In Case You Always Wondered…

On August 14, 2014 - TV History

In Case You Always Wondered…

If you are like me, you always wonder what we don’t see when shots of famous sets are on camera. Well, here’s what we never saw when and ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor or correspondent reported from the west coast. On the far wall is the NBC News Los Angeles, backdrop for those shots.

This was part of the network news operation in Burbank. KNBC’s local news originated from a Studio 10, but as you can see, in the foreground there is an update/breaking news desk in this area as well. I hope someone can tell us what the bright spot is on the right wall and what the other large cityscape backdrop was used for.

At this link is KNBC’s goodby to Burbank, Enjoy and share!
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/as-seen-on/NBC4-Says-Goodbye-to-Burbank_Los-Angeles-243069621.html

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6 Comments

  1. Rob Kates August 14, 2014

    Good post and I love the link to the video about NBC Burbank. So much history in that building.

  2. Dennis Degan August 14, 2014

    Bobby, if you’re talking about the bright light coming from the background, those are windows. Also, this was not KNBC; that was in a different building nearby. Adjacent to this newsroom was a control room designated ‘Studio 8’. Studio 8 had no actual studio associated with it; it was a control room for NBC News productions. Here’s an out-of-focus shot of Studio 8:
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/3291438493/
    Though the sign says ‘NBC News Los Angeles’, we all know that this was NBC in Burbank!
    Here’s another view of this newsroom, somewhat streaked up by a bad camera:
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/3292254536/

  3. Randy West August 14, 2014

    Correct, this is – uh, was – in a different building from the other studios.

  4. Rob Paine August 14, 2014

    This is Net news which was upstairs on the top floor of the tech tv building, KNBC was in the neighboring building facing Alameda. At least that was the set up in the early 90s. I remember being able to see blue sky in the stairwell of this building after the Northridge quake

  5. Scott Fybush August 14, 2014

    The bright spot….was a window. 🙂

  6. Bryan Durr August 14, 2014

    The other city scape was for a second person at the desk and another camera angle shooting in that direction. It was there to keep a somewhat seamless look with the backgrounds.