By flashing a generally excellent image from San Francisco to the East Coast last week, television proved that it had come of age, technically speaking. The new microwave relay system made a telecast of nearly 3,000 miles seem as easy for the networks as transmitting a show from across the street.
Though the picture and sound were technically clear, transcontinental TV got only laggard help from its human machines. H. V. Kaltehborn's running commentary tended to obscure rather than illumine the action. The announcers, in their interviews with delegates, managed to say...
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