Communications Commission Creates Confrontational and Cacophonic Court Case

Today's post is written by Katie Dishman, of the National Archives at Chicago. “The following program is brought to you in living color by CBS.”  Wait.  That’s not right.  But it might have been if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had its way back in 1950.  The variation of the long-used advertising slogan by the … Continue reading Communications Commission Creates Confrontational and Cacophonic Court Case

Communications Conspiracy

Today's post is written by Katie Dishman, of the National Archives at Chicago. When talking about red and blue, many Americans think of the political happenings and the colors of states.  But before there were those geographic designations, red and blue were associated with the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and its networks. While in recent … Continue reading Communications Conspiracy