Radio, movies, television, recording equipment, telephones; if it had to do with broadcasting, you will find a plethora of original pieces at the Texas Broadcast Museum in the tiny city of Kilgore, Texas.
From the street, the Museum doesn’t look big, but inside, it displays hundreds of decades-old pieces of equipment.
Chuck Conrad, founder and executive director greets me. Chuck, along with Warren Willard, used their vast collections of broadcasting equipment to create the Museum. Today, the Museum has grown to be one of the largest radio and TV museums in the nation. One of the most famous and historical cameras in our camera Museum is the GE Black-and-White Image Orthicon Camera, otherwise known as the Lee Harvey Oswald camera. It was one of the on-site cameras when Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald.
Each section of the Museum is arranged chronologically: televisions, radios, telephones, record players, and recording equipment; a journey back in time.
Other exhibits include an ESPN Mobile Unit, a telephone operator’s switchboard, a restored telecruiser (an early television remote vehicle), a radio station and a television station.
Come along and enjoy the Museum that occupies what was once a car dealership, service area, and body shop.
You will need several hours to truly enjoy this fantastic Museum.
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