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MEMBERSHIP SCHMOOZARAMA
SURVEY SAT. SEP. 17th
First, thank you to the 131 individuals who took the
time to complete the recent Membership Survey which
was included with the June Governors’ Ballot. This is the
first Membership Survey the Academy has done in a
number of years and it is very helpful to the Board to get
feedback directly from the members.
67% of the respondents said that they joined the
Academy to enter the Emmy® Awards. 44% for the
programs, 34% membership discounts, 30% the mentor
program and 26% for the Mid-Career Grants.
“Off Camera” came in with high ratings, 69% have
been reading the monthly newsletter by viewing the e-
mailed PDF in color. Another 19% read it occasionally,
only 4% never opened it. 6% still like receiving the
(black and white) printed copy. There is still interest in
the “National News” and “TV Quarterly” which are cur- Save the date and get ready to
rently only available on-line. “schmooz.”
NATAS programs also received a good response with On Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. until 4:30
41% voting for the Cinema Club, 37% seminars and p.m. at CELLspace, 2050 Bryant St. in San
31% mixers. Francisco, NATAS’ Northern California chapter is having
The “Emmy® 2005” show received the most com- an all-day event of keynote speakers and seminars as
ments, especially from those who did not attend, 44%. well as media networking where Bay Area media organi-
The notes ranged from “not nominated,” “on vacation” or zations will have information tables.
“too far to travel,” “Bay to Breakers next morning.” Planned seminars at the “Schmoozarama” include:
Others felt that the evening is “too expensive,” “the show Show Me the Idea
is too long,” “just give out the awards, skip the entertain- The Perfect Resume Tape
ment,” “have the dinner and program together like we Multicultural Media in the Bay Area and...
use to.” Those that did attend liked the venue, recep- How to Sell Your Screenplay
tion, show, dinner and dancing. Fall TV Previews
The Board of Governors will be studying the results of Admission is $10 for members of NATAS and other
the survey at their annual retreat on August 13th. Please participating organizations; $20 for non-members.
feel free to send additional comments or suggestions for RSVPs are recommended for guaranteed admittance.
the board to consider to: comments@emmysf.tv . RSVP to schmooz@emmysf.tv or (650) 341-7786.

PRESIDENT MILLS COMING TO YOUR STATION

NATAS president David Mills is planning his
final series of “Road Trips” to visit each of our
chapter cities. These are informal visits to
stations. Dave buys pizza for the newsroom
and talks about the Academy, membership and
the annual Emmy® Awards.
The tentative itinerary includes sponsoring
the Sacramento media night on Friday,
October 7; Honolulu, Hawaii from Oct. 16-19;
Reno, NV, Oct 24-25; Chico/Redding,
Dave Mills
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November 14-15; Salinas/Monterey, No-
vember 21-22; Fresno, December 5-6; and
back to Sacramento December 12-13.
Dave will be bringing a Emmy® winners
reel to show as well as Academy literature.
NATAS vice presidents will be lining up the
station visits which will include appointments
with the general manager and news directors.
 BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Edwards Navratil Anderson LiVolsi
Four new members were appointed last month to
NATAS’ Northern California Board of Governors.
At its monthly meeting in July, the board elected a
new secretary, treasurer and two governors.
Janice Edwards, a host and producer at NBC-11 in
San Jose, is the board’s new secretary. Among other
duties, Edwards will take the minutes at board meetings
and serve on the chapter’s executive committee.
Sharon Navratil, a producer at KTVU in Oakland, is
the chapter’s new treasurer. Among other duties, Navratil
will oversee the chapter’s budget and also serve on the
executive committee.
Two new board members were also selected to fill
seats left vacant by resignations in the spring. Bob
Anderson, general manager at KBWB in San Francisco,
and Jack LiVolsi, promotion manager at KBWB, were
elected to those posts.
All four appointments last until June 2006.
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Zeiden Catchings Giannecchini Valencia
Gibson Spalding Cohen Amos
At its July meeting, the
board also approved the list
of committee chairs for the
next year.
