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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I grew up hanging around in news control rooms and there was a lot of screaming when things were going fine. I can vividly picture this scene and it delights me.

mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social

And: bsky.app/profile/mtsw...

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mklinger421.bsky.social @mklinger421.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Real life Anchorman.

media.tenor.com

a man in a suit and tie is talking about a great story

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking about a great story

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Randy @randyrnbla.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Weak whiny babies. I worked for CBS Evening News in the old days of scripts typed on 9-ply paper. We gave Dan his copy (or took what he’d written), ran copies to the control room down the hall & prompter before & during shows. No one froze. Professionals. It’s how it was done. Fun too! Every day!

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gm0rk.bsky.social @gm0rk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Love the optimism that they're competent people who won't let that happen again. And again. And again.

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Pretti Good Ferrerman @ferrerman.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

He could have saved the whole night by simply saying, "Stay classy, San Diego".

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lawhawk @lawhawk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

See BS in action. See where the BS ends and who gets flushed at the end.

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The Whiner @thewhiner.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Control room moment that led to serious (and positive) self-reflection: my producer screwed something up at the top of the show and I exploded. He later told me that he'd always start with a tiny mistake that only I would notice, so I'd get the tension out of my system and be fine after that.

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Yonxers @yonxers.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I've literally seen EPs punch monitors in fits of rage.

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