“I started in radio in 1969 at the age of 17. After years at NPR,…
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The Museum of Broadcast Technology
The sentiments expressed here are the sum of the feelings and emotions of the entire…
Joel Spector, 50 Year NBC Audio Pro (Ret.)
Eyes of a Generation lives up to its name – and then some. I’ve been…
April 17, 1967…50 Years Ago, “The Joey Bishop Show” Debuted
ABC's conversations about getting serious in late night programming began in the fall of 1966.…
“Battle Over Television” – Mechanix Illustrated, 1945
Thanks to Barry Mitchell, here's some glimpses into how the future of television looked…
The Broadcast World’s TOP Archive: Including TV
Just so you know, our friend David Gleason's labor of love is absolutely THE…
250 Curated, Behind The Scenes Photos
Ever see the inside of the Unitel Studios in New York, or the SESAME STREET…
CBS FIELD SEQUENTIAL COLOR TEST…RARE IMAGES & INFO
What does the Orson Wells classic radio drama "War Of The Worlds" have in common…
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The RCA TK30 ERA…Part 1 (of 7)
THE RCA TK30 ERA: About the only way I could think of to present these…
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The RCA TK30 ERA (cont.)…Part 2 (of 7)
The RCA TK30 Era Extends to Studio 50: This second TK30 part is to commemorate…
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",…
Ultra Rare…Inside NBC’s New York Studios 1950
As TV was taking off in 1950, NBC and others struggled to find studio space…
First Person Oral History
This is an ongoing project, and from time to time, we will add audio…
MEET TELEVISION’S FIRST FEMALE DIRECTOR! FRANCIS BUSS BUCH
She was born, Frances Buss and in marriage, became Francis Buch, but before she…
RCA’S FIRST ICONOSCOPE CAMERAS & THE PROTOTYPE
We will see three different Iconoscope cameras here...the first three all electronic cameras made by…
Rare: Mechanical Broadcast of TV’s First Drama, The Queen’s Messenger
This is part of the first ever dramatic television broadcast called "The Queen's Messenger"…
January 6, 1952…First Ever “TODAY” Promo
First Ever "TODAY" Promo, Live With Fred Allen & Dave Garroway In preparation for a…
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…
The Birth Of The Camera Mounted Electronic Viewfinder
With all of RCA's incredible advances and discoveries in television, you would have thought that…