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Larry, I agree, but being there as you were, my memories were of compromised color akin to the restored tape of “An Evening With Fred Astaire”. I saw my first color TV in 1956. The technology of the broadcast color chain back then could not exploit the capability of color TV receivers. Today we pop on a DVD or watch HD on our restored roundies and they look great, but they didn’t look that way to me back then, so I was prejudiced. When I got my first color set on my own in 1966 I saw big improvements, but again when I rewatch old episodes from the 60’s I can see the difference from what we have today.
When folks got their color sets, we tended to over saturate and over time, we set the color back. The problem was that the average consumer didn’t know what good color was supposed to look like. Radio and TV were my hobbies going back to the mid 50’s and I read all the books and magazines I could get my hands on. I considered myself an “educated consumer” regarding color TV.
John McCullough came to Milwaukee’s WTMJ as a weekend reporter and fill in anchor. He distinguished himself during the Milwaukee racial riots. He anchored 24/7 until the situation was in control. He had the presence of a big city news anchor like Huntley, Brinkley, Concrite. Very balanced politically and reported without bias. I wish we had more like him today. He had offers from the big markets but loved Wisconsin. He retired to my neck of the woods and recently passed away.
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