Behind-The-Scenes Control Room Video

The control room is where the real action takes place during a newscast or any show for that matter. It’s certainly the place you’re most likely to hear cursing or need Maalox!

When friends visit the TV station they usually say they want to be in the studio. I know better. I always let them watch a little from the control room.

The control room is where the real action takes place during a newscast or any show for that matter. It’s certainly the place you’re most likely to hear cursing or need Maalox!

With our new control room in an functioning I shot a little video of our 10 O’Clock newscast. Fred Valenti is at the controls of the Ignite system.

The New Control Room

The control room is just the most obvious addition in a project which will replace nearly every wire and piece of gear at the station. It’s a crazily complex project.

A new control room is being constructed at work. That’s actually an understatement because the control room is just the most obvious addition in a project which will replace nearly every wire and piece of gear at the station. It’s a crazily complex project.

Instead of the traditional broadcast switcher we’ll be using Ignite from Grass Valley. Think non-linear editor or PowerPoint for a live broadcast. It’s more structured than a legacy control room but it’s a whole lot less labor intensive which seems to be the goal everywhere nowadays.

Here’s a very short video to show you a little of where we are.