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October 2003 off camera Website: www.emmysf.tv nine selected for silver circle new technologies focus of Oct. event By Cynthia Zeiden People in the television and film industries are expert artists and can communicate any message via electronic media, but with new media technologies quickly developing and JOEL BARTLETT AL BULLOCK LOIS HART DAVID HOSLEY CHERYL JENNINGS market adoption growing, they need to get up to speed on which companies are devel- oping which technologies. The Television Academy’s board of directors for Northern California voted to start the chapter’s New Media Committee with three JOHN ODELL TOM VACAR DAVE WALKER JAN YANEHIRO seminars on various topics. Nine new members will be inducted into the JOEL BARTLETT: Joel was the Television Academy’s Silver Circle this weathercaster at KPIX-TV for 13 years in the The premiere event, a broadband and “video month. The Silver Circle honors those who 1970s and 1980s before joining ABC-7. He on demand” panel, will be held on Wednes- have made a significant contribution to North- has more than 30 years experience as a day, Oct. 15, at the Sony Metreon Action ern California television over a period of meteorologist and won a 2002 Emmy award Theatre in San Francisco. twenty-five years or more. The industry vet- for weather casting. Networking and food service begins at 7 erans will be feted at a celebratory luncheon AL BULLOCK: Al’s career as a photojour- p.m. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. The on Saturday, October 25th, at the Radisson nalist began in the Navy, where he survived panel includes representatives from the top Miyako Hotel in San Francisco. the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1960 he was companies in the broadband and video on The Silver Circle class of 2003 includes six hired as a stringer by KGO-TV, and stayed demand industries. Learn where the tech- from the Bay and three from outlying areas. with the ABC O&O until his retirement in nologies and markets are and where they In alphabetical order, this year’s honorees 1993. Al covered the student protests of the will be in the next few years. See demon- are: continued on page 2 continued on page 3 By Adam Housley recalling the debate I have the whole story planned for release. a table at Sacramento State University, in From the outset, as if you missed it, the one- The play-by-play of the whole eight-week front of millions watching on television. Sat- liners ricocheted from one candidate to an- campaign, unlike any other political scene urday Night Live couldn’t have performed a other like a hummer through a dense forest. in history, planned out once the election is better skit. Even McClintock filled the laugh track, al- over. There was the actor/frontrunner, the dedi- though it was Arnold and Arianna who be- In the meantime, there is one moment, actu- cated Republican state senator, a commit- came the main event. Nobody seemed to ally a few hours that can be considered the ted Green Party leader, the defiant indepen- care how anyone said “California,” as long peak of the campaign. The most anticipated dent female and the Democratic lieutenant as it included a comeback that would make event… the five replacements. Sitting around governor. Joan Rivers cringe. continued on page 4 Off Camera, October 2003, page 1 silver circle induction 10/25 career day 11/1 continued from page 1 reporter at Oakland’s KTVU . Tom is the 1960s, the kidnapping of Patty Hearst in founder of the Great American Toy Test and 1974, the mass suicides in Jonestown in proudly states that he hasn’t missed a day 1978 and the1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. of work since 1980. LOIS HART: Lois’ TV career began in the DAVID WALKER: David started in broad- 1970’s at KOVR and KCRA in Sacramento. casting at WESH in Orlando, Florida. He She and her husband, David Walker (see joined KOVR in Sacramento in the 1970s. below), co-anchored the first CNN broadcast He and his wife, Lois Hart (see above), an- in 1980. Lois worked at both CNN and CNBC chored the first CNN broadcast in 1980. He before returning to KCRA in 1990. worked at CNN for eight years and later at CNBC, before being hired at KCRA-TV in DAVID HOSLEY: David began broadcast- Sacramento. ing at age 14, when he announced sports Panelists have been chosen for the NATPE on KPRL-AM in Paso Robles. While a JAN YANEHIRO: Jan hosted the very first Career Day. LEW KLEIN (pictured above) Stanford student, he worked at KCBS radio edition of KPIX-TV’s “Evening Magazine” in will moderate the panel which will