Ampex ACR-25 Commercial Player Question

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The real advantage I saw with the TCR was that you could load it while it was running since you had full access to the carousel at all times. It was sequentially programmed which was easier than the ACR.
One of the problems CNN had was with the operators. They were non technical people. The were recent journalism school graduates and wanted to be reporters and anchors. They felt that "running tape" was akin to slavery. They were making minimum wage. They learned early on that if they did a bad job they would get transferred out of there. I brought this up to the CE and he said it was out of his area of responsibility.
I remember one of the girls crying over the intercom when things went bad. I reassured her that this was just like real television.