KUTV cursed?

[lagoonerdude]

It seems that someone has it out for KUTV 2, I've never seen them do a newscast with out something going wrong or one of the anchors screwing up. Most of the time it's technical stuff or maybe that's just stupidity from the board operator. Sometimes it seems to be lack of communication between anchors and board ops. I like the anchors on kutv so I prefer their news over anyone else, but it would be nice to see just one newscast run smoothly.

[tvdude]

Cursed? I wish! Just kiddin'...
There are a thousand different things that can go wrong in a newscast. The problems generally start at the top with Executive Producers, Producers, Associate Producers who are changing things in a rapid-fire sequence so that information isn't filtered down to the guys (or gals) who hit the buttons...so a director is set to do one thing...but the producer hasn't told the director of a change...trainwreck...and usually a domino effect is in play and the next couple of transitions will be affected. There are those moments when you have a Director who isn't paying attention and lets the train out of his control, which filters to the Technical Director, and they are the last line of defense for a newscast. Sometimes it's controlled chaos. Which makes it fun for us control freaks...KUTV Cursed? In a matter of speaking (from experience) Yes. They are only as good as the people they hire to drive the train. Their management is to blame (starts at the top) The crew is trying their best, but the best aren't sticking around too long and mistakes are showing up on-air...blame whom you will...crew, director, producer, but it's the managers of these people (sometimes unqualified) who put them in their positions...TV is a gas!

[Agent86]

And it isn't just one station. All 4 news stations mess up all the time. Plus, have you ever seen the smaller ones where you have only 1 person running the board? They fall asleep or get distracted... you're screwed.