1999 Jane Crowley, censor, NBC censor for The Tonight Show, dies at 73
1998 Last episode of Seinfeld on NBC, commercials are $2 million each
1997 Brandon Tartikoff, TV exec (NBC), dies at 48
1997 NBC TV shows "Schindler's List," completely uncensored, 65 million watch
1996 John Chancellor, news anchor (VOA, NBC), dies at 68
1995 John Cameron Swayze, news anchor (NBC), dies at 89
1995 Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV
1994 Peter Hacker, U.S. journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at 69
1993 NBC TV awarded 1996 Olympic coverage for $456 million
1993 274th and final "Cheers" on NBC
1993 NBC announces Conan O'Brien to replace David Letterman
1993 General Motors sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires
1993 Soap opera "Santa Barbara" final show on NBC TV
1993 David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS
1993 NBC offers "Tonight Show" to David Letterman
1992 NBC announces that "Cheers" will go off the air in May, 1993
1992 Dateline NBC airs a demonstration show General Motors trucks, blowing up on impact, later revealed NBC rigged test
1992 "Scared Silent" is 1st non news program to be seen on 3 networks simultaneously. (CBS, NBC and PBS), about child abuse hosted by Oprah
1992 NBC's "Saturday Today" premieres
1992 "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC
1991 NBC announces Jay Leno will replace Johnny Carson on May 25, 1992
1990 NBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leap" for 5 straight days
1990 Seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts on NBC as Seinfeld Chronicles
1990 Notre Dame becomes 1st team to sell its game to a major network (NBC)
1989 Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC's "Today" show
1989 FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC and CBS for 1st time, America's Most Wanted
1988 NBC signs lease to stay in New York City, 33 more years
1988 NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics
1988 NBC premieres "Later" with Bob Costas (1st guest Linda Ellerbee)
1987 NBC technicians accept pact, end 118 day strike
1986 NBC's Ahmad Rashad marriage proposal is accepted by Phylicia Ayers-Allen during halftime of Det Lions-New York Jets football game
1986 Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC
1985 General Electric acquires RCA Corp and its subsidiary, NBC
1984 NBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine
1984 Soap Opera "Santa Barbara" premieres on NBC TV
1984 Gordon Jenkins, orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 73
1984 Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network
1984 "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV
1983 Jessica Savage, Margate NJ, newscaster (NBC Weekend), dies at 36
1983 "Friday Night Videos" premieres on NBC TV
1983 "A-Team" with Mr. T premieres on NBC
1982 NBC radio cancels almost all of its network daily features
1982 "Taxi," last airs on ABC, moves to NBC in the fall
1982 "Late Night with David Letterman" premieres on NBC
1982 "Fame" premieres on NBC TV
1982 Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show"
1981 1st live radio drama in 25 years (Halloween Story on NBC)
1981 Newscaster David Brinkley is released by NBC
1981 2nd City TV's (SCTV) network premier (NBC)
1981 SCTV Network 90, sequel to Second City Television debut on NBC
1981 "Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV
1980 NBC broadcasts New York Jets' 24-17 win over Dolphins without audio
1980 Last broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC
1979 "Real People" premieres on NBC TV
1979 "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC
1978 1st broadcast of "Diff'rent strokes" on NBC TV
1978 Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV
1977 NBC News and Information Service (24 hr news) ends on radio
1976 NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, premieres
1976 "Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC)
1976 NBC replaces the peacock logo
1975 NBC News and Information Service (24 hr news) premieres on radio
1975 NBC paid $5M for rights to show "Gone with the Wind" one time
1974 Chet Huntley, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), dies at 62
1974 NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead)
1973 NBC presents 440th and final showing of "Bonanza"
1972 "M*A*S*H," premieres on NBC TV
1972 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley)
1972 "Emergency" with Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV
1972 "Sanford and Son" starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV
1972 Al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81
1971 KVRL (now KRIV) TV ch 26 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins
1971 WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
1970 WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast
1970 Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report"
1970 KTVM TV channel 6 in Butte, MT (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1970 KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast
1970 WHAG TV channel 25 in Hagerstown, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting
1969 WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting
1969 WJMN TV channel 3 in Escanaba, MI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1969 KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1969 Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC (Turnabout Intruder)
1969 KGTO TV channel 36 in Fayetteville, AR (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 NBC cuts to show "Heidi," misses Raider's rally to beat Jets, 43-32
1968 WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast
1968 KMIR TV channel 36 in Palm Springs, California (NBC) begins broadcastng
1968 KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast
1968 NBC's unprecedented on-air announcement, Star Trek will return
1968 "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" premieres on NBC
1968 Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV
1968 "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV
1967 KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1967 WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC)
1966 1st entire lineup televised in color (NBC)
1966 WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins
1966 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1966 WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, New Jersey (NBC) 1st broadcast
