Eddie Gallaher's Clyde Hunt Interview 2/10/1954

Short excerpt of "This Is Broadcast House", aired at 7:00 pm on February 10, 1954 to commemorate the opening of the Broadcast House facilities at 40th and Brandywine Streets, NW in Washington DC. The complete program ran about 30 minutes. (Kinescope obtained by the late Walt Starling and shared through the generosity of John Dowling.) Music: John Philip Sousa's "Washington Post March" (commissioned by the publishers of that paper in 1889.)

See the complete 30-minute video at this address: (You'll need to install free VeohTV software.)
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1262403MWK6hDk8

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• Broadcast
• House
• Eddie
• Gallaher
• Clyde
• Hunt
• Washington
• DC
• 1954
• TV

[DCMemories]

See the complete Broadcast House Opening 30-minute video at Veoh com website. The exact address is shown along the right column of this page under "more info". (You'll need to install free VeohTV software.)

[DCMemories]

Yes, that's John Philip Sousa's "Washington Post March" as the opening/closing music, (commissioned by the publishers of that paper in 1889.)

Let me know with your comments if you'd like to see the entire half-hour program (in three parts) on YouTube.

[YouTransistor99]

I was there when Broadcast House opened. The tower was on the building, not on the ground. Many years later it was replaced by a larger one on the ground. Every year at Christmas they lit the tower with thousands of light bulbs. One day I toured the inside of the building. There was this red headed announcer with a smooth voice working the radio station. It was Eddie Gallaher, a fine gentleman. Jimmy Dean did the network show at Broadcast House.

[fabulbabe]

I'd love to see more of this.  It's seldom we get a "behind the scenes" look at early TV. Thanks for posting this.

[nakayle]

I wish they had shown more of the equipment. I love the days when a sync generator had 30 tubes and completely filled a six foot rack. Now a days you can do the same thing with a tiny IC chip. But IC chips won't keep you warm on a cold day.

[hopemelonfest]

This is a wonderful piece of film. Please post more!