TheiTVDoctor

"He's like the media world’s favorite professor—equal parts mentor, provocateur, and storyteller."

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We're proud to welcome https://t.co/AKiTDTq0R7 to our distribution family for #TalkBackToTelevision, sponsored by Hub Entertainment Research and Operative

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Here is a link to the free streaming games, from Dave Madden, my guest on The Friday Fireside:

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So if the @paramountco @warnerbros thing doesn't work out for Larry & David Ellision, there's always fruit baskets . . .

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FEBRUARY 19 IN TELEVISION HISTORY, brought to you by TiVo: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Debut (1968): Fred Rogers’ legendary educational program made its national debut on NET (the predecessor to PBS). It went on to run for 895 episodes.

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FEBRUARY 17 IN TELEVISION HISTORY, brought to you by @TiVo: On Feb. 17, 1958 Pope Pius XII proclaimed Saint Clare of Assisi as the #PatronSaintOftTelevision, based on a vision she reportedly had of a Christmas Midnight Mass on her wall while she was too ill to attend in person.

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FEBRUARY 11 IN TELEVISION HISTORY, brought to you by @TiVo : Julia Child’s groundbreaking cooking show, The French Chef, debuted on WGBH, revolutionizing television food programming and making cooking accessible to U.S. audiences.

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FEBRUARY 2 IN TELEVISION HISTORY brought to you by @TiVo: Debut of Late Night with David Letterman (1982): NBC premiered the show that revolutionized late-night TV with its quirky segments like "Stupid Pet Tricks" and "Top Ten" lists.

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FEBRUARY 1 IN TELEVISION HISTORY, sponsored by TiVo: First Atomic Bomb Broadcast (1951): Los Angeles station KTLA broadcast the first-ever live images of a nuclear detonation from the Nevada Test Site. Viewers mostly saw a flash of white light, but it marked a technical milestone

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JANUARY 31 IN TELEVISION HISTORY, Brought to you by @TiVo First Live Televised Presidential News Conference (1961): President John F. Kennedy held the first-ever live televised press conference from Washington, D.C., forever changing how presidents communicate with the public

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Brilliant!
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This is how my family got started in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, from NBC's "Countdown to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" show in 2024

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When you look like me, you have a certain social responsibility . . .

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Hello Pooh. I think fixing the TV Business might be impossible

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Good to know there is somebody left at CBS with a sense of humor!

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Zane Vella turns the tables at the TV of Tomorrow Show and interviews The iTV Doctor!

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"I find interruptive TV ads anachronistic and abhorrent," says Ad Industry Icon Matt Seiler following up at conversations from Operative's terrific OpEd conference, on Sabio's #FridayFireside. Watch the full episode at https://t.co/kWGIJ5LGL0.

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