Don’t Look Now, But…
On November 20, 2014
- TV History
This was a January 1956 storm that hit the California coast with huge waves. The surfers may have loved it, but KTLA lost a camera covering the event…don’t know if it was this one or another, but this cameraman is about to get a big surprise. Thanks to David Zoning fro the pix. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
IO drown….or is that big hose to give it water
“Looks like you got a few water spots on your lens. Clean your lens.”
Thanks should actually go to Kenneth McIntyre who originally posted it to his Photos Of Los Angeles page with the accompanying caption from the original photo:
Violent winds, high waves and the highest tide of the season combined to give the Southern California coastline from Santa Barbara to San Diego its worst battering of the year on January 16, 1953. A towering wave is seen blasting a Redondo Beach building, in front of a KTLA television camera. Another KTLA camera, valued at $13,000, was damaged.
“Oh shit!”
#1 Here’s a series of off screen photos of KTLA reporter Bill Stout interviewing a resident in the South Bay area of L.A. during extremely high waves pounding the coast in 1963
#2 This huge wave comes in and almost drowns the pair.
#3 A drenched Bill Stout not to happy w/being up close and personal.
Go wide!
Those RCA IOs didn’t take well to being drenched…
I’m sure the water cooled off the tubes LOL 🙂
Little chance of the TK30 overheating.
“This raincoat should keep me plenty dry and warm.”
Cue the wave!
The one thing Bill hated about sporting events was when they did the wave near him.
“Camera 2, just in case make sure you have on rubber soled shoes.”
“Let’s see if a TK-30 is water proof.”
“Camera 1… Push in… Push in!!! Tighter…. Tighter!!! Camera 1???”
“Hold that shot!”
“I’m John Cameron Swayze, and my Timex is STILL ticking.”
Just stay out there a little while longer… the heavy stuffs not supposed to come down for at least another hour…
I wonder if this will void the RCA warranty?
Ok rookie. It’s your first day here. Let me give you a piece of advice. What ever you do, don’t get the camera wet!!!
“Well, that’s a few grand washed away!” 😀