Makeshift television positions were erected around the perimeter of the field, with the announcers taking their place on the roof of the grandstand, a position so precarious a strong gust of wind might have carried them into the North Sea.
But Brooks (later the Oscar-winning director of "Terms of Endearment") and Burns brought in female writers, then rare in powerful television positions, to give perfectionist Mary and her rumpled New York-born best friend, Rhoda, believably textured lives.
Besides working to eliminate obstacles to African-Americans entering newsroom and television positions, editors must start listening more closely to black constituencies, African-American TV and radio station managers, journalists, film producers and learning from their perspectives.
It would have 10 or 12 televisions positioned throughout the bar in an era when many bars had one or two at most.
For two years, she spent untold hours advising Mr. Obama without pay, appearing on television, organizing position papers and counseling a candidate who often found himself on the defensive.
When Leno signed off on Feb. 6, he was still the top-rated host in late-night television, a position he'd maintained steadily since the mid-'90s (except during his ill-fated move to 10 p.m).
I wondered if it was just me, but I ran into Carla Singer, who had been one of the first women in a top television programming position years ago.
There can also be more constraints in setting a second run because of fixed television camera positions.
While those in the pews could not see the cardinal, television monitors positioned here and there provided close-up views of the body.
Television crews positioned reporters in front of the flier so it would be visible as they reported on Mr. Condit's loss.
