Do You Remember? Romper Room
Do you remember the television program, Romper Room? It was broadcast in Winston-Salem on Channel 12 at noon weekdays. And the programs were filmed at the WSJS Television studio on Spruce Street. It was...
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September 30,1953: Visitors from Hollywood
Television was in its infancy in 1953 when Mary Pickford and her husband, Buddy Rogers, visited Winston-Salem as stockholders of WSJS Television. Mary Pickford, known as America’s first sweetheart of the movies, was enthusiastic...
July 11: Happy Birthday! Robert C.”Bob” Estes
Robert Colfax “Bob” Estes was born on this day in 1914, in Asheville, to Poindexter “P. D.” and Margaret Terrell Estes. He grew up in very modest financial circumstances, and did not receive formal...
April 20,1930: First Easter Sunrise Service Radio Broadcast
On Easter Sunday, April 20, 1930, Winston-Salem was treated to an event that had not occurred before. The Easter Sunrise Service was broadcast on WSJS Radio. The station’s first broadcast was on the previous...