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Here is a link to the free streaming games, from Dave Madden, my guest on The Friday Fireside: playcast.io

So if the @paramountco @warnerbros thing doesn't work out for Larry & David Ellision, there's always fruit baskets . . .

FEBRUARY 19 IN TELEVISION HISTORY, brought to you by TiVo: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Debut (1968): Fred Rogers’ legendary educational program made its national debut on NET (the predecessor to PBS). It went on to run for 895 episodes.

FEBRUARY 17 IN TELEVISION HISTORY, brought to you by @TiVo: On Feb. 17, 1958 Pope Pius XII proclaimed Saint Clare of Assisi as the #PatronSaintOftTelevision, based on a vision she reportedly had of a Christmas Midnight Mass on her wall while she was too ill to attend in person.

FEBRUARY 11 IN TELEVISION HISTORY, brought to you by @TiVo : Julia Child’s groundbreaking cooking show, The French Chef, debuted on WGBH, revolutionizing television food programming and making cooking accessible to U.S. audiences.

FEBRUARY 2 IN TELEVISION HISTORY brought to you by @TiVo: Debut of Late Night with David Letterman (1982): NBC premiered the show that revolutionized late-night TV with its quirky segments like "Stupid Pet Tricks" and "Top Ten" lists.

FEBRUARY 1 IN TELEVISION HISTORY, sponsored by TiVo: First Atomic Bomb Broadcast (1951): Los Angeles station KTLA broadcast the first-ever live images of a nuclear detonation from the Nevada Test Site. Viewers mostly saw a flash of white light, but it marked a technical milestone

JANUARY 31 IN TELEVISION HISTORY, Brought to you by @TiVo First Live Televised Presidential News Conference (1961): President John F. Kennedy held the first-ever live televised press conference from Washington, D.C., forever changing how presidents communicate with the public

Brilliant! youtu.be/a_mh-v02-Tw?si…

This is how my family got started in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, from NBC's "Countdown to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" show in 2024

When you look like me, you have a certain social responsibility . . .

Hello Pooh. I think fixing the TV Business might be impossible

Good to know there is somebody left at CBS with a sense of humor!

Zane Vella turns the tables at the TV of Tomorrow Show and interviews The iTV Doctor!

"I find interruptive TV ads anachronistic and abhorrent," says Ad Industry Icon Matt Seiler following up at conversations from Operative's terrific OpEd conference, on Sabio's #FridayFireside. Watch the full episode at itvt.com/friday-fireside.

It's the Fifth Anniversary of The Friday Fireside, The No. 1 Television Industry Video Podcast