The Station

Community media, from one executive director’s desk: the technical side, the projects, the public policy fights, and the everyday work of running a small media center. My own musings, not my station’s.

Mount Washington TV Geeks

Picked up my copy of Marty On The Mountain at The Village Book Store in Littleton, NH. Mount Washington and Television, two of my life passions in one book. Marty on the Mountain is a wonderful book full of neat stories about life as a TV engineer on top of Mount Washington. Only 157 pages, the book is a fun read over a quiet weekend. I’ve had the opportunity to hike and visit the mountain on a number of occasions. In fact, I proposed to my wife after a hike up Tuckerman’s Ravine. ...

Murch Says 3D Will Never Work

The future of 3D is blurry at best, as more and more industry leaders express their concerns with the technology and its long-term viability. Hollywood editor and sound designer, Walter Murch is the latest skeptic to come out, explaining his viewpoint in a letter to Roger Ebert: “…dark, small, stroby, headache inducing, alienating. And expensive. The question is: how long will it take people to realize and get fed up?” ...