CNN Promises to Delete GOP F-Words
By Bill McConnell -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/9/2004 6:05:00 PM
Despite Cable News Network’s balloon fiasco at the Democratic National Convention, the cable network is hoping GOP officials will let it patch in to party convention producers in New York three weeks from now.
A similar hook-up caught Democratic producer Don Mischer’s f-word punctuated outburst when balloons failed to drop at the close of presidential nominee John Kerry’s acceptance speech.
CNN VP for news and production David Bohrman doubts Republicans will allow live access, but is still holding out hope for access to the feed if CNN promises to delay re-airing to make sure no obscenities slip by.
"We’re committed to giving viewers a feel of what it’s like to actually be at the convention and what it’s like to put on the show," he said.
Bohrman also said he’s happy CNN’s set will again be nestled among the delegates rather than in a skybox booth when Republicans convene at Madison Square Garden.
CNN’s floor set in Boston did have drawbacks, including a cumbersome microphone system needed for anchors to be heard over the roar of the convention floor.
Despite frazzled nerves generated as CNN crews rushed to hook up guests before airtime, Bohrman wants more of the wireless mikes. CNN International also should be outfitted with a few, he says. In Boston, CNN International’s reporters in their booth were drowned out a few times by the hoopla below.
Bohrman, who produced CNN’s coverage from a control room, in Atlanta says he also wants to increase the number of communications lines to camera men from four to six.
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