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| Carol Lynde |
 Carol
Lynde is the newest member of our video
production crew and she brings a long
list of television credentials with
her, but it was a career that almost
didn't happen. Her original goal was
to become a magazine photographer, but
through her father's friend she got
an internship at a Phoenix TV station
many years ago and the rest, as they
say, is history.
After four years at KTVK-TV, this Arizona
native let her videography and editing
talents take her across the country.
She spent seven years at WAGA-TV in
Atlanta as a news photographer and editor.
She then moved to WGNX-TV, also in Atlanta,
where she was chief photographer for
six years. During her time in Atlanta
she won six regional Emmys and dozens
of other broadcasting awards.
Then she did something odd. At the height
of her television career, she packed
up and moved to Great Falls, Montana
to work for tiny KRTV in their video
production department. "Not everyone
considers it a good career move to go
from the 10th market to the 183rd, but
it was the best thing I have ever done
for myself personally. Montana was wonderful.
I consider my time there a three-year
working vacation." But the vacation
eventually ended when she moved to Denver
and KWGN-TV, where she was assignment
manager for the news department. "My
first and, I hope, last desk job. I
can honestly say I tried it, and it
confirmed what I already knew-I want
to be in the field taking pictures."
The search for a new and challenging
video position brought her back to Arizona
and KAET-TV. She later joined a new
video unit with Maricopa County, which
allowed her to work with some dear friends
and to hone her non-linear editing skills.
When the position opened at Game and
Fish, she jumped at it. "Throughout
my career I have always been drawn to
stories that involve nature and the
outdoors. Whether it's counting woodpeckers
in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia or
watching prairie chickens dance in Montana,
I'm just fascinated. It truly is my
passion. I almost feel like this last
decade has been one of personal discovery
that has brought me to this time and
place on purpose, that this is where
I'm supposed to be-and I'm very excited
to be here." |
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| Gary Schafer |
 My
story's a little different. Okay, so
am I. Upon graduation from Arizona State
University in 1972 I marched into the
waiting arms of Uncle Sam. Something
about a conflict somewhere called Vietnam.
Armed with a degree in Finance, Uncle
Sam considered it great humor to ship
me off to the Finance Corp of the US
Army. After completing my obligatory
tour, I was employed as the business
manager for an advertising agency. It
didn't take long to see that the creative
side of the room was having way more
fun. (Hey we're talking beautiful models
vs. ledgers! DUH!) So off I went to
learn their trade. I took full advantage
of learning from the best cinematographer's
and designers in the area, as well as
a stint at the Sony Institute. Through
that training, I discovered a somewhat
dubious talent at producing videos,
and that's what still continues to excite
me. As a producer with Arizona Wildlife
Views since 1984, I have certainly seen
a lot of changes in the program. Our
first camera was a JVC KY1500 with an
umbilical cord stretched to a ¾" recorder.
Our edit system was +/- a full second.
A razorblade would have been better.
We soon graduated to S-VHS, BetaCamSP
and now we've entered the digital realm
with Sony's DSR500 and an AVID computerized
edit system. Guess you can teach an
old dog new tricks!
I guess I could go on and on about all
the awards and accolades I've garnered
over the past decades (Did you know
that Dave Daughtry and yours truly were
the first government employees ever
to receive an Emmy?), but what really
thrills me is mentoring the young folks
coming into the industry. Today's crop
of television producers cut their teeth
on computers. Video cameras are second
nature to them. They're creative and
demanding. The future of wildlife storytelling
is secure in their hands. |
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