Headed For ‘Tonight’ Show And 30 Rockefeller Plaza!
It’s 5 AM in Boston, and and I’m leaving on Amtrak for Penn Station in NYC now. Dennis Degan will be joining me for the taping this afternoon at 4, but as soon as i get to the city, I have a “special mission” which I will report on later “Tonight”. Wahooooooooo!
A Classic Candid And What It Tells Us… This is NBC cameraman George Kiyak goofing with the photographer in a photo shared by his son, Mark, but let’s look closer…there is something to learn here. Notice the turret handle is at a 45 degree angle and not at it’s usual 90 degree taking position. What […]
Sightseeing #2…’Today’ Show, Set Tours And Ikegami HK322s It’s not often that we get to see the Ikegami cameras at NBC, or a complete new set change on a major show, but in this video we get both. We start with the Friday, September 7, 1990 sign off from Studio 8H and the old set. […]
NBC Television Network Map…July 1, 1948 In early 1946, NBC’s television network consisted of only NYC and Philadelphia. By early 1947, Schenectady joined in making it a three city linkup. This 1948 map shows that Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Richmond have been added making seven cities linked in the network. Twelve more will be added […]
In The Days Of Not So Instant Replays… Our friend Richard Wirth has a new article on the history of kinescopes and video tape development. Linking the east and west costs by coaxial cable was a blessing and a curse for networks because of the need to delay broadcasts going west. Here’s a look at […]
Safe travels!
Yes, safe travels…and take some control room pix, please.
Hopefully you get to talk to some of the camera operators.