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April 14, 1956…Videotape Recording Debuts; Ampex VR-1000 Unveiled
On April 14,1956, this prototype Ampex VTR called "Mark IV" started a whole new era…
April 10, 1985…Inside CBS News Studio 33 With Dan Rather
This is a rare look inside CBS Studio 33, or what many call The Cronkite…
April 9, 1950…First Bob Hope TV Special, NBC New Amsterdam Theater
On this day in 1950, NBC Radio star Bob Hope was lured to television…
April 6, 1948…Oldest Known Howdy Doody Kinescope Footage: Exclusive
THE ORIGINAL HOWDY PUPPET ON ONE OF THE EARLIEST SHOWS RECORDED! This kinescope is…
April 5, 1948, Chicago’s WGN Signs On…Great Vintage Pictorial
Above is a shot of my RCA TK10 from WGN...one of the original eight…
April 4, 1967…Johnny Carson Quits “Tonight”! Remember This?
When people think about hosts quitting the "Tonight" show, Jack Paar's famous walk off is the…
NBC Universal Orlando…New Home To My Pat Weaver RCA TK30
This week, "The Tonight Show Experience" will open at Universal Studios Orlando, with Jimmy…
March 27, 1955…NBC Burbank Dedication – Color Kickoff AND The BLUE TK41s!
It was March 27, 1955, when NBC Burbank was dedicated...two and a half years after…
Did You Know Pat Weaver Saved “Meet The Press” On His First Day At NBC?
On October 5, 1945, "Meet the Press" debuted on The Mutual Radio Network, hosted…
2 Color Rarities From “The Colgate Comedy Hour” + Jerry Lewis Interview
Here, we will see very rare color home movie footage of Colgate hosts Martin &…
March 22, 1929…RCA Begins First Nightly Experimental Broadcasts
With the recent receipt of new images and data, this story has been revised and…
How Television Made Basketball Fans Mad About March!
How Television Made Basketball Fans Mad About March! It's "that time again", when back to…
March 19, 1953 and March 19, 1954…Red Letter Days For Compatible Color
March 19, 1953 and March 19, 1954...Red Letter Days For Compatible Color On March 19,…
The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV
A Wonderful Primer On Early Color Television... From the Eyes Of A Generation's archives, here…
A Huge Show Few Remember Gave Us The First Use Of Live Chromakey
NBC's "Matinee Theater"...October 31, 1955 - June 27, 1958 This morning, I sat down to…
March 1971…The End Of An Era: Ed Sullivan Canceled By CBS
March 1971...The End Of An Era: Ed Sullivan Canceled By CBS Ed Sullivan began with…
March 14, 1970…Music-Television Debuts 11 Years Before MTV…
March 14, 1970...Music-Television Debuts 11 Years Before MTV On Saturday, March 14, 1970, music shows…
Universal Studios…4 Stages Torn Down And 10 More To Go
Universal Studios...4 Stages Torn Down And 10 More To Go Recently Stages 22, 23, 24…
What Do “Bonanza”, The Beatles And Bozo Have In Common?…
What Do "Bonanza", The Beatles And Bozo Have In Common? Aside from the letter "B",…
Rare NBC Brooklyn Studios Footage With TK41s…
Rare NBC Brooklyn Studios Footage With TK41s It's not often that we get to see…