Remembering The VCR…RIP, The End Is Near
The last VCR will be manufactured this month
R.I.P., VCR. Funai Electric, the world’s last known VCR manufacturer, will cease production of video-cassette recorders this month.
A Half Hour Behind The Scenes Of Television…January 1952 If you ever wondered how different, or the same, television production was back in the ’50s, here’s your chance to find out. This is a very thorough look at how ‘The John Hopkins Science Review’ program was done at Baltimore’s WAAM. The tour starts in the […]
When Was The Last Time You Saw This? The NAB’s Code Of Good Practice started around 1952 and lasted till the early 80s. I read a lot of it this morning and frankly, I would love to have parts of it back! Specifically the part that limited commercials! The best part of that section limits […]
Today Is The Day I Graduate From The University Of Georgia! 101 years ago, The Henry W. Grady College of Journalism was founded. At yesterday’s Convocation ceremony, I became of the 21,000 proud graduates of the school that is the home of The Peabody Awards. Today, I will become one of the 186,000 students to […]
March 6, 1981…Walter Cronkite’s Farewell: The Day Hard News Died 34 years ago today, Walter Cronkite left the anchor desk and television news changed forever. Under the expert hand of a real reporter, “The CBS Evening News” had set the standard and a high bar for newscasts. To their credit, NBC and ABC news also […]