Innovator of the news helicopter, the news van, and several other newscast concepts. I've only found a short obit piece by Sam Rubin, who has all the credibility of a rectal itch, but lots of other cool gems about the man. I heard the name a lot when I worked on various studio lots.
http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/john-silva-ktla-engineer-news-helicopter-inventor/#more-379445 Here's Silva writing about the early days with Lawrence Welk http://www.welknotes.com/WelkHistoryArticle.htm A story about how he engineered the "telecopter" http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Zoom-Shot.html An interview with Silva for the Emmy Legends website http://youtu.be/TSmHS43KP_U -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
