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On KTLA's first commercial broadcast in January 1947 with Emcee Bob Hope; on how commercial television differed from experimental television; on news broadcasts 13:23
Interview: John Silva
John Silva on introducing Lawrence Welk to the ten-minute interval between commercials 04:08
Interview: John Silva | Genre: Commercials
John Silva on early KTLA news broadcasts, including the Kathy Fiscus story 08:49
Interview: John Silva | Genre: News and Documentary
John Silva on KTLA chief engineer Klaus Landsberg's strategy for the station 02:45
Interview: John Silva | Person: Klaus Landsberg
John Silva on introducing Lawrence Welk to the ten-minute interval between commercials 03:44
Interview: John Silva | Person: Lawrence Welk
John Silva on introducing Lawrence Welk to the ten-minute interval between commercials 03:44
Interview: John Silva | Person: Klaus Landsberg
John Silva on KTLA's first commercial broadcast in January 1947 with Emcee Bob Hope 00:51
Interview: John Silva | Person: Bob Hope
John Silva on KTLA's first commercial broadcast in January 1947 with Emcee Bob Hope 00:51
Interview: John Silva
John Silva on working on The Lawrence Welk Show and The Spade Cooley Show 08:28
Interview: John Silva | Show: Lawrence Welk Show, The
John Silva on early KTLA news broadcasts, including the Kathy Fiscus story 08:49
Interview: John Silva | Topic: Memorable Moments on Television
On early remote broadcasts; on using remote units for news stories; on his inventions for mobile units 06:49
Interview: John Silva
On KTLA covering the atomic bomb test in Nevada in 1952; on other breaking stories he covered 09:37
Interview: John Silva
John Silva on deciding to use remote units on news stories and his inventions for mobile units 04:00
Interview: John Silva | Genre: News and Documentary
John Silva on KTLA covering the atomic bomb test in Nevada in 1952 06:26
Interview: John Silva | Genre: News and Documentary
John Silva on KTLA covering the atomic bomb test in Nevada in 1952 05:00
Interview: John Silva | Person: Klaus Landsberg
John Silva on introducing Walter Cronkite to Klaus Landsberg 01:25
Interview: John Silva | Person: Walter Cronkite
John Silva on introducing Walter Cronkite to Klaus Landsberg 01:25
Interview: John Silva | Person: Klaus Landsberg
John Silva on deciding to use remote units on news stories and his inventions for mobile units 04:00
Interview: John Silva
John Silva on his inventions for mobile units 02:25
Interview: John Silva | Topic: Technological Innovation
John Silva on inventing the Telecopter (an airborne helicopter remote) 11:36
Interview: John Silva | Topic: Technological Innovation
On the helical antenna and other technological innovations for the Telecopter; on getting the Telecopter approved by management and documenting his invention; on his engineering team 10:33
Interview: John Silva