Cynthia Zeiden will
serve again as activities/
program committee chair.
Zanardi LiVolsi John Catchings and Linda
Giannecchini will co-chair the museum/archives com-
mittee. Javier Valencia will once more head the awards
committee. Alison Gibson keeps the reins of the
education committee. Jim Spalding heads up the
finance committee. Atlanta attorney and National 2nd
Vice Chair Darryl Cohen chairs the legal by-laws com-
mittee. Terri Amos, a new board member, will chair the
membership committee. Rick Zanardi and Jack LiVolsi
will co-chair the publicity committee.
Off Camera, August 2005, page 2
WCPO HIRES RALEIGH
By John Kiesewetter
Cincinnati Enquirer
In San Francisco meteorolo-
gist Steve Raleigh, WCPO
found a forecaster with Cincin-
nati TV experience and family
roots here to replace Pete
Delkus.
Raleigh worked for WLWT-TV
in 1986-88, long enough to
meet and marry Julie Leis,
daughter of Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis Jr.
“I love Cincinnati, and I never thought I’d have a
chance to come back,” said Raleigh, 43, chief meteorolo-
gist for KRON-TV in San Francisco, the No. 6 TV market.
Cincinnati is No. 33.
“We’re back in Cincinnati all the time. This is all about
family and a life opportunity,” he said. Raleigh and his
wife, who married here in 1987, have two boys and two
girls, ages 15 to 9.
Raleigh said he has agreed to start at WCPO-TV on
July 18. Delkus signs off today after nine years to go to
WFAA-TV in Dallas.
Raleigh was tops among seven finalists, including
staffers Steve Norris and Larry Handley, said Bill Fee,
WCPO general manager. He also interviewed former
WKRC meteorologist Mike Buresh, now in Jacksonville.
“Steve has been in and out of Cincinnati for 15 years.
He knows the market, the people and the newsmakers,”
said Bob Morford, WCPO news director.
Morford was impressed that Raleigh, in a job inter-
view, stressed the importance of “being on the air during
severe weather situations.”
Fee praises Raleigh’s technology skills, and his
smooth on-air presentation.
“He’s a very likable person and has a very deep
knowledge of meteorology. He’ll work well with Clyde,
Carol and DJ,” said Fee, referring to anchors Clyde Gray,
Carol Williams and sports anchor Dennis Janson.
Joining former colleague
Raleigh said he’s looking forward to working with
Gray..
Raleigh was hired as WLWT’s weekend forecaster, but
soon shifted to morning weather so he could also be the
Kentucky news bureau chief. He left in 1988 to be a full-
time meteorologist in Charlotte, N.C., and moved to
KRON-TV in 1990.
You are invited to attend the 2nd annual Film Industry
Gala set to take place at the stately Renaissance Parc
55 Hotel in San Francisco on August 20. The Gala
begins promptly at 7PM, with a private VIP reception
one hour prior. The Award Ceremony to commence at
9PM. Tickets are $150 information at
www.filmcalifornia.net
STACY OWEN TO KXTV NEW PGM. REPLACES
“EVENING MAGAZINE”
Stacy Owen, the former
news director at KRON 4 in San
Francisco, has been hired as
news director at KXTV news 10
in Sacramento.
Owen begins her new job on
Aug. 8. She replaces Ron
Comings, who left the Sacra-
mento ABC affiliate earlier this
summer.
Owen had worked at KRON
for almost 14 years and was
scheduled to return from maternity leave early this year
when she announced she wouldn’t be rejoining the
independent station. At the time, Owen said she wanted
to spend more time with her family, but she added she
expected to return to the news business.
LEMON TO WITI
Jim Lemon has been named Vice President - News
Director for WITI FOX 6, Milwaukee, WI. Lemon will
oversee all of the news operations at WITI including the
news staff, operational/ administrative duties and pro-
ducing 43 hours of news a week. He has more than
twenty years of experience in the news business, most
recently as the News Director at KOVR in Sacramento.
