Washington DC's First TV Station - W3XWT

Housed at the Hotel Harrington, (11th & E Sts, NW), Washington DC's first TV station, W3XWT, took the air in 1945 under the guidance of Dr. Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. of Du Mont Labs.

This clip was taken from the production entitled "Forty Years Together - Channel 5 and You" which aired May 20, 1985. (C) Metromedia Radio & Television, Inc. 1985

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[Barry I. Grauman]

It eventually became WTTG (named for Goldsmith, who died in March 1999 at the age of 99!)

[EyeLikeTooWatch]

Thomas Toliver Goldsmith, Jr. lived from January 9, 1910 – March 5, 2009.

[Barry I. Grauman]

I MEANT to type in "2009", 'Eye', but it was too late to post a correction!!!

:(

[katsumadiavlo2201]

Wow... 1,945 views... back in 1945.

[Michael Friedman]

Lovely video clip .

[queenofchitlins]

I am very interested in this Harrington Hotel video. My mom sang in a contest at the Harrington hotel. I believe she sang Forty Cups of Coffee. Her name is Jean Anderson. Can I get a copy of the production, please? queenofchitlins@aol.com

[Funkywhiteboy63]

That's unmistakably Maury Povich narrating the clip.

Now known nationally as the master of lie-detector and DNA drama.

We had him in DC before he made the big time.