The CBS Color Girl…

On July 14, 2014 - TV History

The CBS Color Girl…

NBC had auburn haired Marie McNamara in New York as television’s first and original “color girl”, but Television City had the pretty, blond Ann Palmer.

Adjusting the primary colors was one thing, but getting the fleshtones right was critical. Both Ann and Marie spent hundreds of hours posing for the cameras, but were never seen on television.

This is Television City Studio 33 and this may be ‘The Gary Moore Show’ on a summer visit from New York around 1960. Enjoy and share!

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5 Comments

  1. Joseph J. Pratt July 14, 2014

    This picture of Studio 33 is fantastic =)

  2. Dave Dillman July 14, 2014

    Not only is more and more television done with remote cameras, people today don’t know how much time was spent in setup and adjustment.

  3. Bob Sewvello July 14, 2014

    I’ve been in Studio 33 four times….three times to see “The Price Is Right” and once for an unofficial tour. I was so excited that the time zoomed by and I wasn’t able to take it all in.

  4. David Fredericks July 14, 2014

    And then the cameras & monitors drift.

  5. Terry Drymon July 14, 2014

    what a job