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Rebuilding Local Media with building bricks and minifigures as the subjects. Also the King of Simulating Live events in Post Production™.

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Visual History of PBS’ Frontline

May 20, 2022May 24, 2022 chyronkiddo

Montage: Katherine Underwood’s Last Newscast at NBC 10 Boston

May 19, 2022 chyronkiddo

COMMENTARY: RIP Mish Michaels – The Imperfect Meterologist

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 chyronkiddo

A throwback to WCVB’s Chronicle Edit bay

March 24, 2022 chyronkiddo

Analysis of the KPIX’s 70th Anniversary

March 24, 2022March 27, 2022 chyronkiddo
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Commentary: Somber Day in the News Business?

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 chyronkiddo

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 […]

Ideas

A/V Chat: What is BNC, SDI or HDMI?

May 24, 2022 chyronkiddo

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…

May 24, 2022 chyronkiddo

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

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 chyronkiddo

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 […]

Visual History of PBS’ Frontline
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Visual History of PBS’ Frontline

May 20, 2022May 24, 2022 chyronkiddo

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 […]

Montage: Katherine Underwood’s Last Newscast at NBC 10 Boston
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Montage: Katherine Underwood’s Last Newscast at NBC 10 Boston

May 19, 2022 chyronkiddo

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

May 19, 2022 chyronkiddo

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 […]

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Life after Ctown (BCOP Is no longer)

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 chyronkiddo

On May 4th marked my last day with BCOP-TV and BCOP Newsradio effective immediately. I left in decent terms. The TV station wanted me to […]

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What Not to Tweet

May 4, 2022 chyronkiddo

“I hope I get COVID19 and die” @MinifigNewsguy on Twitter early March 2020 Most real-world stations wouldn’t fire someone like this. But this is how […]

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FOLLOW UP to COMMENTARY: on Mish Michaels’ Passing

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 chyronkiddo

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Steven (@minifignewsguy) In our newsroom, sometimes reporting on controversial stories requires you to be in a […]

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The Tools of the Trade
FIELD AND REMOTE
  • Canon Vixia G21 Camcorder
  • Magnus VT-300 w/ Fluid Head
  • Nicey Rig Hand grip
  • Luxli CNS-20D Block Light (Cold Shoe device)
  • Shure/RadioShack XLR Microphone (Similar to E/V ENG Microphone)
STUDIO
  • Varizo0m VT75A (bought on eBay)
  • Canon Vixia R800 (Christmas gift from 2017, actually bought from Best Buy)
STREAMING/EDIT BAY
  • Ikan Mic Arm
  • Shuttle Xpress Jog Shuttle (for editing bought originally on eBay)
WISHLIST
  • "I Need Me Some Xkeys!" 
  • Marantz 2 XLR Audio device for DV camcorders 
  • Other World Scumputing Firewire hard drive
  • Davis & Sanford ProVista tripod (with an pneumatic lift - the closest to a pedestal on a budget!)
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Recents
  • Commentary: Somber Day in the News Business?
  • A/V Chat: What is BNC, SDI or HDMI?
  • Commentary: The Printing Press…
  • News Music Monday: Palmer News Package
  • Visual History of PBS’ Frontline
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