This morning’s FirstNews, Thursday August 23, was the very last newscast from the original KMBC studios, located in the basement of the Lyric Opera Building, downtown. Starting at 5:00 p.m., the Channel 9 news will be coming to you from the brand-spanking new facilities over near the KC Zoo…which, based on how TV folks [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Going Away
August 23, 2007
My Boss Leona
August 22, 2007
One of my former bosses died a couple days ago and it was reported in the New York Times! Remember Leona Helmsley? Back in the 80s, she was all over the papers and nightly news. She was called “The Queen of Mean” and portrayed in a TV movie by Suzanne Pleshette. [...]
Getting Promoted
August 21, 2007
So, you’re sitting at home. Minding your own business. Watching a favorite TV show. Then, it happens. You are verbally attacked by the very TV station you’re watching: “Tonight, at 10, the danger lurking in your kitchen cupboard that could make your ears fall off! See our special report!” [...]
An Ear-rie Morning
August 20, 2007
It is called an IFB. That stands for Interruptible Feed-Back. It is the little earpiece that on-air folks use to hear from the director and producer during a newscast. If you ever saw the movie Broadcast News starring Holly Hunter and William Hurt, you may recall the scene where Holly Hunter’s character, [...]
A Moving Experience
August 15, 2007
I’m just going to come right out and admit it: the new KMBC building scares me! Maybe you’ve seen the promotional spot running on Channel 9, lately. The way the camera moves around…the stuff hidden in the shadows…the commanding voice telling us something major this way comes! I keep waiting for [...]
