We’d Like To Welcome You To Munchkinland!
This month marks the 75th Anniversary of the release of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’. This is a long shot of the Munchkinland set, the most intricate of the many huge sets used in the production. Enjoy and share!
CBS Broadcast Center…50th Anniversary Special Report You’ll want to save a link to this or copy and paste this as it is a one of a kind presentation. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the most complete list of Daytime shows and their originating studios on CBS in the fall of 1964. When […]
“The Howdy Doody Show” wasn’t just early television — it defined it. As network TV’s first daily program and later the first daily show broadcast in color, it set the pace for everything that followed. With the help of Howdy historian Burt Dubrow, I’ve pulled together a 41‑page deep dive filled with rare photos, firsthand […]
Chicago TV Class Picture With Chicago’s WBKB still on my mind from this morning’s post, I thought now was a good time to add this photo of the windy city’s bright start of the small screen from the early days. The names are at the bottom and should be viewable in ‘full screen’ mode. Source
Regis…The San Diego Days This is ‘The Regis Philbin Show’, his first hosting job at KOGO (now KGTV) that was on the air from ’61 till ’64. For budgetary reasons, he had no writing staff, leading him to begin each show with what has become his hallmark, the “host chat” segment which was influenced by […]