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Humorist, journalist, and actor Mo Rocca received the 2026 LABF Insight Award, given annually by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation, in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters, during the recent NAB Show in Las Vegas. tvradiolibrary.org

P.S. Celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the National Broadcasting Company - Come visit Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland, where we will have a set of the iconic NBC chimes available to play!

Noran Kersta, who worked at NBC in the 1930s and 40s, saved documents that help us understand early television: “During the first eight months of programming, the watch-word has been ‘try everything’.” hornbakelibrary.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/eig…

🧵 Saving local news also means saving the archives 🗞️ Not just physical photos, clips, and recordings, but digital reporting too 💻 When archives disappear, communities lose memory, identity, and their only reliable record of change 🧾 Read more 👇 poynter.org/reporting-edit… @Poynter #LocalNews #DigitalPreservation #PressFreedom #HistoryMatters

Actor, producer, and director Kelsey Grammer will be honored as one of the 2026 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts, the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation has announced. The 2026 Giants will be celebrated on November 17th.

We have new featured items in our "Unboxing Innovation in Special Collections" exhibit. Stop by Hornbake Library anytime in April to see artifacts from the National Broadcasting Company's 100-year history. hornbakelibrary.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/unb…

Join the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) and Broadcast Education Association (BEA) at the 2026 Career Fair & Showcase during the NAB Show 2026! Monday, April 20, 11 AM–3 PM Connect, network, and explore careers across media. See you there!

“If news is the first draft of history, the loss of local news archives means a loss of memory, culture, identity and, sometimes, reality,” writes Poynter faculty and director of craft and local news Kristen Hare. poynter.org/reporting-edit…

AM 1290 WIRL signal goes silent after 77 years of broadcasting. The announcement to close AM 1290’s signal for good came earlier this month, with a retrospective show hosted by former WIRL personalities airing in the final week. wmbdradio.com/2026/03/31/am-…

After the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Shutdown, UMD Keeps its History Alive University Libraries Maintain 6 Decades of Archives From Groundbreaking PBS, NPR Shows Like ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘All Things Considered’ today.umd.edu/after-the-corp…

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation and the NAB have named CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca as the recipient of the 2026 LABF Insight Award to be presented April 21 during the We Are Broadcasters event at the 2026 NAB Show. radioink.com/2026/02/12/mo-…

"It’s important to remember that education is what brought us to the dance in the first place, both as a case for support and an organizing mission. Public media did not begin as a journalism project. It began as an educational one." current.org/2026/02/its-ti…

NY TV debut 12/23/50 at 9 pm on WJZ/7. Future Bruce Bennett as a wealthy young man pretending to be a butler. Poverty Row comedy supported independently produced WINDJAMMER 12/11/37 at the Glenwood Theatre in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood.

December 23, 1951 - The DuMont Network presented the first coast-to-coast broadcast of a National Football League championship game. It took place at Los Angeles Memorial coliseum and showcased the Cleveland Browns vs. the Los Angeles Rams, who won the game 24 to 17. @NFL

December 21, 1983 - Former president Gerald R. Ford and his wife, Betty Ford, appeared as themselves on an episode of ABC's soapy prime-time drama, “Dynasty.” #Dynasty

December 19, 1971 - The telefilm “The Homecoming: A Christmas Story” aired on CBS-TV. It served as the pilot for “The Waltons” TV series. #TheWaltons

NY TV debut 12/18/60 at 11:15 pm on WCBS' "The Late Show.'' Runyonesque B comedy with a good cast, set in Connecticut. Arrived 10/22/41 at Loews Criterion in Times Square. m.ok.ru/video/78651456…

#QSLfriday The Committee to Preserve Radio Verifications' extensive collection is part of the Library of American Broadcasting. Many years ago, Michael Henry, our Reference Specialist, produced a four-panel display on CPRV's QSLs for a Broadcast Education Association convention.

December 18, 1966 - CBS-TV introduced the animated version of Dr. Seuss' children's story, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” Directed by Chuck Jones, the storyline faithfully recreates Seuss' classic Christmas tale. Actor Boris Karloff narrated and was the voice of the Grinch.