The 1993 Thunder Over Louisville broadcast from WHAS-TV was a technical marvel with an unprecedented number of cameras, aerial angles, and personalities. The show came off without a hitch except for one thing. The ceremonial starter's clock was off by 20 seconds. Check the above video at the 1:33 mark. A 7th grader pushed the button and ........ an eternity later...BOOM! Below is the introductory piece for the nights coverage with Rachel Platt, Barry Bernson, Wayne Perkey, Terry Meiners, and hosts John O'Conner and Kirby Adams.
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Al Sharpton, parrot
My broadcast hero Al Sharpton knows how to fill up a talk show. Simply repeat what is said in a quizzical fit of disbelief. That's gold, Jerry. Gold. Another outstanding discussion about race from 30 years ago shows how little has changed during our lifetimes.
No go back to your home on Whore Island
This is how we utilize precious work moments in our high pressure broadcast laboratories. Stand back if you can't take the intensity overload. Let's use this revelation as just another excuse to share screen insults from Anchorman Louisville native Ned Beatty delivered one of the seminal moments of cinema when he dissected TV news in the 1976 film Network. "The World is a Business"
Look, I found the sport guy’s thong down here
Watch these Los Angeles news anchors react to an earthquake while they're on the air. The man panics but the woman continues delivering the news. Wonder Woman + Wimpy Wally = Die Witness News
Max Meiners — He got the last laugh
Max is an awesome son. In his role as a TV director, he has access to the intercom system that plays into the earpieces worn by TV reporters. Several years ago I was standing out in the rain waiting to go on live TV when my son's voice popped in my earpiece. "Hey Dad," Max said. "Do you remember all those times we were driving to school and you would point to guys working out in the bad weather? You always said that was a lesson about staying in school so that I'd get a good job working indoors someday." As the rain continued pouring, I waited for his last line. "Who's the smart guy now?"