Keeping the cameramen in Studio 6A on their toes, here’s Chris Farley on Conan from the New York days. Check out the last 40 seconds or so and notice that they (like SNL) are using a sound boom here too. Thanks to ABC camera veteran Howie Zeideman for sharing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGksGO3h_p4
By God… 99.9er% of this video was made possible by the user XposeTruth. Watch the original here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuKyve4_ft4
TeleTales #59…By Request, The Andy Griffith Opening This rare photo is one of the most shared images ever posted here, and to answer the many requests to see it again, here it is. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee Source
Dumont: WABD TV New York This is a companion to the Electrocam photo posted yesterday. This control room shot is not from Dumont’s 67th Street Telecenter, but the photo owner, Ward Bennett thinks this is either at the Adelphi Theater, where the ‘Honemooners’ was shot, or at the Wannamaker’s studio. Shown here, Frank Carr on […]
The History Of Live Pool Splashdown Coverage…Part 1B Tampa’s CBS affiliate WTVT had a mobile unit that was so good, even NBC used it on their ‘Today’ show trips to Florida, but the unit’s usefulness did not stop at the water’s edge. Prior to being aboard for November 1965’s, first live splash down coverage via […]
Macy’s Parade History Followup…First Network TV Coverage, CBS Thanks to historian David Schwartz and friends, we’ve been able to verify that the first network television coverage of the Macy’s Parade was on CBS. From The New York Times, we have a small news item, and the television listings. Notice that WNBC and WPIX are offering […]
Take a look at this! Just over half way, Chris is among the cameras.
The comments left by the viewers are better than the video.
I believe it’s 6A.
The cameras were digital but not yet HD.
The first impression one gets when entering 6A is how small it is….only about 40 feet wide.