From Flip Cards To The Credit Roll... As we end today's discussion on early graphics…
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Manual Graphics…1952 Election Coverage At ABC
Manual Graphics...1952 Election Coverage At ABC This is a far cry from where we are…
November 3, 1956…The ‘Oz’ Tradition Begins On CBS
November 3, 1956...The 'Oz' Tradition Begins On CBS The first time 'The Wizard Of Oz'…
November 4, 1957…Dick Clark Debuts “Great Balls Of Fire”
November 4, 1957...Dick Clark Debuts "Great Balls Of Fire" Just for fun, here's a little…
A Rare And Detailed Look At NBC’s Brooklyn Studios…Part 2 of 2
A Rare And Detailed Look At NBC's Brooklyn Studios...Part 2 of 2 Today, we will…
To Sports Fans, This Set Should Look Familiar…CBS Studio 43
To Sports Fans, This Set Should Look Familiar...CBS Studio 43 On Saturdays and Sundays during…
Homage to the Vidifont
In Case You Missed It...Another Look At The Vidifont System On Saturday, I posted the…
Seems Like Only Yesterday, And It WAS! SNL Rehearsal Shot
Seems Like Only Yesterday, And It WAS! SNL Rehearsal Shot Here's Chris Rock with Jay…
1954; The Year In Color At NBC
On A Related Note...1954; The Year In Color At NBC Just a month before NBC…
A Rare And Detailed Look At NBC’s Brooklyn Studios…Part 1 of 2
A Rare And Detailed Look At NBC's Brooklyn Studios...Part 1 of 2 For me, these…
Before Character Generation, There Was This…Then Came Vidifont
Before Character Generation, There Was This...Then Came Vidifont The first electronic graphics machine used in…
November 1, 1960…Rare! The Photo And Video, Martin And Sinatra
November 1, 1960...Rare! The Photo And Video, Martin And Sinatra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hb3R3S1_7k&ab_channel=2packs4sure Before the 1965-1974 'Dean…
October 31, 1950…Trick Or Treat? My Parents Would Say, BOTH!
October 31, 1950...Trick Or Treat? My Parents Would Say, BOTH! Yep, today's my birthday and…
October 31, 1965…’The Ed Sullivan Show’ Goes Color
October 31, 1965...'The Ed Sullivan Show' Goes Color https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRH5lbbACSs&ab_channel=TheEdSullivanShow Although I can't locate a clip…
October 30, 1931…NBC Begins Work On Empire State Tower
October 30, 1931...NBC Begins Work On Empire State Tower On this day in 1931, NBC…
October 29, 1956…’The Huntley Brinkley Report’ Debuts On NBC
October 29, 1956...'The Huntley Brinkley Report' Debuts On NBC First, a note on the video…
October 28, 1950…’The Jack Benny Show’ Debuts On CBS
October 28, 1950...'The Jack Benny Show' Debuts On CBS The video here is a kinescope…
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor…
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor... Thanks to Sly Rose, here's an interesting introduction…
October 27, 1954…’Disneyland’ Debuts On ABC
October 27, 1954...'Disneyland' Debuts On ABC The video included here is the first segment of…
A Follow Up….The First Teleprompters
A Follow Up....The First Teleprompters Today's earlier post on the Jess Oppenheimer through-the-lens prompter took…
Jess Oppenheimer’s “Through The Lens” Teleprompter Patent
Jess Oppenheimer's "Through The Lens" Teleprompter Patent http://www.google.com/patents/US2883902 Lucille Ball liked to call Oppenheimer the…