I'm back now after an unanticipated pause from May to now (apologies — I got a little busy being a total Tiffani Thiessen fanboy). This time, I've got something special.
In order to fully piece together the story behind NBC's Our Pride Is Showing campaign, I spoke to someone who was actually there — Noel Engler, who at the time was the head of NBC's on-air promotion.
Engler told me of projects he remembers from the Advertising and Promotion department and of his interactions with Frank Pintauro and Skip Stuart, who got to oversee the original promotional NBC production. Tapes of early promotional materials were sent to the Museum of Broadcasting - now the Paley Center for Media - via Betty Hudson.
Engler was also complimentary of the next major campaign, Just Watch Us Now. He called it the best of the bunch and praised Steve Sohmer for his creativity.
It's not a lot, but it is a part of NBC history, and it reminds us that the history of television is not encased only in archives, but in the memories of those who were there creating it.
- ChantingMammal
(Bonus: here are some concept art for NBC's 1981 affiliate convention that was provided to this blog by The Computer Parts, you can check out their channel here)
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