Early Color Television (Program 91)

In program 91, we talk about the history of Early Color Television.  The many technical developments along the way to creating a viable color system as well as the programming that was featured in those early days.  On the program we mention RCA's first production color TV set.  Here it is pictured above, the RCA Victor CT-100.  It made it's appearance in 1954, and featured a 15" screen.  The color on this set was very vivid, and almost had a Technicolor likeness to it.  This set originally cost around $1,000, several times the price of a conventional Black and White set.  Today it is a very desirable collector's item.  To see more early color sets, please go to our Facebook page and look at the Early TV Set Gallery.

Meet Cyd Charisse (Podcast 37)

Smitty shares news with us of a recently discovered early color video tape. The tape is a recording of "Meet Cyd Charisse" from 1959. Unplayed since that time and in pristine condition, the tape is in beautiful NBC "Living Color". Listen to Podcast 37 for details. And here is the opening number from this program.

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Remembering the Maestro of the Singalong (Podcast 26)

In Podcast 26, Ian Rose recalls Mitch Miller, who passed away in August 2010. Ian recalls his famous and well-remembered TV program "Sing Along with Mitch".