No this is not one of those discussion. Check out these network celebrations from the late 70s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISSYc71_V4g&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RVpnCplgNk&fmt=18
This one here has a very 70s look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwbaKq0nflw&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISSYc71_V4g&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RVpnCplgNk&fmt=18
This one here has a very 70s look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwbaKq0nflw&fmt=18
System
79987 Posts
16 years ago
Huh, that was actually pretty cool.
OMG, AWESOME! Thank you, thank you Bassman21!
Watching the CBS Television 50th Anniversary Special brought tears of joy to me.
Please understand, these people are like old friends, some of them are gone now.
Television has changed and many of you on RJ have witnessed the passing of an era.
The CBS I grew up with is gone, but the memories remain.
Peace out to all my friends on RJ!
Watching the CBS Television 50th Anniversary Special brought tears of joy to me.
Please understand, these people are like old friends, some of them are gone now.
Television has changed and many of you on RJ have witnessed the passing of an era.
The CBS I grew up with is gone, but the memories remain.
Peace out to all my friends on RJ!
eddstarr88
OMG, AWESOME! Thank you, thank you Bassman21!
Watching the CBS Television 50th Anniversary Special brought tears of joy to me.
Please understand, these people are like old friends, some of them are gone now.
Television has changed and many of you on RJ have witnessed the passing of an era.
The CBS I grew up with is gone, but the memories remain.
Peace out to all my friends on RJ!
I knew you would like seeing this eddstarr88, much of the members here are too young to remember many of those actors.
I was too young to remember that broadcast, but I very much remember everyone of those people that walked on that stage. I watched lots of TV reruns in the 80s and remember when many of those shows they were on were still in primetime. So many of those people are a part of my childhood.
In the year of CBS' anniversary ( 1978 ) only 17% of Americans had cable and even as late as 1990 less than 60% had it. Then there were less than 40 channels even on cable. Some cities now have as many as 20 local stations. So in those days local and network TV still cater to a wide audiance throughout the day. There were so many good shows especially in primetime until the late 90s. Yes the CBS, ABC and NBC we knew is gone.
The only good network you can get off an antenna is Fox, the rest really suck now.
Bassman21 you are awesome!
What you have uncovered is one of the greatest moments in television:
"CBS: On The Air - A Celebration of 50 Years!"
In 1976 it was NBC that started the trend of airing lavish anniversary specials.
ABC soon followed with its own special in early 1978.
But it was CBS and its week-long celebration of fifty years that set the standard for all future anniversary specials. Hosted by Walter Cronkite and Mary Tyler Moore, "CBS: On The Air - A Celebration of 50 Years!" ran for an astounding nine-and-a-half-hours during the evenings of Sunday, March 26th, 1978 through Saturday, April 1st, 1978.
Bassman21 you have just hit the Greatest Television Special ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQR2rub4SDE&feature=related
What you have uncovered is one of the greatest moments in television:
"CBS: On The Air - A Celebration of 50 Years!"
In 1976 it was NBC that started the trend of airing lavish anniversary specials.
ABC soon followed with its own special in early 1978.
But it was CBS and its week-long celebration of fifty years that set the standard for all future anniversary specials. Hosted by Walter Cronkite and Mary Tyler Moore, "CBS: On The Air - A Celebration of 50 Years!" ran for an astounding nine-and-a-half-hours during the evenings of Sunday, March 26th, 1978 through Saturday, April 1st, 1978.
Bassman21 you have just hit the Greatest Television Special ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQR2rub4SDE&feature=related
Wow, this is awesome! I find it interesting how I knew at least 95% of the actors mentioned there, even Charo. lol Of course I'm too young to have seen this originally, though, but still an interesting watch. ^_^
I want to show this to my father. *Nods*
I want to show this to my father. *Nods*
eddstarr88
Bassman21 you are awesome!
What you have uncovered is one of the greatest moments in television:
"CBS: On The Air - A Celebration of 50 Years!"
In 1976 it was NBC that started the trend of airing lavish anniversary specials.
ABC soon followed with its own special in early 1978.
But it was CBS and its week-long celebration of fifty years that set the standard for all future anniversary specials. Hosted by Walter Cronkite and Mary Tyler Moore, "CBS: On The Air - A Celebration of 50 Years!" ran for an astounding nine-and-a-half-hours during the evenings of Sunday, March 26th, 1978 through Saturday, April 1st, 1978.
Bassman21 you have just hit the Greatest Television Special ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQR2rub4SDE&feature=related
I can't find the 1978 CBS lineup with days and times anywhere on the net.
