Mark Whitehead of
KWHI and
KTTX, Brenham, has sent along these pictures of
KNUZ-TV, taken in 1953 by his dad, Tom Whitehead, Jr. Mark's mom, Bonnie Whitehead, is shown in a couple of the photos. His uncle, Bailey A. Swenson, designed the studios.
Obviously this was a very new facility at the time. I believe the orientation would be such that Cullen Blvd. was to the right of the picture.
Bonnie Whitehead, Mark's mom, in the lobby.
Checking out one of the DuMont cameras. Behind Bonnie are the collapsible bleachers that were used for live audience shows.
Mark believes this is Bailey Swenson, his uncle and the architect who designed the studios.
I will appreciate any engineers who can offer some comments on the equipment.
See the
KNUZ-TV Station Profile
here.
Much thanks to Mark for sharing these photos. He has promised to forward some more about his family's radio stations in the near future and I'm really looking forward to that.
