1952: The Birth of TODAY

January 14, 1952, 7 a.m.: NBC airs the first morning television program, and the morning show is invented. The premiere tapes, the format's creator Sylvester 'Pat' Weaver, the 1952 promos, and 70 years of anniversaries.

Playlist by @morning_show_birth

12 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. TODAY's First Broadcast: Jan. 14, 1952 | Archives | TODAY — TODAY
2. The first-ever NBC TODAY Show with Dave Garroway (1952) — Cow Missing
3. Tour The Original TODAY Studio From January 14, 1952 | Flashback | TODAY — TODAY
4. Bob & Ray. Over Stocked Warehouse; "Dave Garroway Dummies". — katherinesdaddy1
5. VINTAGE 1952 FRED ALLEN COMEDY SKIT PROMOTING A NEW PROGRAM - THE TODAY SHOW & DAVE GALLOWAY — TV TOY MEMORIES
6. Today Show Chimp & Dave Garroway's Resentment — Weird History
7. NBC Today Intros (1952-present) — TBS
8. TODAY show 1952-2018 — beswanky
9. SYLVESTER "PAT" WEAVER discusses "Today" and (then) current television. TODAY Show (NBC; 1/3/1990) — Nightly Network News Archives
10. Sylvester 'Pat' Weaver NBC television pioneer interview (4-21-89) w/Louis Rukeyser on WSW — TelevisionVanguard
11. Producer Charlie Andrews on Pat Weaver's idea for "Today" - TelevisionAcademy.com/Interviews — FoundationINTERVIEWS
12. Back to TODAY - A Today Show 60th Anniversary Documentary — HEY KILLER - Gaming & Films