National Educational Television

page originally created by: Boberrybiscuit on 09/18/2025 08:52 AM

Background

public tv network launched may 16, 1954 owned by the ford foundation. shut down october 4, 1970

It pbs but old...

1st logo - 1954 to 1955

extremely rare opening. from "Great Ideas: War and peace", clipped by googlechrom3297

extremely rare closing. from "Great Ideas: War and peace", clipped by googlechrom3297

1954/10/08. from "The magic window", clipped by googlechrom3297

1955. from "Parents And Dr. Spock", clipped by aldenpbs

1955, superimposed. from "Children's Corner", clipped by googlechrom3297

1955, ultra rare opening. from "The finder: The riverboat race", clipped by googlechrom3297

1955, ultra rare closing. from "The finder: The riverboat race", clipped by googlechrom3297

Nicknames: "NET Map of America"

Visuals: hand-drawn

Audio: Mic

Rarity: Ultra Rare

CLG note: "This logo, despite being basic, is an interesting peek at the very early years of what would become PBS, back when it was a limited service for distributing educational films produced by local stations nationally."

2nd logo - 1955 to 1958

1955. clipped by googlechrom3297

1955, no announcer. from "Religion of man", clipped by googlechrom3297

1955, extended announcer. from "Parents and Dr. Spock", clipped by SBIMoonSquid

1955, rare alt voiceover opening. from E7 of "The Challenge of Foreign Policy", clipped by googlechrom3297

1955, rare alt voiceover closing. from E7 of "The Challenge of Foreign Policy", clipped by googlechrom3297

1956, opening. from "Books and Ideas", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1956, closing. from "Books and Ideas", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1957, opening. from "America looks abroad: Africa: Colonialism", clipped by googlechrom3297

1957, closing. from "America looks abroad: Africa: Colonialism", clipped by googlechrom3297

1957, closing. from "The Born Criminal", clipped by MJandST2926

1957, rare voice-over variant. from "Searchlights on Delinquency", clipped by jordanrioslogovaultisnolon6085

1957, rare announcer. from "The tales of Poindexter", clipped by googlechrom3297

1957, rare inverted opening. from "The art of the theatre", clipped by googlechrom3297

1957, rare inverted closing. from "The art of the theatre", clipped by googlechrom3297

1958, opening. from "People are Taught to be Different", clipped by OckGypsy

1958, closing. from "People are Taught to be Different", clipped by OckGypsy

1958, id. from "The Exceptional Child: The Blind", clipped by jadsi3

1958, no announcer. from "Archeology and the Bible", clipped by googlechrom3297

1958, rare announcer. from "Essentials of freedom: Freedom of communication", clipped by googlechrom3297

Nicknames: "NET Map of America II"

Visuals: camera-controlled and cel animation

Audio: Microfone

Rarity: Very Rare

CLG note: "This is the first NET logo to feature animation, albeit limited."

3rd logo - 1957 to 1959

1958. from "A large speck of progress", clipped by googlechrom3297 from FuzzyMemoriesTV

1958. from "Sing hi...sing lo", clipped by googlechrom3297 from SabuCat_Productions

1958. from "The great opposites", clipped by googlechrom3297

1958, it look different. from "From Capitol Hill", clipped by aldenpbs

1959, silent opening. from "Decision: The Constitution in action", clipped by googlechrom3297

1959, rare announcer. from "Invention in Dance", clipped by googlechrom3297

1959. from "The Exceptional Child", clipped by jordanrioslogovaultisnolon6085

1959. from S1E25 of "Search for America", clipped by jordanrioslogovaultisnolon6085

1959. from "The Revolution in Europe's Role in the World", clipped by TVRomanceFan1993

Nicknames: "The NET Circle"

Visuals: hand painted

Audio: Mic UP

Rarity: Very Rare

4th logo - 1958

clipped by jadsi3

rare announcer. from "Adventuring in the hand arts" clipped by googlechrom3297

invert. from S1E5 of "The Subject Is Jazz" clipped by PlasmaStorm24

Nicknames: "ETVNETETV"

Visuals: hand painted

Rarity: Extremely Rare

CLG note: "This logo appears to be used for NBC co-productions, since all of its known appearances have been on such."

5th logo - 1958

from S1E2 of "The Subject Is Jazz", clipped by PlasmaStorm24

Nicknames: "Boxes" "Unearthed Obscure Treasure" "Epitome of 50's" "Deco Carpet Design"

Visuals: hand painted

Rarity: Extremely Rare

AVID note: "This logo is an oddity, as this logo's existence was practically unknown until Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning uploaded The Subject is Jazz: Performance on October 29, 2018. Its similarity to the NBC "Chimes" logo may or may not be a coincidence, as The Subject is Jazz was a co-production with NBC."

CLG note: "This is an interesting precursor to the 1960 logo."

6th logo - 1959 to 1961

1959. from "That Free Men May Live: Martin Luther King, Jr.", clipped by OckGypsy

1959. from "Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt", clipped by aldenpbs

1959, cut off. from S1E3 of "Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt", clipped by AlternativeTelevision

1960. clipped by googlechrom3297

1960, faded. from "Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt", clipped by aldenpbs

1960, rare announcer. from "The american mind: Poor richard's philosophy" clipped by googlechrom3297

1960, rare announcer. from "Laughter's a funny business" clipped by googlechrom3297

1961. from S1E3 of "Anatomy of a Revolution" clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

Nicknames: "NET in a House", " The NET House"

Visuals: hand painted

Rarity: Extremely Rare

CLG note: "This is most likely a prototype for the next logo below. The design of it is rough."

7th logo - 1960 to 1964

Somethings Off. clipped by Bcollein0816
presents. clipped by Bcollein0816

Nicknames: "The Carpet", "The NET House II", "The House on TV Static"

Visuals: hand painted

Audio: Edward R. Murrow was the announcer until October 1962

Rarity: Uncommon

AVID note: "While it is not as widely remembered as the later logos and future PBS logos, this is one of the first to be recognized more widely than the previous logos."

CLG note: "The background looks like they just aimed the camera at the floor, further evidenced by the visible camera lens on the zoomed-in variants."

8th logo - 1961 to 1970

TBA

Nicknames: "Animated 3 Kids" "Marching Band Children" "Backwards Musical Trio" "Sparkles on Jeans"

Visuals: cel animation

CLG note: "An unusual logo, given that this doesn't use the house design from previous logos (and drastic overall compared to the logo it was used in tandem with)."

9th logo - 1964 to 1967

Waiiiit. clipped by RatmanRaymond

Nicknames: "NET Fire Cage", "The Dancing Birdcage", "Buffering YouTube Dots"

Visuals: cel animation and live footage

Audio:: brass orchestra

Rarity: Very Rare

AVID note: "While it is not as widely remembered as the later logos and future PBS logos, this is one of the first to be recognized more widely than the previous logos."

CLG note: "The background looks like they just aimed the camera at the floor, further evidenced by the visible camera lens on the zoomed-in variants."