Memory Lane…Debut Ads For Some Of TV’s Most Memorable Shows
Thanks to Maureen Carney, here are some classic newspaper ads for the debuts of some shows that went on to make history. Enjoy! -Bobby Ellerbee
March 19, 1953: First Coast To Coast Academy Awards Prior to this, the broadcast could only be seen live in the Los Angeles area, but in late 1952, that changed when AT&T finished the final links of the cross country coax and relay stations. This is also the first bi coastal broadcast as well, with […]
CBS Studios…Before And After The Broadcast Center Opened CBS purchased the Sheffield Farms dairy depot in 1952 and for many years, it was used mostly for scenery and storage. In the early 60s, it was known as the Production Center as many of CBS’s shows had offices here, like Ed Sullivan. In early 64 work […]
The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, had an interesting beginning in Bristol, Connecticut, and believe it or not, came to be with the help of Getty Oil. The whole story is at the link and this photo is from Day 1 and shows their first cameras, the Norelco PC70s on the Sports Center set. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ESPN […]
TeleTales #89…The Early Days Of WMAR, Baltimore These are the new WMAR mobile units in 1948, shortly after they became the third CBS Television affiliate. Up till then, CBS only had WCBS in New York and WCAU in Philadelphia. By comparison, NBC had at least six affiliates, and by the end of the year would […]
Thank you for sharing these…they are so nice to see.
Thank you, Maureen. Very nice collection.
Neat stuff. Thanks Bob.