August 1, 1981...MTV Debuts The day that video killed the radio starOn August 1, 1981,…
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CBS Field Sequential Color Cameras at Studio 57
Below I have collected more than twenty images of the fabled CBS Field Sequential Color…
The Best TV Book I Have Ever Read!
The BEST Television History Book I Have Ever Read! The book is, "The Origins Of…
Six Decades of “Tonight”
THE TONIGHT SHOW: Six Decades of Television and Camera History A look back at more…
CBS NY Master Studio List, New And Updated…1937- Present
CBS NY Master Studio List, New And Updated...1937- Present First compiled by David Schwartz in…
Happy Birthday….CBS Broadcast Center, Born July 26, 1964
On July 26, 1964, the first broadcast finally originated from a building CBS had owned…
July 25, 1964…CBS Radio Bids Farewell To 485 Madison Avenue
(Photo above: CBS News Studio 9 with Murrow in suit and the short man in…
June 1940….Television’s 1st Convention & 1st Network Broadcast
In a spirit of cooperation, competitors RCA, GE and Philco teamed with AT&T to televise…
1936 & 2016…Convention Coverage Eerily Similar For NBC & CBS
1936 & 2016...Convention Coverage Eerily Similar For NBC & CBS Believe it or not, the…
Rare Color Film…5 “Colgate Comedy Hour” Stars At El Capitan
Rare Color Film...5 "Colgate Comedy Hour" Stars At El Capitan At the link, you will…
July 10, 1950…The Original, TV Music Countdown Show Debuts…
“Your Hit Parade”
July 10, 1950...The Original, TV Music Countdown Show Debuts "Your Hit Parade" was television's first…
WKY-TV: First In Local Live Color
In this piece, you'll see television history in the making that starts in 1949 and…
ULTRA RARE HOWDY DOODY IMAGES! The Original Howdy…
Be sure to click through these historic images, as I have made extensive comments on…
“Today”…60 Years Ago Martin & Lewis, With Jerry Running Camera
"Today"...60 Years Ago Martin & Lewis, With Jerry Running Camera https://youtu.be/x-2BHMfa5do?t=2676 The video at the…
June 25, 1951…America’s First Color Broadcasts Begin On CBS
June 25, 1951...America's First Color Broadcasts Begin On CBS Let me start with some things…
June 20, 1948…Ed Sullivan Comes To Television
June 20, 1948...Ed Sullivan Comes To Television On this day in 1948, CBS debuted "Toast…
June 19, 1946…1st Image Orthicon Cameras & Network Sponsorship
June 19, 1946...1st Image Orthicon Cameras & Network Sponsorship In the photos, you see the…
June 18, 1949…Dave Garroway & “The Chicago Style” Debut On NBC
June 18, 1949...Dave Garroway & "The Chicago Style" Debut On NBC On this day in…
June 16, 1930…The First Ever “Soap Opera” Debuts On WGN Radio
June 16, 1930...The First Ever "Soap Opera" Debuts On WGN Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWH8Xo6FclU “Clara, Lu ’n…
June 13, 1925…First US TV Demonstration
June 13, 1925...First US TV Demonstration 91 years ago today, Charles Francis Jenkins presented the…
Television’s First Studio Camera…RCA’s Studio 3H Iconoscopes
In 1935, two years after Radio City opened, NBC Radio Studio 3H was converted to…