Carrying the Ed Sullivan name means holding a piece of television history in my hands.…
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John Pinto, Chief Cameraman, Saturday Night Live – NBC New York
Great job, Bobby. You’ve captured the history, excitement, and the people of our glorious business.…
Ron Simon, Curator, The Paley Center for Media
I remember talking to the late John Frankenheimer, one of television’s greatest directors of the…
Gady Reinhold, Technical Supervisor, CBS Broadcast Center (Ret.)
It has been 60 years since I started working for CBS at its New York…
Jim Hergenrather, Historian, CBS Television City
When it comes to the history of something that captured your imagination as a child,…
Mike Conway, Indiana University – Author “The Origins Of Television News In America”
Bobby Ellerbee’s “Eyes of a Generation” project is one of the most important resources for…
Joel Spector, 50 Year NBC Audio Pro (Ret.)
Eyes of a Generation lives up to its name – and then some. I’ve been…
April 17, 1967…50 Years Ago, “The Joey Bishop Show” Debuted
ABC's conversations about getting serious in late night programming began in the fall of 1966.…
HOW TELEVISION GRAPHICS CAME TO BE
Not long ago, I came across some excelent historical images of television's first experiments into…
OH YES, THEY DID!!!
As your Editor In Chief of Eyes of A Generation, I pride myself on trying…
The Broadcast World’s TOP Archive: Including TV
Just so you know, our friend David Gleason's labor of love is absolutely THE…
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The MARCONI MARK VII ERA…Part 6 (of 7)
The Marconi Mark VII Era: In the summer of 1967, the Marconi Mark VII color…
Ultra Rare…Inside NBC’s New York Studios 1950
As TV was taking off in 1950, NBC and others struggled to find studio space…
4 Minutes Of RCA/NBC Color With TK41s
This is part of the original 26-minute RCA presentation from 1956 that pitches color to…
January 6, 1952…First Ever “TODAY” Promo
First Ever "TODAY" Promo, Live With Fred Allen & Dave Garroway In preparation for a…
Inside NBC Like You Have Never Seen! Pristine “Behind Your Radio Dial” Video
About five years ago, I found this classic 1948 movie short on YouTube. It was…
A PRIMER ON RCA’S EARLIEST COMPATABLE COLOR CAMERAS
I've just recently been able see these stunning in-house marketing photos that reveal some news…
INSIDE NBC’S COLONIAL THEATER & RCA’S COLOR EFFORT
In all these 15 years of research, I have never found this whole black and…
December 12, 1937…America’s First Mobile Units Delivered
On December 12, 1937, the world's first electronic television remote units were delivered by RCA…
The Birth Of The Camera Mounted Electronic Viewfinder
With all of RCA's incredible advances and discoveries in television, you would have thought that…
AMAZING CBS COLOR STUDIO 72 NYC…COLOR FILM TOUR
Here is a newly discovered piece of color television history about one of the least…