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Control Room

Last Update: 2/26/2007 4:34 pm

Much of the new building technical design and implementation rested on the shoulders of Director of Engineering Joe Martinelli.

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Kevin Penewit monitors our "on-air"signal in the Master Control Room.

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It's his responsibility to make sure that all the commercials and other WCPO programs run smoothly and on time. On the wall, two large high definition TV monitors.

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It's Vivian Paul's turn to sit in the Master Control Room.

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She constantly monitors our audio and video signal to make sure viewers at home enjoy our programs.

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For each show, a director will print a tape list. It outlines all the tapes being used in the newscast in their chronological order. On the list you'll find a tape deck number next to a story name.

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Dan Tackett is looking at a play list before he'll digitize a commercial spot.

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Mike Morris works in the Ingest Room. This is a place from where all video tapes are played during a newscast.

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We use several different video formats. Beta, DVC-Pro, even VHS. Converting to a digital video server is just around the corner.

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Maintanence Engineering Supervisor Wayne Chaney adjusts the elevation for one of the satellite dishes located on the roof of our building.

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Engineers Gregg Ruschman and Steve Wilson check satellite coordinates in the Feed Room.

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For every satellite interview or a national story you see on Channel 9, we have to schedule specific times and check video sources.

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Maintance Engineer Greg Reams in the workshop area.

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From adjusting small nuts and bolts to major maintenance projects, this is a place to discover, when you need something fixed.

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The control room can be intimidating, with dimmed lights, lowered voices, multiple TV monitors, and strange-looking meters. This is our version of "mission control."

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This old art-deco "On-Air" sign was brought in from our old building. Call it sentimental but it's priceless to us so don't look for it on E-Bay.

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Chyron Operator Scott Fettig controls all the graphics that you see on the screen. He sits in the control room surrounded by four keyboards.

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Imagine typing on four different computers all at once, and only using 10 fingers! Pretty amazing! He "punches" all the graphics (story boxes, title pages, logos, stock exchange numbers, etc.)

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Roger Fletcher is one of our most experienced technical directors. He has been with Channel 9 for close to 25 years.

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He controls the Grass Valley Kalypso video switcher with great ease. After all, he has worked with multitudes of people on thousands of newscasts.

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Audio Engineer Leon Jones enjoys a relatively quiet moment during the "Good Morning Tri-State" show.

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