Re: [ARSCLIST] NBC chimes and routing

[David Breneman <david_breneman@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Mark Durenberger <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Some of us older-timers remember the "pause for switching" when
> they 
> re-routed the network for a West-Coast feed.  This happened as late
> as the mid-50's.

Huntley-Brinkley was apparently a headache for AT&T, who had to
switch the NBC television network from New York to DC origination
and back every time Huntley said "David -" or Brinkley said
"Chet -".  Their famous tagline "Good night, Chet." "Good night,
David, and good night for NBC News" originated so AT&T engineers
would get the "name cue" to switch from Brinkley to Huntley for
the close.


David Breneman         david_breneman@xxxxxxxxx