[QuadList] Videotape of CBS Kennedy assassination

[Dave Sieg]

I was in Dallas last Thanksgiving during the 45th anniversary of the Kennedy
Assassination.All the TV stations were airing retrospectives with local
anchormen telling their stories and lots of quad tape recorded at the time.
I don't recall the reporter's name but he went live on the air and had them
roll tape well before the networks were covering it.  The Sixth Floor Museum
( http://www.jfk.org/ )has a lot of that material on display, and is a
fascinating tour if you're ever in Dallas.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Sammy Jones <sjones69 at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I'm resending this since no one has responded; maybe it was overlooked!  If
> anyone has the answers, I'd sure like to know!
>
> David Crosthwait responded:
>
> > It is my understanding that the source of the "news flash" was the zone
> > delay recording made at CBS Hollywood, intended for the West coast
> > playback.
> >
> > As far as whether a kine or tape was used for a certain clip i.e.
> > Cronkite,
> > both of those elements have been around as clips as far back as I can
> > remember. It just depends on where the user got the source material
> > i.e. from
> > another show or an on-the-shelf library item. I've always preferred the
> > tape
> > sources.
>
> I suspected that the source was probably the time zone delay recording, as
> the break-in to the soap is on the tape (is it As the World Turns?).
>
> I'm wondering why a kinnie was made at all, and under what circumstances.
> Was it being made simultaneously with the VT for a backup to the time zone
> delay, or was it made FROM the VT at a later date for some purpose?
>
> I believe the tape of NBC's Kennedy coverage begins around 20 minutes into
> the coverage because it took a while to get their machines up and running.
> Does anyone know if this is true, and is there perhaps a kinescope source
> for those missing 20 minutes?
>
> Sammy Jones
> Associate Producer
> Georgia Public Broadcasting
>
>
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