I remember talking to the late John Frankenheimer, one of television’s greatest directors of the…
Tag: cameramen
The Amazing Backstory of THE WORLD’S FIRST RCA COLOR CAMERAS
I would hope that if back in the 1970s, NBC knew what I am about…
1 PICTURE…SO MANY QUESTIONS?!
Since I saw this photo, I've been mesmerized by it. I've asked all the…
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…
February 16, 1949…A Red Letter Day In NBC News History
February 16, 1949...A Red Letter Day In NBC News History The most widely celebrated dates…
SPECIAL NBC NY STUDIOS HISTORY…FIRST HAND ACCOUNT
SPECIAL NBC NY STUDIOS HISTORY...FIRST HAND ACCOUNT This article includes A MUST READ, FIRST HAND…
December 24,1951…Behind The Scenes Inside NBC Studio 8H
December 24,1951...Behind The Scenes Inside NBC Studio 8H 1st "Hallmark Hall Of Fame"...1st "Amahl And…
Happy Trails! Colbert’s Gentle Sendoff To John Meiklejohn……
Happy Trails! Colbert's Gentle Sendoff To John Meiklejohn... One of the best cameramen in the…
October 22, 1962…In The Oval Office For The Cuban Missile Crisis
October 22, 1962...In The Oval Office For The Cuban Missile Crisis As Told By The…
Three Generations In Television: The Merklein Family
It's not every day you come across a TV pioneer like Frank Merklein, or a…
The Virtual Archives of RCA Engineer Harry Wright
He helped design the RCA TK42, TK42XX, TK43, TK44, TK47, TK48, TK76 and more. The…
See Anyone You Know? 1984 Pool Cameramen Shoot Each Other
See Anyone You Know? 1984 Pool Cameramen Shoot Each Other With the Republican National Convention…
May 19, 1945…Dumont’s W3XYT Signs On In Washington DC
May 19, 1945...Dumont's W3XYT Signs On In Washington DC With NBC/RCA having come to DC…
TeleTales #266…TV Golf In The 1950s
TeleTales #266...TV Golf In The 1950s With The Master's fresh on our minds, here is…
Inside The First Electronic Camera & Pedestal
Television's first real studio was RCA's Studio 3H inside NBC. Operating in secret, for the…
“Saturday Night Live”…Behind The Scenes Of A Typical Week
"Saturday Night Live"...Behind The Scenes Of A Typical Week From a few months back, here…
An Updated Report On My Night At SNL…May 3, 2014
An Updated Report On My Night At SNL...May 3, 2014 I'm re-posting my report from…
January 14, 1952…’Today’ Debuts On NBC…First In More Than One Way
January 14, 1952...'Today' Debuts On NBC...First In More Than One Way Today, was network television's…
CBS Studio 42 At Grand Central Terminal, 1950
Picture Parade #4...CBS Studio 42 At Grand Central Terminal, 1950 This is Faye Emerson on…
Classic Ed Sullivan…Zippy And The Cameramen
Classic Ed Sullivan...Zippy And The Cameramen In this short but sweet piece from April of…
Television’s First News Cast, 1939
Picture Parade #3...Television's First News Cast, 1939 W2XBS would not become WNBT until 1941, but…