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Where The Ed Sullivan  “Beatles” Cameras Finally Wound Up…

Where The Ed Sullivan “Beatles” Cameras Finally Wound Up…

  • September 28, 2016

Boy, do I wish I could have one owned one of these three Marconi Mark…

Three Generations In Television: The Merklein Family

Three Generations In Television: The Merklein Family

  • September 25, 2016

It's not every day you come across a TV pioneer like Frank Merklein, or a…

The Whole Story Of Disney On Television…

The Whole Story Of Disney On Television…

  • September 24, 2016

The Whole Story Of Disney On Television... On September 24, 1961, "Walt Disney's Wonderful World…

September 23, 1962…”The Jetsons” Debuts As First Color For ABC

September 23, 1962…”The Jetsons” Debuts As First Color For ABC

  • September 23, 2016

September 23, 1962..."The Jetsons" Debuts As First Color For ABC This video clip is quite…

September 21’s Moments In TV History…Many Major TV Debuts

September 21’s Moments In TV History…Many Major TV Debuts

  • September 21, 2016

September 21's Moments In TV History...Many Major TV Debuts 1948 - Milton Berle debuted as…

September 20, 1962…”The Jack Paar Show” Debuts On NBC

September 20, 1962…”The Jack Paar Show” Debuts On NBC

  • September 20, 2016

September 20, 1962..."The Jack Paar Show" Debuts On NBC When Jack Paar left the 'Tonight'…

September 20, 1952…”The Jackie Gleason Show” Debuts On CBS

September 20, 1952…”The Jackie Gleason Show” Debuts On CBS

  • September 20, 2016

September 20, 1952..."The Jackie Gleason Show" Debuts On CBS In July of 1950, Jackie Gleason…

September 18, 1927…The CBS Radio Network Debuted

September 18, 1927…The CBS Radio Network Debuted

  • September 18, 2016

September 18, 1927...The CBS Radio Network Debuted, In the photo above is CBS News Studio…

RCA/NBC Firsts In Television, 1923-1941

RCA/NBC Firsts In Television, 1923-1941

  • September 15, 2016

RCA and NBC outline their early achievements in television. Notice that May 7, 1935 was…

The Early History of WEAF…NBC Radio’s Flagship Station

The Early History of WEAF…NBC Radio’s Flagship Station

  • September 15, 2016

A rare document looks at the earliest days of the station that NBC bought from…

The Planning & Design of NBC Studio 3H…Home Of Electronic Television

The Planning & Design of NBC Studio 3H…Home Of Electronic Television

  • September 15, 2016

This is TV MEGA HISTORY! In 1935, RCA leaned forward into the development and testing…

September 13, 1990…”Law And Order” Debuts On NBC

September 13, 1990…”Law And Order” Debuts On NBC

  • September 13, 2016

September 13, 1990..."Law And Order" Debuts On NBC Below is a tour or the set…

September 12, 1955…3K, NBC’s First Color Studio Inside 30 Rock Debuts

September 12, 1955…3K, NBC’s First Color Studio Inside 30 Rock Debuts

  • September 12, 2016

September 12, 1955...3K, NBC's First Color Studio Inside 30 Rock Debuts On this day (also…

September 11, 1967…”The Carol Burnett Show” Debuts on CBS

September 11, 1967…”The Carol Burnett Show” Debuts on CBS

  • September 11, 2016

September 11, 1967..."The Carol Burnett Show" Debuts on CBS After leaving the "Garry Moore Show"…

September 9, 1926…RCA Creates NBC: A History Lesson

September 9, 1926…RCA Creates NBC: A History Lesson

  • September 9, 2016

September 9, 1926...RCA Creates NBC: A History Lesson In the beginning, there was David Sarnoff.…

An Inside Look At The Final CBS Color Test…October 20, 1951

An Inside Look At The Final CBS Color Test…October 20, 1951

  • September 6, 2016

An Inside Look At The Final CBS Color Test...October 20, 1951 Thanks to Tom Buckley…

A 1958 Dress Rehearsal, At “The Ed Sullivan Show”

A 1958 Dress Rehearsal, At “The Ed Sullivan Show”

  • September 3, 2016

  Before all the live shots below were made on a Sunday night in December…

September 2, 1999…A Hard Day At NBC; “Studio 1H” Closes

September 2, 1999…A Hard Day At NBC; “Studio 1H” Closes

  • September 2, 2016

September 2, 1999...A Hard Day At NBC; "Studio 1H" Closes Inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Hurley's…

September 2, 1963…A Red Letter Days At CBS News

September 2, 1963…A Red Letter Days At CBS News

  • September 2, 2016

September 2, 1963...A Red Letter Days At CBS News On a Monday evening 53 years…

Doug Quick Interview…Veteran CBS Stage Manager, “Price Is Right”

Doug Quick Interview…Veteran CBS Stage Manager, “Price Is Right”

  • August 21, 2016

Sunday Matinee #2...Veteran Stage Manager Doug Quick, BTDT BTDT = Been There, Done That, and…

GREAT WEST COAST TV HISTORY VIDEO

GREAT WEST COAST TV HISTORY VIDEO

  • August 21, 2016

Sunday Matinee #1...GREAT WEST COAST TV HISTORY VIDEO In this KTLA 40th Anniversary presentation, there…

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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:

“You’re preserving the only institutional knowledge we have left.”

Eyes Of A Generation has always been a collection of history, but now — it has, by default, become a home for the institutional memory of ABC, NBC, and CBS.

In the same way networks kept the videotapes tapes but erased the talent, skill, craftsmanship and even revenue those recorded shows represented…they have lost their histories too!

This is television’s story — created by the people who shaped it and safeguarded here, for those who come after.

All You Ever Wanted to Know About NORELCO CAMERAS

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The Amazingly Precise History of Color Television from Ed Reitan

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THE PERSONAL SCRAPBOOK OF GEORGE MOSES, ED SULLIVAN’S CAMERAMAN!

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HOW TELEVISION GRAPHICS CAME TO BE

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