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Sony could begin to rebuild it and install
new HD equipment. From March 8
through April 18, The Tonight Show
operated out of a temporary mobile
truck; during the week of April 19, the
the

show went dark to allow for rehearsal in
the

new

facilities before the

April 26

HDTV debut.

The first "island" built

was

an

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and switcher electronics to support the
HD edit facilities. Summey explains,
"When that room came up, it allowed us
to install the edit

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lot of surprises," Summey says. "We
only had a few weeks to rebuild the
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With the equipment room and
edit "islands" complete, Sony Systems
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completing the all-important control

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there. To

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like, and suggest changes if necessary."
The

new

edit suite feature

HDTV control
a

three M/E

room

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Sony HDS-

7000 switcher, an HDME-7000 multi¬

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3000 audio board. According to NBC vice
president of entertainment production
operations Jim Powell, The Tonight
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