On July 26, 1964, the first broadcast finally originated from a building CBS had owned…
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Ralph Levy: Television Director Extraordinaire…
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Four Generations Of The Experimental RCA Color Cameras…
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The Masters Of Stage Craft Magic…IATSE Local 1, New York
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TeleTales #86…The First Televised Oscars And “Gown Trip”
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January 18, 1948… “The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack” Debuts
This is one of only a handful of shows that was eventually carried on every…
1945, Dumont To Open New TV Studios
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A Rare Look At The WNEW Control Room…Sonny Fox ‘Wonderama’ Tour
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December 31, 1965…Johnny Carson & Ben Graurer Welcome 1966
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