Stay Tuned New Orleans Classic TV Commercials Brand New WYES TV RARE DVD

Description: A tribute to some classic local television commercials, their characters, and creators. Includes Seafood City, Time Saver, Rosenbergs Furniture, Jax Beer, Frankie & Johnnies Furniture, McKenzies, K&B, and many more! Narrated by Ronnie Virgets. They are just snippets from television commercials that often ran 30 seconds or less, but almost every New Orleanian of a certain age will remember them. Whats at 1825 Tulane? Who sang Seafood City, very pretty, 1826 North Broad? Who are Rosemary and Anna Mae, and what products did they pitch? What furniture store employs The Special Man? These and many other memorable commercials and commercial icons help tell the story of TV advertising in New Orleans, in STAY TUNED: NEW ORLEANS TV COMMERCIALS. A companion piece to WYES-TV/Channel 12s successful production NEW ORLEANS TV: THE GOLDEN AGE, the program includes clips from classic local commercials pitching Jax Beer, Rosenbergs Furniture, Seafood City, D.H. Holmes, Maison Blanche, Time Saver, McKenzies K&B, Universal Furniture, Miller the Killer, Frankie and Johnnies Furniture, and many more. The program, narrated by Ronnie Virgets, includes interviews with ad legends Al Scramuzza (Seafood City) actresses Becky Allen and Shirl Cieutat (Rosemary and Anna Mae for Time Saver) and furniture store owner Frank Trapani (Frankie & Johnnies Furniture). Also helping document the earliest days of local TV (when advertising and programming often went hand-in-hand) are interviews with broadcasting legends Alec Gifford, Nash Roberts, and Terry Flettrich Rohe. Local TV advertising pioneers, including Peter A. Mayer, Ron Thompson, Laura Lee Killeen, and Barbara Elliott Wedemeyer share stories of the clever ideas behind some of their commercial creations. Produced by Dominic Massa. This documentary is filled with fascinating interviews, home movies, news footage, and rare photos. Please see the pictures for the condition and ask any questions before you buy. Thanks

Price: 11.95 USD

Location: Metairie, Louisiana

End Time: 2024-08-24T21:50:50.000Z

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