Episodes
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In this episode, T. Sean Herbert shares his journey into journalism, detailing his early influences, the importance of internships, and the competitive nature of election coverage. He emphasizes the value of practical experience over formal education, the role of mentorship in his career, and the lessons learned about accuracy in reporting. Herbert discusses his transition from print to broadcast journalism, his experiences at CBS News, and his challenges during graduate school. The conversation includes his role in launching the weeknight edition of 60 Minutes, highlighting the significance of dedication and hard work in journalism. In this segment, T. Sean Herbert shares his journey in journalism, detailing his early career experiences, his pivotal role during the 9/11 attacks, and the importance of relationships in gaining access to significant stories. He reflects on the privilege of being a journalist and the calling it represents, emphasizing the challenges and rewards of the profession. In this segment, T. Sean Herbert discusses the importance of passion in journalism, particularly in disaster coverage like 9/11. He emphasizes the need for a strong, experienced team and the dynamics that come into play during high-pressure situations. The conversation transitions to his career journey, including his time at CBS News and 48 Hours and the impact of 9/11 on the media landscape. Herbert reflects on his experiences at ESPN, highlighting the ethical challenges faced in the industry today, particularly in legacy media. In this conversation, the speakers delve into the evolution of media, the essential gear for field producers, and the critical importance of safety in high-risk environments. They share personal experiences, including a harrowing kidnapping incident, emphasizing the need for preparedness and teamwork in journalism. The discussion highlights the balance between storytelling and ensuring crew safety, showcasing the challenges faced by professionals in the field.
Sean Herbert LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/t-sean-herbert-b2b2a37
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Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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Our guest is Glenn Aust - a network news cameraman from the Seattle Area… He is one of the official old tall dogs in the business, a long-time friend, and a hellova nice guy
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-aust-2800477/
00:01:53:09 NASA
00:01:54:23 Welcome
00:01:56:23 Ghost Fire in Oakland
00:04:07:19 Bryan saw Glenn last during covid
00:06:06:18 Covering Columbine
00:07:29:13 48 Hours Everette Court Case
00:09:13:08 1st Job
00:14:24:15 Big explosion then in Network freelancers
00:17:25:14 8 Weeks before Christmas 1997
00:17:55:06 Sound people interrupting interview
00:19:10:22 Landscape for freelancers and Larry’s status change
00:22:48:14 Larry changed his lighting over the years
00:24:15:11 Audio gear changed much? Full frame cameras / lens / real ENG cameras
00:30:41:05 What is the toughest part about working in the Seattle Market?
00:37:31:09 I can see Russia from My House
00:39:40:16 Nepal Customs
00:45:26:13 I've kept all my press passes....
00:46:22:08 You've worked for all the networks right?
00:48:40:03 Reality shows
00:50:29:21 What do you talk to other crews about?
00:55:40:17 Communicating with other crews you don't know
00:59:52:21 Bryan is the "Best"
01:02:58:10 Ed Bradley
01:05:01:05 Staging
01:06:37:06 You moved recently
01:09:08:08 Site Surveys
01:09:52:06 The bench is thin
01:11:32:08 Where else can you go out with three people and make a movie that will be seen by millions of people
01:12:48:05 Closing it out
01:17:34:18 Driving and PodcastingGet in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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Our guest is Luke Seerveld, a San Francisco Bay Area Gaffer famous in the production world for his video blog on YouTube - “Meet the Gaffer.”
http://www.seerveld.com/SL/SL_Home.html Luke’s website
https://www.youtube.com/@meetthegaffer Luke’s vlog
https://www.goalline.com/ Virtual studio mentioned in podcast
https://jcxex.com/ Our favorite local grip and lighting shop
https://hedleystandwell.com/ "Professional Standin" - The mannequin head mentioned in the podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZExM_L-9sBg Making a DIY head for lightingGet in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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Today's guest is an international correspondent specializing in conflict reporting in hostile environments. He is currently reporting on the war between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip, but when we recorded this session, he was getting ready for his 7th tour of duty covering the war in Ukraine. Jason Bellini works for Scripps News and is an alum of other news organizations such as CNN, Bloomberg TV, and The Wall Street Journal.
Get in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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David Begnaud (Emmy and George Polk award recipient) has a spirited conversation with hosts Bryan Baeta and Larry Warner about winning hearts and minds while breaking the traditional rules about news gathering. David starts the conversation with his creative and groundbreaking coverage of hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Begnaud
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbegnaud/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorGet in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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Sr Broadcast Producer for CBS Saturday Morning Tony DiPolvere has had a few lives in and out of broadcasting over the last two decades. An accomplished line producer and time-to-time field producer, he has done every technician job on his way up to his current position. Give our friend a listen.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydipolvere/
NNOL is a production of LWP, Inc.Get in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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Kerry Sanders bounced around a few local affiliates in Florida before landing as a network news correspondent with NBC News; HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS HURRICANE COVERAGE and has plenty of experience with armed conflicts; he has traveled to every continent and the 50 states except - ALASKA. He has a lot of tips on what to do while covering a hurricane and is a great storyteller.
Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_SandersGet in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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Ray Farmer is a Kentucky native, former NFL kicker, and a go-to NBC News camera operator. Ray is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet in this business.
Topics covered:
Kicking in College - to the NFL
Transition to TV News
From Channel 11 to the Network
Football background as it translates to work ethic as a shooter
Shooting with DSLRs, Non-Compliance, and Gimbals
Drone OPS
Bob Dotson Dr. Airplane Story - Sun Valley
Approach to Shooting a story
Sensitive Situations
Move like a panther
School Shootings
Do stories haunt you?
