Well, Fred Astaire's specials are about as colorful as they come, and some of the old Dinah Shore Chevy Shows are great, too-- but I agree they are a little more of the exception, rather than the rule...

- Kevin

1958 Fred Estaire quad tape
 

In reading this post I get the feeling that it implies it was recently found. I believe this has been on utube for years now. Ed Reitan and I once had a conversation about this many years ago. (I also have his RCA TK40A camera in my collection)

When I lived in Seattle, Washington I used to hang out at all three network station transmitters except for KIRO at which the studio and transmitter were together on the property on Queen Anne Ave. I lived there from 1960 to late 1963, I remember the quad tape room there and was facinated watching the Ampex playing. I wonder if KIRO has any of these tapes today. Utube and KIRO's webpage has many of JP Patches clown shows shown. JP (Chris Wedas) was a friend that I could actually talk to and was a thrill for me to do so! And yes, I was one of his many "Patches Pals" and have a published book that he autographed to me.

Being that many Patches tapes have survived, and KIRO went on the air in 1958 I wonder what else they may have?

This tread is about the recent release of a slightly older color video tape than the Fred Astaire tape which was given to DC Video for restoration by Mrs. Berle. The same players as the restoration team that worked on the Astaire tape, of course missing the late Ed Reitan, RIP.