Posted by fish on October 04, 2009 at 11:43:51:
In Reply to: Throwback Saturday on ABC7? posted by Bobby W on October 04, 2009 at 11:43:07:
: The local stations using Grass Valley's Ignite control room have sure outslicked themselves. It seems like the technical snafus are getting worse and worse. On Saturday morning, it seemed like the entire system was belly up at Ch. 7. One camera working - one head shot of Stacey Baca and one full screen video source is all they've got. No graphics. Reminds me of noon news on NBC with Edwin Newman in 1968.
There's a term for what you experienced Bobby. It's called "Broadcast HELL!" and it's not just limited to TV. It happens on radio as well and the folks on 670 The SCORE have made a lot of fun of Jeff Joniak's bizarre description following Robbie Gould's game-winning field goal 2 weeks ago when the Bears beat the World Champion Steelers in the rain at Soldier Field. It happens to everybody in broadcasting, and it'll be hilarious as time goes by. Something else to consider. ABC7 and other local news outlets these days use robotic cameras in their studios and even robots aren't immune to breaking down. It happens!