April 19, 1948...The Start Of The ABC Television Network 68 years ago today, on April…
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This Week In Sports TV History…Jackie Robinson Scores Again
This Week In Sports TV History...Jackie Robinson Scores Again In the photo, Leo Durocher welcomes…
April 17, 1976…Bumped From SNL Debut, Billy Crystal Returns
April 17, 1976...Bumped From SNL Debut, Billy Crystal Returns Exclusive Eyewitness Account...Billy Crystal & The…
A Story Of TV History Treasure…LOST
A Story Of TV History Treasure...LOST For a year and a half, on what was…
The History Of The Moving Image
From the Thraumatrope to the Video Walkman, the milestones are all here, in a brilliant…
The Dawn Of Tape
An in-depth look at the development of videotape as we know it. This 24 page…
NBC’s Chimes History, 1950-1978
From NBC's internal files, here are documents on NBC's iconic signature sound as it has…
NBC’s History of Color TV
NBC looks at the development of color television in this document.
WGN-TV’s Early History
Three pages of historic articles on the start of the iconic Chicago station.
April 14, 1956…The Videotape Revolution Begins; VR-1000 Debuts
This prototype Ampex VTR called "Mark IV" started a whole new era in television. Taken…
The History Of Video Tape Development By The Man Who Did It!
Melvin Sater’s 18 page account of those early days of developing the first commercially available…
Vintage WGN-TV — Chicago Tribune
April 1948, Chicago's WGN-TV Sings On...Vintage Photo Album WGN, Channel 9, is one of the…
“That Thing You Do”… The Secret Gene Pitney Connection
"That Thing You Do"... The Secret Gene Pitney Connection For a number of reasons, this…
ULTRA RARE! New, Unseen Early RCA Color Trials Photos
ULTRA RARE! New, Unseen Early RCA Color Trials Photos These first 2 images are from…
A Fuller History Of NBC Television News…
A Fuller History Of NBC Television News... After posting today's first story on CBS's Douglas…
Brief History of CBS And The Masters Tournament…
When CBS televised its first Masters in 1956, the network used seven cameras and covered…
“The Kraft Television Theater”…TV’s First Anthology Series
"The Kraft Television Theater"...TV's First Anthology Series This was the earliest and, at the time,…
A Brief History Of Television’s First Real Home…NBC’s Studio 3H
This is a rare, digitally enhanced photo of the NBC Radio Master Control board from…
Happy Birthday, David Sarnoff! Born February 27, 1891
Happy Birthday, David Sarnoff! Born February 27, 1891 It is fitting, that on the eve…
The First Television Show From NBC Studio 6B…
The First Television Show From NBC Studio 6B... A couple of weeks back, I showed…
A Fuller History Of NBC Television News…Some New Surprises!
A Fuller History Of NBC Television News...Some New Surprises! After further research, I now realize…