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Out Of The Vault

NBC 10 To Re-Air Historic Programs

Our new "Out Of The Vault" TV series starts Sept. 11 and showcases nearly 60 years of local TV - as it aired! More

Out Of The Vault Schedule

See the schedule for the entire "Out Of The Vault" series, which airs from Sept. 2006 to Dec. 1, 2006! (Shows subject to change.) More

Golden Days Of WCAU

WCAU: A History Of Firsts

Did you know that WCAU was the first TV station in the country to have a local 11 p.m. news broadcast? Or that more national TV shows were produced here than in Hollywood until the mid-1950s? Learn more now! More

Slideshow: Rare Photos Of WCAU In 50s and 60s

The Birth Of A Station

John Facenda puts WCAU on the map by inventing the 11 p.m. newscast in 1948, making him the region's first TV star. More

Slideshow: Facenda's Career In Pictures

WCAU: The Production Studio

In the early to mid-1950s, WCAU produced a dozen TV shows broadcast nationally, including "Candy Carnival" and "Action In The Afternoon." A live circus series, "Big Top," was produced by WCAU at two offsite locations. More

Slideshow: WCAU Station Being Built

Willie The Worm, Gene London And Pixanne

Meet "Willie The Worm," WCAU's first children's TV star in 1950. A decade later, Gene London and Pixanne teach and entertain a generation of baby boomers. More

1951: Stars Of The Big Top

From 1951: "Stars Of The Big Top" was an early WCAU TV show shot live in the Philly area and shown on national television.

Discussions

Discussion: Out Of The Vault!

What are your memories of channel 10? Do you like the "Out Of The Vault" series? Comment now. More

Watch Full-Length TV Programs

Have Any Video At Home?

We are working to preserve older WCAU programs for future generations, so e-mail scott.bomboy@nbc.com - no questions asked - if you have any old programs on film or on tape! More

What Is The 'Lost Facenda Film'?

The 1961 documentary film 'Dead End 1975?" is truly a "lost film" that we recently found by several strokes of good luck. Learn its story and watch this entire special with John Facenda and lots of cars with tail fins. More

1953: Action In the Afternoon

The live TV western, "Action In The Afternoon," was one of the great experiments at WCAU during its time as a national TV production studio in the early to mid-1950s. Watch an entire episode (28 minutes).

1963: Kennedy Tribute From Independence Hall

New: A newly discovered videotape shows a live 60-minute service for slain President John F. Kennedy at Philadelphia's Independence Hall just a day before his funeral. More

JFK Tribute From 1963 (57 Minutes)

1968: The Pennhurst Special Report

This is perhaps the most-important news report in WCAU history: a 1968 special by Bill Baldini that sparked national reform of the mental-health system. More

1972: "We'll Remember Agnes"

SPECIAL EVENT: Watch the entire 30-minute Hurricane Agnes broadcast June 1972. Two WCAU journalists died covering the story just hours before this show, the only remaining full-length broadcast in our library featuring John Facenda. More

Classic TV: Facenda In 1972

1972 Agnes Special, Part II

1972 Agnes Special, Part III

1979: The Pope Visits Philadelphia