Archive for May, 2012

POPULAR FOOTBALL PLAYER DEAD AT 43

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     Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau, Jr. (January 19, 1969 – May 2, 2012)

Seau was a ten-time All-Pro football linebacker and a 12-time Pro Bowl selection
who was a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He had also been a
member of the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. Seau was found dead
from an apparent gunshot wound in his Oceanside, CA home. The incident is
currently under investigation by authorities.

posted by Bob Karm in CURRENT EVENTS,DEATH,HISTORY,SPORTS and have No Comments

FIRST COLOR TV STUDIOS BUILT IN 1955

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NBC COLOR

The dedication of NBC’s Color City in Burbank, Calif. took place on March
27, 1955. It was the first TV studio ever constructed specifically for color broadcasting
.

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Milton Berle poses with a RCA color TV camera in the new
Burbank studio in 1955.

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The NBC Burbank studio control room

posted by Bob Karm in DEBUT,HISTORY,TV and have No Comments

LESLEY GORE IS 66 TODAY!

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Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein) is best known for 
her 1963 pop hit "It’s My Party", which she recorded at the age of 16. She
became one of the most recognized teen pop singers of the 1960s.

Lesley on Hollywood A Go Go, 1965. “It’s My Party” became
a #1 hit and was later nominated for a Grammy Award.

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,CURRENT EVENTS,HISTORY,MUSIC,THEN AND NOW and have No Comments

TALK SHOW HOST BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1918

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Jack Harold Paar
(May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004)

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,HISTORY,Talk Show,TV and have No Comments

A TAPE DECK THAT WILL LAST!

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posted by Bob Karm in CLASSIC ADS,Electronics,HISTORY,MAGAZINES and have No Comments