Headphones while shooting
Methodology and shooting sequences, Digital assets, and AA Batteries
Tailgate Interviews and "Anchored Positions," living out west
Rental Car stories
Size of an NBC deploy and Where in the World is Matt Lauer
The pandemic changes things; driving to assignments and listening to podcasts
Ray Farmer's Twitter Feed: https://twitter.com/ray_i_fly
Ray Farmer's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayfarmer/?hl=en
Network News on Location is co-produced by Bryan Baeta and Larry Warner and is a production of Larry Warner Productions, Inc.
http://www.lwp.comGet in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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Our conversation with Jake Barlow, a CBS News cameraman based in Chicago, was weird, wild, and wonderful. Some topics covered were death tours, "The Sticker," on the road with Barack Obama, room tone directed by Martin Scorsese, expendable rental cars, and much more. So sit down, strap in, and enjoy the show. Just don't go to a hurricane with him.
Jake Barlow's Instagram feed (for the concert stills referenced in the podcast): https://www.instagram.com/chicagojake/
Network News on Location is co-produced by Bryan Baeta and Larry Warner and is a production of Larry Warner Productions, Inc.
Larry Warner is a camera operator, and Bryan Baeta is a production sound mixer from Northern California.https://www.lwp.com
Get in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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What can we say about this episode's guest? When we recorded the interview, we learned that his career path was that of an accidental tourist, and sometimes your calling finds you. We’re going to let him explain it. Restaurateur AND a producer for CBS Mornings, Chris Spinder.
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Chris and his partner’s restaurant: https://www.littlellamatacos.com/
Chris Spinder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-spinder-6b4b016/
Fox11 News Segment on Little Llama Tacos: https://www.foxla.com/video/870734
NBC4 News Segment on Little Llama Tacos: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/california-live/discover-peruvian-tacos-in-dtla/2539183/
Network News on Location is co-produced by Bryan Baeta and Larry Warner and is a production of Larry Warner Productions, Inc.
Larry Warner is a camera operator, and Bryan Baeta is a production sound mixer, both from Northern California.http://www.lwp.com
Get in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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Bita Ryan, a “coverage producer” with NBC News, is our guest on this edition of Network News on Location. She supervises a wide variety of breaking news and feature stories, reporting, writing, and producing throughout the Western Region for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, The Today Show, MSNBC, NBC News Now, and CNBC.
Bita Ryan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bita-ryan-2252312a
Network News on Location is co-produced by Bryan Baeta and Larry Warner and is a production of Larry Warner Productions, Inc.
HTTPS://www.lwp.comGet in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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On this episode of Network News on Location, Correspondent John Blackstone reminisces about his 50 years of broadcasting.
Blackstone Retrospective: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/john-blackstone-pushed-limits-with-his-passion-for-storytelling/
Network News on Location is co-produced by Bryan Baeta and Larry Warner and is a production of Larry Warner Productions, Inc.
HTTPS://www.lwp.comGet in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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In this episode, we explore best practices for media acquisition in the field for delivery to the network news editor. Host Larry Warner and co-producer Bryan Baeta kick the discussion off with how they try to handle the media, and CBS News editor George Whipple shares what happens on his end when he receives the material.
LinkedIn for George Whipple: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-whipple-6948418/
Network News on Location is a production of LWP, Inc.: https://www.lwp.comGet in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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In this episode, we sit down with two of the most knowledgable and talented network news freelance camera operators in the USA, Dennis Dillon and Sam Painter, for a candid conversation about their journey in the biz, how to get into the business now, their relationship with 60 Minutes, camera tech, and some of the notable stories they have worked on.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656895/ IMDb: Sam Painter
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226985/ IMDb: Dennis Dillon
Network News on Location is co-produced by Bryan Baeta and Larry Warner and is a production of Larry Warner Productions, Inc.
http://www.lwp.com
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Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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Covering wildfires for news is a dangerous proposition, and it has become a lot more dangerous every year. And if it’s dangerous for the news crew, it’s also dangerous for the first responders. Wildfires in the west have increased in intensity for the past two decades.
Our guests on this podcast are Mark Neveau and Tim Walton. Mark has over 40 years of public safety experience as a San Francisco Bay Area Fire Department Battalion Chief out of Fremont, California. He has responded to some of our nation’s most significant disasters as a Federal Coordinating Officer working with the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. In addition, Mark was a Presidential appointed Federal Coordinating Officer for over 12 disaster/emergency declarations in multiple states and tribal territories in his career. Tim is a long-time freelance lighting cameraman for NBC News, and he is a contributing CalFire photographer with unfettered access to any wildfire incident in the State of California.
In this podcast, we help network crew members understand fire behavior, how to stay safe covering fires, and how California Laws help the partnership between media and the government distribute disaster information.
https://twitter.com/photo1prod Tim Walton's Twitter Feed
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-walton-b33aa610 Tim Walton's LinkedIn
https://markneveau.com/ Mark Neveau's Website
Network News on Location is co-produced by Bryan Baeta and Larry Warner, and is a production of Larry Warner Productions, Inc.
http://www.lwp.com
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Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
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This episode will explore the crew position of the ENG (Electronic News Gathering) production sound mixer on the network news level. Producers Larry Warner and Bryan Baeta take a look at a brief history of how the ENG sound mixer came to be, and then we dive deep into the day-to-day life of the sound mixer with our guests Lupe Mejia, Don Hale, and Steve Miller.
http://www.HighDefSound.com Steve Miller's website
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lupe-mejia-a2978016 Lupe Mejia LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-hale-a99685140 Don Hale LinkedIn
Network News on Location is a production of Larry Warner Productions, Inc.
http://www.lwp.com
Powered by your online recording studio, Riverside. Check it out via this link: https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=larry-warnerGet in touch with us if you have interview suggestions. [email protected]
Performed Theme Music in Season 4 and going forward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieambler/
www.melanieambler.com/musicalrounds
