tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post7699178030609673380..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: The 1964 Winter Olympics revisitedMitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-12451116449012618902021-01-17T13:24:49.728-05:002021-01-17T13:24:49.728-05:00According to a 1998 interview, Jim McKay said both...According to a 1998 interview, Jim McKay said both the Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony was done via satellite.Gareth Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049603256425858402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-54032859459832817592014-02-27T20:48:32.979-05:002014-02-27T20:48:32.979-05:00The Olympics were unproven as a TV draw in 1964, h...The Olympics were unproven as a TV draw in 1964, hence, the sparse coverage.<br /><br />There was no stationary-orbit broadcast satellite in early 1964, so coverage from Innsbruck was fed to Frankfurt, flown to New York, and then telecast.<br /><br />Despite this, most Winter Olympics events back then were held in the morning or early afternoon, and thus, were shown on ABC the same day they occurred.<br /><br />Of the three listings, the Opening Ceremonies, Women's Speed Skating, Men's Downhill Skiing, and Cross-Country Skiing were all likely broadcast the same day. If the U.S. hockey team had a morning or early-afternoon game, highlights of that were likely also shown the same day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-73406613524962868682014-02-23T17:24:13.845-05:002014-02-23T17:24:13.845-05:00That is great fun and that photo makes you wonder ...That is great fun and that photo makes you wonder what the late Bud Werner would make of ski wear today.<br />As if reading my mind (or maybe it's not a brilliant idea if it is mine) Jimmy Roberts of NBC did a really piece on the 1964 US Men’s ski team, their unexpected success and its legacy.Marc Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04604853220531758026noreply@blogger.com