WGSF Television

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WGSF Studio 1967
01/11/09 21:56

Unconventional Camera Dolly.
There were no dollies or tripods at WGSF to support the RCA TK-30 cameras when WGSF first received them from WJW-TV.
An impromptu mount was constructed, and it worked! I took a wide board, cut a hole to fit the pan/tilt head, and mounted it to the cart as seen in the photo.
This is the 'infamous' Blue Cart: It served many different functions over the years, at times even as a "mini-mote" production utility.
I think that the blue cart was built by the Industrial Arts (Shop)
department. The Newark High School shop department again came to our aid, building two tripod/dolly units that also be adjusted up and down. Mr. Defenbaugh and perhaps some others were responsible.
Bill Clifford operating the camera; Scott Elliott, seated; John Hall with WGSF sign.
Scott Elliott worked for many years at WCET Cincinnati, the station that loaned us the Dumont TV Cameras in 1966; he died of cancer a few years ago.
John and Bill are members of the WGSF Group here on-line.

I thought it to be a good opener picture.
The Blue Cart was used for all sorts of duties, first at the station, and then at the TV Center at Newark High School. It was still there when I retired in 1995, but they have dumped a lot of stuff since then, so I don't know if it is still around or not.

A later view of the studio, with a camera on one of the tripod/dollies:

Leland Hubbell