Some of you might also like these network promo songs. This is my favorate which I vaguely remember. BTW VCRs back then recorded very well. I feel like I'm back in 1979 watching this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0jx-CSt9Jo&fmt=18
This one too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_S9qWjuMKA&fmt=18
Some of you might also like these network promo songs. This is my favorate which I vaguely remember. BTW VCRs back then recorded very well. I feel like I'm back in 1979 watching this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0jx-CSt9Jo&fmt=18
This one too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_S9qWjuMKA&fmt=18
Everybody - I'm having a memory lane moment, lol!
Check this out:
George Burns, Lucille Ball, Arthur Godfrey, Walter Cronkite, Mary Tyler Moore, Telly Savalas, Jean Stapleton, Alan Alda, Garry Moore, Phil Silvers, Buddy Ebsen, Cicely Tyson, Danny Kaye, Lauren Bacall, Eve Arden, Bert Convy, Richard Crenna, Bonnie Franklin, Jim Nabors, Linda Lavin, Carol Burnett, Carroll O'Connor, Art Carney, Isabel Sanford, Tony Randall, Sherman Hemsley, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
Just to name a few!
Check this out:
George Burns, Lucille Ball, Arthur Godfrey, Walter Cronkite, Mary Tyler Moore, Telly Savalas, Jean Stapleton, Alan Alda, Garry Moore, Phil Silvers, Buddy Ebsen, Cicely Tyson, Danny Kaye, Lauren Bacall, Eve Arden, Bert Convy, Richard Crenna, Bonnie Franklin, Jim Nabors, Linda Lavin, Carol Burnett, Carroll O'Connor, Art Carney, Isabel Sanford, Tony Randall, Sherman Hemsley, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
Just to name a few!
frito23
926 Posts
16 years ago
thanks that was awesome
In the CBS Anniversary closing camera sweep, I saw an old friend I'd like to tell you about.
You say CBS News and I say Walter Cronkite, right? Wrong!
RJer's let me introduce you to Mr. CBS News, Douglas Edwards.
Until 1962, Douglas Edwards was the man at the news desk. After WW II William S. Paley wanted to build a news organization around the new medium of television. Douglas Edwards won the respect of both Edward R. Murrow and William Paley. When the network gave the anchor chair to that young upstart named Walter Cronkite, Douglas Edwards maintained his high standards and became good friends with the new guy at the desk. Douglas Edwards was a true professional and an accomplished news reporter.
Douglas Edwards (July 14, 1917 to October 13, 1990)
Douglas Edwards' Final CBS Broadcast on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZWVUXA1qbg&feature=PlayList&p=89B501D88DA94D06&index=11
You say CBS News and I say Walter Cronkite, right? Wrong!
RJer's let me introduce you to Mr. CBS News, Douglas Edwards.
Until 1962, Douglas Edwards was the man at the news desk. After WW II William S. Paley wanted to build a news organization around the new medium of television. Douglas Edwards won the respect of both Edward R. Murrow and William Paley. When the network gave the anchor chair to that young upstart named Walter Cronkite, Douglas Edwards maintained his high standards and became good friends with the new guy at the desk. Douglas Edwards was a true professional and an accomplished news reporter.
Douglas Edwards (July 14, 1917 to October 13, 1990)
Douglas Edwards' Final CBS Broadcast on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZWVUXA1qbg&feature=PlayList&p=89B501D88DA94D06&index=11
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In the CBS Anniversary closing camera sweep, I saw an old friend I'd like to tell you about.
You say CBS News and I say Walter Cronkite, right? Wrong!
RJer's let me introduce you to Mr. CBS News, Douglas Edwards.
Until 1962, Douglas Edwards was the man at the news desk. After WW II William S. Paley wanted to build a news organization around the new medium of television. Douglas Edwards won the respect of both Edward R. Murrow and William Paley. When the network gave the anchor chair to that young upstart named Walter Cronkite, Douglas Edwards maintained his high standards and became good friends with the new guy at the desk. Douglas Edwards was a true professional and an accomplished news reporter.
Douglas Edwards (July 14, 1917 to October 13, 1990)
Douglas Edwards' Final CBS Broadcast on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZWVUXA1qbg&feature=PlayList&p=89B501D88DA94D06&index=11
You say CBS News and I say Walter Cronkite, right? Wrong!
RJer's let me introduce you to Mr. CBS News, Douglas Edwards.
Until 1962, Douglas Edwards was the man at the news desk. After WW II William S. Paley wanted to build a news organization around the new medium of television. Douglas Edwards won the respect of both Edward R. Murrow and William Paley. When the network gave the anchor chair to that young upstart named Walter Cronkite, Douglas Edwards maintained his high standards and became good friends with the new guy at the desk. Douglas Edwards was a true professional and an accomplished news reporter.
Douglas Edwards (July 14, 1917 to October 13, 1990)
Douglas Edwards' Final CBS Broadcast on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZWVUXA1qbg&feature=PlayList&p=89B501D88DA94D06&index=11