Post by Alex S on Mar 15, 2021 12:44:26 GMT
Reposting from the Lost Media Wiki forums:
Can anyone help with this?
forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/6299/bob-ross-painting-on-qvc
Hi,
I have been trying to locate footage of Bob Ross from a segment aired on QVC in 1993. Bob had done a painting while he was on air and gifted the finished painting to the show manager. My father worked for QVC at the time, and he eventually came into possession of the painting after the show manager left the company. It has been a goal of mine to find this footage of Bob painting this piece. It would be so interesting to have the footage of this painting being created and to further preserve Bob Ross' history. I have been extensively searching over the past few years for this segment. This includes lots of Google searching and reading through archives of Bob Ross paintings and his known works. The painting is authenticated by the Bob Ross Foundation if anyone questions its authenticity.
Today, I made a breakthrough. I had previously reached out to QVC to see if they could help me get ahold of the footage. To my surprise, I heard back from someone. They stated they want to help me locate the footage, but there is a roadblock. QVC's archives for 1993 consists of thousands of tapes, with no labels other than dates. In order to locate this footage, I need to find the day this segment aired. As I previously stated, the only info I have on the date is the year, which is 1993. This date is confirmed and not an incorrect memory because Bob Ross' signature is on the back of the painting along with a note to the show manager dated '93. The picture of this signature is attached with the name redacted for privacy.
Since my search is something that mainly captivates me and my family, I am not here asking for people to assist me with the search, but I am looking to see if there is any information resource which may help me in my search. One resource that would help me would be an archive of TV Guide magazines, or other TV schedules. Since a lot of lost media are TV shows, I was hoping there was already a resource for finding old cable schedules. My hope is that I can find a schedule with a description of each show, and from there at least narrow down a possible date range.
Thanks!
EDIT 3/12/21: I suppose I will update here instead of bumping, will only bump if I make a major breakthrough. I found an article from The Orlando Sentinel from 1994 which both helps and complicates my search. It appears Bob had a deal with QVC to sell his books on air. This is good because it confirms there definitely is a connection to QVC and gives more of a search avenue, but it also means there is significantly more footage and days he was on TV, reducing the possibility of narrowing down a date range.
I have been trying to locate footage of Bob Ross from a segment aired on QVC in 1993. Bob had done a painting while he was on air and gifted the finished painting to the show manager. My father worked for QVC at the time, and he eventually came into possession of the painting after the show manager left the company. It has been a goal of mine to find this footage of Bob painting this piece. It would be so interesting to have the footage of this painting being created and to further preserve Bob Ross' history. I have been extensively searching over the past few years for this segment. This includes lots of Google searching and reading through archives of Bob Ross paintings and his known works. The painting is authenticated by the Bob Ross Foundation if anyone questions its authenticity.
Today, I made a breakthrough. I had previously reached out to QVC to see if they could help me get ahold of the footage. To my surprise, I heard back from someone. They stated they want to help me locate the footage, but there is a roadblock. QVC's archives for 1993 consists of thousands of tapes, with no labels other than dates. In order to locate this footage, I need to find the day this segment aired. As I previously stated, the only info I have on the date is the year, which is 1993. This date is confirmed and not an incorrect memory because Bob Ross' signature is on the back of the painting along with a note to the show manager dated '93. The picture of this signature is attached with the name redacted for privacy.
Since my search is something that mainly captivates me and my family, I am not here asking for people to assist me with the search, but I am looking to see if there is any information resource which may help me in my search. One resource that would help me would be an archive of TV Guide magazines, or other TV schedules. Since a lot of lost media are TV shows, I was hoping there was already a resource for finding old cable schedules. My hope is that I can find a schedule with a description of each show, and from there at least narrow down a possible date range.
Thanks!
EDIT 3/12/21: I suppose I will update here instead of bumping, will only bump if I make a major breakthrough. I found an article from The Orlando Sentinel from 1994 which both helps and complicates my search. It appears Bob had a deal with QVC to sell his books on air. This is good because it confirms there definitely is a connection to QVC and gives more of a search avenue, but it also means there is significantly more footage and days he was on TV, reducing the possibility of narrowing down a date range.
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