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Behind The Scenes With Eddie Brinkmann
Ed Sullivan stage manager Eddie Brinkmann gives a glimpse of what you didn't see on…
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 11, 1966…The Last Episode of “Hullabaloo” Airs On NBC
April 11, 1966...The Last Episode of "Hullabaloo" Airs On NBC This is a rare color…
SNL Classic! Behind The Scenes Of “The Continental” Sketches
SNL Classic! Behind The Scenes Of "The Continental" Sketches Whenever Christopher Walken hosts SNL, he…
The Masters Of Stage Craft Magic…IATSE Local 1, New York
The Masters Of Stage Craft Magic...IATSE Local 1, New York City Before videotape came along…
A Fuller History Of NBC Television News…
A Fuller History Of NBC Television News... After posting today's first story on CBS's Douglas…
Take Me Out To The Ballgame…With 13 Cameras!
Take Me Out To The Ballgame...With 13 Cameras! On Opening Day, we've got some baseball…
The Night RFK Was Shot…Inside The Ambassador Hotel, Part 1 of 3
Rare Photos Of The Television Coverage...June 4, 1968 Final Rare Photos Of The Television Coverage...June…
March 6, 1981…Walter Cronkite’s Farewell: The Day Hard News Died
March 6, 1981...Walter Cronkite's Farewell: The Day Hard News Died 34 years ago today, Walter…
TeleTales #107…The Way We Were; 1899
TeleTales #107...The Way We Were; 1899 Before seeing at a distance, or tele-vision, was possible,…
TeleTales #92…A Tour Of NBC Studio 8G With Seth Meyers
TeleTales #92...A Tour Of NBC Studio 8G With Seth Meyers Ever wonder what the backstage…
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…
TeleTales #90…Living On Tulsa Time: KOTV
TeleTales #90...Living On Tulsa Time: KOTV In October of 1949, KOTV became Oklahoma's second television…
TeleTales #86…The First Televised Oscars And “Gown Trip”
TeleTales #86...The First Televised Oscars And "Gown Trip" The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held…
The Debut Of “Playhouse 90″…October 4, 1956
The Debut Of "Playhouse 90"...October 4, 1956 This is how television's most distinguished anthology series…
The First Television Show From NBC Studio 6B…
The First Television Show From NBC Studio 6B... A couple of weeks back, I showed…
A Fuller History Of NBC Television News…Some New Surprises!
A Fuller History Of NBC Television News...Some New Surprises! After further research, I now realize…
SNL Classic! Behind The Scenes Of “The Continental” Sketches
SNL Classic! Behind The Scenes Of "The Continental" Sketches Whenever Christopher Walken hosts, he does…
TeleTales #71…NBC Burbank Studio 1
TeleTales #71...NBC Burbank Studio 1: If These Wall Could Talk I would venture to say,…
February 9,1964…The Beatles Debuted On Ed Sullivan
From last year's big 50th Anniversary coverage, here is my story on how to tell…