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You've Got to be a Diplomat ^ To Film Washington News for NBC-TV By Robert Abernathy General Assignment Reporter, WNBW-TV National Broadcasting Co., Washington, D. C. o, NE of the touchiest jobs NBC's Washington Bu- reau has to do is to cover the news of the Capital on film. It's not enough for the cameramen and soundmen to know their trades technically—they've also got to be rare combinations of athlete, artist, and, most of all, diplomat. From time to time Washington gets its share of good spot news like train wrecks and moonshine raids and, once, an assassination attempt on President Truman. The film crews get their share of drama, too, like the time one of the cameramen was thrown twice into a Cuban jail. But most of the time the big news in Wash- ington is what somebody says or thinks—-statements, opinions, arguments. And this is where the diplomacy comes in. How do you tell the President he'd look a lot better if he'd comb his hair? How do you tell a United States Senator that the statement he's prepared is just plain too long, and he'd better cut it to one minute? How do you convince a wary new Cabinet member that he should explain his ideas for the cameras so the nation's TV audience can get to know him? Somehow, through excellent contacts and Old World tact, NBC's Washington camera crews get their stories. Usually, they get them as they want them, with hair combed and statements cut. Eight Years to Develop Techniques Bringing the personalities and ideas of Washington into millions of television homes, through film, is a technique NBC has been perfecting for over eight years. The Washington film crews shoot for the Camel News Caravan, TODAY, the syndicated Daily News Service, New York's 11th Hour News, and Washington's Richard Harkness. Brad Kress and John Langenegger cover the Capitol. Al Simonson and John Hofen cover the White House. Irving Heitzner takes the rest. Each morning in the NBC newsroom, Central News- Soundman John Langenegger and cameraman Brad Kress of NBC's Washington news staff prepare for a film pickup at the Capitol. Two-way radiophone keeps the truck in constant communication with the network newsroom. desk Manager Art Barriault and Camera Assignment Editor Bill Corrigan survey the stories that seem most important for the day and contact the crews. There's an important arrival at the National Airport, and Irving Heitzner is on his way to get 100 feet of silent footage. There's a hearing on the Hill that may get hot. Brad Kress and John Langenegger set up to record whatever happens. A key Washington figure visits the President. Simonson and Hofen are waiting for him when he comes out. As the day's Washington news breaks, it's up to Barriault and Corrigan to dispatch the crews so that the top stories are covered—without exception. Sometimes the crews have to make mad dashes across town to be on hand for the next news conference. But they make it. A big help in speedy coverage is the NBC station wagon, equipped with radio-telephone for contact at all times. Once the film is shot, it's picked up by NBC's motor- 78 RAD\0 AGE