include: in San Francisco. After college David was a 1976 and remained with the show until the MARCELA MEDINA, KDTV general man- writer at KGO-TV, an entertainment reporter demise of its first incarnation in 1990. Since ager; TOM SPITZ, KPIX program manager; at WUFT-TV in Florida and news director at then, she has produced and hosted a large JONATHAN RUIZ, KSTS news director; WRUF-AM/FM. He returned to California in number of specials and documentaries. PAM-RORKE LEVY, KQED producer; 1986 to work at KPIX-TV. He became sta- KRON anchor/reporter LYNN FRIEDMAN, ABC-7 editor; and TONY tion manager at KQED-FM in 1987 and gen- YSABEL DURON (Sil- HODRICK, KTVU photographer. eral manager in 1990. Two years later, he ver Circle Class of 1997) was hired as manager of KCSM-TV in San The event will be held on Saturday, Novem- will be the mistress of Mateo. He is currently general manager at ber 1st, at the KPIX-TV studios, 855 Bat- ceremonies. Sacramento PBS station KVIE. tery St., San Francisco from 8:30 a.m. until All members of the Academy, family and 1:30 p.m. CHERYL JENNINGS: Cheryl has been a friends of the inductees are invited to attend reporter/anchor at ABC-7 in San Francisco The seminar is designed to provide tips and the luncheon. since 1979. She started her career in radio information for people seeking entry-level in 1974 and worked at KPIX-TV before join- The no-host reception starts at 11 am with jobs in the television industry. All broadcast- ing the ABC O&O. She also has spent count- the lunch and induction ceremony following ing and journalism students are welcome to less hours working on programs for children at noon. attend. and for community organizations. Thank You Tickets are $50 for members and $55 for TURNBULL WINE CELLARS JOHN ODELL: John’s broadcasting career non-members until Oct. 15th. The ticket price began in 1973, as an engineer and staff an- then be $55 members and $60 non-mem- for providing wine for our nouncer at KPBS-TV in San Diego. In 1976 bers. Advance ticketing is required. You will Silver Circle Luncheon he was hired as a graveyard 2” tape opera- have the choice of a chicken, salmon or veg- tor at KPIX-TV in San Francisco. He later etarian entrée. worked as an editor on the newly launched “Evening Magazine” show and for “Eyewit- Call the Academy Office for reservations 650- ness News.” In 1982, he moved to KGO-TV, 341-7786 or e-mail: [email protected] where he worked as an editor, with stints as a writer, producer, and reporter. John, a former NATAS chapter president, is currently www.turnbullwines.com tenured faculty in the broadcasting depart- ment at City College of San Francisco. TOM VACAR: Tom’s career started in 1977 at WJW-TV in Cleveland. In 1979, he came to Northern California, working at KGO, JOB BANK KCBS radio, and KTTV in Los Angeles be- www.emmysf.tv fore landing his current job as a consumer Off Camera, October 2003, page 2 new media forum new date for war & gma visits reno continued from page 1 strations of various systems and their capa- bilities. Find out how you, as a media pro- peace forum 11/12 ducer or technician, can use these technolo- The War and Peace gies to deliver your content. forum scheduled for mid-September will The moderator is KEVIN HAUSE, vice presi- now take place in dent of Americas for Screen Digest. The mid-November. panelists are ANDY SHELDON, the product manager for applications and services for The program, exam- Microsoft’s television division; JOSH ining the media’s NEWMAN, the director of marketing and coverage of the Iraq KOLO News Channel 8 drew thousands to strategic relations for RealNetworks; and war and the anti-war the downtown Reno arch in the wee hours of the morning in August for an appearance YANGBIN WANG, protests in the Bay Area, will now be held at of TONY PERKINS of Good Morning the chief executive of- 7 pm on Wednesday, November 12th, at America. ficer of Niche.TV Cor- the ABC-7 studios, 900 Front St., San Fran- cisco. reserve your spot by sending e-mail poration. The pre-dawn event highlighted this year’s to [email protected] or call 650-341-7786. Hot August Nights Celebration. KOLO ex- Admission to this ecutive producer KIRK STOCK provided event is free for all ABC-7 anchor DAN ASHLEY will moderate. cameras and a crew that worked closely with NATAS members Print and broadcast journalists who covered GMA’s field producers providing New York and invited members the war and the protests will be on the panel. with cut-ins capturing the excitement of what of other media orga- The original date conflicted with coverage of has become the biggest “Show & Shine” in nizations.