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Minifig Newsguy

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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WHDH-TV Weather Alert (August 2021)
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WHDH-TV Weather Alert (August 2021)

July 24, 2022 chyronkiddo

This is the 1pm hour where WHDH-TV had pre-empted most of The Doctors to provide emergent updates of the tornadoes and the strong effects of […]

WBTS/NBC 10 Boston at Midday (1st 11:00 am Newscast) – 2021
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WBTS/NBC 10 Boston at Midday (1st 11:00 am Newscast) – 2021

July 24, 2022 chyronkiddo

Captured ~ July 27th, 2021. This aired after the moved to noon to 11am to line up with sister NBC O&Os that opt to a […]

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 […]

Airchecks My Work

Submission to the MISAB Governor’s Awards (BCOP Newsradio March 13th, 2022)

April 23, 2022 chyronkiddo

It’s Awards season, the Local Emmys, the national/daytime and dare I also say the Webbys. Please Nominate me for the MISAB Governor’s Awards for doing […]

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Overnight Shift (03-12 and 03-13 2022)

March 12, 2022 chyronkiddo

watch or listen to BCOP Newsradio while I March Ahead live beginning at 10:00 pm ET Saturday March 12th to 5:00 am ET Sunday, March […]

Airchecks: WBTS/NBC10 Boston – The Hub Today – Montage – January 2020
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Airchecks: WBTS/NBC10 Boston – The Hub Today – Montage – January 2020

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 chyronkiddo

The Hub Today is a program partially produced by NBC Boston and is taped at WNBC New York by two New York Live hosts. It […]

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@MinifigNewsguy’s remarks to WGBH-TV pulling Beat the Press’ Plug

August 16, 2021August 25, 2021 chyronkiddo

On Thursday, Boston.com reported that WGBH-TV’s local media affairs program, Beat the Press has been canceled from the production of GBH News. Mis-management told the digital […]

WBTS – NBC 10 News Now – Look S Montage
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WBTS – NBC 10 News Now – Look S Montage

July 27, 2021August 25, 2021 chyronkiddo

My local NBC O&O has switched to Look S likely just a week ago. When recording this on July 22nd, I happened to capture the […]

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“Please forward this Email to Meg Tirrell’s higher ups” re to pandemic reporting

December 16, 2020 chyronkiddo

A “loyal CNBC viewer” emails Kelly Evans by praising Meg Tirrell’s rona reporting and she takes the words humbly

Airchecks My Work

NBC’s Look N spoof (2016)

December 16, 2020 chyronkiddo

In the Summer of 2016, NBC rolled out it’s current graphics package to all their owned and operated stations. Designed at 30 Rock, NBC has […]

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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
  • Varizoom 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
  • FBF: Lighting Grid, BRCK-TV Miniland (2011)
  • WHDH Getting a bit “Hot” (as in Hothaus) in the Graphical Sense?
  • Is it OK to Tag your Parent Company on Social Media? NO!
  • BCOP Newsradio Blooper (Ctown Dominatrix – 07-09-2019)
  • News Music Monday: WPIX 2006 Close
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