Posts Tagged: television
New Years Eve and Television
Long before Dick Clark rocked in the New Year from Times Square , New Years Eve belonged to Guy Lombardo. For one night the Canadian bandleader and his Royal Canadian Orchestra ruled television. A childhood viewing ritual that rarely varied,
New Years Eve and Television
Long before Dick Clark rocked in the New Year from Times Square , New Years Eve belonged to Guy Lombardo. For one night the Canadian bandleader and his Royal Canadian Orchestra ruled television. A childhood viewing ritual that rarely varied,
JFK Assasination – Transfixed by TV
History was compressed into a single weekend that November. It was the weekend that never seemed to end, that began with a TV bulletin and ended with a burning flame flickering on TV screens across the nation. Like a relentless
JFK Assasination – Transfixed by TV
History was compressed into a single weekend that November. It was the weekend that never seemed to end, that began with a TV bulletin and ended with a burning flame flickering on TV screens across the nation. Like a relentless
Liberace: In the Candelabra Lit Closet
In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes. But, OH! so much more. Come Wednesday
Liberace: In the Candelabra Lit Closet
In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes. But, OH! so much more. Come Wednesday
TV and the Weather
Long before Geo-stationary satellites, computer technology and the 24/7 weather channel, weather reporting was pretty primitive relying on paper maps, pins, Plexiglas, and markers. Not only that, but in the 1950s it was broadcast by a bunch of silly clowns,
TV and the Weather
Long before Geo-stationary satellites, computer technology and the 24/7 weather channel, weather reporting was pretty primitive relying on paper maps, pins, Plexiglas, and markers. Not only that, but in the 1950s it was broadcast by a bunch of silly clowns,
TV’s Eye on the Conventions
TV and the Convention Live television coverage of national party conventions has been a feature of US presidential campaigns since 1948. But the broadcast tradition seems to be running out of steam as fewer and fewer people each year are
TV’s Eye on the Conventions
TV and the Convention Live television coverage of national party conventions has been a feature of US presidential campaigns since 1948. But the broadcast tradition seems to be running out of steam as fewer and fewer people each year are
Convention Guide 1960
In a political convention as in baseball, it’s often hard to tell the players without a program. To give its readers an insider’s view of the 1960 Los Angeles and Chicago conventions, Look Magazine offered this guide in its July
Convention Guide 1960
In a political convention as in baseball, it’s often hard to tell the players without a program. To give its readers an insider’s view of the 1960 Los Angeles and Chicago conventions, Look Magazine offered this guide in its July
High Noon at the 1960 Democratic Convention
I wasn’t but knee-high to a lamb when Walter Cronkite sheparded me into the New Frontier that hot summer of 1960. A trustworthy thoroughbred if ever there was one, Walter “Curly” Cronkite safely steered me and my family through
High Noon at the 1960 Democratic Convention
I wasn’t but knee-high to a lamb when Walter Cronkite sheparded me into the New Frontier that hot summer of 1960. A trustworthy thoroughbred if ever there was one, Walter “Curly” Cronkite safely steered me and my family through
Hiroshima at Home Pt. II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_58byuLBu0 This past week Japan marked the somber anniversary of the worlds first Atomic bomb attack with a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Park. Among the 50,000 attending the memorial service near the epicenter of the blast was a grandson of
Hiroshima at Home Pt. II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_58byuLBu0 This past week Japan marked the somber anniversary of the worlds first Atomic bomb attack with a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Park. Among the 50,000 attending the memorial service near the epicenter of the blast was a grandson of
Hiroshima Hits Home
On a hot summer morning on August 6, some 67 years ago, the first Atomic Bomb blasted over Hiroshima ushering us into the Atomic Age. In that great American tradition of forgive and forget, only ten years later in May
Hiroshima Hits Home
On a hot summer morning on August 6, some 67 years ago, the first Atomic Bomb blasted over Hiroshima ushering us into the Atomic Age. In that great American tradition of forgive and forget, only ten years later in May
Envisioning The American Dream 