The Paley Center for Media

The Paley Center for Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with programming in New York and Los Angeles, leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public.

The general public can access the Paley Center’s permanent media collection, which contains over 160,000 television and radio programs and advertisements, and participate in programs that explore and celebrate the creativity, innovations, personalities, and leaders who are shaping media. Through the global programs of its Media Council and International Council, the Paley Center also serves as a neutral setting where media professionals engage in discussion about the evolving media landscape. Previously known as The Museum of Television & Radio, the Paley Center was founded in 1975 by William S. Paley, a pioneering innovator in the industry. For more information, please visit paleycenter.org

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Get the scoop on YouTube’s biggest trends of 2024 with top creators like ‪@SpindleHorse‬ , ‪@benoftheweek‬ , ‪@jordan_the_stallion8‬ , and ‪@CleoAbram‬!

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The Good Wife premiered #TodayinTVHistory, 2009. Here's a clip of when the cast visited Paley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUVppv...&ab_channel=ThePaleyCenterforMedia

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#TodayinTVHistory, 2004, LOST premiered. Check out this video of the cast at The Paley Center:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNhR8...

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#TodayinTVHistory, 1994, Friends premieres. Check out this throwback video of the cast at PaleyFest in 1996!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHdkYa...&ab_channel=ThePaleyCenterforMedia

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#TodayinTVHistory 1966, Star Trek premieres. The iconic science-fiction television series was created by Gene Roddenberry and follows the adventures of the crew of the starship USS Enterprise. It later acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) to distinguish it from the myriad of spinoffs and continuation series. The show is set roughly 200 years from nw and starred William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as First Officer and Science Officer Spock, DeForestKelley as Chief Medical Officer Leonard McCoy, James Doohan as Egineer Montgmery "Scotty Scott, George Takei as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, Walter Koenig as Ensign Pavel Chekov, and Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (she later wed the series creator in 1969) as Christine Chapel. While the show initially enjoyed high ratings, by the end of the first season the average ratings dropped and NBC threatened to cancel the show during its second season. The show's fan base, led by Bjo and John Trimble, conducted an unprecedented "Save Star Trek" letter-writing campaign, petitioning the network to keep the show on the air. The series was renewed but moved from prime-time to the so-called "Friday night death slot." In protest of the time slot and significant budget cuts, Roddenberry resigned as producer and reduced his direct involvement in Star Trek. Despite another letter-writing campaign, NBC canceled the series after three seasons and 79 episodes. However, 50+ years later, the cultural impact Star Trek has had is beyond what anyone in 1969 could have imagined. "Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. " #StarTrek #CaptainKirk #Spock #Uhura #Bones #Scotty #generoddenberry #startrekday

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We couldn't let #nationaldogday go by without celebrating one of TV's goodest dogs. Though there are multiple probable origin stories for the story of Lassie, most of us know the character as written by Eric Knight in the short story turned novel 'Lassie Come-Home.' Published in 1940, Knight's novel was filmed by MGM in 1943, with a dog named Pal playing Lassie. Pal appeared under the stage name "Lassie" in six other MGM feature films through 1951. In 1954, the Lassie television series debuted, running for 17 seasons on CBS before entering first-run syndication for its final two seasons. It is the fifth longest-running U.S. primetime television series. The show's titular character was portrayed in the two pilots by Pal, the original MGM Lassie, then Pal's son Lassie Junior performed until retiring in 1959 to battle cancer (he recovered). As of 2015, Lassie is still a family business and is played by the tenth generation direct descendant of the original line. Fun fact, though the character of Lassie is female, Lassie has always been played by male dogs. This is in part because their larger size helped make child actors look a bit smaller. In this picture along with John Provost (Timmy) is most likely Baby, the fourth dog to play the role. #Lassie #gooddog

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Justin & Hailey Bieber discuss balancing the importance of being completely open so you can be a source of help, with the desire for privacy when living with cameras. See the full discussion here: bit.ly/PFBieber