History of Television
From Wendell Epps, I have learned many things. How to be a better sportswriter, how to conduct a better interview, and now the history and impact of the television. The television was created in 1927 by a man named Philo Taylor Farnsworth who was only 21 at the time the television was created.
The first television broadcast would happen only a year later in 1928 from the first mechanical television station W3XK. In 1939, the first sports game aired between the Princeton Tigers and the Colombia Lions. Then in 1941, NBC aired the first commercial which lasted 10 seconds and gave NBC $7.00 in revenue. Later on that same year, the first major news story had been aired about the Pearl Harbor bombing.
After WWII, CBS and RCA had a rivalry against who could make the best color television and these color sets became available in 1966. By the late 1990's, 98% of all Americans had a television set and watched for about 7 hours a day.
Other historic moments in television include Neil Armstrongs first steps on the moon in 1969 with millions of Americans watching. The creation of ESPN in 1979 which is still my favorite television channel. The first live telecast of an open-heart surgery in 1983 and due to such high ratings, I believe this gave many channels ideas of doctor shows such as Grey's Anatomy.
The impact that the television had on everyone’s lives was huge. It led the path for services like Netflix and Hulu. It also gave Americans an escape from the real world and helped people get news from something other than a black and white piece of paper. Lastly, thank goodness I can watch football every week.
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