Good work, KPRC! After promoting your coverage of the funeral of a Chambers County deputy, you totally blew it. Anchors went live to their reporter outside the service, there is no audio, and then instead of going to earlier video, you see a still shot of a skier going down a ramp. They are now eight minutes into the newscast and still haven't gone back to funeral coverage. Gotta love major market TV.
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Major Screw-Up on Channel 2 in Houston
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Eleven minutes into the newscast and they have finally gotten it together with their lead story.
they just probably don't care about the deputy.
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The problem also is that these companies keep downsizing staff. The stations I work for eliminated over 20 jobs over the past two months. The folks left have a lot on their plates and because of this, the quality suffers. Sadly, this trend will probably continue. KPRC also has eliminated some positions as well. I'm not saying what they did wasn't wrong, because clearly it was. But as Fred said, we all have those days. I'm sure no one felt worse about it when it was all said and done than the Director and Production Crew. Not to mention, they probably got an earful from the talent.
fredcantu said:It happens to the best of us. I recall seeing a meltdown on Albuquerque TV where their late news lost THREE live shots in the first block. Ironically they ended the newscast touting how they were voted BEST NEWSCAST in New Mexico.
I wonder if, after that broadcast, viewers contacted the station to demand a recall election? ;D
snoman said:The problem also is that these companies keep downsizing staff. The stations I work for eliminated over 20 jobs over the past two months. The folks left have a lot on their plates and because of this, the quality suffers. Sadly, this trend will probably continue. KPRC also has eliminated some positions as well. I'm not saying what they did wasn't wrong, because clearly it was. But as Fred said, we all have those days. I'm sure no one felt worse about it when it was all said and done than the Director and Production Crew. Not to mention, they probably got an earful from the talent.
Not only that, but all this computerized switching equipment depends on (a) humans to program it, and (b) hardware to operate properly. Video servers are not altogether fool-proof, and when it screws up, the entire chain goes haywire. Remember WFAA's legendary meltdowns when they moved to Victory Park.
Dan Dennis said:Video servers are not altogether fool-proof, and when it screws up, the entire chain goes haywire. Remember WFAA's legendary meltdowns when they moved to Victory Park.
And once upon a time, when there was a major screw-up, the station would find a way to improvise and carry on with the newscast. These days, thanks to digital, computerised technology, a major screw-up means no newscast, meaning that the station would have to show an alternate program as filler. Another notable "event" was Boston's WHDH 11PM newscast a couple of years ago -- it was so rife with technical problems, they just threw the towel and shown whatever was on MS-NBC until "The Tonight Show".
azumanga said:Dan Dennis said:Video servers are not altogether fool-proof, and when it screws up, the entire chain goes haywire. Remember WFAA's legendary meltdowns when they moved to Victory Park.
And once upon a time, when there was a major screw-up, the station would find a way to improvise and carry on with the newscast. These days, thanks to digital, computerised technology, a major screw-up means no newscast, meaning that the station would have to show an alternate program as filler. Another notable "event" was Boston's WHDH 11PM newscast a couple of years ago -- it was so rife with technical problems, they just threw the towel and shown whatever was on MS-NBC until "The Tonight Show".
Oh, that kind of thing was by no means impossible in the pre-automation days. A single failed video switcher or audio board could kill a newscast, even if there were plenty of people around.
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