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Max A. Schindler – Emmy TV Legend
I spent 46 years producing and directing news for NBC. I started in the “gee…
Mike Conway, Indiana University – Author “The Origins Of Television News In America”
Bobby Ellerbee’s “Eyes of a Generation” project is one of the most important resources for…
David Hazinski, NBC News – Chair, Broadcast Journalism UGA (Ret.)
You can’t talk about the Liberty Bell without talking about the American Revolution, and vice…
Jon Olson, Technical Director, NBC Burbank (Ret.)
Wow! What a lane of memories you’ve displayed on your website. I was with NBC…
Conan Gives Us An 8+Minute Live Tour of NBC’s 30 Rock Studios
Conan's Late Night audience, and 0ne randomly picked guy, get a GREAT running tour (literally)…
HOW NFL FOOTBALL CAME TO TELEVISION IN 1956
Sig Mickelson was the first president of CBS News, and it is from that insider's…
THE HOUSE THAT ROONE BUILT
Modern sports television began in Athens, Georgia on September 18, 1965 when the University of…
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The MARCONI MARK IV ERA…Part 4 (of 7)
The Marconi Mark IV Era: This is the largest section as it features the era…
Ultra Rare…Inside NBC’s New York Studios 1950
As TV was taking off in 1950, NBC and others struggled to find studio space…
MEET TELEVISION’S FIRST FEMALE DIRECTOR! FRANCIS BUSS BUCH
She was born, Frances Buss and in marriage, became Francis Buch, but before she…
EXCLUSIVE! 1963 Video Tour Of The Ed Sullivan Theater…A One Of A Kind Look Behind The Scenes
With many thanks to The University of Indiana Libraries Moving Image Archive, we are very…
RCA’S FIRST ICONOSCOPE CAMERAS & THE PROTOTYPE
We will see three different Iconoscope cameras here...the first three all electronic cameras made by…
TODAY Show Debut
It was 7 AM, January 14, 1952 when TODAY debuted on NBC. There were of…
A PRIMER ON RCA’S EARLIEST COMPATABLE COLOR CAMERAS
I've just recently been able see these stunning in-house marketing photos that reveal some news…
INSIDE NBC’S COLONIAL THEATER & RCA’S COLOR EFFORT
In all these 15 years of research, I have never found this whole black and…
‘Hour Glass’…A Television First
This show was network television's first rehearsed, non-reality program. It was a one hour variety/sketch…
April 10, 1985…Inside CBS News Studio 33 With Dan Rather
This is a rare look inside CBS Studio 33, or what many call The Cronkite…
Did You Know Pat Weaver Saved “Meet The Press” On His First Day At NBC?
On October 5, 1945, "Meet the Press" debuted on The Mutual Radio Network, hosted…
March 19, 1953 and March 19, 1954…Red Letter Days For Compatible Color
March 19, 1953 and March 19, 1954...Red Letter Days For Compatible Color On March 19,…
March 1971…The End Of An Era: Ed Sullivan Canceled By CBS
March 1971...The End Of An Era: Ed Sullivan Canceled By CBS Ed Sullivan began with…