[BC] TV History

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In a message dated 2/14/06 12:41:18 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
miltron at mindspring.com writes:

Now,  Ernie Kovacs, Sid Caesar, etc. -- that was special.  And
Omnibus with  Alistair Cooke.


Glen Kippel



How about pre-discovery channel????  Sunday afternoons   NBC's  Wide-Wide 
World 1 hours of remotes with Dave Garroway for all  over.  Including the remote 
for Havans Cuba in color in 1955 or 6   using a DC3 flying in a figure 8 
pattern halfway between Miami and Havana.   Lost video on some of the turns.
 
Or switching to The State Fair of Texas with the first view being of a  
camera on a ferris wheel about to top the wheel.  A friend of mine was  involved 
with that shot all live, no tape.  They made cable brackets on the  perimeter of 
the ferris wheel and ran it backward to wind on enough cable for  three 
revoultions (B&W cable).  Then time the shot with cues from New  York to switch to 
the peaking of the camera and one revolution while four guys  on the bottom 
pulled the cable off the gigantic reel to keep from  tangling.
 
CBS's   Omnibus......Walter & CBS  You Are There  
 
Dave