‘Cash And Carry’, A Fred Westbrook Photo
This is network television’s first game show, and the world’s first TV game show host, Dennis James. ‘Cash And Carry’ originated from DuMont’s New York studio, then located inside Wanamaker’s Department Store. The show aired at 9PM on Thursday nights and was the only show on the air that night on the DuMont network that consisted of WABD in NYC and WTTG in Washington DC (via coaxial cable). The show as sponsored by Libby’s Foods. Dennis James was also one of Fred’s clients in his later years.
I worked at WNEW for more than 30 years, a great experience, does anyone have an exterior shot of the Wanamaker’s building????
What year?
Interesting camera.
My neighbor grew up in Manhattan , her mom worked at Wanamaker’s.
Dennis James wrote the book on live hosting. Watched him all the time when he we in LA.
Those DuMont cameras were mounted on a pedestal dolly designed by DuMont engineers called the ice cream pushcart dolly.
That is correct!!!! Both Harold and myself worked at WNEW from 1966 to 2000 give or take..
Maybe what I am looking for is a picture of the Adelphi Theatre???
get a load of that bank of lights below the camera. There’ll be a hot time in the old studio tonight!
I was at WNEW TV which later became FOX TV from 1966 to 2009 as an Engineer.
Thomas, An Iconiscope tube camera, that is the need for the extra lights on the pedestal.
Probably 1947-48??? They are Iconiscope tube cameras that is why there is the need for the pedestal lighting. early early TV….
The reason that I want an exterior of a WABD studio, believe it or not is because we have a great Jewish Deli in Coral Springs, Florida called “Two Jays”. On their menu is a picture of a building with a large Coke sign, on the lower right of the picture is a banner saying WAB? Television??? The rest is cut off. Where was this picture taken???
Probably 1947-48????