[QuadList] Cen Louie
Pat McGowan
pmcgowan at ncpvideo.com
Wed Nov 14 10:40:51 CST 2012
Ah, the wayback machine. Remember Cen Louie well from N-5/N-8 days after CG-5 moved to NYC and killed the Chicago Field Shop and before the sale to NEP. Have now been at NEP/NCP for almost 8 years, moving over after the sale of SS-8 to Jerry Springer/Maury Povich in 2009. Small world, and that big wheel keeps on turning!
Dennis, the pictures are great. Wish we all had thought to take more, but then it was just going to work!
Pat
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: HS-200 (Dennis Degan)
2. Re: HS-200 (David Crosthwait)
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Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:56:05 -0500
From: Dennis Degan <DennyD1 at verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: [QuadList] HS-200
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On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:41 AM, David Crosthwait wrote:
> Nice shots of N3. I worked that truck a few times when I augmented
NY field on sports remotes in the east. Those TR 70's ate up a lot of
precious tape room real estate! I remember working a remote in Dallas
in WBAP's truck and it had two TR-70's in the back of the
Gerstenslager. Made for a tight fit. Then ad the HS-100 and the inn
was full.
> Burbank's field HS-100's were maintained by Chuck Kline. He knew
them inside and out. I don't recall the NY tape/disc maintenance guru
in field although I can see his face (Louie?).
I wonder:
Could you be speaking of Cen Louie (pronounced "Senn Loo-ee")? He
was Korean, I think. I vaguely recall his working in our VTR shop on
the 5th Floor.
David said:
> Great that you took photos when you did. It was officially frowned
upon to take pictures on duty and of other employees but most everyone
is glad decades later that we snuck in a camera when we could.
I offer:
Though I shot the photos at the Danny Thomas Memphis Golf Classic in
1975, I was not working the event. Two of my friends from the TV
station we worked at actually worked the event (They are in a couple
of the photos). I was on vacation in Memphis and tagged along to
shoot the pictures. As you know, in those days, security wasn't
anything like it is today. I walked onto the golf course easily and
without challenge over several days of the event. I had no
credentials; I don't think anybody had them.
When I finally was employed by NBC in NY, I took lots of photos (I'm
sure you've seen many of them on Flickr). Occasionally, my
photography was not welcome. But mostly, no one ever told me not to
shoot photos. Most of the time, I'd ask if it was OK and except for
some rare instances, the subjects did not object. I never heard from
management to not shoot pictures at 30 Rock at the time. I suppose
that's because I never published the photos until many years later.
In addition, I usually did not shoot photos of NBC talent working. My
interest was the facility, not the talent.
I had always thought that the photos would be of interest in the
future; to see how the studios and facilities have changed. It turns
out that I've even heard from executives at NBC who have appreciated
my behind-the-scenes photography. Eventually, I hope that the photos
will find their way back into NBC's hands once I'm long gone.
Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
NBC Today Show, New York
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:27:57 -0800
From: David Crosthwait <david at dcvideo.com>
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Subject: Re: [QuadList] HS-200
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Hello Dennis,
Yes, it was Cen Louie. I think he was a quad/HS-100/one-inch guy.
That shot of Cen was taken at the racetrack outside of Phoenix when we used CCR's Fernseh truck. I think that made for an easy day for him in maintenance!
In so far as photos are concerned, it's funny how all of these new NBC Burbank pix's are coming out of the grave since I started posting them on an NBC Facebook page. As NBC transitions out of Burbank for good (with the exception of Leno in studio 11), rare photos have been surfacing of the construction, the equipment and most importantly, the people. Probably as you did, we fed our families and put kids through college, thanks in part to 3000 West Alameda Ave. So there is a soft spot in the hearts of many for the good fortune to have worked there it it's peak.
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On Nov 13, 2012, at 10:56 AM, Dennis Degan wrote:
>
>
> On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:41 AM, David Crosthwait wrote:
>
> > Nice shots of N3. I worked that truck a few times when I augmented NY field on sports remotes in the east. Those TR 70's ate up a lot of precious tape room real estate! I remember working a remote in Dallas in WBAP's truck and it had two TR-70's in the back of the Gerstenslager. Made for a tight fit. Then ad the HS-100 and the inn was full.
> > Burbank's field HS-100's were maintained by Chuck Kline. He knew them inside and out. I don't recall the NY tape/disc maintenance guru in field although I can see his face (Louie?).
>
> I wonder:
>
> Could you be speaking of Cen Louie (pronounced "Senn Loo-ee")? He was Korean, I think. I vaguely recall his working in our VTR shop on the 5th Floor.
>
> David said:
>
> > Great that you took photos when you did. It was officially frowned upon to take pictures on duty and of other employees but most everyone is glad decades later that we snuck in a camera when we could.
>
> I offer:
>
> Though I shot the photos at the Danny Thomas Memphis Golf Classic in 1975, I was not working the event. Two of my friends from the TV station we worked at actually worked the event (They are in a couple of the photos). I was on vacation in Memphis and tagged along to shoot the pictures. As you know, in those days, security wasn't anything like it is today. I walked onto the golf course easily and without challenge over several days of the event. I had no credentials; I don't think anybody had them.
> When I finally was employed by NBC in NY, I took lots of photos (I'm sure you've seen many of them on Flickr). Occasionally, my photography was not welcome. But mostly, no one ever told me not to shoot photos. Most of the time, I'd ask if it was OK and except for some rare instances, the subjects did not object. I never heard from management to not shoot pictures at 30 Rock at the time. I suppose that's because I never published the photos until many years later. In addition, I usually did not shoot photos of NBC talent working. My interest was the facility, not the talent.
> I had always thought that the photos would be of interest in the future; to see how the studios and facilities have changed. It turns out that I've even heard from executives at NBC who have appreciated my behind-the-scenes photography. Eventually, I hope that the photos will find their way back into NBC's hands once I'm long gone.
>
> Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
> NBC Today Show, New York
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>
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