October 2006 CBS STUDIO CENTER… WELCOME HOME!

By Judi Miller

The Studio happily welcomes back returning series, (well, technically they never left!), According to Jim and CSI:NY. Oh, and lest we forget the summer hit Big Brother, which just completed season number seven, in an all star edition! And salutations to those shows to the fold, Tell Me You Love Me, The Rich List, Twenty Good Years, Happy Hour, Twelve Miles of Bad Road, The Game, Girlfriends, Celebrity Duets, and The Frank & Angela Pilot. We trust you will enjoy your stay (hopefully an extended one) here at CBS Studio Center! To that end, please allow me to expound a few of the many amenities we offer our employees and tenants. I know you’re all very busy, so I’ll keep it short and sweet. Looking for a coffee fix? Visit the Take 5 Coffee Bar, located in the lobby of the Administration Building, where you’ll be your carb intake, the Café has one of the Race” merchandise. able to feed your caffeine habit with best salad bars around (you’ll just have to Has someone written “wash me” on Starbucks Coffee products. They also have a resist the croutons!). your car lately? Nationwide Detailing is variety of pastries, snacks, and many other Deserve a little pampering? Sure, don’t located to the basement of the Parking beverages. we all? Elaine’s Beauty Salon is conveniently Structure. For your convenience the guys Need to work off some stress, or a few located on the Main Lot, adjacent to Stage will pick up your dirty car and return a extra pounds? Join Joe’s Gym, located in 9. Stop in and see what they can do for you. clean and shiny one! the basement of Stage 19. There you will Are you in search of various sundries? Want to bolster your self esteem? Check find plenty of cardio and weight bearing The Supply Station, located by the Colfax out the Martial Arts Studio, located at the equipment, as well as free weights to keep Gate, is like a miniature Home Depot Radford Parking Structure entrance. The you busy. Trainers Rob, Tishara and Alec designed to support production and studio school is run by renowned instructor will be happy to put you through the paces operating departments. The store carries a Grandmaster Byong Yu. and assure you will get your money’s worth! complete inventory of expendables, So there you have a brief synopsis of the Are you hungry for a delicious meal at hardware supplies, lumber and many other many services available at CBS Studio a fair price? Stop by Carla’s Café, open daily like items. Center. If you would like more detailed from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A weekly menu Need souvenirs or last minute gifts? facility information, or even just to know detailing the entrée specials for each day is The Supply Station also has logo items such the “soup of the day,” feel free to call Client delivered to the production offices via inter- as tee shirts, jackets, caps, and such. Look Services. We’re here to help! office mail. And for those of you watching for cool “CSI”, “Survivor” and “Amazing October 2006

