Classic Television Showbiz: WTOP - End of Broadcast Day (1964)

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

WTOP - End of Broadcast Day (1964)

5 comments:

Barbara said...: did you know Walter Cronkite was the first news anchor at that station?

Man, that announcer was depressing!

No TV until 6:50 a.m.? Those were the days!; October 12, 2010 at 7:46 AM
Geoff said...: I'm pretty sure this is a recreation... actual audio, a couple of stills, and a filter to make it look like old film.; October 12, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Barbara said...: In our town, KOVR played High Flight and then this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNgecUK3SJA

On KCRA, they played this...up until 1986!! Hard to believe it's only been 30 years!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJeVePBjm78; October 12, 2010 at 5:08 PM
Kliph Nesteroff said...: That Bee is AWESOME!; October 12, 2010 at 6:34 PM
Barbara said...: The Bee is awesome, isn't he? We used to stay up just to see that.; October 13, 2010 at 11:45 AM

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