Jase 1065 Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 11 hours ago, brb588 said: Why couldn't they just do a reformulated newsroom set? They could open things back up again (which wouldn’t be a bad idea), so I wouldn’t bet against that being a possibility. Just have to look for tell-tale signs in the newsroom (new paint, etc..) to see ‘if’ that’s the plan.
Jase 1065 Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Guessing game is over... They’re back in place. No major work done other than replacing the previous video wall/panels with a larger, seamless video screen. Nothing more. Still using old desk and live video camera feed (which has always looked bad).
24994J 5623 Posted January 21, 2019 Author Posted January 21, 2019 It appears that all the wood trim has been removed from the sides with the installation of the new video wall.
Spring Rubber 715 Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Well, I guess it's the most bland thing that could have come out of this. 1
rkolsen 1686 Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Spring Rubber said: Well, I guess it's the most bland thing that could have come out of this. NBC must of bought in bulk. Stations are getting these midlife refreshes. Some vary from small walls like at WRC and in the Wx center at WTVJ to huge installations at KXAS where they got a large wall behind the desk and a larger one on one wall (that didn’t have any displays).
Jase 1065 Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 12 hours ago, Spring Rubber said: Well, I guess it's the most bland thing that could have come out of this. They could have at least made everything match (there's wood, two different shades of blue, etc...). Having a cohesive look wouldn't have broken the bank.
LinCruzChicagoNYLA 19 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 Mike Lorber and his Sky 5 helicopter has been grounded since last month after its partner USTN shuts down in November. the station has announced that they finalized an new agreement with its new partner Total Traffic and Weather Network once Mike and his helicopter will return. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/01/25/robservations-cbs-2-alums-sudberry-baskerville-team-podcast/
rkolsen 1686 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, LinCruzNYC2014 said: Mike Lorber and his Sky 5 helicopter has been grounded since last month after its partner USTN shuts down in November. the station has announced that they finalized an new agreement with its new partner Total Traffic and Weather Network once Mike and his helicopter will return. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/01/25/robservations-cbs-2-alums-sudberry-baskerville-team-podcast/ Sky 5 has been flying according to their website. Some stations use a reporter hired by the helicopter company and some outsource morning traffic helicopter reports to a third party who may have their own bird. Was Mike Lorber on all day or just one daypart? The helicopter inn their promos N5QY is registered to Hellinc - Helicopters Inc of Linden, NJ. Edit: Looks like Lorber flew in the Sky 5 seen in promos. Edited January 26, 2019 by rkolsen 1
LinCruzChicagoNYLA 19 Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Lauren Stauffer will be promoted as Managing Editor for channel 5's newscasts effective March 11. She is replacing Richard Maginn of which he will step down on March 10. Stauffer was working as the EP at WJLA, the ABC affiliate in Washington D.C. since 2013. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/02/01/robservations-bobby-moynihan-wont-live-saturday-night/
LinCruzChicagoNYLA 19 Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 Yesterday, The graphics during the headlines trail has a thing... they say "SHOW TITLE" on the 5 pm news was very annoying. These graphic editors was so shocking....
LinCruzChicagoNYLA 19 Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 Station's VP of News Frank Whittaker was mentioned by Robert Feder in a story related to last Friday's shooting in Aurora when all television stations in the city has responded with wall-to-wall coverage: https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/02/18/robservations-amy-guth-host-daily-podcast-crains/
LinCruzChicagoNYLA 19 Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 Part-time reporter and former anchor Art Norman has announcing his bone cancer diagnosis. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/03/13/robservations-colleagues-pulling-chicago-treasure-art-norman/
24994J 5623 Posted April 24, 2019 Author Posted April 24, 2019 A few months after the fact, but I know this is the first time I've seen the full expanse (and bottom) of the new video wall. I'm no expert, but it seems unnecessarily huge. Considering how they use it, does it have to be so tall and wide, or does it just come that way? The black on top and bottom makes it look almost temporary, disjointed from the rest of the set. lexisutter_58594286_408679286347627_6082097823950674866_n.mp4
Jase 1065 Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 I don't think whatever type of video screen/wall that is that its the correct (or ideal) type they should be using in that space/for that purpose. Yes, it's way too big and they shouldn't have any lights shining directly on it. They would have been better off gutting the space and building a new set period.
rkolsen 1686 Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 I’m guessing they probably wanted to keep a 16:9 aspect ratio and a smaller version would not fill the area the previous monitors filled.