Production

Schedule CSI: NY (CBS Productions/CBS) Carla’s Café Commissary ...... 5692 Passions Car Wash ...... 5042 (NBC Universal TV/NBC) Cellular Phones ...... 5218 According to Jim (Touchstone TV/ABC) 17th Annual GLAAD Client Services ...... 5099 Tell Me You Love Me Media Award Nominations (Girl On Top, Inc/HBO) Computer Training ...... 5218 Outstanding Daily Drama The Rich List Passions Emergency Line ...... 5555 (12 Yard Holdings/Fox) Grip Dept ...... 5711 20 Good Years (Warner Bros TV/NBC) Hair Salon ...... 6157 Happy Hour Internet Access ...... 6221 (Warner Brothers/Fox) Twelve Miles of Bad Road Pilot Joe’s Gym ...... 5458 (Shakespeare Family, Inc/HBO) Lighting ...... 5349 Big Brother 7: All Stars (Our House Productions/CBS) Notary ...... 5837 The Game Pager Rental ...... 5218 (CBS TV/CW) Girlfriends Safety Hotline ...... 6078 (CBS Paramount Network TV/CW) Sign Shop ...... 5395 Celebrity Duets (Duets Productions/Fox) Special Effects ...... 5671 The Wedding Album CBS Retiree Supply Station ...... 5001 (20th Century Fox TV/Fox) Honored with Emmy Take 5 Coffee ...... 5979 Disturbia Feature Reshoots (Dreamworks Productions) Untitled Frances and Angela Pilot By Bob Sheldon (Touchstone TV/Fox) I would like to congratulate Harry D. Flagle for receiving a 2006 Primetime QUESTION Emmy Engineering Award. Harry was presented with an Engineering Plaque for What year was Outstanding Achievement in engineering CBS Studio Center built? development for his Quad-Split design, which enables the viewing of four film or ANSWER on page 8 Safety is everyone’s responsibility! video cameras on one monitor. If you have ever worked on a multi-camera show, you During an emergency such as an earthquake, fire, bomb CALENDAR most likely were watching a video monitor threat, terrorist act, hazardous materials incident or a major utilizing Harry’s creation, which was power outage, a building or stage may need to be evacuated. Evacuation sites are posted in all buildings and patented in 1962. stages. If an emergency should occur, all employees need to October Harry started working at CBS Studio know where the nearest and safest escape route is. It is Center in 1970. He pioneered Multi- the responsibility of the Executives, Department Heads or Camera Video production, 24 Frame Video Floor Wardens of your company to insure safe evacuations. Playback, and with the help of the Studio’s 10/02 Yom Kippur Camera Department, created the first Please take the time now to review your emergency exit 10/09 Columbus Day practical Color video assist system. As a strategy, identify your evacuation route and meeting area. 10/29 Daylight Savings Time Ends Being prepared saves lives! talented musician and composer, Harry also 10/31 Halloween managed to get a couple of his songs into Have a safe and wonderful experience at CBS Studio Center! TV Shows such as Barnaby Jones. Although he retired back in 2002, the long time CBS NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Studio City resident is just as busy and Marsha Gorodkin inventive as he ever was, and we look DESIGN & LAYOUT - Elizabeth Gulick forward to his new creations.

2 October 2006 Project: Cares Needs Our Help Please take time to volunteer or donate! Project: Hollywood Cares sends Care packages of DVD’s, videotapes, and CD’s donated by Hollywood and individual contributors,s as well as telephone calling cards, entertainment T-shirts and letters of support and appreciation to our military personnel stationed around the world. It is a non-profit organization located on the CBS Studio Center lot upstairs in the Supply Station. Larger packages are sent or personally delivered to wounded service members rehabilitating in military hospitals and Officers and crew of both the USS Helena (shown here) and USS Asheville were blown away appropriate care boxes, complete with with all the DVDs and tapes we provided and needless to say were very appreciative. children’s programs and gifts, are sent or Both submarines are currently deployed underwater in the Pacific. personally presented to the surviving spouse and children of fallen heroes. These just $8.40 sends a small Care Package supportive visits are an important mission of Project: Hollywood Cares. Shelves and equipment would also be welcome donations to help the organization.

You may volunteer & make credit card donations at projecthollywoodcares.org or you can interoffice checks to Project Hollywood Cares donations are tax deductible

