On Dec. 1, 1948, from the WHEN studios, Syracuse's first television program went on the air. Beginning at 8:30 p.m., the show opened with harpist Melville Clark smiling nervously into a huge camera, ...

Muffin was a loveable puppet whose antics were accompanied on the piano by Annette Mills. The duo's routine was to last for 9 ...

"It was one of the biggest upsets in Oscar history when Loretta Young won," Murphy notes. "So I liked that we had an even bigger upset." The characters make history left and right, all the while ...

Aug. 18, 1948, in The Star: Television will be a potent force for future world peace, according to Malcolm Street, manager of radio station WHMA, who was guest speaker at yesterday’s meeting of the ...

If there's an emblematic career that showcases the entire history of television from its postwar inception to the late '80s, it must be James Sheldon's. Literally in at the creation, he started out as ...

Editor's note: Take a look back into the archives of The Dallas Morning News.On Sept. 27, 1948, the D-FW area was getting ready for the television event of the year. The program itself wasn't the draw ...

At the first widely televised political convention in 1948, a smiling Clare Boothe Luce stepped to the microphone with her blonde curls and white pearls shining under the bright lights. To delegates ...

Feb. 5, 1948, in The Star: In Birmingham, the president and general manager of radio station WBRC said today the FCC has granted permission for construction of the first television broadcasting ...

ATLANTA — This week marks 70 years since WSB-TV hit the air. The consistent leader in ratings from the start, WSB also leads the way when it comes to technology. On Sept. 29, 1948, at 8 p.m., WSB-TV ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...