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The Rarely Seen GE PE 25 Color Camera

The Rarely Seen GE PE 25 Color Camera

  • March 24, 2020

Thanks to our friend Martin Perry, this catalog is the only piece of GE information…

FIRST EVER VIDEO RECORDING…September 20, 1927? YES!

FIRST EVER VIDEO RECORDING…September 20, 1927? YES!

  • January 7, 2019

FIRST EVER VIDEO RECORDING...September 20, 1927? YES! Until yesterday, I had never heard of this…

CBS Broadcast Center…1964 Introduction Book

CBS Broadcast Center…1964 Introduction Book

  • November 10, 2018

This 60 page book was presented at the 1964 NAB Convention to introduce the new…

Amazing New Berlin Olympics Television Information

Amazing New Berlin Olympics Television Information

  • December 29, 2017

If you are lucky, you learn something new every day, and today, we are all…

April 14, 1956…Videotape Recording Debuts; Ampex VR-1000 Unveiled

April 14, 1956…Videotape Recording Debuts; Ampex VR-1000 Unveiled

  • April 14, 2017

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

April 10, 1985…Inside CBS News Studio 33 With Dan Rather

  • April 10, 2017

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

April 9, 1950…First Bob Hope TV Special, NBC New Amsterdam Theater

  • April 9, 2017

  On this day in 1950, NBC Radio star Bob Hope was lured to television…

April 6, 1948…Oldest Known Howdy Doody Kinescope Footage: Exclusive

April 6, 1948…Oldest Known Howdy Doody Kinescope Footage: Exclusive

  • April 6, 2017

  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

April 5, 1948, Chicago’s WGN Signs On…Great Vintage Pictorial

  • April 5, 2017

  Above is a shot of my RCA TK10 from WGN...one of the original eight…

April 4, 1967…Johnny Carson Quits “Tonight”! Remember This?

April 4, 1967…Johnny Carson Quits “Tonight”! Remember This?

  • April 4, 2017

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

NBC Universal Orlando…New Home To My Pat Weaver RCA TK30

  • April 2, 2017

  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!

March 27, 1955…NBC Burbank Dedication – Color Kickoff AND The BLUE TK41s!

  • March 27, 2017

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?

Did You Know Pat Weaver Saved “Meet The Press” On His First Day At NBC?

  • March 24, 2017

  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

2 Color Rarities From “The Colgate Comedy Hour” + Jerry Lewis Interview

  • March 22, 2017

Here, we will see very rare color home movie footage of Colgate hosts Martin &…

March 22, 1929…RCA Begins First Nightly Experimental Broadcasts

March 22, 1929…RCA Begins First Nightly Experimental Broadcasts

  • March 22, 2017

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!

  • March 20, 2017

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

  • March 19, 2017

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

The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV

  • March 17, 2017

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

A Huge Show Few Remember Gave Us The First Use Of Live Chromakey

  • March 16, 2017

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

  • March 15, 2017

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…

  • March 14, 2017

March 14, 1970...Music-Television Debuts 11 Years Before MTV On Saturday, March 14, 1970, music shows…

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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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