[NJARC] NY/Philly Overlap

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Former FCC chairman Newton Minow used the phrase "vast wasteland".  Wow, I MUST be old, I remember hearing it!While the subject of early childrens' TV shows is ripe, does anyone remember the kids' TV show with a bear hand puppet "Sooty"?  I haven't been able to find anyone who remembers it, but just found it on YouTube  http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sooty&aq=1  .  I remember watching it as a YOUNG kid, but can't find any mention of it being aired on metro NY TV in the '50s.  As a matter of fact, that Philco TV in Phila. that needs a home looks alot like the 17" Philco that I had, but ours had 2 doors.Bill Zukowski----- Original Message -----From: Robert Flory Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:30 amSubject: [NJARC] NY/Philly OverlapTo: njarc at mailman.qth.net> Just remember > Reply = Poster> Reply All = Everyone> > _________________________________________________________> Second most fun with the TV, the rotor.......Kachunk, kachunk, > kachunk.> Third most fun with the TV, holding magnets up to the screen and > watching the colors go wacky.   Boy was I nervous when it stayed > that way, fortunately only for a little while.> > Trivia:  Who referred to TV programming as a "vast wasteland" > (before I was born) ?  I sure didn't remember or even recognize > the name.> > Recall the old timers from RCA saying, "best feature we ever put > in a TV was the off switch".> > RF> ______________________________________________________________> NJARC mailing list> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/njarc> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> Post: mailto:NJARC at mailman.qth.net> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html>