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WCBS Grand/WCBS-TV Retrospective (c. 2001)
I guess in iOS 14 (of which I am still on thankyamuch), they added some stuff to my Music app… which means Apple can apply […]
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Storytime! The Time when the @MinifigNewsguy volunteered at WGBH-TV
Once upon a time… many…many years ago, your humble Minifig newsie volunteered at WGBH-TV’s annual auction as the bid runner. I had no intentions to […]
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Commentary: “Harvey Says…”
Harvey Leonard had retired from WCVB after 20 years at the station plus another 25 years at Boston’s Channel 7 with the three iterations of […]
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Commentary: Somber Day in the News Business?
Does anyone in broadcast journalism ever have the feelings of somber? Or is it just anger to brag about social media statistics? If its the […]
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A/V Chat: What is BNC, SDI or HDMI?
BNC is a type of connector that connects ENG or EFP cameras to any type of device, be it a live truck, a studio connector, […]
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Commentary: The Printing Press…
30 years ago, WGBH produced the documentary The Machine That Changed The World. Their second of five installments that aired during February; was entitled The Paperback Computer. […]
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News Music Monday: Palmer News Package
Before PNP was another phrase, it was the name for the theme package for a few of the East Coast CBS O&O stations. It was […]
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Visual History of PBS’ Frontline
Unlike other YouTubers that post tacky “History of Frontline Funding Credits” (which is inaccurate, the fan community likes to make things up. In reality it […]
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Montage: Katherine Underwood’s Last Newscast at NBC 10 Boston
It’s almost been 2 weeks this weekend, that Katherine Underwood left the NBC O&O cluster in Needham. I think it’s safe to assume she’s not […]
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Life after Ctown, part two
I am not completely leaving the Capital Region just yet. BCOP radio wants me to do one week of news for the nighttime wheel sometime […]