This week we
provided aerial coverage for the popular morning show LIVE with Regis and Kelly.
They were shooting the show here in Miami Beach at the amazing Fontainebleau Resort. There were two very nice things about this
assignment. First, the resort is on the Atlantic Ocean and flying along the beach is both scenic
and smooth making the flights very enjoyable.
Second, the show is live and only lasts for an hour, much shorter than
many of the events that we cover.
All went very
well over the week and for Thursday’s show I had the pleasure of flying with
Art Moore, vice president of programming and executive in charge of production
for the show. He was a very nice fellow
and enjoyed the experience of viewing his show from 1000 feet above. Art communicated live from the airship with
Regis and Kelly on the set below. We
planned and tested our equipment to allow him to be on the air from the blimp
during the open of the show. About two
minutes before airtime, one piece of our equipment failed and we lost the
picture. James Wilson, my chief radio
and TV technician, saved the day by fixing the problem with literally seconds
to spare.
We had great
look-ups at the blimp during the show all week, and the LIVE team was as
excited to have us there as we were to be there. Our team on the ground even got to meet
American Idol finalist Matt Giraud.
All in all, a
very productive and fun week. Always
nice to do something different…
