E's Blog: Alan Campbell

1960 era photos from its original studios on North Charles Street in Downtown Baltimore taken by RACampbell. It was owned by Hearst Corporation along with WBAL-TV and two newspapers, the Baltimore News-Post and the Baltimore American (which later merged as the Baltimore News-American before shutting down in 1986). On air station ident at the time was "WBAL radio 1090, Baltimore. Associated with the Baltimore News Post and Sunday American". The station was affiliated with the NBC Network and carried most local sports, NBC "Monitor" on weekends and was a Beautiful Music formated station at the time. Program Director, Art Wander. Air staff included Perry Andrews, Jay Grayson, Jim West, Mollie Martin, Alan Campbell, Paul Shields and Galen Fromme newscaster.

wiki/WBAL_(AM)

Alan Campbell, 1960 Local cut away from NBC's Monitor

Photos WTTG-TV studios in the

The Raleigh Hotel - Washington, D.C
14th and Pennsylvania Ave., taken by RACampbell in early 1960's:

WTTG-TV-5, Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation, Washington, D.C.

In the very early years WTTG-TV was part of the DuMont network. (See gnn info site for photo of Allen B. DuMont). DuMont's Dr. Thomas T. Goldsmith (T T G) owned station, CH 5, Washington, DC. One of their popular children's programs, Captain Video, was produced at WTTG and the scenic flats were still stored in the main studio in the '60's.

R A Campbell worked at a few stations in DC area while attending American University...weekends, evenings, fill-in, vacations etc. and announced, live, in 'the booth' at WTTG Channel 5 when they were in the Raliegh Hotel across the street from the FCC building. Was owned by John Kluge's Metropolitan Broadcasting (WNEW, NYC and KTTV, LA) which became the METROMEDIA empire. WTTG eventually moved to 5151 Wisconsin Avenue...and became a FOX affiliate.