johnnya2k6 171 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Next Tuesday (11/6) will be Election Night in America, and for the TV news industry, this is their Super Bowl. It is also the one night every four years when the networks go all out (and I do mean it) in terms of graphics, music, and sets that have been in the works for months. They don't have their plans set yet, but I know NBC with Brian Williams and Tom Brokaw will have the #1 network coverage. At CBS, it'll be Scott Pelley's night to shine in his first election night (joined by fellow Texan Bob Schieffer; dunno how many elections he's covered), while Diane Sawyer and George S. will be doing their thing at ABC. I'll be switching between NBC and CBS, especially the latter hoping for any "Pelley-isms" Scott may spurt out on the fly. When 11:00pm Eastern rolled around last time, Obama was declared the winner as polls throughout the Lower 49 have closed. But with the race becoming at its closest ever, who knows that despite Romney's best efforts, it could be after the 10:00 hour that the presidency may be called again for Obama...unless we see a reprise of 2004 when it wasn't till the crack of dawn before George W. Bush won again. But hey...just like in 2000 and "Florida, Florida, Florida", we're always used to the wee hours! We'll see how late they'll go this time around. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12228-election-night-2012/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5594 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 It's November 6th. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12228-election-night-2012/#findComment-76681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1474 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Election Day this year is November 6. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12228-election-night-2012/#findComment-76682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnya2k6 171 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Just edited it. As for cable...just like in 2008 when the whole world watched (as evidenced by numerous YouTube videos of reactions to Obama elected), CNN will be the go-to place; I'll be checking in on them as well (leaving MSNBC and Fox News alone). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12228-election-night-2012/#findComment-76684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 598 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 If Election Day is the Super Bowl, Hurricane Sandy must be the playoffs Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12228-election-night-2012/#findComment-76692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnya2k6 171 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 By the way...I remember in 1996 when Clinton got re-elected over Bob Dole; the networks called it at 9:00 Eastern though the West Coast still had time to vote! I'm sure it was earlier than that in 1984 with Reagan in a total landslide. But after Superstorm Sandy leaves the East Coast, the networks will immediately begin planning for Election Night. That includes rehearsals all weekend to make sure everything functions correctly when they hit the air next Tuesday, especially real-time graphics. Some like NBC and CBS will be done in-house, others will be by wTVision or Vizrt, but I'll save those for the Graphics forum. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12228-election-night-2012/#findComment-76708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1474 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 NBC will have their Democracy Plaza and ABC is taking over Times Sqaure. Still wondering what CBS is doing. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12228-election-night-2012/#findComment-76770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnya2k6 171 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 NBC will have their Democracy Plaza and ABC is taking over Times Sqaure. Still wondering what CBS is doing. Nothing fancy as always, except gussying up their main studio for election night (which they're still doing while Scott Pelley has been doing the news from Superstorm Sandy's hardest-hit areas). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12228-election-night-2012/#findComment-76774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5594 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Nothing fancy as always, except gussying up their main studio for election night (which they're still doing while Scott Pelley has been doing the news from Superstorm Sandy's hardest-hit areas). I kinda wish they'd figure out a way to use the This Morning studio in some capacity, it's not off-location like the Early Show was and the monitor wall and round table could be put to good use. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12228-election-night-2012/#findComment-76775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnya2k6 171 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Well...here are the networks' detailed battle plans for the big night: CBS: http://www.mediabist...t-plans_b153033 ABC: http://www.mediabist...t-plans_b153015 NBC: http://www.mediabist...t-plans_b153070 PBS: http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/pbs-election-night-plans_b152972 Fox: http://www.mediabist...t-plans_b152997 (Well, mostly Fox News Channel; Shepard Smith will anchor on the main Fox network) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12228-election-night-2012/#findComment-76815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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