NBC Studio 8H: Pre Construction Artist Rendering
In 1950, NBC converted 8H from the world’s largest radio studio to a state of the art television studio. This is a beautifully detailed drawing of the layout. Thanks to William David French for the image.
November 25, 1950…Center Theater, World’s Largest New TV Studio The Center Theater was Radio City Music Hall’s little sister and when it was converted by NBC for television was “the world’s largest television studio”. It’s big sister seated 6,000, and while the Center seated 3,000, it was just as opulent and a block away at […]
Life With Jackie Gleason…Joyce “Trixie Norton” Randolph Interview This is a tight, well edited 12 minute piece on what life was like on ‘The Jackie Gleason Show’, ‘The Honeymooners’, and more! It starts with how Joyce got the part on Gleason’s Dumont show and goes all the way till the end and it’s fascinating! On […]
Beatles 50th Sullivan Anniversary Count Down…16 Days Who is this man and why is he on stage with The Beatles? That answer in a moment, but first the scene must be set. It was only last year that I discovered that the Beatles third Sullivan appearance on February 23 was in fact, the first time […]
SPECIAL 3 DAY BIRTH OF COLOR EVENT: DAY 2, PART 6 Today is the 63rd anniversary of commercial color broadcasting in America. Over the weekend, Eyes Of A Generation will continue to tell the most complete story of the development of RCA’s Compatible Color System, ever presented on the internet. Pass the word! More below […]
This is a great example of a network “biting the bullet” and acknowledging that this TV thing might have a future.
That “chorus room” looks pretty crowded.Who would have thought the chorus was jammed in the basement like that! >_<
My first memory of 8H was the intro to “Snap Judgment”, a “Password”-like game hosted by Ed McMahon. Johnny Olson opened each show with, “This is backstage at NBC Studio 8H in New York City…”
Don’t forget that Script Girl…
I visited this studio during an NBC tour a few years ago. My cousin and I stood in the Observation Gallery and watched a taping of the quiz show “Jackpot!”