Local Bias Going On Short Hiatus

Fans of "Local Bias" do not despair! Though no new episodes of "Local Bias" are set to be recorded until after the new year, the show will continue to air throughout the holiday season. We'll air some of host, and executive producer, Drew Hutchison's favorite episodes while he and producer Jimmie Bailey take some well deserved time off to be with their families. If you missed them the first time, in the coming weeks you'll have another chance to hear the views of John Ward (discussing nuclear and sustainable energy), Dan McKenna the president of Principle Profits Asset Management, Inc. (on responsible investing), and author Eve Brown-Waite ("First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria"). Enjoy!

I Know You've all Been Waiting for Today's Post with Bated Breath

We were pretty busy in here so this is not the control room "before and after pictures with the amazing reveal" post I had planned. That will be up soon, never fear. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these pics from the "Local Bias" shoot this morning. Richard Roy took the switcher and new monitors for a spin while Jimmie Bailey operated the new cameras. They gave us good feedback that helped Scott to make some changes this afternoon. We'll be open to more comments from the rest of you as you begin to use the new equipment.

All the Equipment is in...

now we just have to clean up! :)

The "Local Bias" crew will be the first to be trained on, and use, the new equipment. Independent producers Jimmie Bailey and Elijah Rottenberg, however, got a sneak peak at, and some information about, the cameras when they stopped by our studio late yesterday afternoon.
More photos will be posted tomorrow after "Local Bias" finishes.

Day 2 of the Upgrade

By the end of the day yesterday we had three new cameras installed in the studio and large program and preview monitors mounted in the control room.








Special thanks go to producer Jimmie Bailey who assisted Scott during the late afternoon and early evening. Scott said that, without the benefit of Jimmie's expertise, installing the monitors would have been very difficult.
This morning, Jal & Scott put together our new control desk and began placing equipment on it.
















Several volunteers, including "Local Bias" & "Homegrown" director Richard Roy, stopped by to check out our progress. Their comments echoed the ones some of you have left on prior posts; sentiments of being impressed and grateful. We appreciate all the compliments and good wishes. Keep 'em coming!

Big Thank You to Brent Eaton!

Don Wheeler started a trend! Brent Eaton, producer of "Encore Body Art", "Windchanger", "Silly Wizard", and "Dark Horse", has donated a digital camera to us. Until now we've been using people's personal cameras (thanks to Jimmie Bailey of "Homegrown" & "Local Bias" and to staff member Owen Weaver, among others) to take photos of what happens around here. Now we will have one in the office to use whenever we want to make our web presence even spiffier than it is now. Thanks Brent!

New Year, New Event

Jimmie (Bailey, of "Local Bias", "Last Stop Bingville", "Homegrown", etc.) suggested that it would be nice if all of our independent producers got together to network, share ideas, and just hang out. How about a potluck sometime soon? You can use the comments on this blog post to suggest locations, dates, and times, and to work out the details. Let us know what you think and let's have a good time!