Rare Photos Of The Television Coverage…June 4, 1968
Final Rare Photos Of The Television Coverage…June 4, 1968
Thanks for all the descriptive comments on the first two sets of photos. Hopefully these will answer some questions raised there, and thanks to Martin Perry for finding these Los Angeles Fire Department photos. More detail on the photos so click though them. Enjoy and share.
Another Look At The Sullivan Theater Balcony Thanks to Dennis Degan, we got some new information on the balcony at Studio 50. In the comment section, I am posting an enormous photo of the balcony as it looked in 1927 and in that, you can see how big it was. I said yesterday that I […]
‘Cash And Carry’, A Fred Westbrook Photo This is network television’s first game show, and the world’s first TV game show host, Dennis James. ‘Cash And Carry’ originated from DuMont’s New York studio, then located inside Wanamaker’s Department Store. The show aired at 9PM on Thursday nights and was the only show on the air […]
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 […]
Final Wrap From New York… I leave for the airport at 10:30 this morning and hope to be home by 5, but part of me will still be here. Every time I watch NYC shows from now on, I’ll be right back in these studios seeing the faces of the many extraordinary people that I […]