Schenectady claims place in TV history
A 1928 Schenectady demonstration from GE's lab is cited as the first home television broadcast. WRGB traces 60 years of milestones from 1928 experiments to later remote telecasts, a transatlantic link, and the first opera on TV.
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Schenectady
N.Y
Erie Canal
General Electric Co
Hirnst Fredrik Werner Alexanderson
David Sarnoff
RCA
New York Times
WRGB
Terry Walden
Eliot Sizewitch
Smithsonian Institution
Charles Francis Jenkins
Washington, D.C
New Jersey
Bell Telephone Labs
New York City
Westinghouse
Vladimir Zworykin
W2xb
Alfred E. Smith
Albany
August Carolus
Leipzig
Germany
Berlin
WNBC
Catskill Mountains
Hudson Valley
England
New York World's Fair
Walden
Niskayuna
CBS
NBC
Hansel and Gretel
Ernie Tetrault
Tetrault
Gary Whittaker
Montgomery County Craft Programs Open for Spring Classes
Montgomery County Department of Recreation offers a variety of craft classes this spring. Beginners and continuing students can learn basketry weaving stained glass and more at Hoover Junior High and Bethesda Library. A full listing including exercise dance and other classes is in the 1988 Spring Guide, available at libraries or by calling 468-4050.
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Rina
Anne
Matlock
Benson D. Letterman
NBC News
Sheriff Matlock
Carson D. Letterman
Kojak
ABC News
Geraldo
CBS News
Sam
Frank
Cagney & Lacey News
Keerlen
Nightline
Sanford Love
Bombardier
MacNeil / Lehrer
Newshour
Nova
Sword OF Islam
Baltimore Sun
MacNeil
Lehrer
Attica
Elk
Modern T.V
the People Business
Tony Brown
Easy Rider
H'Line
Bowis Squad
Wordwide Wrestling
Untouchables
McMillan and Wife
Hit Squad
Love
Carson
Success Arts
Golden Age
Police Squad
Travel
Wid
Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette Crossbow
CBN
Fox
Remington Steele
Toccans
700 Club
Burns Allen
Benny Dis
the Barefoot
Mouseterpie
Palmerstown
U.S.A
Capitals
UFE
Gover
MacGruder & Loud
Cagney & Lacey Cagney & Lacey Flamingo
Max
Mister Ed Tnn
Crook Video Country
WMAR
Baltimore
NBC
ESPN
CMA
Cablevision
Walkersville
Woodsboro
WMPB
Baltimores
PBS
Shanna
Nickelodeon
Locathan
Washington
WTBS
Atlante
Ind
WHMM
WHPB
WDCA
Nashville
USA
Twila
ABC
Weta
Lifetime
WUSA
CBS
TWN
WIRS
Atlanta
Hagerstown
WOVM
HBO
CNN
ABE
Uweal
Cox
Showtime
Cinemax
Disney Channel
C-Span
WIZ
Hao
Fairfax
Disney
Headline News
Future
Inspirational Net
Discovery Channel
Montgomery County
Hoover Junior High
Bethesda Library
Polly Bergen Shows Extreme TV Roles in War and Remembrance and Addicted to His Love
Actress Polly Bergen describes two contrasting TV roles as Rhoda in the ABC miniseries War and Remembrance and Vivian in Addicted to His Love. She notes Rhoda’s weaknesses and Vivian’s strength, while reflecting on her long career and desire for age-appropriate roles. The piece also notes Bergen’s marriages, business ventures, and other TV projects, including Night Court with Harry Anderson.
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Los Angeles
Polly Bergen
Rhoda
Vivian
ABC
Bergen
Barry Bostwick
Erin Gray
Linda Purl
Dee Wallace Stone
Colleen Camp
Arthur Allan Seidelman
Ronni Sinton
Richard Alfieri
Pug Henry
Robert Mitchum
Herman Wouk
Peter Graves
Jeffrey Endervelt
New York
Harry Anderson
Yakov Smirnoff
Johnny Carson
Miss Campbell
Spike
Vanessa Williams
School Daze helped actress grow despite doubts
New York AP reports Tisha Campbell faced uncertainty before starring in Spike Lee's School Daze. She felt traumatized yet wiser after filming, overcoming audition nerves and racial tensions in the Gamma Rays versus Jigaboos storyline while aiming for college and a future in musical production.
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New York
Tisha Campbell
Spike Lee
Miss Campbell
Mervons
Spike
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Associated Press
Zuhg
Iy x
Norman Muller
NEA, Inc
Phil Collins
Davy Crockett
American Library Association
America
Montgomery County Recreation Department
Miss Camphill
Jane Toussant
The
Gamma Rays
Gamma
Situa
Tion
Newark
N.J
London
Campbell
Lee
Atlanta University
Georgia
Middletown Amvets
J.P
Keno
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