3 October 2006

Recent CBS Staff creates and maintains driver qualification files, He also assists with software standards confirms driver participation in DOT approved development, document financial systems, Appointments & Pre-employment and Random Drug and Alcohol develop and maintain user controls and access to Testing Program, maintains driver DOT logs and financial applications, support internal PC based Promotions timecards per DOT Hours of Service Regulations, software and hardware. In his spare time Tommy creates and maintains vehicle files for DOT enjoys computers, tennis, bowling, creating web Jorge Carrillo regulated equipment which include BIT pages and his Subaru WRX. Manager Office Services inspections, insurance certification, maintenance Jorge’s career at the Studio records and rental contracts. When not at work or began in 1995 when he school Jason takes his girlfriend out on expensive George Demirchyan was hired to work in the dates, plays poker and computer games, and Accounts Payable mailroom. S h o r t l y enjoys watching TV shows including 24, CSI and Supervisor thereafter he began CSI: NY. George brings to us over assisting in the parking four years of accounting, services area. Before long accounts payable, payroll, Jorge was promoted to supervisor of parking & Kathy Lynch accounting and human access. His duties were later expanded and his Manager resources experience. He title became Parking, Access & Security Supervisor. General Accounting graduated in 2003 from As Manager of Office Services Jorge will report to Prior to joining Studio Woodbury University, earning a BS degree in Judi Miller, and will be responsible for the daily Center in March, Kathy Business Management with an emphasis in operation of the mailroom, janitorial services, w o r k e d f o r P u b l i c Accounting and Finance. Before joining CBS and office services. In his spare time Jorge likes Communications Services Studio Center in May, George worked as an playing baseball and watching sports. as an accounting manager Accounts Payable/Payroll Supervisor at Rapid where she managed Link, Inc. In his new position, George will be general accounting, accounts payable and responsible for processing Accounts Payable Sergio Santos accounts receivable functions. She has a broad invoices, auditing A/P vouchers, and training and Information Systems Analyst experience in this capacity having worked for supervising A/P clerks to name a few. He has Sergio’s career with CBS Fina Oil & Chemical Company and Image been happily married to his wife Marine for Studio Center began in Entertainment. In her new job, Kathy oversees all nearly two years. George enjoys spending time August of 2004 as an IT general accounting functions of the Studio to with family, friends and keeping up with technician. Last May he ensure timely and accurate monthly financial Armenian traditional events. He also likes skiing, graduated from Cal State reporting. She is a CPA and a graduate of Texas swimming and playing Texas Hold’em with Long Beach with a BS Tech University with a BBA degree in friends as well as practicing Judo. degree in Computer Accounting. When she’s not balancing the Science. Sergio’s new responsibilities include books, Kathy belongs to an ice hockey league client support, internet activation and and plays once a week. She also enjoys skiing, Special Congratulations! configuration, and various departmental shopping and crafts such as sewing. projects. During his free time Sergio enjoys biking and watching Kung Fu flicks! Tommy Quan Marian Cardarelli Financial Systems Analyst Grip Dept. Jason Hilmer Tommy graduated from 20 years of service DOT Compliance the University of at CBS Coordinator in Riverside in 2004 with a Jason, our newest BS degree in Information addition, comes to us Systems. Prior to joining from Albertson’s where CBS in March, Tommy he managed the liquor worked at Personable Inc. department and was as a systems engineer where he was writing Seta Kasparian responsible for customer technical documentation, testing applications, Accounting Dept. service, ordering and stocking. He is currently and maintaining computer hardware and 30 years of service attending College of the Canyons and working software. In his new job Tommy is responsible for at CBS towards an AA degree in Graphic and the design of applications and systems, and Multimedia Design. In his new position, Jason maintenance and design of the MSSQL Server.

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Congratulations! A Hero Among Us! CBS Studio Center’s IT Coordinator, Marisa Johnson, Gerard Oropeza, writes about her amazing journey in the quest to help humanity! Financial Planning On your engagement to Emma Lakatosh

David Limon Safety and Environmental On the birth of your daughter Leia Isabella 2-23-2006

Mike Skinner on your son, Taylor’s, success in both the Ventura County Academic Decathlon and in the California State Academic Decathlon.

By Marisa Johnson The majority of our team did not have a lot of construction experience. This summer I went to Szarvas, We were able to work side by side with Hungary to participate in a habitat for the Hungarian families despite the humanity project. language barrier. The Hungarians were able The housing project was located about to share many of their construction ideas 150 miles south of Budapest toward the with us. This helped to make the project Romanian border. Our goal was to help easier for many of us. The families were build four houses for selected Hungarian extremely hard working and very hospitable families. the entire time we were there. My Habitat team consisted of twelve I got involved in this opportunity people from all over the United Sates. through Habitat for Humanity’s Global Each day our construction supervisor Village Program. It’s so amazing to me that would explain to us what our team needed complete strangers can come together for to accomplish. one cause and move forward toward a With our team on site we were able to better humanity. This was an extremely shovel five truck loads of dirt and fill in a rewarding experience for me that I plan to brick foundation. We then mixed and do again. The Global Village trips are poured concrete onto the foundation and international and operate on every made a large concrete slab. Next we continent throughout the entire world. If purchased wood from Romania, treated it anyone is interested in participating in this and started framing the doors and windows. program go to http://www.habitat.org/gv.

