Post by Richard Kimble on Jun 15, 2017 8:30:59 GMT
Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive (MARMIA) has recently acquired the WJZ-TV Collection, including one-of-a-kind audio and video formats. WJZ-TV is Baltimore’s third television station in history, having first broadcast in November 1948.
The WJZ-TV Collection is extremely rare. There are only a handful of network affiliate station archives in the United States that have survived—and even fewer that are this comprehensive. The bulk of the collection contains work created by WJZ from 1960 through 2000, documenting not only the history of broadcasting in Baltimore but that of the city, its surrounding areas, and the nation.
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This unique collection includes daily news broadcasts, documentary specials, sports footage, and more. Locally produced shows, such as City Line, Shakedown, and Evening Magazine also abound. [Fans looking to see the legendary Buddy Deane Show -- the teen dance program that inspired Hairspray -- will be disappointed, as only one brief clip of that show is known to survive -- RK]
Other footage of note includes that of media mogul Oprah Winfrey’s early career, spanning from her days in the late 1970s as news anchor to her successful run as co-host of the locally produced and incredibly popular show People Are Talking.
MARMIA’s goal for this invaluable collection is to provide access through digitization, beginning with the most vulnerable items. It will be inventoried and freely available for viewing via the Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive (MARMIA) has recently acquired the WJZ-TV Collection, including one-of-a-kind audio and video formats. WJZ-TV is Baltimore’s third television station in history, having first broadcast in November 1948.
The WJZ-TV Collection is extremely rare. There are only a handful of network affiliate station archives in the United States that have survived—and even fewer that are this comprehensive. The bulk of the collection contains work created by WJZ from 1960 through 2000, documenting not only the history of broadcasting in Baltimore but that of the city, its surrounding areas, and the nation.
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This unique collection includes daily news broadcasts, documentary specials, sports footage, and more. Locally produced shows, such as City Line, Shakedown, and Evening Magazine also abound. [Fans looking to see the legendary Buddy Deane Show -- the teen dance program that inspired Hairspray -- will be disappointed, as only one brief clip of that show is known to survive -- RK]
Other footage of note includes that of media mogul Oprah Winfrey’s early career, spanning from her days in the late 1970s as news anchor to her successful run as co-host of the locally produced and incredibly popular show People Are Talking.
MARMIA’s goal for this invaluable collection is to provide access through digitization, beginning with the most vulnerable items. It will be inventoried and freely available for viewing via the Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library.
