December 28, 1956...The Last 'Ding Dong School' Airs On NBC 'Ding Dong School' was developed…
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‘Howdy Doody’ Color Control Room…NBC Studio 3K, 1955
'Howdy Doody' Color Control Room...NBC Studio 3K, 1955 This is the only known photo of…
‘Howdy Doody Show’…The Unforgettable Clarabell Goodbye
'Howdy Doody Show'...The Unforgettable Clarabell Goodbye Until those awful days in Dallas in 1963, September…
Some Television Firsts In Football…Pro and College
Some Television Firsts In Football...Pro and College Here are some interesting firsts in the coverage…
Deep CBS Studio History…Part 1, The Dumont Camera Mysteries
Deep CBS Studio History...Part 1, The Dumont Camera Mysteries Occasionally, we see Dumont cameras in…
One Of The Best, True Holiday Stories Ever…
One Of The Best, True Holiday Stories Ever...By Mark Evanier Our friend Mark, has been…
December 25, 1937…Toscanini Debuts The NBC Symphony Orchestra
December 25, 1937...Toscanini Debuts The NBC Symphony Orchestra Tom Lewis, in the Organization of American…
Remember This Classic CBS Holiday ID From 1966?
Remember This Classic CBS Holiday ID From 1966? Back then, R. O. Blechman was best…
NBC’s First Cameramen…Albert Protzman And Don Pike
NBC's First Cameramen...Albert Protzman And Don Pike The man without glasses is NBC's first ever…
December 20,1938…Vladimir Zworykin Patented The Iconoscope
December 20,1938...Vladimir Zworykin Patented The Iconoscope Although there was controversy over a lot of patents…
First Sideline Camera Used, October 1957
From the October 1957 edition of "Radio Age" magazine (page 20), here's a shot of…
Inside NBC Radio Studio 6B, 1945
Rare New Video...Inside NBC Radio Studio 6B, 1945 We've seen a similar film in the…
December 19, 1971…’The Waltons’ Debuts on CBS
December 19, 1971...'The Waltons' Debuts on CBS The series began as a television movie entitled…
‘The Late Show With David Letterman’…Final Christmas Picture
'The Late Show With David Letterman'...Final Christmas Picture Taken last night, here's the "class" picture…
Letterman Pulls Curtain on Holiday Tradition
Later Today...Some Letterman Christmas Traditions Come To An End If the usual "twofer Thursday" taping…
December 18, 1953…First Color Commercial Airs On WPTZ, Philadelphia
December 18, 1953...First Color Commercial Airs On WPTZ, Philadelphia In yesterday's post, we learned of…
December 17, 1976…WTCG Atlanta Becomes First US Satellite TV Station
December 17, 1976...WTCG Atlanta Becomes First US Satellite TV Station At 1:00 Eastern Time the…
December 17, 1969…Tiny Tim Marries Miss Vicki On ‘Tonight’
December 17, 1969...Tiny Tim Marries Miss Vicki On 'Tonight' Remember this? I was a senior…
December 16, 1951…’Dragent’ Debuts On NBC Television
December 16, 1951...'Dragent' Debuts On NBC Television https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arfj_dexJIM&ab_channel=JacobJuenger At this link is the very first…
FANTASTIC! One Show, Start To Finish…Rare 1949 CBS Picture Book
This is the entire 1949 picture book "Close Up" that was written and published by…
Guys And Dolls In Television At WBKB, Chicago
Picture Parade 2...Guys And Dolls In Television At WBKB, Chicago These pictures were taken during…