Archive for October 23rd, 2014
VIDEOTAPE RECORDING ON THIS DAY IN 1956
Original air date on NBC television: October 2, 1956 to June 25, 1957
The first example of a videotape recording was broadcast by NBC television
when The Jonathan Winters Show was seen coast to coast on Tuesday,
October 23, 1956.
PARODY MUSICIAN IS 55 TODAY
“Weird Al” Yankovic (Alfred Matthew Yankovic)
Yankovic got started with the accordion after a door-to-door
salesman offered his parents a choice between accordion
lessons or guitar lessons.
Since his first-aired comedy song in 1976, he has sold more
than 12 million albums (as of 2007), recorded more than 150
parody and original songs. His works have earned him three
Grammy Awards and a further 11 nominations, four gold
records, and six platinum records.
TODAY IN HISTORY
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005)
Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Governor’s Award, and a 1985
Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of
Fame in 1987.
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