apple ipad: rethinking the newsroom: ken clubb, broadcast engineer pt 2

When new technology hits the market often times we, the broadcast engineers, are among the first to begin analyzing and looking into different methods on how we can incorporate these new items into our existing work environment as smoothly as possible. I say smoothly because, most broadcast engineers prefer simple over complex. 

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When the iPads were first introduced, I can recall talking with Vincent Hunt about the many different features this item carried and how great it would be if we could use them with our news programs; not just for the new technical aspects of this device had to offer, but to eliminate using paper products and saving our business thousands of dollars each month in associated cost.  

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The biggest obstacle we had to overcome seemed to be how we were going to interface this new Apple iPad with older and very preparatory PC based software such as AP News Center. "With a little trip outside the normal thinking box" the solution was simple. Just print scripts from AP using a simple freeware PDF print driver and email it to each host iPad email account. No wires, emulating software or many wasted head banging hours on configurations needed, just email it.

About Ken Clubb

Ken Clubb is the Chief Broadcast Engineer at WFXL FOX 31 in Albany, Georgia.