5 October 2006 STUDIO EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN

David Limon, Director of STAGE EVACUATION: gates and the buildings and restrict entry to If the evacuation of a stage is ordered such. Environmental, Health & Safety during an audience attended filming, the fire Re-entr y to the building will be In compliance with OSHA standards all watch officer will be in charge of the orderly permitted only when the emergency situation employers are required to have an emergency evacuation of the stage. If a production is under control and all structures are action plan which includes an evacuation plan company is filming without an audience, the deemed safe. in the event of an emergency. production staff will supervise the evacuation. If you have any questions, please call the During an emergency such as an The stages will be checked by Security CBS Department of Environmental, Health & earthquake, fire, bomb threat, terrorist act, personnel and members of the Emergency Safety at 818-655-6078 or ext. 6078 on the hazardous materials incident or a major Response Team will assist as needed. Studio Center lot. power outage, a building or stage may need to An announcement shall be made in the be evacuated. Evacuation sites are posted in main area of the event at the beginning of all buildings and stages. If an emergency each public assemblage. It shall include the should occur, all employees need to know locations and number of the exits. For those where the nearest and safest escape route is. assemblages extending over two hours in FREE DELIVERY to It is the responsibility of the executives, length and not having a definite ending time, CBS STUDIO CENTER department heads or floor wardens of your the announcement shall be made at the through November 30, 2007 company to insure safe evacuations. beginning and at least ever y two hours Say you are from CBS Studio! OSHA standards require one (1) person thereafter. SIGNATURE for every twenty (20) employees to act in this The exit locations must be visible to the ARRANGEMENTS capacity. The designated or volunteer floor occupants as the announcement is being warden is responsible for the safe evacuation made. This may be accomplished by to the sites and conducting head counts to highlighting the exits using spotlights, assure all cast, crew and other employees are flashlights, security officers or event accounted for. They should also be aware of personnel to point out the exits, lowering the any employees who may need extra assistance. houselights to highlight the exit signs, or a WEDDINGS The floor warden must be trained in the large visual screen showing all exits or by complete workplace layout and the various using other appropriate measures. escape routes from the workplace. CBS Studio Evacuated individuals should gather in Center has developed an Emergency the nearest open area and await further Preparedness Plan to provide the protection instruction. Each SPECIAL of employees and tenants that includes an occupying a stage should arrange a EVENTS and more... Evacuation Plan. If requested, CBS Studio predetermined “safe” evacuation meeting Center will share this plan and assist you in area based upon the location of their stages. Call SUZANNE at the required training. Maps displayed inside the stages indicate 818 500.7599 The Studio has established an Emergency where these “safe” zones are located. www.ivysflowerstation.com Response Team (ERT) that will assume Production staff shall conduct a head primar y responsibility for implementing count in order to assure all audience, cast and communication, rescue, damage assessment crew members have vacated the stage. and business restoration and recovery. The ERT will communicate with the floor wardens BUILDING EVACUATION: to assess the situation and what action will be The Security Department, directors, necessary. department heads and/or designated floor The Studio will be setting up in the near wardens will super vise the evacuation of employees and tenants future some evacuation exercises. A notice buildings. Elevators are not to be used during will be sent out and all tenants will be asked an emergency evacuation of a building. A map enjoy 30% off your check to voluntarily participate. indicating lot evacuation sites is included with everyday 11:30 am - 4:00 pm this plan along with maps installed in STUDIO EVACUATION PROCEDURES buildings throughout this facility. (please present badge for discount) During an emergency such as fire, flood, Department heads, directors and/or hazardous material incident or a major power floor wardens should take responsibility for 12161 outage, a building or stage may need to be conducting departmental head counts and Studio City, California 91604 evacuated. Evacuations will occur under the assuring all their employees have vacated the 818-985-1744 direct supervision of the Security Department building. (does not include Loco Lunch, Alcoholic Beverages, and/or the Fire Department. Security personnel will control perimeter Take-Out or any other offer)

6 October 2006

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