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‘The Voice Of Firestone’, #1 NBC Studio 8H, 1949
Ultra Rare 1: 'The Voice Of Firestone', NBC Studio 8H, 1949 Believe it or not,…
The Cameras Of The BBC
Quite Interesting This gives us a look at a lot of the different cameras the…
See Anything “Interesting” In This 1907 Photo?
See Anything "Interesting" In This 1907 Photo? Yes...a microphone! Believe it or not, Thomas Edison…
The CBS Field Sequential Color System
The Answer to Randy West's Question, And More... In a recent post showing the CBS…
Live From Leiderkrantz Hall?
Live From Leiderkrantz Hall? Yes! That was where Douglas Edwards began hosting network television's very…
Marconi And Sarnoff
Marconi & Sarnoff Below is Guglielmo Marconi, the father of wireless communication (right) with David…
The ‘Dance’
The 'Dance' In the days before video tape, wireless mics and zoom lenses, camera rehearsals…
Technicolor
Technicolor First, I must acknowledge The American Wide Screen Museum website by Martin Hart for…
Ralph Levy: Director Extraordinaire
Ralph Levy: Director Extraordinaire Ralph Levy, TV pioneer and two-time Emmy winning director, is remembered…
September 4, 1951: Coast To Coast Television Now Possible
1951: Coast To Coast Television Now Possible On September 4, 1951,President Harry S. Truman's opening…
The First Hand Held Broadcast Camera
The First Hand Held Broadcast Camera This is the RCA 'Walkie Lookie' miniature wireless Vidicon…
The TRT 1: RCA’s First Videotape Recorder
The TRT 1: RCA's First Videotape Recorder Although Ampex beat RCA to the punch, with…
A Learning Moment; The First Mobile Units and Field Cameras
A Learning Moment; The First Mobile Units and Field Cameras In 1939, RCA designed and…
Eye Popping: Computer Generated Effects! Must See!
Eye Popping: Computer Generated Effects! Must See! I've never seen anything quite so 'magical'. This…
Drew Plays With “Price Is Right” Cameramen
No Doubt About It. What we have here in Studio 33 at Television City are…
A Teaching Moment: Setting The Record Straight
A Teaching Moment: Setting The Record Straight Few know that 'I Love Lucy' Producer-Director Jess…
Museum Of Broadcast Technology: Camera Floor
This is a short but sweet video from the Museum Of Broadcast Technology near Boston.…
Museum Of Broadcast Technology: Tape Room 1
Museum Of Broadcast Technology: Tape Room 1 When I began to collect cameras in 2004,…
Museum Of Broadcast Technology: Tape Room 2
Museum Of Broadcast Technology: Tape Room 2 In this video, we see the attempt to…
Ampex VR 1200, Up Close and Personal
Ampex VR 1200, Up Close and Personal For those who have never seen a big…