KING 5 Opens Curbside Studio in the heart of SoDo.
(you read this here first because this was release sent to us under 'embargo' and we say on our website, we do not know what that is)
Seattle, Wash., February 15, 2016:
Western Washington’s first, highest rated and most decorated media
company is now its newest, brightest and most interactive. KING 5
Television lit up a new era of local television this morning from the
heart of Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood.
The
new location includes sweeping views of Seattle’s growing skyline and
Olympic Mountains. Floor to ceiling windows promise bright light and a
bright future for The Home Team. But the location’s greatest feature is
right at street level: a state of the art broadcast studio that
overlooks the corner of First Avenue South and Edgar Martinez Drive.
“Scouting
a new location for The Home Team was a huge responsibility, but from
our first visit to Home Plate Center, we knew where we wanted to be,”
said Ray Heacox, President and General Manager.
“More
specifically, we knew exactly where our future studio would be. It’s a
dynamic space that will energize our staff and give the community
never-before-seen access to local news in the market.”
KING
5 is much more than a traditional television station. Over the last
decade, The Home Team cultivated the most engaged online audience of any
media outlet in the market. The new studio extends the experience of
interactivity to our television viewers by raising the curtain on local
news and inviting the community to take a look.
One
key addition to the studio is the Microsoft Surface Hub, a
first-of-its-kind collaboration device that features an 84-inch, 4K
touch-screen display with pen and touchscreen capabilities that will
make KING 5 News more interactive and engaging.
“This
technology is so much faster and more responsive than the production
elements we’re used to,” said.” Cheryl Carson, KING 5 News
Director.
“The
Surface Hub is a game changer for KING 5 News and we’re very excited
the team at Microsoft is trusting us to share it with you.”
From
every angle, KING 5’s new home is a look at the future of local media.
Staff can now enjoy the benefit of collaborative work spaces,
streamlined workflows and the very latest interactive, large screen
technology.
But
as we write the next chapter for KING 5, the people who brought us here
are not forgotten. The newsroom now shared by KING, KONG and NWCN is
formally and forever dedicated to our founder, Dorothy Bullitt.
NOTE: The final broadcast from KING 5’s former studio at 333 Dexter Ave N. will take place Friday, February 12, from 11:00-11:30 P.M.
ABOUT KING 5
KING 5, The Home Team is
a multi-platform media company and NBC affiliate based in Seattle, WA.
KING was the first television station in the Pacific Northwest, founded
in 1948 by Dorothy Bullitt, now owned by TEGNA Inc. Today KING 5 is the
dominant media company in the region, delivering the largest local news
audience, the most local programming and a combined 30 million monthly
page views of our digital platforms. For more information, go to www.king5.com.
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