December 22, 2008
Under the Tree: A Present that Captured History
by Ron SimonThe Christmas gift that Shirley Campagna received in 1961 documented a legendary Johnny Carson program for posterity.
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December 12, 2008
Searching for the Greatest Game Ever Played
by Ron SimonWe have been trying to find the kinescopes of the 1958 NFL Championship Game for decades; now ESPN has reconstructed the event.
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December 4, 2008
Happy Holidays from the Sixties
by Ron SimonCharlie Brown, Rudolph, and the Grinch: Holiday Cards from the Great Society
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November 25, 2008
"Society's Child" in the Age of Obama
by Ron SimonJanis Ian made one of the most stunning prime-time debuts in the history of television.
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November 17, 2008
Another Day the Music Died
by Ron SimonLove it or hate it, MTV's Total Request Live was a defining television experience for millions of today's twentysomethings and a continutaion of a long line of countdown shows in media's history.
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November 5, 2008
The Long March to History
by Ron SimonFew moments in the history of election coverage have been as poignant and meaningful as the recollections of Congressman John Lewis.
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October 30, 2008
The Greatest Halloween Prank Ever
by Ron SimonFor the past 70 years, Orson Welles's Halloween mischief of 1938 has been embedded in American pop culture.
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October 28, 2008
Running the New Art Form and Remembering Lou
by Ron SimonIt is athleticism meets environmentalism, begetting a new form of awareness
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October 17, 2008
Rachel, Rachel
by Ron SimonThe most forceful exchange of viewpoints occurred this week not during the Obama-McCain debate, but on a cable talk show.
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October 10, 2008
Carlin, Maher, House: In God We Don't Trust
by Ron SimonThe two “A”s of non-belief, agnosticism and atheism, have found an audience in 21st century American popular culture.
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About the Curator
Ron Simon
Curator, Television and Radio
Ron Simon has been a curator at The Paley Center for Media since the early 1980s. He is also an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University, New York University, and Hunter College, where he teaches courses on the history of media. Simon has written for many publications, including The Encyclopedia of Television and Thinking Outside of the Box, as well as serving as host and creative consultant of the CD-ROM Total Television. A member of the editorial board of Television Quarterly, and a judge on the George Foster Peabody committee, Simon has lectured at museums and educational institutions throughout the world. Among the numerous exhibitions he has curated are The Television of Dennis Potter; Witness to History; Jack Benny: The Television and Radio Work; and Worlds Without End: The Art and History of the Soap Opera. He also discovered such lost programs as the live Honeymooners and the only video performance of the Rat Pack.
Interests:Anybody and everything that can be transformed into a pixel.
Most Recent Comments
Thanks for your comments, Hiho. The sixties were a murky decade in preserving...
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Great photo and interesting little girl. It's surprising that such a big show...
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Yes, Eric, I would like to find the game just to hear how announcer Chris Sch...
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