Click on a name below to read some wonderful memories of broadcasting,
then send me your own story.
Wayne
Collins, Pennsylvania |
the birth of KGMB in Honolulu |
Art
Hackett, Wisconsin |
a producer at Wisconsin Public Television. |
Russ Tornabene, Illinois |
from building "cat's whiskers" radios to training astronauts. |
Candace
Rich, Florida |
looking for cable in all the wrong places. |
Wayne
Collins, Pennsylvania |
the newscast from hell. (Wayne has another tale from Hawaii. Check below.) |
Fred
Lehmann, South Dakota |
two gallant women and an Ampex quad story. |
Jeremy
Rogers, United Kingdom |
the Brits had "color filters" and "telesurance." |
Don
Schreier, California |
a graduate of Don Martin's School of Radio & Television in Hollywood. |
Patrick Hughes | a great guy to have around in an emergency. |
Patt
Patterson, Honolulu |
falling in love in Paradise and a Pan Am rescue. |
Joel Lundstad, Montana | praise for Fred Friendly from a journalist in Montana. |
Gary Walters, Buffalo | when Route 66 shot in Buffalo. |
Dave Michaels, Atlanta | breaking into news in the 60s. |
JoEllen | Can anybody hum a few bars of "Legend of the White Buffalo"? |
Hurley Coward, Orlando | cheap films and an open mike. |
Bob
Sevey, Olympia |
Honolulu television news struggling through the time when JFK was shot. |
Richard Dunne, New York |
Rootie Kazootie Club and other kids' shows. |
Sanford Terry, North Carolina |
16,437 hours in the broadcasting business. |
Grannyrat Hunter, Hollywood |
nice work if you can get it ... commercial talent |
Oleg Akayemov Salekhard, Russia |
I didn't get the comments, but the photos were great on their web page. |
Joseph Gallant, Boston |
saving money at a UHF. |
Mike Bruchas, Tulsa |
another KTUL-TV ex. |
Frederick R. Vobbe, OHIO |
a little horseplay in the control room. |
Wayne Collins, Pennsylvania |
covering a volcanic eruption for radio while being pleasantly distracted. |
Dr. Jack Annon, Honolulu |
doing it all with some early Honolulu broadcasters. |
Al DePaul NYC |
a mike for a gorgeous blonde. |
Scott Finley Dallas |
another KLTV ex. |
Steven Owen Souther California |
about the old black/white cameras. |
Roger Coryell Oregon |
elevator music with a Cuban beat. |
Art
Hackett, Wisconsin |
Mama mia, that-sa some meatball! |
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