Wow! I supported myself in college working at the local [only] TV
station, KSBY, in the late 50's/early 60's. The CE worked my shifts
around classes, and I often did the 1630-signoff. Jack Parr had what
would become Johnny's slot then with that classic RCA on his desk. I
thought it was a 44-BX, we had one on our control desk. I was in remote
AK and SE Asia for nearly all of the 60's. I vaguely remember Carson
having the Shure after I got back home in late '68, it was smaller, the
RCA was big, sort of blocky, and heavy. $50K ... impressive!
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
JR wrote on 3/23/2022 1:48 PM:
Hi Fred -- It depends on what time you are talking about. Some
sources document Carson using an RCA Type 77 DX ribbon mic in the NY
shows. Later, Johnny Carson used a Shure Model 33 desk mounted ribbon
microphone - Carson switched from a RCA ribbon mic to this Shure style
in the late 1960's. The Shure was presented by the manufacturer and
was inscribed with something like “Johnny’s Mic… Not Ed’s… Not
Fred’s.” Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers (www.heritagegalleries.com)
of Dallas, Texas, sold Johnny Carson’s Shure SM33 Ribbon Microphone at
auction in 2005 for $50,787.50.
Just saying. K8JHR
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