Category: History Tidbit

May 20, 2020 Off

History Tidbit

By Eric O'Brien

This is the day for original station trinkets! On Tuesday, WPXI’s David Johnson shared this with his social media followers:…

April 20, 2020 Off

History Tidbit

By Eric O'Brien

I usually find these bits late at night when I am awake enough to surf the net and my Parkinson’s…

January 23, 2020 Off

From the mailbag…

By Eric O'Brien

Hi Eric, Thanks for the efforts and the info you post on PBRTV.com.  The WTAE clip you posted today brought…

November 30, 2019 Off

History tidbit

By Eric O'Brien

Thomas Picker posted the following photo and description to a local Facebook group last night… KQV. Photo shows PRE-ABC Art…

September 27, 2019 Off

History Tidbit

By Eric O'Brien

You know when you find something you didn’t know you were looking for? How about “Good Day Pittsburgh” from November…

September 3, 2019 Off

History Tidbit

By Eric O'Brien

Our buddy, Joseph, found this YouTube gem today – a series John Shumway did for KDKA-TV in 1993 about the…

July 26, 2018 Off

History Tidbit

By admin

From Clarke Ingram: When the tower of WENS (16) Pittsburgh blew over in a windstorm, the FCC permitted them to…