Jase 1065 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 14 hours ago, rkolsen said: I’m guessing they probably wanted to keep a 16:9 aspect ratio and a smaller version would not fill the area the previous monitors filled. One would assume they could find something that would work in the available space. This video wall just doesn't fit. The entire set has turned into a hodgepodge of stuff with no cohesive look. It's embarrassing.
Weeters 1969 Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 A smaller wall with carpentry around it to make it blend into the set the way the old "window wall" did probably would have cost just as much as this massive wall. LED tiles are only getting cheaper, and labor to design and build set pieces (especially in Chicago) is not. 1
rkolsen 1686 Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 14 hours ago, Weeters said: A smaller wall with carpentry around it to make it blend into the set the way the old "window wall" did probably would have cost just as much as this massive wall. LED tiles are only getting cheaper, and labor to design and build set pieces (especially in Chicago) is not. Why is Chicago so expensive? Is there some city ordinance where union shops must be used or all the places are union?
Spring Rubber 715 Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, rkolsen said: Why is Chicago so expensive? Is there some city ordinance where union shops must be used or all the places are union? Yeah, all labor on TV studios must be union.
rkolsen 1686 Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, Spring Rubber said: Yeah, all labor on TV studios must be union. Didn’t know it was a law. Surprising.
Weeters 1969 Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 It's not exactly a law, but if you have a contract with labor unions and you try to go outside of the proper union to get work done, you're might end up with most (if not all) of your union employees not at their desks, picketing outside. NABET has a national contract with NBCU that covers a lot of engineering/production/technical jobs. However you also have IATSE's various chapters doing various things across the country. You might have a NABET camera operator and a IATSE lighting technician and a carpenter from a completely different IATSE chapter that's focused on scenic. Chicago has at least 8 separate IATSE chapters (Locals 2, 110, 476, 750, 762, 769, 780, and B46.) 2
H4UL4U 127 Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Weeters said: It's not exactly a law, but if you have a contract with labor unions and you try to go outside of the proper union to get work done, you're might end up with most (if not all) of your union employees not at their desks, picketing outside. NABET has a national contract with NBCU that covers a lot of engineering/production/technical jobs. However you also have IATSE's various chapters doing various things across the country. You might have a NABET camera operator and a IATSE lighting technician and a carpenter from a completely different IATSE chapter that's focused on scenic. Chicago has at least 8 separate IATSE chapters (Locals 2, 110, 476, 750, 762, 769, 780, and B46.) DGA (Director's Guild of America) is another one that represents control room directors at top market stations and at the network level too. And while it's not broadcast specific, a handful of stations' employees are represented by IBEW, too. Edited April 27, 2019 by H4UL4U
24994J 5623 Posted April 29, 2019 Author Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Just when you thought the era of nepotism in Chicago TV was simmering down, I just discovered that NBC 5 has hired a new, web-only (for now) meteorologist in the last several months. His name is Joey MILLER. Like father, like son. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-weather-snapshot-showers-storms_Chicago-508907222.html Edited April 29, 2019 by 24994J
Spring Rubber 715 Posted April 30, 2019 Posted April 30, 2019 9 hours ago, 24994J said: Just when you thought the era of nepotism in Chicago TV was simmering down, I just discovered that NBC 5 has hired a new, web-only (for now) meteorologist in the last several months. His name is Joey MILLER. Like father, like son. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-weather-snapshot-showers-storms_Chicago-508907222.html What the heck is with the horrid lighting and the junk over in the lower right corner? Did they hang a green curtain inside of a storage closet? Is he recording this from his own home?
24994J 5623 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Posted April 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Spring Rubber said: What the heck is with the horrid lighting and the junk over in the lower right corner? Did they hang a green curtain inside of a storage closet? Is he recording this from his own home? I know, right? Maybe. Possibly. Such an odd arrangement.
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