Television's First Electronic Zoom Lens...The RCA Electra Zoom As we saw in the article just…
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Long Forgotten Production Tricks…
Long Forgotten Production Tricks... Back in the early days of television, most local stations didn't…
November 9, 1965…The Great Blackout Hits The Northeast
November 9, 1965...The Great Blackout Hits The Northeast On this date, 49 years ago, it…
November 3, 1956…The ‘Oz’ Tradition Begins On CBS
November 3, 1956...The 'Oz' Tradition Begins On CBS The first time 'The Wizard Of Oz'…
Frank Gaeta “In The Bucket” At NBC Brooklyn Studios
NBC Brooklyn Studios History Coming, But For Now...Check This Out! This opens with a great…
In Case You Missed This…The Oldest Known ‘Tonight’ Color Clip
In Case You Missed This...The Oldest Known 'Tonight' Color Clip During yesterday's camera comparisons, Gary…
Tribute 1 To The RCA TK41…The True Blacks And Mood
I think this is my all time favorite TK41 color shot. My like for this…
Tribute 2 To The RCA TK41…The Color And Warmth
To me, the best examples of the great pictures the TK41 made are captured on…
October 30, 1931…NBC Begins Work On Empire State Tower
October 30, 1931...NBC Begins Work On Empire State Tower On this day in 1931, NBC…
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor…
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor... Thanks to Sly Rose, here's an interesting introduction…
A Follow Up….The First Teleprompters
A Follow Up....The First Teleprompters Today's earlier post on the Jess Oppenheimer through-the-lens prompter took…
Jess Oppenheimer’s “Through The Lens” Teleprompter Patent
Jess Oppenheimer's "Through The Lens" Teleprompter Patent http://www.google.com/patents/US2883902 Lucille Ball liked to call Oppenheimer the…
A Very Rare Photo…Future Home Of CBS Blackrock & MORE
A Very Rare Photo...Future Home Of CBS Blackrock & MORE Thanks to Rick Scheckman, here's…
A Rare Sight And Some Detailed New Studio History…NBC, 30 Rock
A Rare Sight And Some Detailed New Studio History...NBC, 30 Rock This is a rare…
Sightseeing #3…The Dean Martin Show? Close, But No Cigar!
Sightseeing #3...The Dean Martin Show? Close, But No Cigar! Thanks to Chuck Pharis, here is…
Sightseeing #2…’Today’ Show, Set Tours And Ikegami HK322s
Sightseeing #2...'Today' Show, Set Tours And Ikegami HK322s It's not often that we get to…
The First Two RCA Orthicon Cameras…Early Indoor Test, 1940
The First Two RCA Orthicon Cameras...Early Indoor Test, 1940 These photos are opaque slides from…
The RCA Orthicon Camera On Location…1945
The RCA Orthicon Camera On Location...1945 While we are on the Orthicon Camera, here are…
Ultra Rare And Historic Photos Of The RCA Orthicon Camera
This the first time I have ever seen close ups like this and we even…
RARE! ‘Hollywood Squares’ In Studio Shot…First And Only
ULTRA RARE! 'Hollywood Squares' In Studio Shot...The First And Only Yesterday marked the 48th Anniversary…
Old And Rare…NBC Studio 3H, 1936
Old And Rare...NBC Studio 3H, 1936 Taken in America's first television studio, the contract for…