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STATE OF THE ART: The Studio Cameras…A Primer On Innovations
STATE OF THE ART: The Studio Cameras...A Primer On Innovations The best way to illustrate the…
September 30, 1939…First Televised Football Game Broadcast By NBC
September 30, 1939...First Televised Football Game Broadcast By NBC All the details are below in…
September 17, 1960…Roone Arledge Changes College Football Forever
Source 🏈 The Day Television Met College Football—And Changed Forever On September 17, 1960,…
WSB-TV: The Early Years
Here are about 16 images from Georgia’s first TV station, WSB-TV in Atlanta, showing their…
WAGA-TV: The Early Years
This was Atlanta’s second TV station. It was a CBS affiliate until the late 1980s.…
‘Squidbillies’ Is Still Blazing a Caustic, Backwoods Trail
My Show..."Squidbillies" Season 10 Debuts Tonight! For those of you that don't know, I am…
After 40-Year Detour, ‘Squidbillies’ Voiceover Actor Graduates
My Interview With Linda Wertheimer, From NPR Weekend Edition A little while ago, a friend…
Today Is The Day I Graduate From The University Of Georgia!
Today Is The Day I Graduate From The University Of Georgia! 101 years ago, The…
Closing a Chapter
40 Years Later....I Graduate From The University Of Georgia Next Friday, May 13, yours truly…
Brief History of CBS And The Masters Tournament…
When CBS televised its first Masters in 1956, the network used seven cameras and covered…
January 25, 1915…The First Transcontinental Phone Call
January 25, 1915...The First Transcontinental Phone Call Made 100 years ago today, Alexander Graham Bell…
Otis Redding’s Final Appearance…The Day Before The Plane Crash
Otis Redding's Final Appearance...The Day Before The Plane Crash While searching for something else, I…
December 15, 1965…WSB Atlanta Goes Color With First RCA TK42
December 15, 1965...WSB Atlanta Goes Color With First RCA TK42 http://insidebobforemansbrainpart2.blogspot.com/2013/10/ruth-kent-colorvised.html At the link above…
Ultra Rare! The 1st Christmas Song Ever Recorded…Jingle Bells, 1898
Ultra Rare! The 1st Christmas Song Ever Recorded...Jingle Bells, 1898 We'll get to how J.…
December 17, 1976…WTCG Atlanta Becomes First US Satellite TV Station
December 17, 1976...WTCG Atlanta Becomes First US Satellite TV Station At 1:00 Eastern Time the…
The Back 40 Lot: Just Before “Tara” Was Dismantled
The 40 acre backlot is the misnomer that was given to what was actually about…
Television In The Army…1953 ‘The Big Picture’ Special
Television In The Army...1953 'The Big Picture' Special This is about as good a look…
A Little Local Color…WSB TV, Atlanta December 16, 1965
A Little Local Color...WSB TV, Atlanta On Thursday, December 16, 1965, WSB broadcast it's first…
The “Other” Me…Me As The Sheriff On ‘Squidbillies’
The "Other" Me...Me As The Sheriff On 'Squidbillies' Most of you may not know this,…
Network Television’s First Evening News Anchor…Douglas Edwards
Network Television's First Evening News Anchor...Douglas Edwards This is thought to be the earliest known…