 Lionel Hampton was announced as the first "music world personality to face video film cameras" in the July 22, 1950 issue of Billboard.In 1951, exotica musician and organist Korla Pandit left his KTLA show "Adventures in Music" to work with Snader, resulting in short films which gave Pandit a national TV audience.However, in 1953, problems with contract negotiations prompted Snader to replace Pandit with Liberace, which launched the pianist to fame.