ABC Election Coverage, November 1980, Studio TV 2 New York

Here are a dozen or so great pictures from John Schmidt of the election set. The candidates were incumbent Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Independent John Anderson. In some of these, you can see reporters Frank Reynolds, Ted Koppel, Max Robinson and Barbara Walters.

The cameras are shooting toward the back of TV 2 and the white wall behind the cameras is the door that separates TV 1 and TV 2. In one of these, the door is up. Our friend Bob Franklin at ABC wanted to see some of his old friends, and Ryan Balton mentioned his dad, Bruce was on the crane in some of these elections.

Please help identify people, places and equipment as you click through these. I know there are some rare goodies in the graphics, audio and control room shots. Enjoy and Share! -Bobby Ellerbee

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