Allan Sherman biographer to speak at the Museum

“Allan Sherman was the original. . . . Before Forbidden Broadway, before ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, there was Allan Sherman—brilliant wit, satirist beyond compare, and stand-up comic with a melody.” —Jason Alexander, actor and Seinfeld star [...]

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

Enjoy a memorable evening of baseball, fireworks, and camaraderie! Box seat tickets for the Saturday evening, July 13 game between the Bowie Baysox and the Richmond Flying Squirrels are available through the Museum for only [...]

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SCREENINGS: May 24-26
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
2:00 p.m.
At the Museum

Ranger Hal. Between 1957 and 1969, WTOP-TV in Washington, DC, aired this local children’s program. Hal Shaw, who later transistioned into station management, created and produced the program. Ranger Hal was a U.S. Forest Service ranger in a national forest. He befriended animals represented by puppets such as Ossie the Rabbit and Eager Beaver.

Sherman book cover UPCOMING EVENT: June 2
2:00 p.m.
At the Museum

For the 50th anniversary of Allan Sherman’s Grammy Award-winning summer of 1963 hit, “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,” the NCRTV Museum will host a free talk, “Allan Sherman: The Life, Hits, and Lost Recordings,” and book signing by the author of the first biography of America’s greatest song parodist. Read more about this lecture and the book on our event page. If you are planning on coming, please let us know by emailing the Museum at info@ncrtv.org or calling us at 301-390-1020.

BAYSOX EVENT: July 13
Ticket information
This is a fundraiser for the Museum! See article at right in Headlines feed.

THANK YOU TO OUR BUSINESS BOOSTERS!
We recently instituted a Business Booster program and we thank those businesses supporting the Museum!

California Tortilla, Bowie
Coffee Cafe-Organo Gold distributor, Bowie
Coffee New of Anne Arundel & Prince Georges Counties, Bowie
Diane Polangin, Mayor Pro Tem Bowie
HerbaLife, Bowie
Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu & Tai Chi, Arnold
Total Tax Service, Bowie
Widmann Financial Services, Bowie

If your business would like to join these companies in supporting the Museum, please contact Laurie Baty.

DOCENTS WANTED!
The Museum is looking for volunteers to serve as docents–people willing to take visitors on tours of the Museum. It is fun and rewarding! The Museum (which has been called “one of the 10 best museums in the State of Maryland”) will provide training. You’ll become an expert on the history of radio & TV. Docents are asked to agree to be on duty at least one day per month. To find out more, email Director Brian Belanger or call the museum at 301-390-1020.

LOOKING FOR OLD TUBES for your radio?
Check out our online store and tubes available for purchase!

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL RADIO & TELEVISION MUSEUM in Bowie, Maryland, opened its doors to the public in 1999, and since then has continued to grow in stature. Located just thirty minutes from the U.S. Capitol, the National Capital Radio & Television Museum has an extensive collection of old radio and TV literature and radio and television artifacts and working displays. The National Capital Radio & Television Museum is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation of radio and television history.