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The Amazingly Precise History of Color Television from Ed Reitan
Ed Reitan's Color Television History KTLA's 1955 Colorcast of The Tournament of Roses Parade (clipping…
1 PICTURE…SO MANY QUESTIONS?!
Since I saw this photo, I've been mesmerized by it. I've asked all the…
HOW TELEVISION GRAPHICS CAME TO BE
Not long ago, I came across some excelent historical images of television's first experiments into…
The Surprising History of ABC’s First Handheld Cameras…LA vs. NYC
About six months ago, I met a character named Joe Maltz somehow. Turns out that…
RCA’S FIRST ICONOSCOPE CAMERAS & THE PROTOTYPE
We will see three different Iconoscope cameras here...the first three all electronic cameras made by…
Shooting Live TV Shows On Film By Karl Freund; “I Love Lucy” Director of Photography
Below this 1953 SMPTE article written by Karl Freund is a copy of his biography…
CBS Portable Prototype In Action, 1962 Belmont Stakes & ’63 Beatles Miami
There are two videos here. The first is a great look at the first…
NBC Tour Book: 1939 World’s Fair…America’s View of Television
The first big push to bring television to the public's attention was mounted by RCA…
CBS Broadcast Center…1964 Introduction Book
This 60 page book was presented at the 1964 NAB Convention to introduce the new…
NBC’s Legendary Technical Director…Heino Ripp
FIRST, Don't miss this! The Television Legends Interview Series taped six half hour segments with…
March 22, 1929…RCA Begins First Nightly Experimental Broadcasts
With the recent receipt of new images and data, this story has been revised and…
March 14, 1970…Music-Television Debuts 11 Years Before MTV…
March 14, 1970...Music-Television Debuts 11 Years Before MTV On Saturday, March 14, 1970, music shows…
February 20, 1962…Glenn Orbits Earth, CBS Debuts Mini Camera
February 20, 1962...Glenn Orbits Earth, CBS Debuts Mini Camera On this day in 1962, John…
Meet “Blackbird”…Via CGI, It Is Any Car You Want It To Be (2 Videos)
Meet "Blackbird"...Via CGI, It Is Any Car You Want It To Be (2 Videos) Had…
January 25, 1961…Television’s First Live Presidential News Conference
January 25, 1961...Television's First Live Presidential News Conference There are three videos with this article;…
The World’s First Four Television Mobile Units…1931 Through 1937
The World's First Four Television Mobile Units...1931 Through 1937 Thanks to a note from friend,…
December 23, 1947…The Transistor Is Born At Bell Labs, BUT…
December 23, 1947...The Transistor Is Born At Bell Labs, BUT... Why did it take so…
December 19, 1958…’The Chipmunk Song’ Tops The Record Charts
December 19, 1958...'The Chipmunk Song' Tops The Record Charts Did you know that David Seville…
1926-2016…Celebrating 90 Years Of Talking Pictures
1926-2016...Celebrating 90 Years Of Talking Pictures Thanks to Western Electric's Vitaphone technology, moving pictures with…
December 7, 1963…The First Instant Reply Is Shown
December 7, 1963...The First Instant Reply Is Shown Today is the 53nd anniversary of instant…