1965 KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, California (NBC) begins broadcasting
1965 KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1965 KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1964 WSBK TV channel 38 in Boston, MA (IND/ABC/CBS/NBC) begin
1964 WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, PR (NBC) begins broadcasting
1964 WKEF TV channel 22 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1964 NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million
1963 CBS and NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
1963 NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000
1963 "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" with Marlin Perkins begins on NBC
1962 "Match Game" debuts on NBC with host Gene Rayburn
1962 WCIV TV channel 4 in Charleston, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting
1962 KCRL TV channel 4 in Reno, NV (NBC) begins broadcasting
1962 Hannah Storm, sports journalist, CNN, NBC
1962 Star Jones, attorney/TV hostess, NBC, Inside Edition
1962 KACB TV channel 3 in San Angelo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1961 KHAW TV channel 11 in Hilo, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1961 KNDU TV channel 25 in Richland-Pasco-Kennew, WA (NBC) 1st broadcast
1961 Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads"
1961 Bobby Darin is youngest performer to headline a TV special on NBC
1961 "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV
1961 KIFI TV channel 8 in Idaho Falls, ID (NBC) begins broadcasting
1960 KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast
1959 KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook - Oberlin, NB (NBC) begins
1959 KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, California (NBC) 1st broadcast
1959 KNDO TV channel 23 in Yakima, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1959 KTHI TV channel 11 in Fargo-Grand Forks, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting
1959 WAAY TV channel 31 in Huntsville, AL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1959 NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during ankee-Red Sox game
1959 WTOM TV channel 4 in Cheboygan, Michigan (NBC) begins broadcasting
1959 WICD TV channel 15 in Champaign, IL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1959 WILX TV channel 10 in Lansing, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1958 KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting
1958 KAII TV channel 7 in Wailuku, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1958 KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast
1958 KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1958 "Andy Williams Show" premieres on ABC (later on CBS and NBC)
1958 KVIQ TV channel 6 in Eureka, California (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1958 KULR TV channel 8 in Billings, MT (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1958 "Jackpot Bowling" premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host
1958 KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 WBOY TV channel 12 in Clarksburg, WV (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, MT (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast
1957 WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast
1957 WTLV TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 WPSD TV channel 6 in Paducah, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins
1957 KTWO TV channel 2 in Casper, WY (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X": "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until X-Files)
1957 KUMV TV channel 8 in Williston, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar)
1957 Arturo Toscanini, Italian U.S. conductor (NBC), dies in New York City at 89
1957 Al White, choreographer (NBC Comedy Hour), dies
1957 "Blondie" situation comedy premieres on NBC TV (later on CBS)
1956 KGW TV channel 8 in Portland, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 "The Price Is Right" debuts on NBC
1956 Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, NBC News, team up
1956 WAGM TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins
1956 WSYE (now WETM) TV chan 18 in Elmira-Corning, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast
1956 KREY TV channel 10 in Montrose, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 KOTI TV channel 2 in Klamath Falls, OR (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 WESH TV channel 2 in Daytona Beach-Orlando, Florida (NBC) 1st broadcast
1956 KRIS TV channel 6 in Corpus Christi, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 WRCB TV channel 3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
1956 WSAV TV channel 3 in Savannah, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 KWAB TV channel 4 in Big Spring, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 KGNS TV channel 8 in Laredo, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 KHAS TV channel 5 in Hastings, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 WITN TV channel 7 in Washington, North Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, California (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 KTRE TV channel 9 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup)
1955 KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins
1955 WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, WV (NBC) 1st broadcast
1955 WNDU TV channel 16 in South Bend, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 KOTA TV channel 3 in Rapid City, SD (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 "Mr Peepers" (TV Comedy) starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC
1955 "Mickey Rooney Show," TV comedy last airs on NBC
1955 KMVT TV channel 11 in Twin Falls, ID (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1955 WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 WBRZ TV channel 2 in Baton Rouge, LA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 WLEX TV channel 18 in Lexington, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC/NBC) 1st broadcast
1955 WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (NBC) begins
1955 KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast
1955 1st "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS)
