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especially for a station executive. Shinnick Mated,
"Fvc always said T*m pan psychiatrist and pin
priest....people in : elevision industry are very
sensitive folks. It uke» a certain ability to be able to
get them 10 do the job. It takes some finesse." Shini
* *k explained.
Sometimes, he admits, a silent office can be a sign
of succcu. "As a manager, you almost have to
' measure your success by the lack of problems y> nothing more fun than
(o have a big Mory u here everyone is pulling together
for a change; we*re all working together to get it on
the air at the same time....(Jut's, what nukes this job
worthwhile."
Shinnick has werked in stations on both coasts as
everything 1mm reporter to anchorman. He Ihirks ni
KGO z\ or. or the best places t,c\ worked
"ThK ts a very gtxnl station." he s^id. "\VL* have
ability because it's so large, and \>c do make a lot of
money for this company."
Despite all of the ups and downs of station work,
television can rv rewarding. "It's exciting." Shinnick
c*cl.jimed. "nut sometimes >ou sit hack and
jay, 'Gosli, ' could be selling shoes." Bui. I really enjoy
it,"
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Auociated Press and United Press Imcriufonjl 1'cnmsul.i
B\ I Mt
These rditors detenu in; uhich stones .ire tmi%
portar.1 and edit those which need edit in/
Around •! a.n;.. ihc assistant new s editor pl.iv <
"If you can complete a
|| newspaper with all the time
^.pressure and talent
||Jpressure, you . >n do
J0 anything. "
i*\ Unric* in Ihc ncus ot "A" \ctln"i.
At 5 a.m.. Ihc copy cthtorx rcrcail l!ic .tt.dcv .nJ
r uieck (or an*- L-nun.' The cily c«hcor ^lio IICMU ilic
r-'Ciry desv whet-; all local newv i% (uiiJlcJ ct)rn•J^ in
;-/ *Sh • few repncr\ »hn check Ihc regular "hcat\."
liiCIhe Fire and Police IXrrunnlcnK and Cily Hall
IV'mnsula edition'. ,«rc (CJIJ\ .
U) Z.Aft i» MI . the tour-Mar or lin.il edition is
completed
Trie pr»icciiurc\ between the CL.....»..> arc f.cticralls
the S;IPIC all lollii^ ihtr couisc MaMiti): uith rc[>nrtris
lo editors 10 IIK* coiiipi^mj: room m ttic cn^r.ivmj;
rintm ti» the [i;css in the nuii ri».ini am) tinallv i*i the
tnii.li*' uhu'h tlistntnitL* ihc net^pjper u* diltercnt
distnrts
Apparently, there is no enil in ihis csclt* i'-t nc»*pri»fssin>:.
and people play tlwr most csvc:.,,..! role n,
itukm^ the cycle p-»\sihle.
Although iht-- use of computers !us •'• -.plitlai t! :
prutevs uf | rudut'iiv J ncusp,ipvr to an average
nunuiiuniol 45 inn. • ••. i: is the reporters and CtlidTs
UIKI must :irst rjpMlv nmc up the s;ouc%.
l-oi example, uhen Ma\tir CK-urfe Mow rectify overstrewn with vycx*. file*, dirty ishtray*. and
i made in the onc»tar edition ' decide cups ofcolfce; think of reporter J punching >was a! a
'KKTI stories need updating.
S".By II JO a.i:. . the two-star Eav Bay and home
•SediJioni arc dor';. .
By 12:30 p.m.. Ihe tv,o->tar Ei» Ba>. hnnK. and
computer and anwxring phone*; and think of all the
thousand* of people somehow involved with the cycle
— maybe the newspaper will *ccm w .tih more than
the 25 cents it coal*.
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7h.- Omrll. Mai 10. /WfJ.
=___PROFiLES
KALW: the Sret FM
public radio station
By IITOC bhttura cd b* votinteen.
Can you name the oldcsl FM. KAl.W plan* iu weekly programs
non-tommcrcial radio staiion in the and runs them for three monihi.
United Stales?
KALW has many news ind feature
Ifyougucrai KALW 91.7 KM.. programs as sscll as educjhnual and
UK.i >ou guested right.
community interest programs.
KALW began-broadcasting in KALW offer*) , • muuc, dncurr.cn-
I'M | and is mm 44 yean, old uncs, awartm, . presentations, m-
KALW i\ licensed by the San Frantional and feature nests, drama, ini
cisco Unified School Disirict comedy programs in addition li
iS.F.U.S.D.t and ptosiJct the pci>- many other spccuU.
j>Ic of the Uav Area ssith ci'uca. KALW changes it; programming
•i.irul. cultural, and informational schedule quarterly and sends its
programming without commercials. subscribers a program gvvic so that
At the 1939 World's Fau on they will know s»hich prograirs *n
freasurc Island. Ed»in Armstrong. scheduled at a specific time.
inventor of frequency rtxxJuljiion Gerund manager Tejada-^lorcs
(F.M.I radio, sold his entire eihibit noted that KALW might be offering
to the S.F.U.S D. for a dollar. TT* classes in radio broadening in the
whoul district had planned to use future to encourage sudenu tn go
the equipment for educational [ar- inln radio.
