I get queeze just looking at this, and we only see about half of what looks to be about a 40-foot platform without a rope or rail in site. This is CBC cameraman in Halifax, Nova Scotia covering the 1959 royal visit from Queen Elizabeth. Enjoy and share, but don’t tell OSHA. -Bobby Ellerbee
The photo above shows Elvis Presley with his Road Manager Joe Espisito at NBC Burbank in 1968 shooting his “comeback” special. Behind them…another true rarity! Burbank’s modified TK41 viewfinder with Emmy winning cameraman Roy Holm. Would you like to see a close up of that? I thought so, and here is another view…. You may […]
Super Rare…’Masquerade Party’, May 22, 1955 Only five episodes are known to exist of this show that I remember watching as a kid. From 1952-1960, the show aired on ABC, NBC and CBS at various times and had six different hosts. To my amazement, one host was none other than CBS newsman Douglas Edwards in […]
AMEN, Dan Rather! AMEN! The Sad State Of News & Media I’ve been wanting to talk about how media deregulation that started under President Reagan has hurt us as a country, and with the recent comments from Dan Rather on the subject, now seems to be the appropriate time. Below are a few quotes from […]
UPDATED with RCA BROADCAST NEWS ARTICLE Every Tuesday night, from 1954 to 1970 most of America was watching Red Skelton on CBS…I know my family did. The show as mostly done at Television City, but at some point in the late 50s, Red moved the show out of TVC. Red was a very smart guy […]