Richard Adkins
WTVD Live Truck Catches On Fire
From: Richard Adkins (Fayetteville, NC). A Satellite News Gathering van belonging to Durham TV station WTVD caught fire Sunday evening. The van was parked at the station’s Fayetteville news bureau. According to the Fayetteville Fire Department, the van was heavily damaged but not destroyed. No cause has been determined. Captain Read More →
The Richard W. Adkins Collection
In the midst of asking for writers, I dug into the b-roll.net archives. I found many classics that haven’t seen the light of day in a while. They may be a little dusty, but they’re still worth something. Before there was such a thing as a “blog,” a chief photographer Read More →
ANTON BAUER UltraDAYlight
Sing it with me! “Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say… it’s all right…” In these times of ’60’s musical sell-outs perhaps Anton-Bauer should consider this George Harrison ditty as a way to sell one of its newest products. The UltraDAYlight is the latest addition to Read More →
Richard’s Rules of Travel
From: Richard W. Adkins, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC Let’s face it, no matter what we say, we all got in this business for just one reason. It’s a cool job! And there is nothing cooler than traveling on the company budget. But before you pack the camera gear and cash the Read More →
The Mind of Meikle
From: Richard W. Adkins, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC In a not so quiet neighborhood, in a not so ordinary house, not so far from the TV tower farm, Robert Meikle is a not so average guy. “Welcome to the laboratory!” Meikle jokes, or rather half jokes… OK, he’s really not joking Read More →
ABOVE The call of duty
From: Richard W. Adkins, WRAL-TV Raleigh, NC It’s just before dawn. A breeze is blowing from the south and even though the sky is dark, you can tell the clouds are weaving a blanket high above. “It makes for an interesting sunrise,” figures Gil Hollingsworth as he snakes up the Read More →