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unusual facts about NBC television



Ford Festival

Ford Festival, also known as Ford Festival Time or The James Melton Show, is an hour-long television show, sponsored by Ford Motor Company, hosted by James Melton, and broadcast on NBC Television beginning on April 5, 1951.

Michael Brandt

Most recently, Brandt and Haas have been the Creators and Executive Producers of the NBC prime time drama Chicago Fire, along with Dick Wolf.


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30 Rock Original Television Soundtrack

30 Rock Original Television Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the award winning NBC television program 30 Rock.

Anna Howard Shaw

The thirteenth episode of the fourth season of the NBC television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 71st episode of the series overall, is named "Anna Howard Shaw Day".

Bert Remsen

He was briefly married to actress Katherine MacGregor, who played Mrs. Oleson in the NBC television series, Little House on the Prairie, starring Michael Landon.

Brushy Bill Roberts

Robert Stack did a segment on Brushy Bill in early 1990 on the NBC television series Unsolved Mysteries.

Byron Thames

After meeting actor/director Michael Landon, Thames was cast in the NBC television network dramatic television series Father Murphy in 1981 at the age of eleven opposite actor and former NFL athlete Merlin Olsen.

Dan Curtis

In 1978, Curtis made a departure from his usual macabre offerings, when he wrote, produced, and directed the sentimental NBC television film When Every Day Was the Fourth of July.

Dee Luong

She made a final table of the World Series of Poker in 2003 and was featured in 2007 on the NBC television program Poker After Dark.

DeKalb, Texas

De Kalb was the birthplace of Bonanza star Dan Blocker, who played the character "Hoss Cartwright" on the popular NBC television Western.

Driveblind

On August 1, 2012, it was announced that Terry McDermott had auditioned for Season 3 of the NBC television show The Voice becoming part of Team Blake.

Dudley J. LeBlanc

LeBlanc humorously recounted his French-language campaigning, as a contestant on Groucho Marx's NBC television quiz show, You Bet Your Life.

Emergency medical services in the United States

Furthermore, such programs became widely popularized around North America in the 1970s with the NBC television series, Emergency! which, in part, followed the adventures of two Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics as they responded to various types of medical emergency.

History of Stamford, Connecticut

In recent years, Stamford has appeared as a setting in some television shows: In the NBC television series The Office, the character Jim Halpert transferred to a Dunder Mifflin branch in Stamford.

Jack Kenny

He was the creator of the 2006 NBC television show The Book of Daniel, which was cancelled after four episodes had aired.

Jarah Mariano

Mariano's television credits include Jay-Z's comeback music video "Show Me What You Got" and a cameo in the NBC television series Chuck, several commercials for Old Navy, minor roles in Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" and Hal Hartley's "The Girl From Monday", as well as a reoccurring role in "Rescue Me".

Jardine House

Jardine House was prominently displayed in the 1988 NBC television miniseries Noble House as the headquarters for Struan’s.

Jay R. Ferguson

His notable television roles include Taylor Newton in four seasons of the CBS sitcom Evening Shade, Dr. Todd Hooper on Judging Amy, Rich Connelly in the 2005 NBC television series Surface, Agent Warren Russell on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell and most recently Stan Rizzo on the AMC series Mad Men.

Jim Karol

Jim Karol (born on April 10, 1953) is an American memory expert/mentalist and entertainer known for his participation in the NBC television show, Phenomenon and his cameo appearance in Jackass Number Two.

Joe Lisi

He also appeared on the NBC television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Craig Lennon, a parole officer and briefly appeared in the 1995 comedy/crime film The Jerky Boys as a construction worker.

John R. Ellis

Ellis is currently employed by the Milton Caniff estate to restore to DVDs the thirty-four episodes of the 1958–1959 NBC television adventure series Steve Canyon, starring Dean Fredericks in the title role.

Martha Washington

In 1955, the actress Karen Sharpe played Custis in the NBC television film, The Courtship of George Washington and Martha Custis, a production of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.

McBurney School

In a 1992 episode of the NBC television series Seinfeld, entitled The Pez Dispenser, the McBurney School was the site of the piano recital given by George Costanza's girlfriend Noel, a concert pianist, which was ruined when Jerry placed a Pez dispenser on Elaine's purse, causing her to laugh uncontrollably.

Movin' with Nancy

Produced by Nancy's production company, Boots Enterprises, Inc., and sponsored by Royal Crown Cola, the show was originally broadcast on the NBC television network on December 11, 1967 (8:00-9:00 p.m. Eastern).

Mr. Edwards

His character was later adapted for the NBC television show, Little House on the Prairie and given the name "Isaiah Edwards."

Mudmen

In addition, the band's music has been featured in popular culture—their single "Lost", from their self-titled debut, was featured in a promotional video for the NBC television show The Black Donnellys, and their single "Animal" was featured in the soundtracks of the video games Burnout 3: Takedown and MX vs. ATV UnleashedThe Campbell Brothers "founding members" appear on the Bob and Dougs 24 anniversary special and have music featured on don cherry's hockey video's 9,19,20.

Murder of Dennis Jurgens

A 1992 NBC television movie, entitled A Child Lost Forever, told the story from the perspective of Jerry Sherwood (played by Beverly D'Angelo), and a theatre piece, The Jurgens File, by playwright Brian Vinero, examined the story from the perspective of the community.

Nguyen Van Lem

Using his personal .38 revolver, General Loan summarily executed Lém in front of AP photographer Eddie Adams and NBC television cameraman Vo Suu.

Petoskey, Michigan

Actress Megan Boone, star of the NBC television series The Blacklist that premiered in September 2013, was born in Petoskey.

Rappin' Granny

Smallwood was a contestant on the NBC television series America's Got Talent who qualified August 16, 2006 season finale for the one-million-dollar grand prize.

Republican National Convention

It was carried by an early version of the NBC Television Network, and consisted of flagship W2XBS (now WNBC) in New York City, W3XE (now KYW-TV) in Philadelphia and W2XB (now WRGB) in Schenectady/Albany.

Sammy Herman

Samuel Herbert Herman (Bronxwood Park, New York, 7 May 1903 - Fishkill, New York, 23 April 1995) was an American xylophonist at NBC Television.

The Arizona Republic

Central Newspapers was purchased by Gannett in 2000, bringing it into common ownership with USA Today and the local Phoenix NBC television affiliate, KPNX.

Vik Sahay

Vikram "Vik" Sahay is a Canadian actor best known for playing Lester Patel, a member of the Nerd Herd in the NBC television series Chuck on which he became a series regular from the second season, and Rama in the Roxy Hunter saga.