Happy 50th Anniversary to 1971 and the Special “Fall Preview” Edition of TV GUIDE

Herbie J Pilato
4 min readSep 13, 2021

How Life Flashed Before My Eyes in Front of the TV

The cover of TV GUIDE’s Special “Fall Preview” edition, 1971

For many, the 1950s is considered television’s “Golden Age.” But as far as I’m concerned, that era expanded in the 1960s and 1970s, during which time I was born and raised in my hometown of Rochester, New York.

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Herbie J Pilato

Herbie J Pilato is a writer, producer, and TV personality whose books about life and pop culture include THE 12 BEST SECRETS OF CHRISTMAS.