nynewsjunkie 13 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Typically I am open to the times that Darlene Rodriguez fills in for Sue, but this week seemed littered with problems. WNBC seems to be having one glitch after another. I am not sure if they got an intern to act as the TelePrompTer operator or what. Darlene seemed to have a hard time covering up for the mistakes that happened behind the scenes. Camera shots were being taken erroneously and Darlene was like a deer in headlights. I will give kudos to both Chuck and Chris Cimino, they covered very well when you could tell that they were forced to ad-lib. I just wonder how frustrating it is for Chuck dealing with this complete incompetence after years of professional staff and solid direction. Also, what is this nonsense of listing 3 areas that "4NY" covers before cutting to commercial? Maybe WNBC can put a big block of cheese on the desk and just shoot to that instead. A quick sidebar; I was just watching weekend TINY and heard Pat Battle call Raphael Miranda "hun". Since she could now be considered a lucky old-timer, you gotta love her moxie! Have a good weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Typically I am open to the times that Darlene Rodriguez fills in for Sue, but this week seemed littered with problems. WNBC seems to be having one glitch after another. I am not sure if they got an intern to act as the TelePrompTer operator or what. Darlene seemed to have a hard time covering up for the mistakes that happened behind the scenes. Camera shots were being taken erroneously and Darlene was like a deer in headlights. I will give kudos to both Chuck and Chris Cimino, they covered very well when you could tell that they were forced to ad-lib. I just wonder how frustrating it is for Chuck dealing with this complete incompetence after years of professional staff and solid direction. I see the automation is working quite nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I see the automation is working quite nicely. Yes, it seems as though errors as a result of automation are quite frequent during their newscasts these days. And yes, you gotta love Pat Battle! She's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Houdini 0 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I'll second that. Pat Battle is great! There's something in her delivery that really connects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san 0 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Just wondering if anyone knows if Darlene is still with David? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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