(Left to right) George Finkel, Ted Nathanson and unidentified male
NBC-TV Control Room for the Stanley Cup Coverage
May 1974

This is inside the control room just before the start of TV coverage for the Stanley Cup championship between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins.

(Left to right) George Finkel and Ted Nathanson
NBC-TV Control Room for the Stanley Cup Coverage
May 1974

Broadcast Pioneers member George Finkel was the producer and Ted Nathanson directed the coverage. Before the game, Kate Smith sang, God Bless America." Ted Nathanson's real name was Benedict Gimbel III. After the divorce, he took his mother's maiden name, Nathanson. Nathanson was the son of Ben Gimbel.

From the official archives of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
Photos originally donated by Broadcast Pioneers member George Finkel
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