; Tsrv This marked the bcginniit,; of "There arm'! any TV classes of-
KALW B> I9J Mhe SFUSD h«l fered in tlx San ^t?ticisco Khoi>l
received a broadcasting license fo. disfict and it would br good for
KALW. j- ihc Bay Area's first FM Mudcnts to learn •brut." ctun-
station.
menteti Tejada-r«ires.
KALW taeivo tunds frum fi*ir The .'escnt uudio at John O'Con-
KAl.W. fhc ScK-4 lUsti m\ r.
diltcrcm «,iv.-, ii,.- s 1 f s I>
proshL* ihc • •.ilion vmh niir.::iiutii
fuuna.il vup(»'!- i.t uicci hj\w
>)^-(jti. IKCIN v..n j* subnet
t-r.t
Ti< r-J> t.'r its piVJ:!I. ihe %
cvci»cs jrrjR!\ Jn'tn ihc C'o
..t I«*i U,r ...II I..IK- cinpJm^rs. ,
t'l-.iji!. j\t ,ii !v-.i\j i\ h-'urv Jj !..
•.•lic'ir-ic (or ltif%c nr'ant*
KAl.tt »Jsa»tal|(.tfis?(uHtinw
tfii-p!o>ecs jm! li w 4titWHjtKC.i^crjMi*.
m .ij.lit.on ii>
dwr v,.|»nlc js am tu twelve
nihlnifht »
Si^Mrthcrs t.i KAlAS .I.MUIC
tsmncs m the \t4lmn in ihc lorm 4i(
••C4fl> nwtr.fvivhitf !crv KAl.W
i.elJ r.\ iir*t futttltjivcr Juiirtj; the
wcti. ol A:'fil 22. tMMnf S3.1.K«J
p
pi*--f.lt 1 "h.t ([x--,»jr urij'n pro
punts JIUI hci^ to 1'irufKc !,< \ta
Imn "l.'rvlcruntin, i\4 ^uhllc (unit
f( jdtcniscnKM. n.>trJ KALW
general nuiuftcf Hwi. Tcivlj-
I tores
KALW i» a inctnt«*r cf N*1IITUI
l^blie Radio (NCR) and ihe
AswKMiion of Calidnnia Cublic
HJJK> Sut>«ns SI*K bnwkastt
user a ut;lli(c and thes varioos sta-
'MWJS acriMs the rutK>n receive Us
pnifram* s.-r a satcllitr tliih.
KA*-W *-i (he lirs r*dx> in use a
vatclDc tilth In transmit radio
signjh NPK rtnudcAtti proj:ramv
from mJcpctaJcnt prulucers and
pruiuccs » iew pn>cranu iLself in tU
Waihinptoo. DC. cuun>s Sescmy
perceru of K/\LWs pfO]tr*n» *rv
taiert tlitcvtly from pn>]crvnv bnxvlcatf
fnim NPR. The remaimnj 30
pei^cni of iu pn>gnrru arc prwluc-
station, tl .7 en ihr KM ilbl.
clt S*.(n»il »I
«uris uvt\] iit; pm-
. v»hcrc
j
niatltust. jtv.1
In pKt, up the
"Our train objective
is not to
Set a large audience,
but to
provide our
listeners with
quality programs.
*'
h..\»d rtt signals frmn the wtcllitc
iJ.%h, * tilth f> !m.4irJ in the lu^L
pjtkin^ UY, jt O'CtmncH
11.4. CUfkc. an jr.ru-.».« at
KALW. ha» ^...Icd I.I run; dif.
fcrcnt llcIJs txi.nc cornin): In
KA; W. CUikc lus h*t jr ir.terrsl
in ijdto sirxr he Mas a uiu.i,; t»>>
Carle *»tirLcd nuny ixiJ jt>K
hct.iic ftinm; ihc air tiwcc wheic he
leame.1 atxxil tlntmna* Alter hi*
tour scjn in the Air Force CUrLc
s» cnt dirrcify to ImuJcastinj; vtfH«>l
.ind hrfure he rud cscn finished, he
had zmen a joh w.tri a corrincrcijl
raJwt station He went to amiihcr
cirnHnercul ndN> station before
bccominj; a special education
teacher. In 19VI tomcac* informed
him of «n ooen pOMtkta «i KALW'.
CUrie »«f ts the errans shift from
4 p.m. until UKlniglrf on KALW.
"Wr may IMX h*»e *s many
': • —fs »s j Urge c.-mmcrvtal »Ution,
t-uit r numohjectivc i*no pmgranu.**
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