ABC, 1980 Election Coverage
Seems a lot of the Ikegami HK 312s have ladies operating them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smHM4Inl62I&list=PL4023E734DA416012
Channel 7 Eyewitness News (WABC-TV) Political Correspondent Roger Sharp takes viewers behind the scenes of ABC’s 1980 Election Night coverage.
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