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A Tribute To…”Your Show Of Shows”, Part 1 of 2
A Tribute To..."Your Show Of Shows", Part 1 of 2 On February 25, 1950, "Your…
Some Of The First RCA TK30s Delivered…KSD TV, St. Louis
Some Of The First RCA TK30s Delivered...KSD TV, St. Louis As I mentioned earlier this…
Camera Rarities 3 Of 3…The NBC Studio 8G Cameras
Camera Rarities 3, Of 3...The NBC Studio 8G Cameras NBC's official grand opening date for…
April 19, 1948…The Start Of The ABC Television Network
April 19, 1948...The Start Of The ABC Television Network 68 years ago today, on April…
A Story Of TV History Treasure…LOST
A Story Of TV History Treasure...LOST For a year and a half, on what was…
“Radio Age,” 1948-1950
A 290 page collection of RCA's in-house journal of advances in mass communication technology from…
NBC’s Radio City West, 1938
A selection of articles about the opening of NBC's first purpose-built Hollywood facility, which it…
April 14, 1956…The Videotape Revolution Begins; VR-1000 Debuts
This prototype Ampex VTR called "Mark IV" started a whole new era in television. Taken…
April 7, 1927…Two Firsts In Long Distance TV Transmission
April 7, 1927...Two Firsts In Long Distance TV Transmission On this day in 1927, then…
A Fuller History Of NBC Television News…
A Fuller History Of NBC Television News... After posting today's first story on CBS's Douglas…
Brief History of CBS And The Masters Tournament…
When CBS televised its first Masters in 1956, the network used seven cameras and covered…
A Guided Tour Of Television’s First Studio…NBC’s 3H, 1939
A Guided Tour Of Television's First Studio...NBC's 3H, 1939 The things I have learned from…
A Brief History Of Television’s First Real Home…NBC’s Studio 3H
This is a rare, digitally enhanced photo of the NBC Radio Master Control board from…
TeleTales #106…ABC’s First News Stars; John Daly And Quincy Howe
TeleTales #106...ABC's First News Stars; John Daly And Quincy Howe Both men started out with…
Happy Birthday, David Sarnoff! Born February 27, 1891
Happy Birthday, David Sarnoff! Born February 27, 1891 It is fitting, that on the eve…
February 25, 1950…”Your Show Of Shows” Debuts On NBC!
February 25, 1950..."Your Show Of Shows" Debuts On NBC! “YSOS” debuted as part of a…
February 25, 1928…Television’s “First License” Issued: Sort Of
February 25, 1928...Television's "First License" Issued: Sort Of... Charles Francis Jenkins invented a mechanical television…
February 25, 1945…Johnny Olson’s First Television Job?
February 25, 1945...Johnny Olson's First Television Job? In this rare newspaper ad from Maureen Carney,…
TeleTales #84…Tore Livia’s Fantastic Single Steadicam Shot
TeleTales #84...Tore Livia's Fantastic Single Steadicam Shot As I mentioned in today's first post, Tore…
The First Television Show From NBC Studio 6B…
The First Television Show From NBC Studio 6B... A couple of weeks back, I showed…