WNBT (NBC), December 1941 – Part B
Just 2 weeks before this, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and we were at war with Germany, Italy and Japan. Even this meager schedule of programming would basically go to nothing in the next few years as production of home receivers was replaced by radar and radio equipment manufacturing.
Picture Parade #2…Who Knew? Two Stunners From ‘Perry Mason’ Yes, it’s true. Hamilton Burger actually beat Perry Mason. Over the course of the nine year run of the show, it happened twice. While checking my facts, I came across this second stunner from the Associated Press. “Williiam Talman was one of several arrested at a […]
May 13, 1957…Production Begins On “Jailhouse Rock” In this classic photo, we see two RCA TK41s on either side of the Mitchell film cameras at MGM, during a rehearsal of the big dance number. Both cameras can be seen at the open and close of the video linked above. They are most likely on loan […]
Another Of Television’s First Game Shows…’Cash And Carry’ This may actually be network television’s first game show. The distinction here is “network television”, as this debuted on June 20, 1946 on Dumont and was broadcast in New York and Washington. Earlier today, we looked at the CBS game show ‘Missus Goes – A -Shopping’ which […]
A Great Look Inside ‘Today’, NBC Studio 1A…Viera Sendoff Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwtAScZzhFg At the link is a clip from Meredith Vieira’s last day as a ‘Today’ co host. As Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” plays, a single camera goes with Merideth, first from the studio downstairs into the 1A control room and then up and out onto […]
Channel 1!
“Santa Claus presents ‘The Adventures of Marco Polo’????
Note that this before the channel realignment that we know of today.
I like the Christmas eve, ‘Fluffy The Kitten’ entry.