Snafus

Well, I'm just back from our coverage of the State Fair's Twilight Parade. "Coverage?" you say, "I didn't see any coverage." And you would be right. There were some major technical problems that kept us from getting the show up and running live. The crew had some issues with Comcast tech support that had them on the phone, trying to figure out how to get the feed to go live. We had a few glitches, too, with the wireless headsets that made real-time communication among the three cameras and the three personalities incredibly difficult. The joys of live television.

So, no, technically we didn't go live tonight. We made a good attempt, but we just couldn't get it to work. I know Brian and the Access crew felt really bad about the whole thing. I think they did all they could do. It just didn't work.

The good news. The silver lining. The whole show (apparently) taped successfully. What that means is that you will be able to tune in next week and watch the entire parade from the comfort of your home. It will replay every afternoon, Monday through Friday, at 2:00 PM. The total length of the show is just under three hours, but it did turn out well. Or at least as well as a bunch of people volunteering their time and energy and skill can do.

Micah and I did call every minute of the parade. Mario Ingoglia did interview people on the street. Lindsey Faulkner filled in nicely when I had to step out and use the restroom. She helped Micah take the show home.

All I can say is we tried. I can't wait to see the taped show. When I got home we scanned through the recording on our DVR and found that the last hour or so had video, but no audio. This was the first time on live television, and we'll get it right in the future.

Sorry to anyone who wanted to watch and couldn't find us. We were sure trying hard.