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In February 2011, Concord, California camera collector John Bolin took a tour of Hollywood’s top “prop house,” History For Hire. With his camera, he took us all on tour with him. John sent me over 100 photos of his visit, but I’ve included only about thirty here because the place is so huge, even John’s [ ] The post History For Hire: A Grand Tour appeared first on Eyes Of A Generation...Television…
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1mX7b63E1h/?spm_id_from=888.80997.embed_other.whitelist t=6.551125 bvid=BV1mX7b63E1h Lorne Michaels has repeatedly said that Episode 4 of Season 1 (host Candice Bergen, November 8, 1975) is the first fully formed, “real” Saturday Night Live episode in the format the show would follow for the next five decades. Episodes 1–3 were prototypes. Episode 4 is the moment…
“Legend Has It”…The Fence Between Networks at Super Bowl I For decades, one of the most persistent bits of broadcast‑industry lore has been the story of the fence—a literal, physical barrier—built between the CBS and NBC crews covering Super Bowl I at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Engineers talked about it. Cameramen remembered it. Producers [ ] The post FROM LEGEND TO PROOF, FROM THE LOS…
This image of camera equipment deployed to the 1956 political conventions by CBS has led to lots of speculation over the years, but below is the full story of what we see here in this photo. Although RCA made a great mini cam which NBC used in the 1952 conventions, CBS would not buy [ ] The post The CBS Mystery Cameras Explained appeared first on Eyes Of A Generation...Television s Living History…
Stop The Presses! NBC/RCA TK43 History Rewrite! UPDATE CERTIFIED INFORMATION July 2026 The new information is at the bottom of the post. Thanks to Martin Perry, here s more on the mysterious appearance and disappearance of the RCA TK43s at NBC New York. The article is from Broadcasting Magazine dated November 21, 1966. This would be [ ] The post Stop The Presses! NBC/RCA TK43 History Rewrite!…
This is mostly technical but a little political in places as this unnamed engineer was involved in the sale of 35 Norelco cameras to NBC Sports, who had their own demands. He was also involved in the installation of Norelco s at CBS Television City and at The Ed Sullivan Theater with all its electro/magnetic problems. [ ] The post All You Ever Wanted to Know About NORELCO CAMERAS appeared first on…
RCA TK760 This camera is basically an RCA TK76 ENG camera, which RCA presented in 1976, and was re-presented again in 1977 in a field and studio configuration. Before there were large lens adaptor and large viewfinder adapters, this is how it was done. This photo was taken at Denver s Mile High Stadium in 1978 [ ] The post RCA TK760 + SPECIAL NOTES ON TK41 HISTORY appeared first on Eyes Of A…
+ AN EXCLUSIVE NEW LIST OF WHERE NBC NIGHY NEWS HAS ORIGINATED 1956-2026 This is the only photo I have ever seen that shows part of the regular Huntley-Brinkley Report individual studio sets. All the other set photos I ve seen of them show them together on sets at special events like space shots or political [ ] The post A Genuine Rarity! appeared first on Eyes Of A Generation...Television s…
Although the TV show aired on NBC from 1950 1961, it was a CBS radio show when this very casual demo was shot. Notice Groucho is wearing a sport shirt, and techs are adjusting the mics like it was only radio. Here is a bit of background on the show you will see below, [ ] The post ULTRA RARE! You Bet Your Life Pilot Show Video! appeared first on Eyes Of A Generation...Television s Living History .
When the cameramen are draping handkerchiefs over their heads, when they’re wearing pith helmets like they’re on safari, when actors’ makeup is sliding off their faces and sweat is raining off everyone in the room… you don’t need a thermometer to know the place is boiling. NBC’s Studio 3H, home to three iconoscope cameras, often felt [ ] The post Meet Miss Patience A Cool Gal for a HOT Job…