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Jay Kernis, Producer, CBS Sunday Morning
“I started in radio in 1969 at the age of 17. After years at NPR,…
John Pinto, Chief Cameraman, Saturday Night Live – NBC New York
Great job, Bobby. You’ve captured the history, excitement, and the people of our glorious business.…
Charles “Cappy” Cappleman, CBS Chief of West Coast BO&E
In January 1954, I was hired at CBS Television City in Hollywood and worked there…
The Amazing Backstory of THE WORLD’S FIRST RCA COLOR CAMERAS
I would hope that if back in the 1970s, NBC knew what I am about…
The Elvis Comeback Mystery TK41s
The photo above shows Elvis Presley with his Road Manager Joe Espisito at NBC Burbank…
ABC Studio 15, a/k/a The Elysee Theatre Unique Facility Tour
Every so often, a television show comes along that quietly resets the tone of an…
The $2,000,000 Broadcast Coverage of the LBJ Inauguration
Here is the February 1965 issue of the IBEW Technical Engineer magazine that spends 14…
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JACK PAAR Camera Cards
That I know of, these are the only two remaining camera cards from the wonderful…
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The NORELCO ERA…Part 5 (of 7)
The Norelco Era: Before we talk about the cameras, let's talk about Ed's "personal cameraman",…
MEET TELEVISION’S FIRST FEMALE DIRECTOR! FRANCIS BUSS BUCH
She was born, Frances Buss and in marriage, became Francis Buch, but before she…
Shooting Live TV Shows On Film By Karl Freund; “I Love Lucy” Director of Photography
Below this 1953 SMPTE article written by Karl Freund is a copy of his biography…
Inside NBC Like You Have Never Seen! Pristine “Behind Your Radio Dial” Video
About five years ago, I found this classic 1948 movie short on YouTube. It was…
NBC/RCA First All Electronic Television Broadcast…July 7, 1936 + My Curated Video Tour
The First All Electronic Television Broadcast by RCA & NBC, July 7, 1936 +…
Studio 8H and the Chapman crane
Among the very few things that have not changed since Saturday Night Live debuted in…
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)…
April 9, 1950…First Bob Hope TV Special, NBC New Amsterdam Theater
On this day in 1950, NBC Radio star Bob Hope was lured to television…
April 5, 1948, Chicago’s WGN Signs On…Great Vintage Pictorial
Above is a shot of my RCA TK10 from WGN...one of the original eight…
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…
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…The First Televised Academy Awards Ceremony
March 19, 1953...The First Televised Academy Awards Ceremony Although we have an interesting video, let's…