June 24, 1963…NBC Studio 8H Goes Color
NBC Studio 8H become “The Peacock Studio” on this day in ’63 when it began broadcasting in color. There is a lot of interesting detail in the NBC Press Release, but one thing they left out was…the four RCA TK41s installed in 8H actually came from The Ziegfeld Theater.
The color equipment was all new when NBC opened The Ziegfeld for “The Perry Como Show” in September of 1956. Around ’61 though, Como’s show became “The Kraft Music Hall” and moved to Brooklyn. Until they moved out in 1963, NBC used the Ziegfield for colorcasts of other shows like “Tic Tac Dough”, the primetime version of “Concentration”, and even the Emmy Awards shows in ’59 and ’61. Enjoy and Share! -Bobby Ellerbee
Why three coax? Is that for the three tubes?
That’s an amazing photo, Bobby — doubly amazing that you have the press release.
Great stuff Bob
Charlie and John…. I think some folk practice their knot tying skills (or lack there of) with cables on trucks!!! If it ain’t tied… It don’t go in!!!
COMO COLOR –N B C STUDIO 8 H — THE STUDIO WHERE SNL IS LIVE.