VERY COOL!
You’ll feel like Johnny Carson or David Letterman making their grand entrance into NBC Studio 6B! Great camera work on this rare piece from one of Dave’s first shows. ENJOY and Share! Thanks to Father Bob!
This is from one of Dave’s first NBC shows, featuring a cameo from Larry “Bud” Melman, Mr. Calvert Deforest, himself. This is Dave at his irreverent best.
First Grammy Telecast: 1971 on ABC Although the Grammy Awards began in 1958, it took an unbelievable 13 years for the show to come to television. ABC broadcast the first two, but since, CBS has had the show. Andy Williams was the host and presenters even included John Wayne. Below, ABC’s promo for the event. […]
The iconic stars were reunited and interviewed on the popular talk show “The Dinah Shore Show” in 1975. ***A 20 minute version of this reunion interview is a… Source
The TRT 1: RCA’s First Videotape Recorder Although Ampex beat RCA to the punch, with the introduction of the VRX 1000 in March of 1956, RCA knew how to record in color and Ampex didn’t. For each one to get what they needed, they made a deal to share technology. At RCA this resulted in […]
In the fall of 1939, CBS began work on the area they had chosen to become their premier television studio facilities. When it was all said and done, Studio 41 and 42 were created in this space you see below, in this one gigantic hall. Studio 41 was 44 x 60, and 42 was 44 […]
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Great piece! I loved how Dave’s show was so innovative in the early days.
I see the Hal Gurnee touch
Wow!
Thanks to Father Bob for this great clip-why don’t they do more stuff like this now?
The tally lights are as funny as anything else.