By far, the most informative collection of information I have ever seen on early telephony and broadcasting. Without AT&T’s help, there never could have been radio, or television networks with such immediacy and reach. Until satellite communications, Ma Bell was the only way to connect, and overall, they did a great job, as did Mark Durenberger in creating this book. THANKS!
[pdf-embedder url=”https://staging.eyesofageneration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ATT-EBOOK-1.pdf”]
November 10, 1969…’Sesame Street’ Debuts on PBS At the link is video of the first episode’s open…it’s the first time we meet Big Bird, Bert and Ernie and the human cast. Kermit, Rowlf and other Muppet characters were not new to the public. Since everyone in the world knows the show, well, almost everyone since […]
September 13, 1966…’The Monkees’ Debuts On NBC Before the background, a note on the video. At the start is some of the screen test shots of the guys and this is followed by the series pilot which never aired. The theme song is a demo by Boyce and Hart. Don Kirshner was in charge of […]
TeleTales #27…Ted Koppel At ABC Washington Did you know he was born in England and was 13 when his family moved to the US? Koppel had a brief stint as a teacher before being hired as a copyboy at WMCA Radio in New York. In June 1963, he became the youngest correspondent ever hired by […]
July 31, 1970…Huntley-Brinkley Say Goodnight For The Last Time The final minutes of the last broadcast, and more, were captured on this work tape (link below) from my friend Bob Maher. Here, we see rare video of not only Chet’s NBC sign off, but also…Walter Cronkite’s tip of the hat, with A VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE […]