[BC] Thought For The Day

[Robert Bowe]

I always try to involve the people who will actually use it as well -
but then again I employ a similar 'rule' as Margaret since there are
many limits to their expertise in studio design.  Plus I show them the
layout graphically so they can see what will or won't work.

The final design will purposefully limit the users ability to screw
things up accidentally, but make it as easy as possible for them to use
it and let the engineer maintain the gear without being a contortionist.


Bob Tarsio wrote:
> When I was chief engineer at WLTW in NYC we really had a much different
> attitude about the air staff. I always engaged them in the process when we
> designed studios or were about to make fundamental changes. I never had the
> thought that I had to know better then them or to protect them from
> themselves. These were bright, professional people and I had a great deal of
> respect for these people. I know that Margaret's comments weren't meant to
> demean the air staff and were meant as a joke but it got me thinking about
> how many places I worked where that WAS the attitude. This may vary from
> market to market I don't know. Input gave our air staff the satisfaction of
> knowing that they had a hand in the design. In addition they had no one to
> blame but themselves if they didn't like the way things turned out!
> 
> Bob Tarsio
> President
>  
> www.Broadcast-Devices.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Margaret Bryant
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 16:15
> To: broadcast at radiolists.net
> Subject: Re: [BC] Thought For The Day
> 
> At WMAQ the motto of our engineering department was "protecting people from 
> themselves".
> Needless to say, we didn't let the air staff know.  But keeping it in mind 
> when were designing systems for air use came in handy more than once. We 
> really thought hard about every way they could mess it up before we 
> released the equipment for general use.
> 
> Margaret
> Former Group W Engineering manager
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Robert Bowe, CSRE
Director of Engineering
MBC Grand Broadcasting
Grand Junction, CO