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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…
July 10, 1950…The Original, TV Music Countdown Show Debuts…
“Your Hit Parade”
July 10, 1950...The Original, TV Music Countdown Show Debuts "Your Hit Parade" was television's first…
TeleTales: “Film At 11″… WPIX Coined The Phrase In 1948
TeleTales: "Film At 11"... WPIX Coined The Phrase In 1948 "First on the scene. First…
WKY-TV: First In Local Live Color
In this piece, you'll see television history in the making that starts in 1949 and…
ULTRA RARE HOWDY DOODY IMAGES! The Original Howdy…
Be sure to click through these historic images, as I have made extensive comments on…
RCA Camera Mystery Finally Solved!!! You Won’t Believe This…
RCA Camera Mystery Finally Solved!!! You Won't Believe This... Just what is that gear/wheel mechanism…
June 21, 1948…First TV Network Pool Event & Debut Of RCA Kinescope
June 21, 1948...First TV Network Pool Event & Debut Of RCA Kinescope The first official…
June 19, 1946…1st Image Orthicon Cameras & Network Sponsorship
June 19, 1946...1st Image Orthicon Cameras & Network Sponsorship In the photos, you see the…
Exclusive! CBS Electronic Camera History Update…September 24, 1937
Exclusive! CBS Electronic Camera History Update...September 24, 1937 These two just found photos, taken at…
June 8, 1938…The New RCA Orthicon Camera Debuts
This was a step up from the Iconoscope in it's light sensitivity, but it was…
More Answers To Some Early Iconoscope Camera Questions…
More Answers To Some Early Iconoscope Camera Questions... With close scrutiny to dates, and with…
Television’s First Studio Camera…RCA’s Studio 3H Iconoscopes
In 1935, two years after Radio City opened, NBC Radio Studio 3H was converted to…
Surprise! CBS Had Marconi Mark IV’s In 1960…
For those of us interested in the technical side of broadcast history, this comes as…
May 30, 1949…WFBM Signs On With 10 Camera Indy 500 Coverage
May 30, 1949...WFBM Signs On With 10 Camera Indy 500 Coverage Operating now as WRTV,…
Television’s Oldest Surviving Color Videotape…May 22, 1958
Television's Oldest Surviving Color Videotape...May 22, 1958 This is the dedication of NBC's new studios…
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…
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 13, 1957…Production Begins On “Jailhouse Rock”
May 13, 1957...Production Begins On "Jailhouse Rock" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZJTgYzf9FE&ab_channel=Yelserp22 In this classic photo, we see two…
May 9, 1946…”Hour Glass”…Television’s First Variety Show Debuts
May 9, 1946..."Hour Glass"...Television's First Variety Show Debuts Not only was this network TV's first…
May 8, 1945…Victory In Europe Day, Times Square
May 8, 1945...Victory In Europe Day, Times Square Except for Germany and Japan, every country…