February 25, 1945...Johnny Olson's First Television Job? In this rare newspaper ad from Maureen Carney,…
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TeleTales #90…The Real Beauty Of The RCA TK30
TeleTales #90...The Real Beauty Of The RCA TK30 Notice the lighting in this 1948 photo…
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 #89…The Early Days Of WMAR, Baltimore
TeleTales #89...The Early Days Of WMAR, Baltimore These are the new WMAR mobile units in…
One Of TV’s Most Memorable Moments…Clarabell’s Goodbye
One Of TV's Most Memorable Moments...Clarabell's Goodbye Until those awful days in Dallas in 1963,…
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…
President’s Day Special…First Live Presidential News Conference
President's Day Special...First Live Presidential News Conference January 25, 1961, President Kennedy held the first…
President’s Day Special…First President On Television, FDR
President's Day Special...First President On Television, FDR Franklin Roosevelt was the first American President to…
February 16, 1948…”NBC Television Newsreel” Debuts
February 16, 1948..."NBC Television Newsreel" Debuts This was television's first news program. The 10 minute…
An Exclusive Eyewitness Account…Billy Crystal & The Debut Of SNL
An Exclusive Eyewitness Account...Billy Crystal & The Debut Of SNL In an earlier post today,…
The Television Debut Of The SNL Original Cast…Rare & Surprising!
The Television Debut Of The SNL Original Cast...Rare & Surprising! As it turns out, "The…
An Updated Report On My Night At SNL…May 3, 2014
An Updated Report On My Night At SNL...May 3, 2014 I'm re-posting my report from…
More SNL Rarities…The Original SNL With Howard Cosell
More SNL Rarities...The Original SNL With Howard Cosell You may be surprised to know that…
February 11, 1960…Jack Paar Walks Off The “Tonight” Show
February 11, 1960...Jack Paar Walks Off The "Tonight" Show On February 11, 1960, Jack Paar…
TeleTales #70…NBC Burbank Studio 1: The Start Of Something Big
TeleTales #70...NBC Burbank Studio 1: The Start Of Something Big As NBC's new Color City…
TeleTales #67…The Art Of Shooting Live Drama
TeleTales #67...The Art Of Shooting Live Drama Before videotape, there were only kinescopes, so shows…
February 9, 1953…The REAL Beginning Of ABC!
February 9, 1953...The REAL Beginning Of ABC! That was the day United Paramount, led by…
TeleTales #58…Hauling Ass Into History! A Dream Of Jeannie?
TeleTales #58...Hauling Ass Into History! A Dream Of Jeannie? What does this picture of a…
TeleTales #57…A Two Bird, One Stone Surprise
TeleTales #57...A Two Bird, One Stone Surprise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vggMCiJfs&ab_channel=vaimusic First, at the link is a song…