1960s Timeline

July 25, 1961 - NBC-TV made known today its plans to avoid the confusion that led to criticism of the telecast of the astronaut launching last Friday. At that time, NBC and CBS both used rehearsal shots on the screen while the live audio portion of the telecast gave details of the flight of Air Force Capt. Virgil I. Grissom as it was taking place. NBC said that the integration of simulated or prepared tape and live TV would be avoided in the future except in rare instances wh

July 8, 1961 - Harry Belafonte (pictured) and Rosemary Clooney will be the stars when the "Bell Telephone Hour" begins a new season on NBC-TV, Friday, Sept. 29, from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. The program, in its fourth year on television, will be shown on alternate weeks. #movienight #movietime #movie #movies #film #films #classicmovies #celebrities #TV #classictv #music #NBC

July 4, 1961 - On tonight's season finale of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," a district attorney's ambition for higher office may interfere with the plans of a crime boss who saved his life during the war. Starring Leslie Nielsen (pictured) and Harold Stone. 8:30PM on #NBC. #tv #classictv #classictelevision #scifi #sciencefiction