2020
Aug
3
1993: FEMALE SPORTSCASTER GAYLE GARDNER PRESENTS MLB PLAY-BY-PLAY By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1993, female sportscaster Gayle Gardner became the first woman to present televised play-by-play for a Major League baseball game...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Aug
2
2007: PAULA ZAHN LEAVES CNN By TV WW
 
 
This day in 2007 marked the last telecast of CNN's prime-time news program, Paula Zahn Now, and the anchor's final day with the cable news channel...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Aug
1
1981: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ROCK AND ROLL WITH MTV By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1981 — at 12:01 a.m. ET — MTV made its debut, with a space-themed montage and the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll."...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jul
31
1970: GOOD NIGHT, CHET: HUNTLEY LEAVES NBC NEWS By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1970, television viewers heard the famous signoff, "'Good night, Chet.' 'Good night, David. And good night, for NBC News,'" for the final time, when news anchor Chet Huntley said farewell to his long-time co-anchor David Brinkley...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jul
30
1989: LAST TELECAST OF 'THE JIM HENSON HOUR' ON NBC By TV WW
 
 
This day in 1989 marked the last telecast of The Jim Henson Hour on NBC...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jul
29
1983: NBC INTRODUCES 'FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS' By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1983, NBC attempted to capitalize on the growing popularity of music videos with the introduction of the late-night show, Friday Night Videos...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jul
28
1952: NBC INTRODUCES 'UP TO PAAR' By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1952, NBC launched the short-lived quiz show, Up to Paar, with host Jack Paar...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jul
27
1983: ABC SUMMERS WITH 'THE HAMPTONS' By TV WW
 
 
In 1983 ABC introduced The Hamptons, a soapy drama set in one of the nation's most affluential areas...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jul
26
1999: MTV INTRODUCES 'UNDRESSED' By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1999, MTV introduced its soapy anthology, Undressed...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jul
25
1999: THE WB AIRS FINAL EPISODE OF 'THE PARENT 'HOOD' By TV WW
 
 
This day in 1999 marked the final telecast of the sitcom, The Parent 'Hood, on The WB...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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