On Cable & Internet
The bottom video starts at 1:24, which is the first few minutes of the debut,…
See Anyone You Know? 1984 Pool Cameramen Shoot Each Other
See Anyone You Know? 1984 Pool Cameramen Shoot Each Other With the Republican National Convention…
July 14, 1933…Popeye Comes To The Silver Screen
July 14, 1933...Popeye Comes To The Silver Screen This is the first of 109 cartoons…
Forgotten Gem! Steve Martin’s “The Great Flydini” Sketch…CLASSIC!
Forgotten Gem! Steve Martin's "The Great Flydini" Sketch...CLASSIC! That "wild and crazy guy", Steve Martin,…
RCA TCR-100 Videotape Cartridge System, Sales Reel
July 1970...The RCA TCR 100 Video Cart System Debuted Some loved it, some hated it,…
‘Squidbillies’ Is Still Blazing a Caustic, Backwoods Trail
My Show..."Squidbillies" Season 10 Debuts Tonight! For those of you that don't know, I am…
TeleTales: “Film At 11″… WPIX Coined The Phrase In 1948
TeleTales: "Film At 11"... WPIX Coined The Phrase In 1948 "First on the scene. First…
Mystery Photo Reveals…THE FIRST WNBC TV Was NOT In New York!?!
Mystery Photo Reveals...THE FIRST WNBC TV Was NOT In New York!?! Believe it or not,…
July 5, 1982…”NBC News Overnight” Debuts
July 5, 1982..."NBC News Overnight" Debuts EDITOR NOTE: The video at the bottom of the…
ULTRA RARE HOWDY DOODY IMAGES! The Original Howdy…
Be sure to click through these historic images, as I have made extensive comments on…
July 1, 1941…Commercial Television Begins In America
On page 10, is as good a description of what happened on this day in…
A Rare Two Headed Monster…MGM’s Over/Under Studio Crane
A Rare Two Headed Monster...MGM's Over/Under Studio Crane With motion picture studios all cranking at…
The First Robotic Overhead Camera…NBC’s “Home” Show
The First Robotic Overhead Camera...NBC's "Home" Show Now, this is BIG! So, big you can…
RCA Camera Mystery Finally Solved!!! You Won’t Believe This…
RCA Camera Mystery Finally Solved!!! You Won't Believe This... Just what is that gear/wheel mechanism…