the first tv was sold to the public in 1944.
the first tv was sold to the public in 1944.
when was the first tv sold to the public?
1944
bob weaver (weatherman)









































bob weaver (november 20, 1928 — june 17, 2006) was one of the united states's first tv weathermen.









































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weaver was born in new york city. he moved to florida to attend the university of miami. shortly after graduating, he was hired by wtvj, becoming miami's first tv weatherman; he would become a fixture at the station, holding the job for 54 years, from 1949 until his retirement in 2003. he was known as "weaver the weatherman."
bob weaver (weatherman)
in 2000, the henson family sold the company to the german media company em.tv & merchandising ag, for $680 million. that summer, em.tv sold henson's stakes in the odyssey and kermit cable channels in exchange for an 8.2% stake in hallmark-controlled crown media holdings. by the end of 2000, after em.tv subsequently experienced major financial problems, em.tv sold the company's ownership of the "sesame street" muppets and henson's small interest in the noggin television network to sesame workshop, and by early 2001, henson itself was marked for sale. the walt disney company, viacom, hit entertainment, aol time warner, haim saban, classic media, as well as henson management, among others, were all parties reportedly interested in acquiring the company.
the jim henson company