Another Fine Piece On Television's History From Richard Wirth... My only problem with Richard's article,…
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NBC Studio 6A…Newly Redone & Proud As A Peacock With New Feathers!
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June 1, 1980…CNN Debuts As The First All News Network
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May 30, 1949…WFBM Signs On With 10 Camera Indy 500 Coverage
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NBC New York: Radio City TV Studios & Theaters Chronology 1935 -1956
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May 29, 1950: Dual Debut! “Broadway Open House” & NBC Studio 6A
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May 27, 1972…George Carlin Debuts The Infamous “7 Words” Sketch
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The Reason For Experimental TV, Involved Consumer Protections…
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Picture Parade…A Random Walk Through Some Interesting TV History
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May 24, 1974…The Last “Dean Martin Show” Aired On NBC
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May 23, 1964…And Away We Go…From NYC To Miami Beach
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Television’s Oldest Surviving Color Videotape…May 22, 1958
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May 22, 1950…The Start Of Late Night TV…Almost
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May 21, 1992…Johnny Carson’s Final Guest, Bette Midler
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May 20, 1939…First Television Picture Sent Over Telephone Lines
May 20, 1939...First Television Picture Sent Over Telephone Lines 77 years ago today, NBC sent…
Leaving Letterman, Part I
May 20, 2015...The Final David Letterman Show Airs In some ways, it seems like this…
May 19, 1945…Dumont’s W3XYT Signs On In Washington DC
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Prime Time Television…1948 And ’49, With My Detailed Notes
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NBC’s RARE Gift To Carson On His 10th “Tonight” Anniversary
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May 17, 1939…Television’s First Sports Announcer & Baseball Game
May 17, 1939...Television's First Sports Announcer & Baseball Game On May 17, 1939 NBC broadcast…
May 17, 1930…Construction Begins On Rockefeller Center
May 17, 1930...Construction Begins On Rockefeller Center Of the 21 buildings on 15 acres in…