Lemon is expected to start at WITI in mid-August. He
replaces Bob Clinkingbeard who transferred within FOX
to their Orlando station. Lemon has also held the News
Director posts at KGMB and KSNT television stations. He
started in the industry as an anchor/reporter and moved
up into the producer ranks and then news management.
He earned his Master of Arts in Journalism and his
Bachelor of Arts in Radio - Television at the University of
Arizona.
PERSONALITIES LEAVE ABC7 NEW ANCHORS AT CBS5
Vu Wieder Bermudez
Three of the on-air personalities at ABC-7 in San
Francisco have departed.
Reporter/anchor Thuy Vu decided last month not to
renew her contract, saying she wanted to take a break
from the news business. Her last day was July 30.
Reporter/anchor Jim Wieder has also left the San
Francisco station. Wieder resigned on July 1 so he could
pursue other opportunities. He was replaced on the
station’s Saturday morning news by Janelle Wang.
Elizabeth Bermudez has also departed. She left
ABC7 on July 22 to devote more time to raising her
daughter.
Off Camera, August 2005, page 3
Hackney Nubla Mayclem
A new program will soon replace “Evening Magazine”
on KPIX-TV with the help of two former on-air personali-
ties from KRON-TV.
Liam Mayclem and Brian Hackney are coming over
from the San Francisco independent station to join
Evening Magazine co-host Malou Nubla as correspon-
dents on a new show, “Eye on the Bay.”
The show is scheduled to debut on Monday, Sept. 12.
It will air in Evening Magazine’s slot at 7 p.m. Monday-
Friday on CBS5.
KPIX officials say “Eye on the Bay” will focus on a
single, timely topic each night. The subjects will range
from items such as the Golden Gate Bridge to on-line
dating to “cheap eats.”
Nubla has been the co-anchor on Evening Magazine
since 1999. Her co-anchors have been Jonathan Karsh,
Mike Rowe and, most recently, San Jose Sharks an-
nouncer Randy Hahn.
Kirstin Kodama Anderson has been hired as the
producer, from KOMO, Seattle.
Martin Chan Vasquez
Allen Martin has been named weekend anchor at
KPIX Ch. 5, San Francisco’s CBS O&O. For the last eleven
months Allen has been reporting M-F for the station’s #1
ranked 11pm newscast. Recently he has been filling in
for the weekend and weeknight anchors. Prior to KPIX
Allen spent six years as the main anchor and assistant
news director for KION/KCBA in Monterey, California.
From 1995 to 1998 he was a main anchor at KFOR, the
NBC affiliate in Oklahoma City.
Joe Vasquez and Lisa Chan will co-anchor, the CBS
5 (KPIX-TV) Eyewitness News and UPN Bay Area (KBHK-
TV) Weekend Early Editions
 PANASONIC’S POWER PLAY
By Keith Sanders
The SD video we grew up watching has a 4x3 aspect
ratio and is composed of 525 scan lines running at 30
frames per second. This single standard was bolted down
in 1953 and is quite different from the myriad high-
definition video standards available today.
All HD video has a 16x9 aspect ratio, but it features
720 or 1080 lines of resolution. It can run at 24 or 30
frames per second. Scan lines can be progressive or
interlaced. Even the amount of compression varies
dramatically. The wide variety of HD video standards is
one reason why some high-definition video cameras can
cost more than a new Hummer H2, while others are sold
at Fry’s.
Not all HD video is created equal. Quality is usually
judged by the “bit rate.” The higher the rate, the better
the video will look. At one end is Panasonic’s D5 format,
which is used in most major HD production houses
worldwide. It runs at 1.5 gigabits per second. It’s com-
pletely uncompressed and is too expensive for all but the
most high-end users. HDV is the low-price leader. It can
run at under 20 megabits per second, or 1/75th the data
rate of D5.
Even though HDV doesn’t cost much more than mini-
DV, the high compression rates can create artifacts if
your HD project requires a lot of post-production. The
audio is compressed as well and this could become an
issue if sweetening is needed. But HDV has been the
only HD format with camcorders priced less than
$10,000 until now.
