[SBE] Video cameras in radio studios

[Fluker, Steve (CXR-Orlando)]

Let's not forget the fact that many... well let's just say it as it
is... MOST radio stations across the country these days are
voice-tracked or run satellite networks.  You'd be watching a dark empty
room.  When there is a DJ in the room you'd be watching him or her
sitting playing solitaire or other games on the computer, talking on the
telephone, surfing the net (now if you could see what they were surfing
that could get exciting), texting, watching TV, or sleeping.   We did
the camera thing once and the DJ's would turn them away to look out the
window, or hang something over it.  Not exactly riveting video.  

 

From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of jer
hill
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 8:46 PM
To: 'Barry Thomas'; 'sbe member discussion mail list'
Subject: Re: [SBE] Video cameras in radio studios

 

Barry,

 

Hear, Hear!

 

As a former DJ, you nailed the subject. I once telescoped a Christmas
show on my digital camera for the family... but that's the problem with
adding a TV camera, Everything you see on TV is written by a dozen
writers and then only the best of the best is culled out by the
producers and editors.

 

Jer Hill, K2JH

 

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From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of
Barry Thomas
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 10:21 AM
To: sbe at sbe.org
Subject: [SBE] Video cameras in radio studios

 


There's a discussion I always go through about cameras in radio studios.
Have done it dozens of times at multiple stations:

What we do on radio is just that....radio.  It's actually not that
exciting for most people to watch...it's not really supposed to be
exciting to see.  Whenever I've put in radio studio webcams or feeds to
the local cable system, the feed has novelty for a couple of weeks but
then it becomes incredibly boring.  Either the talent starts doing his
show for the cameras and the radio product begins to suffer, or the TV
program is just simply boring.

Think about Imus' show on MSNBC.  Nothing visual there at all
(especially when Don was wearing the hat)!  Stern's show on E! was more
visual but in many person's opinions the radio program began to, simply,
suck once the TV show started.

Now now with many stations running Ryan, Elvis, or whomever else..what
will be on that feed during many shifts?  An empty studio...thereby
breaking a very careful and expensive perception that the
high-priced-talent from the top 5 market is actually airing a shift on
my station in market 25.  

I have been advising stations against webcams but to instead bring have
a video camera handy (even the new "Flip" cameras) to capture the show
when artists visit or when exciting things happen (we generally know
when a "bit" is going to happen).  Edit and post those things instead!
Much more compelling video than a staid, boring radio studio strewn with
papers....

Barry Thomas, CPBE CBNT

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Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:29:00 -0500
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I like that idea Steve, could be great cross promotion between TV and
Radio.
Put a camera on your morning show on a DTV channel and the TV audio on
the
HD channel. I've always wondered also if it would be possible to get at
least one radio station in a market to retransmit the NOAA weather radio
on
the HD-2 or 3 channel also.that would be truly using the channel to
serve
the community.
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Barry Thomas, CPBE CBNT
Atlanta, GA
barryt at sbe.org

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