In 1963, KPRC‑TV in Houston deployed two advanced mobile television units that were custom-built for…
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The RCA TJ 48, Television’s Local Market Workhouse
If you worked in local television in the late ’40s or early ’50s, chances are…
EMI’s C.P.S. Emitron Camera: 1951
If you want to understand where British television engineering stood in the early 1950s, the…
CBS Broadcast Center Studios
CBS Broadcast Center Studios Here is the layout of the studios at the Broadcast Center…
MAGNIFICENT!
MAGNIFICENT! Thanks to Glenn Mack for this fantastic photo taken during a rehearsal of 'The…
Live – From Coast to Coast!
Transcontinental Television History Here's another great article from our friend Richard Wirth. The original "broadband"…
‘Star Trek’…Intro To The Second Pilot, Unaired
'Star Trek'...Intro To The Second Pilot, Unaired This may be the only show that had…
SUPER RARE! 3 ‘Tonight Show’ Hosts In One Minute
SUPER RARE! 3 'Tonight Show' Hosts In One Minute Steve Allen and Johnny Carson pull…
‘$64,000 Question’, 1st Anniversary Show, June 7, 1956
'$64,000 Question', 1st Anniversary Show, June 7, 1956 The $64,000 Question premiered June 7, 1955…
The EMI 203 Camera In Action
The EMI 203 Camera In Action Although EMI cameras were ultra rare in the US,…
More From Glenn Mack, NBC’s Studio 6B ..
Above is another photo from Glenn of NBC's Studio 6B just after Johnny Carson had…
Good Evening Vietnam!
Good Evening Vietnam! An RCA TK60 shoots the control room of American Forces Vietnam, or…
Chicagoland Television Icons
Chicagoland Television Icons Perhaps the only major 50s personality missing in this photo is Hugh…
Jerry Lewis and Video Assist
Follow Up: Jerry Lewis and Video Assist A few days ago, I posted a photo…
The Landmark Achievements Of “The Colgate Comedy Hour”
The Landmark Achievements Of "The Colgate Comedy Hour" There are three major landmarks in television…
A Dying Breath Brought New Life To Video Assist
A Dying Breath Brought New Life To Video Assist In the very last days in…
Television for the Troops
The First TV Network Built in a War Zone - AFVH, The American Forces Vietnam…
Garry Moore & Carol Burnet
Garry Moore & Carol Burnet Here in a rehearsal hall, Gary Moore goes over the…
Gene Rayburn VS The Cameramen
Gene Rayburn VS The Cameramen The camera crew in Studio 33 at Television City have…
Someone’s In The Kitchen With Lucy!
Someone's In The Kitchen With Lucy! Ethyl and Lucy rehearse for a scene in the…
The First Order For Color Equipment…
The First Order For Color Equipment... Before any other local station, WBAP-TV (now KXAS or…