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13175_19652_radio_television4

1972
Color

Footage from a program explaining different jobs in the radio and television industry in the 1960s or 1970s. Graphics and words appear down the screen. “Engineering, Sales, Business, Programming.” Zoom out shot from a small television screen to a large contol panel with two large film reels. A man adjusts a dial on it. MS of a man behind glass in a room surrounded by tapes. He raises his hand to the person on the other side and points to him when he’s ready. CU of men in a dark control room full of television screens. Montage of people recording sound. MS of a man adjusting a large studio light. Montage of people “behind the scenes” of a television production. Pan shot from African American woman with large afro performing on stage to cameramen filming her with a live studio audience visible behind them. CU of a man adjusting knobs on a transmitter. CU of newspaper clippings, a small headline is visible reading “Employment.” The word “Sales” appears on screen. A man in a large gray coat, hat and briefcase arrives at a receptionists desk in an office. WS of a meeting in a conference room. A tall blonde man stands at the front of the room giving a presentation to two men and a woman. CU of the poster he is presenting reads “Here’s How” and logos for CBS and NBC are printed below it. MS of one of the men asking a question about the presentation. The presenter flips the page to a CU of a calendar reading “Mrs. Paul’s 1972: The Best Meals, The Best Sales Yet!” below it is an advertising calendar that shows a column with the subject heads: CBS , NBC, Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Sunset, and Local TV. Two African American men in suits discuss paperwork in an office with a large window overlooking the city.