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The Smothers Brothers…SMOTHERED By CBS

The Smothers Brothers…SMOTHERED By CBS

  • February 5, 2017

On February 5, 1967, the Smothers Brothers debuted on CBS and went head to head…

TeleTales  #60…The CBS Censors And The Smothers Brothers

TeleTales #60…The CBS Censors And The Smothers Brothers

  • February 8, 2015

TeleTales #60...The CBS Censors And The Smothers Brothers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqriMwc53es&ab_channel=FoundationINTERVIEWS Thanks to Randy West, here is…

December 27, 1971…’The Sonny And Cher Show’ Debuts On CBS

December 27, 1971…’The Sonny And Cher Show’ Debuts On CBS

  • December 27, 2014

December 27, 1971...'The Sonny And Cher Show' Debuts On CBS It was a 1971 guest…

September 12, 1959…’Bonanza’ Debuts On NBC

September 12, 1959…’Bonanza’ Debuts On NBC

  • September 12, 2014

September 12, 1959...'Bonanza' Debuts On NBC Initially, 'Bonanza' aired on Saturday evenings opposite 'Perry Mason'.…

‘Bonanza’…September 12, 1959 – January 16, 1973

‘Bonanza’…September 12, 1959 – January 16, 1973

  • July 19, 2014

'Bonanza'...September 12, 1959 – January 16, 1973 In the photo below we see Pernell Roberts,…

50 Years From CBS Television City…Part 3, The Variety Shows

50 Years From CBS Television City…Part 3, The Variety Shows

  • May 25, 2014

50 Years From CBS Television City...Part 3, The Variety Shows The Variety Show segment has…

Naked To The World…Studio 33, CBS Television City

Naked To The World…Studio 33, CBS Television City

  • January 12, 2014

Naked To The World...Studio 33, CBS Television City After all these years of seeing Red…

Smothers Brothers “Fun Facts”

Smothers Brothers “Fun Facts”

  • January 3, 2014

Smothers Brothers "Fun Facts" Some of you may have known that Tom and Dick Smothers…

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The men and women who shaped American television —producers, directors, engineers, studio crews, and the families of industry legends shared their stories, photos, documents, and memories with me. Many told me the same thing, even the historians for the networks:

“You’re preserving the only institutional knowledge we have left.”

Eyes Of A Generation has always been a collection of history, but now — it has, by default, become a home for the institutional memory of ABC, NBC, and CBS.

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All You Ever Wanted to Know About NORELCO CAMERAS

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The Amazingly Precise History of Color Television from Ed Reitan

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THE PERSONAL SCRAPBOOK OF GEORGE MOSES, ED SULLIVAN’S CAMERAMAN!

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HOW TELEVISION GRAPHICS CAME TO BE

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