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The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV

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A Wonderful Primer On Early Color Television…

Written around the story of the ladies that were “Miss Color TV”, NBC’s Marie McNamara, and CBS’s Patty Painter, this is a very well done article on the progressions and setbacks encountered by both networks, in their race to bring color to the small screen. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV

The white women known in the 1950s as “Miss Color TV” reinforced longstanding hierarchies of gender and race that were built into generations of technologies.

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10 responses to “The Human Test Patterns Who First Calibrated Color TV”

  1. Benjamin Gross

    Thank you for sharing this again, Bobby! It was great chatting with you about the early days of color television as I was doing research for this piece!

  2. Harvey Acks

    Back in the day when a SVO really earned his/her keep !

  3. Mike Delaney

    RCA TK 44? ….IO tubes with orbitors.. Western had 4 or 5 of these..

  4. Michael Bruchas

    I can remember the “set up girls” on ABC’s World News Tonight in the Howard K. Smith/Harry Reasoner/Frank Reynolds days of the 1070’s…

  5. Steve Dichter

    CBS TV City’s color girl.

  6. Robert Barker

    Has any one seen a demonstration of the CBS color system? It seems an awkward system mechanically.

  7. Mike Armatta

    The first few models of Japanese cameras seemed to have a yellowish tint. Could it have been for the same reason?

  8. Marc Dacey

    I’d like you to meet my friend, Al Bedo.

  9. Tom Williamson

    I remember how we had to change the way we set up cameras when black women started to be more common on the air.

  10. Artie DeGennaro

    i have to thank you for these great posts and stories

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