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The Birth Of The Camera Mounted Electronic Viewfinder
With all of RCA's incredible advances and discoveries in television, you would have thought that…
A Production Primer By Television’s First Cameraman
In a photo taken in NBC's historic Studio 3H, we see Albert Protzman, the…
October 10, 1949…The First Ever Network Color Broadcast Airs
The cameras you see here are what RCA referred to (this first color camera design)…
Amazing New Berlin Olympics Television Information
If you are lucky, you learn something new every day, and today, we are all…
April 14, 1956…Videotape Recording Debuts; Ampex VR-1000 Unveiled
On April 14,1956, this prototype Ampex VTR called "Mark IV" started a whole new era…
April 4, 1967…Johnny Carson Quits “Tonight”! Remember This?
When people think about hosts quitting the "Tonight" show, Jack Paar's famous walk off is the…
NBC Universal Orlando…New Home To My Pat Weaver RCA TK30
This week, "The Tonight Show Experience" will open at Universal Studios Orlando, with Jimmy…
March 27, 1955…NBC Burbank Dedication – Color Kickoff AND The BLUE TK41s!
It was March 27, 1955, when NBC Burbank was dedicated...two and a half years after…
March 19, 1953…The First Televised Academy Awards Ceremony
March 19, 1953...The First Televised Academy Awards Ceremony Although we have an interesting video, let's…
The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV
A Wonderful Primer On Early Color Television... From the Eyes Of A Generation's archives, here…
Rare NBC Brooklyn Studios Footage With TK41s…
Rare NBC Brooklyn Studios Footage With TK41s It's not often that we get to see…
March 4, 1948…Red Letter Day For RCA & NBC Sales Departments …
March 4, 1948...Red Letter Day For RCA & NBC Sales Departments It was on this…
March 1, 1988…It Was “Camera Night” On The Letterman Show…
March 1, 1988...It Was "Camera Night" On The Letterman Show Just for fun, here is…
Behind The Scenes At “The Camel News Caravan”, 1953
Behind The Scenes At "The Camel News Caravan", 1953 This month, we've done several stories…
The Smothers Brothers…SMOTHERED By CBS
On February 5, 1967, the Smothers Brothers debuted on CBS and went head to head…
Meet The Voice Of The “Law & Order” Franchise…Steve Zirnkilton
Meet The Voice Of The "Law & Order" Franchise...Steve Zirnkilton How many times have you…
ABC, CBS, NBC Anniversary Shows…Saturday Through Tuesday!
ABC, CBS, NBC Anniversary Shows...Saturday Through Tuesday! Over the next four days, we'll have the…
CBS 75th Anniversay Show…Mega Memory Tour #2
CBS 75th Anniversay Show...Mega Memory Tour #2 From now through Tuesday, we'll continue NBC, CBS…
ABC 50th Anniversay Show…Mega Memory Tour #3
ABC 50th Anniversay Show...Mega Memory Tour #3 Today and tomorrow, we'll continue NBC, CBS and…
January 30, 1950…NBC Studio 8H Debuts As A Television Studio
January 30, 1950...NBC Studio 8H Debuts As A Television Studio Actually, "The Voice Of Firestone"…