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Topic: CNN's Phillips forgets to turn off mic while in bathroom
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ISTHISTHINGON?
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posted August 29, 2006 12:20 PM
Two words......'oh snap!'
Someone is getting fired, ya think? ![[Moon]](graemlins/moon.gif)
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Down The Highway
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posted August 29, 2006 12:37 PM
Who the hell didn't catch this on location?
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Bill-1
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posted August 29, 2006 12:41 PM
I hate it when that happens...
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posted August 29, 2006 12:43 PM
Where are you Mr. Hobbs?
I was expecting a photo of Lt. Frank Drebin in that famous wireless mic/toilet scene from Naked Gun?
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Too Much Time
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posted August 29, 2006 01:06 PM
Who is the "Control Freak" that Kera was speaking of?
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posted August 29, 2006 01:16 PM
Not Roy...but here you go.....
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posted August 29, 2006 01:18 PM
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Originally posted by Too Much Time:
Who is the "Control Freak" that Kera was speaking of?
Her sister-in-law. Good thing that person didn't come in a few seconds earlier, we wouldn't have got the "control freak" line. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Sultanosurf
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posted August 29, 2006 01:33 PM
Even worse than the zip, what about the chat about the guy with the wife and three kids... Yikes!
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Carlton
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posted August 29, 2006 01:58 PM
OK....would it have been too tough for the audio guy to kill her mic?
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Kace
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posted August 29, 2006 02:14 PM
Never piss off the board-ops.
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stpeterdontyacallme
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posted August 29, 2006 02:24 PM
Classic.
I kept waiting to hear, "Honey, can you spare a square? Spare a square?"
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Sultanosurf
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posted August 29, 2006 02:32 PM
Yet another reminder, when you put the mike on, it's always hot -- or in this case s-s-smokin'...
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Steve Scott
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posted August 29, 2006 02:44 PM
Oh my goodness... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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posted August 29, 2006 03:23 PM
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Originally posted by stpeterdontyacallme:
Classic.
I kept waiting to hear, "Honey, can you spare a square? Spare a square?"
"Sorry, I don't have a square to spare".
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posted August 29, 2006 03:24 PM
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OK....would it have been too tough for the audio guy to kill her mic?
Depends. If she just chewed him out for something that wasn't his fault...she pretty much got what she deserved. It takes a little while, but most of the talent realizes sooner or later that you do not piss off the folks that make you look good.
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Mighty Dyckerson
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posted August 29, 2006 03:26 PM
Could've been a lot worse. At least she didn't have the squirts.
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Steve Scott
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posted August 29, 2006 03:28 PM
You guys know TV control room procedures better than I...but, is there any chance the audio people thought they were safely into the President's address...and they, too, went to the washroom? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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Kace
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posted August 29, 2006 03:30 PM
Ranks right up there with, "Hello! Pope is dead! Hello!!!"
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ISTHISTHINGON?
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posted August 29, 2006 03:37 PM
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Originally posted by Kace:
Never piss off the board-ops.
I've always made it a point to be super nice to the audio guys and girls....heck, on occasion it's drinks on me for a night. But in this case, I am curious why a network mic was left on...could very well be accident....but my vote is that it wasn't. CHEERS TO THE AUDIO GUY ![[worship]](graemlins/icon_pray.gif)
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Steve Scott
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posted August 29, 2006 03:40 PM
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Originally posted by ISTHISTHINGON?:
CHEERS TO THE AUDIO GUY
Would that be the ex-audio guy?
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posted August 29, 2006 03:47 PM
Sounded to me like she was talking about the guy she's having an affair with!
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Roy Hobbs
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posted August 29, 2006 04:15 PM
Ol' Roy was just stumbling downstairs in his bathrobe when he saw it live and just about spit out his orange juice.
Just incredible! And from possibly one of the most polished ad-lib, ever-cool anchors in the biz.
All I can say is I hope red goes well with her marvelous blonde and orange highlights!
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posted August 29, 2006 06:55 PM
Woulda been much funnier if we had heard that south park line...
"hey whos dropping bombs over there? how about a courtesy flush?".
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Laughing Angel
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posted August 29, 2006 07:22 PM
Ouch. That was really unfortunate.
