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Written by Alan Kline
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Tuesday, May 26 2009 21:00 |
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The University of Iowa seems determined to commit one of the most egregious misuses of public money in modern times. Think the great Alaska "Bridge to Nowhere" would have been a travesty? Read on... I'll admit right up front that I have a sentimental attachment to Hancher Auditorium. I spent four years there as a stagehand, I performed on that stage, and I have a lot of great memories in that building. My late brother Steve was also a Hancher stagehand. But as an adult, I have to look at things through the more practical eyes of a taxpayer, and the University's proposal to replace the Hancher and Art Building complexes just doesn't pass this taxpayer's "smell test". |
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Follow the money...
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Written by Alan Kline
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Saturday, May 16 2009 20:42 |
TELEVISION BROADCAST December, 1991 GUEST COMMENTARY Devaluating master control operators: a false economy? By Alan H. Kline, OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN KTSF-TV SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO--In the March (1991) issue of TELEVISION BROADCAST, Tom Bracanovich, the engineering group vice president of Malrite Communications, described his master control operators as "...the lowest skilled positions at the stations. They usually come to us with no background at all. Those with technical schooling go into repair and maintenance." To me, this comment indicates a lack of understanding and lack of respect for what is still a highly skilled position. It seems to imply that MCR work is beneath anyone with any significant background. Unfortunately, this also seems to be an attitude shared by many within the industry today. |
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