Reading Rainbow is officially off the air. New episodes haven’t been produced since 2006 and the final repeat aired yesterday on PBS.
Month: August 2009
1939 New York World’s Fair Television Girl
Who was the 1939 New York World’s Fair Television Girl? A 21-year-old acrobat named Caroyl Smith, whose prize was a television set.
W2XBS Schedule, Week of June 16th, 1940
Schedule for experimental NBC station W2XBS in New York City for the week starting Sunday, June 16th, 1940.
W2XBS Schedule, Week of June 11th, 1939
Schedule for experimental NBC station W2XBS in New York City for the week starting Sunday, June 11th, 1939.
New Article: Writing the Networks in the 1960s
My latest article examines how viewers were able to write to the networks in the 1960s to express their devotion to their favorite shows.
Bookshelf: Family Ties – Alex Gets the Business
My review of Family Ties – Alex Gets the Business by Joe Claro, published in 1986 by Avon Books.