What does the Orson Wells classic radio drama "War Of The Worlds" have in common…
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Behind The Scenes at THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW…Part 2 (of 7)
The RCA TK30 Era Extends to Studio 50: This second TK30 part is to commemorate…
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Behind The Scenes at THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW…Part 3 (of 7)
The RCA TK31 Era: This third part features the RCA TK31 Studio Cameras that came…
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Behind The Scenes of THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW…Part 4 (of 7)
The Marconi Mark IV Era: This is the largest section as it features the era…
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Behind The Scenes at THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW…Part 5 (of 7)
The Norelco Era: Before we talk about the cameras, let's talk about Ed's "personal cameraman",…
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Behind The Scenes at THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW…Part 6 (of 7)
The Marconi Mark VII Era: In the summer of 1967, the Marconi Mark VII color…
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Behind The Scenes at THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW, Part 7 (of 7)
SPECIAL COLOR BONUS PAGE: Before October 31, 1965...the day CBS Studio 50 was color capable…
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Ultra Rare…Inside NBC’s New York Studios 1950
As TV was taking off in 1950, NBC and others struggled to find studio space…
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First Person Oral History
This is an ongoing project, and from time to time, we will add audio interviews…
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MEET TELEVISION’S FIRST FEMALE DIRECTOR! FRANCIS BUSS BUCH
She was born, Frances Buss and in marriage, became Francis Buch, but before she…
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EXCLUSIVE! 1963 Video Tour Of The Ed Sullivan Theater…A One Of A Kind Look Behind The Scenes
With many thanks to The University of Indiana Libraries Moving Image Archive, we are very…
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RCA’S FIRST ICONOSCOPE CAMERAS & THE PROTOTYPE
We will see three different Iconoscope cameras here...the first three all electronic cameras made by…
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Shooting Live TV Shows On Film By Karl Freund; “I Love Lucy” Director of Photography
Below this 1953 SMPTE article written by Karl Freund is a copy of his biography…
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4 Minutes Of RCA/NBC Color With TK41s
This is part of the original 26 minute RCA presentation from 1956 that pitches color…
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Rare: Mechanical Broadcast of TV’s First Drama, The Queen’s Messenger
This is part of the first ever dramatic television broadcast called "The Queen's Messenger" and…
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TODAY Show Debut
It was 7 AM, January 14, 1952 when TODAY debuted on NBC. There were of…
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Inside NBC Like You Have Never Seen! Pristine “Behind Your Radio Dial” Video
About five years ago, I found this classic 1948 movie short on YouTube. It was…
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CBS Portable Prototype In Action, 1962 Belmont Stakes & ’63 Beatles Miami
There are two videos here. The first is a great look at the first…
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RCA Television Tape Equipment & Prices, 1966
A trip down memory lane when 4 heads were better than one, and quad editing…
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RCA TR 4 Video Tape Machine Demo
This 1966 RCA demo on how their newest quad machine works is hosted by RCA's…