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Ultra Rare New Photo…The Very First Color Mobile Unit

Ultra Rare New Photo…The Very First Color Mobile Unit

  • August 4, 2016

Ultra Rare New Photo...The Very First Color Mobile Unit This is the first, and only…

June 1940….Television’s 1st Convention & 1st Network Broadcast

June 1940….Television’s 1st Convention & 1st Network Broadcast

  • July 24, 2016

In a spirit of cooperation, competitors RCA, GE and Philco teamed with AT&T to televise…

You Mean They Used Color Cameras For B/W Broadcasts?

You Mean They Used Color Cameras For B/W Broadcasts?

  • July 20, 2016

You Mean They Used Color Cameras For B/W Broadcasts? Yes, they did and WICU was…

Commercial TV’s 80th Anniverary…Setting The Stage For July 1, 1941

Commercial TV’s 80th Anniverary…Setting The Stage For July 1, 1941

  • June 30, 2016

Tomorrow, television marks the 80th anniversary of its move from the "experimental" phase to the…

June 24, 1963…NBC Studio 8H Goes Color

June 24, 1963…NBC Studio 8H Goes Color

  • June 24, 2016

June 24, 1963...NBC Studio 8H Goes Color NBC Studio 8H become "The Peacock Studio" on…

June 21, 1948…First TV Network Pool Event &  Debut Of RCA Kinescope

June 21, 1948…First TV Network Pool Event & Debut Of RCA Kinescope

  • June 21, 2016

June 21, 1948...First TV Network Pool Event & Debut Of RCA Kinescope The first official…

June 14, 2014…NBC’s Last Live Show Airs From Burbank

June 14, 2014…NBC’s Last Live Show Airs From Burbank

  • June 14, 2016

June 14, 2014...NBC's Last Live Show Airs From Burbank I got this note the evening…

The Reason For Experimental TV, Involved Consumer Protections…

The Reason For Experimental TV, Involved Consumer Protections…

  • May 26, 2016

The Reason For Experimental TV, Involved Consumer Protections... On July 1, 1941, the era of…

May 4, 1961…Network TV Preps For First US Manned Space Shot

May 4, 1961…Network TV Preps For First US Manned Space Shot

  • May 4, 2016

May 4, 1961...Network TV Preps For First US Manned Space Shot The next day, on…

1952: TV Goes to the Conventions

1952: TV Goes to the Conventions

  • May 1, 2016

Popular Mechanics shows in detail how one of the 1952 political conventions would be televised…

GE Television Broadcasting Equipment, 1944

GE Television Broadcasting Equipment, 1944

  • April 14, 2016

General Electric looks to the postwar years in this 1944 catalog.

GE Broadcast Equipment Catalog, 1951

GE Broadcast Equipment Catalog, 1951

  • April 14, 2016

Here's a catalog for GE's 1951 offerings.

Four Generations Of The Experimental RCA Color Cameras…

Four Generations Of The Experimental RCA Color Cameras…

  • April 9, 2016

Four Generations Of The Experimental RCA Color Cameras... The 1st generation of RCA's simultaneous color…

A Primer On The History Of Chroma Key In Television

A Primer On The History Of Chroma Key In Television

  • February 5, 2015

A Primer On The History Of Chroma Key In Television... Was this Milton Berle chroma…

Live from Super Bowl XLIX: NBC Sports Settles in for the Big Game : Sports Video Group

Live from Super Bowl XLIX: NBC Sports Settles in for the Big Game : Sports Video Group

  • February 3, 2015

TeleTales #46...More Behind The Scenes Super Bowl Reports When you click this article, notice to…

NBC’s First Television Station, 1928

NBC’s First Television Station, 1928

  • February 2, 2015

This photo is from a 1948 RCA Broadcast News Magazine. The article was about some…

ABC Election Coverage, November 1980, Studio TV 2 New York

ABC Election Coverage, November 1980, Studio TV 2 New York

  • January 29, 2015

ABC Election Coverage, November 1980, Studio TV 2 New York Here are a dozen or…

TeleTales  #33…A Stunning Piece Of Real Television History

TeleTales #33…A Stunning Piece Of Real Television History

  • January 28, 2015

TeleTales #33...A Stunning Piece Of Real Television History Stunning? How so? If you think back…

Early Color Testing Days At The Colonial Theater

Early Color Testing Days At The Colonial Theater

  • January 9, 2015

Picture Parade #5...Early Color Testing Days At The Colonial Theater It was late November 1952…

BACKSTAGE AT THE FOX 1929: PART II: AUDIO AND ELECTRO-MECHANICALS

BACKSTAGE AT THE FOX 1929: PART II: AUDIO AND ELECTRO-MECHANICALS

  • January 3, 2015

Now, For Something Completely Different! Audio Buffs Will Love This! This is not just a…

The evolution of ESPN: 35 years in the making

The evolution of ESPN: 35 years in the making

  • December 29, 2014

The Start Of ESPN...A Hometown Newspaper Article From The Birstol Press Today there are only…

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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:

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All You Ever Wanted to Know About NORELCO CAMERAS

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