WDSU-TV Engineers and some of their equipment on the Government Dock
on the island of Bimini
In the picture above, the WDSU-TV engineeers are shown taking a break
from unloading the "tons" of equipment required to produce the "Wide, Wide
World" LIVE TV program originating on the island of Bimini. From top to
bottom and left to right are Jack Hirsch - electrician and Joe Budde -
Cameraman. In the next row: Bert Reimer and Vince Pinot. The Next row
shows Sid Ettenger - cameraman, Lou Yarborough, Paul Yacich, and Tom Metz -
engineers. Next are F. "Phil" DeGenova, Bob Grevemberg, Sr. and XXXXXXXX -
engineers. Next, with his back to the camera, is Bill Laughlin - engineer.
Vince Pinot, John Dickinson, and Paul Yacich traveled with the equipment
from Miami to Bimini aboard the corvette. The rest of the crew flew via
BOAC.
In the process of unloading the converted Canadian corvette
(picture below) are (left to right): a Bimini dock worker, Vince Pinot,
Bert Reimer, Paul Yacich, Sid Ettenger, another Bimini
dock worker, Edward Tong and an unidentified person, Robert
Grevemberg, Sr., and another unidentified person.
WDSU-TV cameras around the island
After the "Wide, Wide World program (a three hour LIVE
program)was over, all of the equipment, including the channel 8 television
transmitter, was returned to New Orleans. The transmitter was eventually
installed in the Hibernia Bank Bldg. for WYES-TV when WDSU-TV moved it's
transmitter to Chalmette, LA. Later, WYES-TV changed its spot on the TV
set dial to Channel 12, in a channel swap with WVUE-TV, so that the
commercial facility WVUE-TV could run full power on Channel 8.
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