TeleTales #66…NBC Chicago Class Picture
With Chicago on my mind from the ABC story, I wanted to share this picture from around 1950. There are a lot of familiar faces and names here that went on the New York. Among those that did, but are not seen here are Hugh Downs, Mrs. Francis from “Ding Dong School” and Jack Lescoulie. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
Popular Mechanics shows in detail how one of the 1952 political conventions would be televised from Chicago. These were major broadcast events, and the amount of equipment and people brought in is just amazing. [wp-booklet id=39734]
TeleTales #14…Tiny Men Or Giant Props? If you look at this long enough, you begin to wonder. The props are amazingly real looking aren’t they? They are from 1957’s “The Incredible Shrinking Man”. To simulate giant rain drops, prop men filled hundreds of condoms with water…many of which never made it to the set because […]
So Close, So Far Away…The ‘Today’ Show’s Original Home Circled in white is the ‘Today’ show’s original studio location. When the show debuted January 14th of 1952, this part of the building that is now occupied by Christie’s (auction house) was called The RCA Exhibition Hall. In the summer of 1958, television manufacturer Philco complained […]
Dumont Iconoscope Camera Chains Pictured here are two complete chains for studio and field use. Everything on the cart can be placed in a truck or control room, but notice the two elements at the foot of each tripod. Those had to be with the camera head…one element is an amplifier and the other, a […]
The Great Dave Garroway and most of his crew from “Garroway at Large” as well as other WNBQ legends Burr Tillstrom and Fran Allison with Kukla and Ollie and Studs Terkel. Jules Herbuveaux (who was GM of WNBQ) and Wayne King (The Waltz King) were bandleaders starting in the late ’20s.
This should help date the pic: Clarence Hartzell played Cactus Jim on a show produced at WNBQ from 1949-51.
Here’s Hartzell as Cactus Jim and in his LUM AND ABNER role (or is it roles?).
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Great shot. I have a whole bio on Bill Hobin. He went on to great things in the world of television direction.
You say “class picture.” This is the first graduating class of the Chicago School of Television. What a shot!!!
Very cool! Thanks for sharing!