I have a feeling that holiday season 2006 will be an uncomfortable one in the Phillips household. ![[Mad]](mad.gif)
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posted August 29, 2006 07:31 PM
I did that once, except it wasn't on professional TV and the antenna fell off, so I didn't have to worry about anyone hearing much besides static.
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posted August 29, 2006 07:35 PM
A former mayor here -- at the time chairman of the transit agency -- did the same thing. He was wearing a wireless mike and headed for the john. His efforts there were sent out, into the speakers of the meeting. He never wore a wireless mike again.
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Kace
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posted August 29, 2006 08:46 PM
I wonder if someone got called into the office after that?
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posted August 30, 2006 03:54 AM
The audio guy and the director have to be toast after that. It sounded like audio actually turned down the president to hear what was on Kyra's mic...and the director wasn't listening to what was on air - if he had been it would have been a two or three second glitch.
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posted August 30, 2006 05:18 AM
I have to agree with 2:30. I thought I heard the President's audio went down, but I wasn't sure.
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The Invisible Swordsman
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posted August 30, 2006 05:28 AM
Will the Control Freak or Kyra be hosting Thanksgiving?
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Steve Scott
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posted August 30, 2006 05:45 AM
I dunno...but I'll bring the pumpkin pie if they'll invite me! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Kace
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posted August 30, 2006 05:47 AM
Of course they will! You're Steve Scott!
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posted August 30, 2006 06:37 AM
Let me offer an "uneducated" guess here. When Philips left the set, Kagen took over. They are both wearing wireless mics. But on the audio board there is one pot that says "Anchor mic". All anchor mics are on this one pot. So when the audio operator brought up the anchor mic for Kagen, Philip's mic also went up. Kyra was talking so we heard her. Daryn was not talking. They wanted Kagen to talk so the operator continued to bring up the anchor mic (thinking it was Kagen). He was unable to pot up Kagen without bringing up Philips. I dunno... It's possible.
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posted August 30, 2006 08:08 AM
This is great. I have done audio for news for 20 years. One morning i heard our wx girl in the bathroom(NOT ON AIR), just in que mode. Yes, i was listening in. Hey, I was just checking the mic like i was supposed to, right? No one even knew. The best solution is WIRED mics. but most of our idiot stations today love wireless. Even with wireless, each anchor should have their own mic. Just a screw-up. I hope no one gets fired.
Or maybe they are going Parkervision and the audio person is pissed off. Anything is better than another boring speech from Bush.
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posted August 30, 2006 08:15 AM
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Originally posted by 22:
Let me offer an "uneducated" guess here. When Philips left the set, Kagen took over. They are both wearing wireless mics. But on the audio board there is one pot that says "Anchor mic". All anchor mics are on this one pot. So when the audio operator brought up the anchor mic for Kagen, Philip's mic also went up. Kyra was talking so we heard her. Daryn was not talking. They wanted Kagen to talk so the operator continued to bring up the anchor mic (thinking it was Kagen). He was unable to pot up Kagen without bringing up Philips. I dunno... It's possible.
Yes, it's possible but I can't see them having only ONE pot for the anchor. I would think CNN would be smarter than that. I would assume there was an assigned pot for each person.
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posted August 30, 2006 08:20 AM
Ok I know this kind of thing is an innocent mistake/snafu, but seriously, why does this stuff ALWAYS seem to happen to CNN? When they aren't flashing X's over the Vice President's face, they're leaving mics on in the bathroom. Someone on that technical staff needs to get their act together.
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posted August 30, 2006 08:38 AM
Here's a scenario i hope DOES NOT play out- no repercussion for the over paid anchor and some
tech person gets fired. We go through this all the time where i work. If you are wearing a mic,
ALWAYS watch what you say, no matter if in a commercial break, bush speech, end of the world
coming, etc. Talent has to share this responsibility. Most mics have a mute button, but their policy may not allow an anchor to touch it. Why not leave the mic at the desk? I know anchors are lazy but it's a simple solution. This aint rocket science, just TV!
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Roy Hobbs
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posted August 30, 2006 10:02 AM
Thank goodness they weren't playing the battleship game from Harold and Kumar go to White Castle.
 
[ August 30, 2006, 10:04 AM: Message edited by: Roy Hobbs ]
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posted August 30, 2006 01:31 PM
Bet all of CNN's viewers had some chuckles over that one. Well, 4 anyway, one probably only turns on the hearing aid for Larry King.
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