This fall, Panasonic is coming out with the AG-HVX200
for less than $6,000. It can record almost any frame
rate, be it 24fps, 30fps or slow motion. It’s also the first
camcorder to record high-definition 1080/24p, the same
standard that Lucas used to film “Star Wars Episode II.”
JOB BANK at www.emmysf.tv
Off Camera, August 2005, page 4
This camera is backward compatible to the mini-DV
and DVCPRO50 tape formats, but also shoots DVCPRO-
HD at 100 megabytes per second. It has two stereo pairs
of uncompressed audio and two slots for recording on
expensive P2 flash media. Eight-gigabyte flash cards will
be available this fall for $1,700 each, but remember they
can be re-used much longer than the practical life span
of the camera.
Shooting with flash cards also means no digitizing —
just import your video files directly into the NLE and start
editing. It will be possible to record directly to hard
drives as well, not a portable solution but more economi-
cal than P2 media.
Sony revolutionized the HDV standard with the
introduction of the HDR-FX1 last fall and the HVR-Z1
early this year. Both cameras packed an unbelievable
amount of HDV production firepower for the price. Now
Panasonic is introducing a $6,000 DVCPRO-HD camera
that has many of the attributes of the $70,000 VariCam
and the $100,000 CineAlta. It seems clear that for many
of us, high-definition video production will not be high
priced much longer. Learn more at www.dvxuser.com.
Keith Sanders, is the NATAS
vice president for San Jose and
owner of Perfect Pitch TV.
In addition to being our
technology chair he also produces
the Emmy® show.
Send your technology stories
to sanders@perfectpitchtv.com
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To maximize the coverage of the recent San Jose
Grand Prix KNTV NBC 11 set-up a remote studio above
turn #11 of the course.
NBC11 reporter Bob Redell shows off a new device
that is changing the way fans are wathcing the races,
while the photographer captures it all on camera.
NBC11 photographer Dean Smith works hard while
T.J. Holmes conducts an interview with race expert,
John Della Penna.
NBC11 and
Telemundo48 announced
plans for health and
lifestyle professionals,
non-profit organizations
and businesses sponsor-
ing at “Living Well
2005,” a celebration of
the Bay Area’s healthy
lifestyle on September 24
and 25 at San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Visitors
will experience stress reduction techniques, free medical
screenings, and learn about new ways to live a vigorous
and thriving life at any age in the Bay Area. For more
information, visit www.nbc11.com/livingwell.
Off Camera, August 2005, page 5
CINEMA CLUB
By Lynn R Friedman
In the San Francisco area, we are still receiving free
film passes to numerous screenings.
If you’d like email notices when these passes become
available, kindly send your email address to
cinemaclub@emmysf.tv. Please request to be put on
“Lynn’s List.”
My long-term goal is to give NATAS members dis-
count admission at local theaters, providing you with
another reason to join NATAS besides entering the
Emmy® awards. Another goal would be for NATAS
members to receive free admission to select films during
Oscar consideration period just like DGA, WGA, etc.
Do you have ideas of what screenings you’d like
Cinema Club to provide for you?
I’d love to hear from you.
KRNV News 4 Reno is
one of the sponsors of the
If you are in the Lake Tahoe area you must spend an
evening at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival at Sand
Harbor. Performances alternate between the traditional
“Macbeth” and an American Wild West setting of “The
Comedy of Errors.” A fantastic evening of fun, food
and entertainment with the Lake Tahoe sunset as the
background. Ticket information available on-line at:
www.laketahoeshakespeare.com Performances
nightly except Monday through August 21st.
Wondering what’s coming next from the FCC? How
federal policy may affect you, your career, your profes-
sion? Get answers Saturday, Aug. 20, as APTRA hosts
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada. Get a
story while schmoozing with the Senator over lunch!
The luncheon will be held at the University of Nevada
at Reno J-School reading room and begins at 12:30 p.m.
Register online by Aug. 15 at APTRA Online. The cost is
$15, plus a 75 cent online fee. www.aptra.org
The event is sponsored by APTRA, the Associated
Press Television Radio Association of California/Nevada.
 WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU
by Kehau Fernandez

Editor’s Note: brother’s photo. I spoke for the family at Kyle’s

Kehau Fernandez was most
recently the weekend assign-
ment manager at KITV, the
ABC affiliate in Honolulu.
Among her responsibilities
was to locate and arrange
“photo ops” with friends and
family of Hawaii-based
military personnel killed in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
I woke up just before 8 and walked into the
kitchen when I heard the doorbell.
It was two military officials from Schofield
Barracks. One of them was a chaplain. I felt an
ache in the pit of my stomach. My brother, Cpl.
Kyle Ka’eo Fernandez, 26, husband of Celeste,
father of 5-year-old Kyla and 2-year-old Keahi, had
been killed in an ambush in Afghanistan.
Before that day I had never allowed myself to
feel anything when reading the lists of casualties
that came over the wire. This was something that
happened in a far-off place to people I didn’t know.
I knew the task of dealing with media would fall
to me. I prepared a statement and copies of my
wake and funeral. Despite my experience with
casualty stories, I was surprised at how relentless
some reporters could be.
My sister-in-law and her parents were hounded
for information at the worst times. Unreal!
For the most part, media members were re-
spectful and helpful through the whole ordeal.
When I went back to work it was impossible to
approach a war story in the same way. Every time
another local soldier died, I relived the pain. Every
time I see a flag-draped casket I think of my
brother.
I’m not sure I’ll ever leave behind the sadness
and disbelief.
As journalists, we are locked into an automatic
routine of gathering information. Is it really worth
the scoop to call a grieving widow moments after
she learns of her husband’s death?
That name on the wire was a person with
feelings and dreams...and a family who mourns. I
have been on the other side of that burial-site
interview and I know that my work, my thoughts
on the war, my hopes for the future will never be
the same.
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THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OFFICERS:
David Mills, KPIX, President
Lynn R Friedman, KGO, VP, SF
Keith Sanders, Perfect Pitch TV, VP, SJ
Dan Adams, KXTV, VP, Sacramento
Nancy Osborne, KFSN, VP, Fresno
Terri Russell, KOLO, VP, Reno
Pamela Young, KITV, VP, Hawaii
Janice Edwards, KNTV, Secretary
Sharon Navratil, KTVU, Treasurer
NATIONAL TRUSTEES:
Linda Giannecchini, KQED (Museum)
Alison Gibson, Media Cool (Education)
Cynthia Zeiden, Zeiden Media (Activities) Deanne Moenster-Poitras, KTVU
GOVERNORS:
Terri Amos, Cornerstone Prod. (Membership) John Odell, CCSF
Bob Anderson, KBWB
Duncan Armstrong, KHNL
Dan Ashley, KGO
Brian Avery, Avery Media
Samuel Belilty, KFTV
John Burgess, KFTY
Thomas Drayton, KTXL
Janice Edwards, KNTV
Deirdre Fitzpatrick, KCRA
Albert Garcia, KUVS
Bob Goldberger, KGO
Stewart Heller, York Productions
Valeria Hernandez, KDTV
Justin Kanno, KOLO
Jack LiVolsi, KBWB (Publicity)
Ronald Louie, KTVU (Alt. Trustee)
SAN FRANCSISCO
NORTHERN C ALIF
CALIF ORNIA
ALIFORNIA
4317 Camden Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403
(650) 341-7786 F: (650) 372-0279
Terry Lowry, LaCosse Productions
Tamar Maghdissian, KHSL
John Murray, JM Communications
Sheraz Sadiq, KQED
Pam Schoen, KTXL
Javier Valencia, KRON (Awards)
COMMITTEE CHAIRS: (not listed above)
John Catchings, Catchings & Assoc.
(Museum)
Darryl Cohen, Cohen & Cooper (Legal)
James Spalding, Spalding & Co., (Finance)
Rick Zanardi, Notra Dame de Namur (Publicity)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
Darryl R. Compton, NATAS
Off Camera
Bob Goldberger, Editor
Darryl Compton, Publisher
Robert Mohr, Photographer
Off Camera, August 2005, page 6