Sightseeing #2…’Today’ Show, Set Tours And Ikegami HK322s
On October 22, 2014
- TV History
Sightseeing #2…’Today’ Show, Set Tours And Ikegami HK322s
It’s not often that we get to see the Ikegami cameras at NBC, or a complete new set change on a major show, but in this video we get both. We start with the Friday, September 7, 1990 sign off from Studio 8H and the old set. During the SNL summer break, ‘Today’ moved there so that Studio 3B could be updated and the new set built. The second part is the intro of the new set in 3B with a few nice shots of the Ikis there.
I don’t think NBC stayed with the Ikegamis very long…maybe four years? Anyone know? I think they may have left the RCA TK47s around 1989 and by ’93 or ’94 had switched to Sony. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
NBC’s move to Sony cameras was part of a larger deal with Sony that included video switching and other equipment. Today, all the cameras and video switchers in 30 Rock are from Sony.