1954 WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 WEAU TV channel 13 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 WPTZ TV channel 5 in Plattsburgh, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 Stone Phillips, news host, NBC Dateline
1954 KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast
1954 KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 KALB TV channel 5 in Alexandria, LA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 KUTV TV channel 2 in Salt Lake City, UT (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later)
1954 WPBN TV channel 7 in Traverse City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 WLBZ TV channel 2 in Bangor, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 WLUK TV channel 11 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, Florida (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 Al Roker, Queens, New York, weatherman, NBC, Today
1954 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins
1954 WBOC TV channel 16 in Salisbury, MD (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 WAPA TV channel 4 in San Juan, PR (NBC/SFN) begins broadcasting
1954 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 WHO TV channel 13 in Des Moines, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WALB TV channel 10 in Albany, Georgia (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast
1954 WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (NBC) begins
1953 WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KOA (now KCNC) TV channel 4 in Denver, CO (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, Florida (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft. Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast
1953 WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft. Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KTVQ TV channel 2 in Billings, MT (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, California (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WTVK TV channel 26 in Knoxville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WTAP TV channel 15 in Parkersburg-Marietta, WV (NBC) begins
1953 KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WATE TV channel 6 in Knoxville, Tennessee (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WICS TV channel 20 in Springfield, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 "Bob and Ray Show," TV Variety; last air on NBC
1953 "Juvenile Jury," TV Childrens, last airs on NBC, moved to CBS
1953 KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, California (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KVOA TV channel 4 in Tucson, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, California (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, California (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WFIE TV channel 14 in Evansville, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins
1953 WGEM TV channel 10 in Quincy-Hannibal, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins
1953 KOBI TV channel 5 in Medford, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast
1953 KTVB TV channel 7 in Boise, ID (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KSWS (now KOBR) TV channel 8 in Roswell, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast
1953 KMJ (now KSEE) TV channel 24 in Fresno, California (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WDAY TV channel 6 in Fargo, ND (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WHIZ TV channel 18 in Zanesville, OH (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WTVO TV channel 17 in Rockford, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KTAR (now KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 J. Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show
1953 WEEK TV channel 25 in Peoria, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 J. Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show"
1953 WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast
1952 KHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1952 KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1952 WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting
1952 "RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day," debuts on NBC TV
1952 "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV
1951 NBC extends to become a 61 station coast-to-coast network
1951 Bob and Ray show premieres on NBC radio
1951 Gene Rayburn and Dee Finch show premieres on NBC radio
1951 Ernie Kovacs Show, TV Variety debut on NBC
1951 "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV
1950 Jane Pauley, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, newscaster, Today, NBC Weekend
1950 WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting
1950 "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC)
1950 "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV
1950 "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen
1950 WSYR (now WSTM) TV channel 3 in Syracuse, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
1950 "Robert Montgomery Presents" dramatic anthology premieres on NBC TV
1949 WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, California (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WSAZ TV channel 3 in Huntington-Charleston, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, Missouri (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WJAC TV channel 6 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1949 KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WJAR TV channel 10 in Providence, RI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 "Dragnet" premieres on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 and 1967
1949 "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
1949 "Hopalong Cassidy" becomes 1st network western (NBC)
1949 WROC TV channel 8 in Rochester, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 Candid Camera, TV comedy Variety, moves to NBC
1949 WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, Florida (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)
1949 KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, California (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 Brandon Tartikoff, TV exec, NBC
1949 "Colgate Theater" dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV
1949 KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie" debuted on NBC
1948 KOB TV channel 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (NBC) begins
