Why a Peacock? Exploring the Colorful Story of the NBC Icon | Into the Logo-Verse

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Six colorful feathers fan out around a regal-looking white bird. It's an emblem you've seen a thousand times, but did you know the legendary NBC Peacock had to wait decades before finally becoming the network's sole logo? In this episode, I explore how a promotional tool meant to sell RCA color TVs captured the hearts of viewers and became one of the most iconic images in broadcast history.

It's a story that stretches back to the 1920s, when the National Broadcasting Company began as a radio network. Their earliest logos were rooted in this groundbreaking new medium, emphasizing microphones and electricity.

But the emergence of television changed everything, especially with the dawn of color programming. That technological breakthrough led to the creation of the NBC Peacock, triggering a journey that saw the resilient bird undergo several major redesigns. Other NBC emblems came and went, but the Peacock outlasted them all to take its place as the defining image of the NBC network.

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** 📺 Chapters 📺 **
00:00 | Intro to the NBC Peacock
00:36 | Origins as a Radio Network
01:22 | Television Begins
02:35 | Color & the First Peacocks
05:31 | The Proud N
06:41 | The Modern Peacock
08:22 | HD & the Streaming Era
09:28 | Parodies
11:06 | Conclusion

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