I was surprised to discover that this happened so early in television history.  On this date in 1951, the very first sporting event was broadcast in color on television.  It was the Molly Pitcher Handicap horse race from Monmouth Park Jockey Club, Oceanport, N.J.  Unfortunately, most did not see it in color since color TV’s were not readily available until […]

When I was growing up, I loved the chance moments when I got to watch “The Price is Right” with Bob Barker.  It was the only good thing about staying home sick.  I did not miss an episode when I could.  I planned my whole day around the show during the summer.  I played along (and my stuffed animals did, […]

I remember this day.  I never watched The Tonight Show, but I knew all about it.  My mom used to watch it when she was first married since my dad had the night shift.  She said he was always the greatest, and indeed what I have watched and read about Johnny Carson lead me to the same conclusion.  On this […]

I always loved Mr. Potato Head (and I think I waited quite a while as a child to own one), and on this date in 1952, it became the first child’s toy to be advertised on TV.  It was originally pushpins that could be inserted into a real potato–can you imagine?  I bet someone would be up in arms about […]

 I was intrigued by today’s feature.  It was on this date in 1927, that the first demonstration of long-distance television transmission occurred.  It was provided by AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories, and it transmitted the live picture and voice of then Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover from Washington D.C. over to New York City.  I had no idea that television transmission […]

I think I actually remember this–even if I don’t remember the exact date.  There were three major national networks when I was growing up:  ABC, NBC, and CBS.  Any other network was a local network.  We didn’t have a lot of choices.  All that changed on this date in 1987.  Rupert Murdoch, a businessman from Australia who already owned 20th […]