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Inside The First Electronic Camera & Pedestal

Inside The First Electronic Camera & Pedestal

  • April 1, 2016

Television's first real studio was RCA's Studio 3H inside NBC. Operating in secret, for the…

A Guided Tour Of Television’s First Studio…NBC’s 3H, 1939

A Guided Tour Of Television’s First Studio…NBC’s 3H, 1939

  • March 31, 2016

A Guided Tour Of Television's First Studio...NBC's 3H, 1939 The things I have learned from…

A Brief History Of Television’s First Real Home…NBC’s Studio 3H

A Brief History Of Television’s First Real Home…NBC’s Studio 3H

  • March 31, 2016

This is a rare, digitally enhanced photo of the NBC Radio Master Control board from…

The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV

The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV

  • March 30, 2016

A Wonderful Primer On Early Color Television... Written around the story of the ladies that…

“Peter Pan”…How To Fly And Get Good Audio At The Same Time

“Peter Pan”…How To Fly And Get Good Audio At The Same Time

  • March 7, 2015

"Peter Pan"...How To Fly And Get Good Audio At The Same Time 60 years ago…

March 6, 1981…Walter Cronkite’s Farewell: The Day Hard News Died

March 6, 1981…Walter Cronkite’s Farewell: The Day Hard News Died

  • March 6, 2015

March 6, 1981...Walter Cronkite's Farewell: The Day Hard News Died 34 years ago today, Walter…

TeleTales  #107…The Way We Were; 1899

TeleTales #107…The Way We Were; 1899

  • March 5, 2015

TeleTales #107...The Way We Were; 1899 Before seeing at a distance, or tele-vision, was possible,…

TeleTales  #106…ABC’s First News Stars; John Daly And Quincy Howe

TeleTales #106…ABC’s First News Stars; John Daly And Quincy Howe

  • March 5, 2015

TeleTales #106...ABC's First News Stars; John Daly And Quincy Howe Both men started out with…

TeleTales  #105…Before They Were Famous: Narz And Powers

TeleTales #105…Before They Were Famous: Narz And Powers

  • March 5, 2015

TeleTales #105...Before They Were Famous: Narz And Powers From the late 1950's, here's a shot…

The Wrecking Crew Recording A Beach Boys Smash, 1966

The Wrecking Crew Recording A Beach Boys Smash, 1966

  • March 3, 2015

The Wrecking Crew Recording A Beach Boys Smash, 1966 This is a great video that…

The Ultimate Behind The Scenes Music Movie…

The Ultimate Behind The Scenes Music Movie…

  • March 3, 2015

The Ultimate Behind The Scenes Music Movie...Coming In 10 Days Much like The Funk Brothers,…

TeleTales  #101…Mrs. Write

TeleTales #101…Mrs. Write

  • March 3, 2015

TeleTales #101...Mrs. Write Just for fun, here's a look at cue cards being done for…

TeleTales  #100…When Your’e Hot, Your’e Hot!

TeleTales #100…When Your’e Hot, Your’e Hot!

  • March 3, 2015

TeleTales #100...When Your'e Hot, Your'e Hot! Television City Here's an RCA TK11 in cool down…

Happy Birthday, David Sarnoff! Born February 27, 1891

Happy Birthday, David Sarnoff! Born February 27, 1891

  • February 27, 2015

Happy Birthday, David Sarnoff! Born February 27, 1891 It is fitting, that on the eve…

TeleTales  #95…Ooh Lala! Television With A French Twist

TeleTales #95…Ooh Lala! Television With A French Twist

  • February 26, 2015

TeleTales #95...Ooh Lala! Television With A French Twist This is the first Thomson camera model…

TeleTales  #94…”Family Feud”, ABC Hollywood

TeleTales #94…”Family Feud”, ABC Hollywood

  • February 26, 2015

TeleTales #94..."Family Feud", ABC Hollywood From Donna Quante, who used to operate one of the…

TeleTales  #93…You Mean It Wasn’t A Real Hotel?

TeleTales #93…You Mean It Wasn’t A Real Hotel?

  • February 26, 2015

TeleTales #93...You Mean It Wasn't A Real Hotel? Did you know that "Petticoat Junction", created…

Now For Something Completely Different…And Poignant

Now For Something Completely Different…And Poignant

  • February 26, 2015

Now For Something Completely Different...And Poignant Among the surprises in Sunday's Academy Awards show was…

TeleTales  #92…A Tour Of NBC Studio 8G With Seth Meyers

TeleTales #92…A Tour Of NBC Studio 8G With Seth Meyers

  • February 26, 2015

TeleTales #92...A Tour Of NBC Studio 8G With Seth Meyers Ever wonder what the backstage…

February 25, 1940…Television’s First Hockey Game, NBC

February 25, 1940…Television’s First Hockey Game, NBC

  • February 25, 2015

February 25, 1940...Television's First Hockey Game, NBC 75 years ago today, hockey came to television…

TeleTales  #91…Television’s First “Live Animated” Commercial?

TeleTales #91…Television’s First “Live Animated” Commercial?

  • February 25, 2015

TeleTales #91...Television's First "Live Animated" Commercial? Take a close look at these three amazing photos…

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The men and women who shaped American television —producers, directors, engineers, studio crews, and the families of industry legends shared their stories, photos, documents, and memories with me. Many told me the same thing, even the historians for the networks:

“You’re preserving the only institutional knowledge we have left.”

Eyes Of A Generation has always been a collection of history, but now — it has, by default, become a home for the institutional memory of ABC, NBC, and CBS.

In the same way networks kept the videotapes tapes but erased the talent, skill, craftsmanship and even revenue those recorded shows represented…they have lost their histories too!

This is television’s story — created by the people who shaped it and safeguarded here, for those who come after.

All You Ever Wanted to Know About NORELCO CAMERAS

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The Amazingly Precise History of Color Television from Ed Reitan

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THE PERSONAL SCRAPBOOK OF GEORGE MOSES, ED SULLIVAN’S CAMERAMAN!

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HOW TELEVISION GRAPHICS CAME TO BE

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Countdown #55

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