Thanks to our good friend Gady Reinhold at the CBS Broadcast Center, here is one…
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1935: “The House That Radio Built”
Here is the 32 page book on how NBC's headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza was…
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Conan on TBS: Behind the Scene
I’m proud to share with you an exclusive look behind the scenes at Conan’s TBS…
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Kid Made Cameras…Thought You Were The Only One?
A while back, my friend John Bolin came from California to see my camera collection.…
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The Kennedy-Nixon Debate Innovations
Soon after the passing of CBS great Don Hewitt, I got a note from my…
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Today & Yesterday
Below is a shot of the Today set in the RCA Exhibition Hall on January…
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Where The Ed Sullivan “Beatles” Cameras Finally Wound Up…
Boy, do I wish I could have one owned one of these three Marconi Mark…
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Three Generations In Television: The Merklein Family
It's not every day you come across a TV pioneer like Frank Merklein, or a…
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NBC Broadcast Operations, Program Schedule Sheets, 1951-58
NBC broadcast schedules from 1951, 1952, 1954 and 1958. This is the best ever guide to…
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1967: First Anniversary Of NBC’s Full-Color Schedule
NBC heralds the first anniversary of being a full-color network, which occurred November 7, 1966.
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RCA/NBC Firsts In Television, 1923-1941
RCA and NBC outline their early achievements in television. Notice that May 7, 1935 was…
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1951: CBS Television At 20
CBS looks back on 20 years of television innovation in this 18 page review from…
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1948: NBC Puts Kinescopes In Use
NBC announces the first use of kinescoped recording on its network, June 27, 1948.
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1950: NBC Converts Studio 8H For Television
NBC's announcement that the RCA Building's largest studio would be making the switch to a…
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1948: NBC Sums Up The Year
NBC takes a look at the many big advances it made in 1948, like increasing…
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CBS Television City Documents
Press releases and news articles about the construction and expansion of CBS Television City.
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CBS Color Studio 72
AÂ fascinating 27 page report on the CBS color facility in New York, Studio 72, from…
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1931: Constructing NBC’s 711 Fifth Avene Radio Studios
A look at how NBC's radio studios at 711 Fifth Avenue were designed and constructed.…
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Building NBC Studios 6A And 6B
A 1942 RCA Review look at the design and construction of NBC's brand new, twin…
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1949: First West-East Kinescope
A 1949 NBC press release notes the first transmission of a West Coast kinescope to…