The most fun in TV-land was always at Christmas time – no matter what your persuasion. And it also didn’t matter that sometimes special holiday shows were taped long before the big day. Ruth Alampi, producer/host of Jerseyfile , a basic talk-show, which I directed for almost nine years always came up with something special - a group or subject that always put my production skills to the test; Church choirs, handbell choirs players and the famous Princeton Gay Men’s Chorus, just to name a few. My favorite – The Donnelly Donneleers, inhabitants and staff from a local senior center who sang classic Christmas carols with only a few off-key high notes. A show which I produced and directed was The Jersey Local which was a travelogue about fun places to go and things to do. One segment I was happy to do was produced at the Wolfe Holly Farm that just happened to be in my hometown Millville, called the Holly City of America. The farm was one of the...
From the days of black and white live broadcasts to the digital age - a look back at the evolution of broadcast television from "behind the lens" - that led to a second career in the world of big business and new destinations. Copyright © Calvin Iszard 2022 All Rights Reserved