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KIVIB Warren AdamsNAMPA Channel 6television began its local news programming Friday night -approaching news broadcasting in a different manner in terms of Iwth concept and facilitiesIf the broadcaster delivering the local news each evening appears to !e uncomfortable, it will only be because he’s broadcasting from inside a 22 by 24 foot garage, filled with cameras, wires and blazing lights The garage, according to KIVI news director Barrett Kainey. while “hot, small and miserable, “wall be tin* home of the news department until station studios are completed in AugustThe news team will consist of four reporters at the beginning. Kainey said, and the departmerit will expand as the needs develop and facilities become opera t iona I / :■ ■“\ ou have to craw I before vou■'1 1 •». ' ; ’’}■ 'i ' ' 'S. ' J'i'' I, . 'r’ffv*?.- ?o?!t v'/Vcan walk.” the news director said in «i recent interview, “and the Channel 6 news programs may seem primitive when westart But we’re going to approaeh the field of broadcast journalism in a little different fashion than has been done here i»efore.”(hie big difference betweenChannel 6 and its competitiors will la* the time scheduling of news. “Our telecast will be from lt;until 7 p.m.,” Kainey said “Later on. as we get to the walking and running stages, we w ill have news telecasts from 11 to 11 30 p.m each evening and on Saturdavs and Sundays,”The station will offer 15 minutes of local news, followed by a h.df hour of network news and cap the hour of coverage with a final 15-minute localsegmentChannel 6 chose to begin its local news programming as its sister station. Channel 6 inPocatdlo. goes on the air for the tirsi time today\ nt11 facilities and staff are completed there, Kainey said, the local news telecast from Nampa will be beamed todhe I’ocatello-Idaho Falls area, stretching Irom border to border, in Rainey s words.Hut more important than the time difference in terms of concept, at least — w ill be the approach Channel fi plans to take regarding the news itself.“This station is going to pay a little less attention to the total dav to dav news/* Kainey said, “and more attention to how significant stories affect the viewer Broadcast journalism.bv virtue of the time elementv'-f' ,i'’/!#■'•’ir‘imposed upon if. has tended to be a surface coverage thing“But we plan to take the time to develop the impact a story mav have on the viewer, and provide some details. That concept hasn't been employed in Idaho before.”The station also plans to get its \ iewers involved in the news programs “We are planning some features involving members of the community.’ the news director explained.“Not just communitv leaders, but other people who also have something tlt; say. We want afeedback situation, wherein more than just offering free air time, we can teach the people the mechanics of how to use the medium We want to offer the people an opportunity to got intoitV iewers will also note a difference m the format of Channel ti newscasts Compartmcntalization of the news — the system o( hard news, then sports, then weather won't be used in the KIVI planWhat will be utilized, according to Kainey. will lie a mixture of news, sports and weather stories into the local newscast ahead of the nationalnews and also after itnews“Television tried to follow the newspapers in com -partmentalizing its news, but broadcasters are realizing now that thev can’t do that and be.-.Vi kfair to people We’ll treat sports and weather as they affect theoverall news picture.”The station must keep a weather eye on happenings in Boise, since a gieat deal of news of the state occurs there. Raineysaid. 1 ;|:y '%■ j-. ». ■ vy;“At the beginning. viewersmav not see a dime s worth ofdifference between our newscasts and those coming from Boise. But our home is Nampa, and as our news operation expands and facilities are prepared, viewers in this area will find more local news lt;tn the air.Channel 6 has an obligation under its F(’C license to serve its immediate broadcast area and citv of license but more im-portantlv, Rainey said, the station feels a moral obligation to the community.“This station and its management are firmly committed to having the station — its jxeople and its facilities — involved in the local scene We intend to be a member of the community and not a visitor ”u\vThe ABC TV affiliate recentlychanged its call letters from KITC to KIVI in order to get thenumber “six” into its name The ”K' indicates the station is located in the western part of the United States, the “1” stands for Idaho, and the VI is the Roman numeral tor six.
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Nampa Idaho Free Press
Nampa, Idaho, US
Sat, Apr 27, 1974
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