Frank Chirkinian—an Original, a Genius

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Published: March 5, 2011

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Frank Chirkinian wrote the playbook when it comes to televised golf, and the rest— myself included—have just followed in his wake.

To appreciate what Frank Chirkinian used to do for a living, imagine having between 15 and 20 small television screens—like the portable,  10” monitors— in three or four rows in front of you.  Today there’s probably more.  Each screen has a different camera shot of the live action or the preview shot of what is about to be shown live or the names of golfers or a graphic or some other visual item. 

All the screens are live. You must make a two or three hour program out of what is shown on them, hopefully with no flaws, not missing an important shot, and not killing anyone in the process out of frustration if you make a mistake. It’s important to get it right because this is a major television network, a telecast seen by millions of people. You are deciding what they see, who describes it and in what order people will see it.  In the back room of the production truck, out of sight, or even in a separate truck, there are people anticipating shots that you might miss, and they are taping them for replay on your call and there’s a monitor for that too.   

What you create is never the same show. Each week it’s a new location. New stars.

Every golfer has a different pre-shot routine that takes a different time. If you are Frank Chirkinian, you know how long each one takes before hitting a golf shot. You know if Greg Norman is in the fairway and has just grabbed a club, he is going to be a while, and that you have time to show Ben Crenshaw stroking an important birdie putt before Norman hits. You know this because you have these times catalogued in your head. In addition, you know what each player's score is and what each shot means.   It’s to take the lead, tie the lead, keep the lead, and so o...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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