WBKB, Chicago Camera Mystery #1 The photo on the left was sent by Gary Walters…
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Network Television’s First, Live, Country Music Show
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The “F” Word’s Television Debut!
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THIS Is Where Late Night Television Starts…
THIS Is Where Late Night Television Starts... The man circled in this photo is Don…
Beatles 50th Sullivan Anniversary Count Down…4 Days
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CBS Studios 53 to 56…Liederkrantz Hall, 111 East 58th Street
CBS Studios 53 to 56...Liederkrantz Hall, 111 East 58th St This facility was an old…
A Pioneer In Every Way…Ernie Kovacs
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A True Rarity! RCA’s First Image Orthicon Prototype Camera
This amazing photo is from October 1945...12 months before the introduction of the RCA TK30.…
‘The Honeymooners’ History
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‘Cash And Carry’, A Fred Westbrook Photo
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Jerry Lewis and Video Assist
Follow Up: Jerry Lewis and Video Assist A few days ago, I posted a photo…
A Dying Breath Brought New Life To Video Assist
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Technically Speaking…The Dumont 124 IO Camera
Technically Speaking...The Dumont 124 IO Camera Finally! Thanks to 51 year TV veteran Bill Freiberg…
WBKB Studio In Chicago Post Office
Some Of The First Women In Television... Here's LIFE Magazine photo spread from WBKB in…
Early Dumont Cameras
Early Dumont Cameras: Configuration 2 Unlike the RCA cameras, the Dumont Iconoscope cameras had electronic…
ULTRA RARE: A CBS Pye Camera
ULTRA, ULTRA RARE: A CBS Pye Camera Below is a photo of James Dean and…
The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack
The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack: Part 1 Long before 'American Idol', 'Star Search'…
The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack: Part 3
The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack: Part 3 The series is one of only…
The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack: Part 4
The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack: Part 4 'The Amature Hour' originated from The…
First KFO…Two Points Of Interest
Two Points Of Interest... Before it was renamed 'Kukla, Fran And Ollie' in October of…