And you thought 3-D television was a new thing. Ha!

And you thought 3-D television was a new thing. Ha!

December 31, 1965…Johnny Carson & Ben Graurer Welcome 1966 As mentioned in the Guy Lombardo article just before this, NBC usually welcomed the new year with a live ‘Tonight’ show which started with Steve Allen and continued through the Paar years and into Johnny Carson’s tenure. I think Ben Grauer was the Times Square reporter […]
This is the 8H studio map, the rehearsal and run sheets for the April 12, 2014 show with Seth Rogen as host. At the link above is a clip of the Undercover Sharpton sketch you should watch for context. Notice on the map that sketch sets are often set in front of other sketch sets. […]
Another Great Glenn Mack Photo! From 1964 till 1975, Art Fleming hosted Jeopardy! in NBC Studio 8G at 30 Rock. The game board would be at the far right and it appears that the RCA TK44 on the left is shooting it from across the studio (you can see the layout in the clip below). […]
A Tribute To Instant Reply Inventor…Director Tony Verna This video from WCAU in Philadelphia has some very interesting footage at the start from the 1985 Live Aid Concert with Tony Verna directing the US portion of the world wide broadcast. WCAU is where he started and as you’ll see, he blazed quite a trial. Anyone […]