1948 WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting
1948 WSPD TV channel 13 in Toledo, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 WBZ TV channel 4 in Boston, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 "Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC TV
1948 20th Academy Awards - "Gentleman's Agreement," L Young, R Colman win minutes by 2nd live televised musical Arturo Toscvanni on NBC
1948 1st newsreel telecast, "20th Century Fox-Movietone News" shown on NBC
1948 WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 "Nature of Things" science show premieres on NBC prime time
1948 Jessica Savitch, Kennet Sq, Pennsylvania, news anchor, NBC
1948 Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS)
1947 1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC
1947 "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC
1947 WMAR TV channel 2 in Baltimore, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting
1947 Chris Wallace, born in Chicago, Illinois, newscaster, NBC Weekend News
1947 WRC TV channel 4 in Washington D.C. (NBC) begins broadcasting
1947 "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC
1947 WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1947 KSD (now KSDK) TV channel 5 in St. Louis, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting
1946 Connie Chung, Washington D.C., news ancher, NBC, CBS
1946 Connie Chung, TV news anchor, NBC, CBS
1946 1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres
1946 1st variety show on TV "NBC's Hour Glass," premieres
1944 Linda Ellerbee, born in Bryan, Texas, newscaster, Weekend, NBC Overnight
1944 Jackie Gleason-Les Tremayne show premieres on NBC radio
1944 "War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC TV (New York City only)
1941 KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting
1941 Great Gildersleeve, a spin-off of Fibber McGee and Molly debuts on NBC
1941 1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) and WCBW (CBS), New York City
1941 WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in New York City (NBC) begins broadcasting
1940 Nick Buoniconti, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins/sportscaster, NBC
1940 Tom Brokaw, born in Yankton, South Dakota, news anchor, NBC Nightly News 1982-
1939 Garrick Utley, born in Chicago, Illinois, newscaster, 1st Tuesday, NBC Weekend
1939 Cassie Mackin, newswoman, NBC TV
1939 NBC/RCA 1st public TV demo with Franklin D. Roosevelt at opening of New York World's Fair
1938 1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC
1938 Radio quiz show "Information Please!" debuts on NBC Blue Network
1938 NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony
1937 Mae West performs Adam and Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio
1937 Arturo Toscanini conducts 1st Symphony of the Air over NBC Radio
1937 NBC and RCA sends 1st mobile-TV vans onto the streets of NY
1937 NBC forms 1st full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio
1937 Fred Silverman, broadcasting exec, ABC/NBC/CBS
1937 1st broadcast of Soap Opera "Guiding Light" on NBC radio
1936 Tom Snyder, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, newscaster, Tommorow, NBC Weekend News
1936 Lloyd Dobbins, born in Newport News, Virginia, newscaster, NBC News Overnight
1935 John Palmer, Kingsport Tennessee, news anchor, NBC Weekend News
1935 Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour goes national on NBC Radio Network
1933 Jack Perkins, born in Cleveland, Ohio, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine
1933 Don McNeill's Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35 year run on NBC
1932 Jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network)
1932 John Hart, born in Denver, Colorado, newsman, CBS News Retrospective, NBC News
1931 W2XB TV channel 1 in New York City, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
1931 Robert MacNeil, Montreal, news anchor, NBC Weekend News, 1965-67
1930 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, premiers on NBC radio
1930 Marvin Kalb, born in New York City, educator/newscaster, CBS/NBC, Meet the Press
1930 Lorin Maazel, born in Neuilly, France, conductor, NBC Symphony Orch 1941
1929 Ruby Vallee's Fleishmann Hour begins broadcasting on NBC radio
1929 Douglas Kiker, NBC newsman, 1970 Peabody Award
1928 NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network
1928 Byron "Yanks" Janis, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pianist, NBC Symphony Orch
1928 "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago)
1928 Roger Mudd, Washington D.C., news ancher, CBS Weekend News, NBC Evening News
1928 Sander Vanocur, born in Cleveland, Ohio, news anchor, NBC Weekend News
1927 Vin[ce] Scully, sportscaster, NBC Baseball Game of the Week
1927 Robert Abernethy, Geneva Switz, Newscaster, NBC News Encore
1927 John William Chancellor, born in Chicago, Illinois, news anchor, NBC, VOA
1927 Nancy Dickerson, journalist, NBC
1926 1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC)
1926 NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) forms
1924 Floyd Kalber, born in Omaha, Nebraska, newscaster, NBC Weekend News Anchor-1973
1921 Harper MacKay, born in Boston, Massachusetts, orch leader, NBC Follies
1921 Frank McGee, Monroe, Louisiana, news anchor, NBC Evening News
1921 Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St. New York City
1920 David Brinkley, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, NBC news anchor, Huntley-Brinkley
1920 Nan Merriman, US/Neth singer, Arturo Toscanini NBC Orch
1920 Big Show ends 2 year run on NBC radio
1915 Earl Wild, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, composer/pianist, Caesar's Hour, NBC Symph 1942
1911 Chet Huntley, Cardwell Mont, newscaster, NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report
1911 Robert McCormick, Danville, Kentucky, NBC newscaster, Current Opinion
1910 Gordon Jenkins, Webster Grove, Missouri, orch leader, NBC Comedy Hour
1908 Pauline Frederick, journalist/correspondent, UN, NBC TV
1907 Richard Harkness, Artesian, South Dakota, newscaster, Story of the Week, NBC
1890 Al Goodman, Nikopol Russia, orch leader, NBC Comedy Hour
1890 Erich Kleiber, born in Vienna, Austria, conductor, NBC Symphony 1945-46
1867 Arturo Toscanini, born in Parma, Italy, temperamental conductor, NBC
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