Opening Night - 2/5/08
Consider this a warm welcome to our project - thanks for stopping by and checking out our new way of bringing you news!
Just a few things to know now that you’re here - this is very much a beta version of our site - please consider it a work-in-progress and a sneak peek at some much larger things to come.
We know there are a few issues that still need to be worked out, code that needs to be cleaned up, and graphics that need to change - and all those things will happen soon. But we thought Super Tuesday was the perfect day to give everyone the chance to choose their news - the same way voters in many states were chosing candidates.
You’ll also see some new faces in the moderator role of our site, including Kat Bockli, Sarah Kustok, Kelly Kraft, Julia Fello, Andy Roesgen, and a few others. They’re your guide to what’s happening across the country - you can listen to them by using the volume control under the video player on the right side of the screen.
If you want to mute the moderator, and just channel surf, turn down the volume on the moderators player, and turn up the volume on the player in the middle of your screen.
Here’s the deal - we know this isn’t ideal - and are working on a way to better manage the volume of the two streams, but for now - hey, it works!
You’ll also have to deal with one of the inherrent limits of Windows Media streams - that being the dreaded “buffering”. It can take anywhere from two to 10 seconds for a Windows Media stream to load, so just be patient and most of the time the stream will load, if you let it go long enough.
We’re looking for your feedback - you can reach us by email at - please drop us a note.
On behalf of General Manager Patrick Mullen, and Vice President of News Andrew Finlayson, thanks for coming by!
Steve Baron
Fox News Chicago
David Torres Said,
February 6, 2008 @ 5:09 am
i would like to say thanks for your web sight im a big big big new buff i also shoot video and photos for the local media outlets here in new york for almost a year i myself have collected live news and video feed links and i use its when breaking news happens i have also the BBC i look forward to see you guys expand to all of your FOX channels and networks i would like to see more chopper video links as well as traffic cameras but your just getting started i will be passing on this page to all my news buff friends again what a good idea tnx
Jon Said,
February 6, 2008 @ 10:11 am
What a great idea! I love this website already- I’m a news junkie and its so cool to see news from all over the country- I’m also looking forward to watching fox 5 in my hometown of D.C. live online! Awesome!
Ed Roberts Said,
February 6, 2008 @ 12:16 pm
What an awesome idea Steve! Congratulations to you and all those involved with jumping in with both feet with this project. It reminds me of sitting in the news department feed room from my TV days.
It would be great to be able to do at least some bare-bones interaction with the moderator. Of course, it may be unmanageable as the site takes off (not to mention the inevitable creepy guy), but it would add a huge Web 2.0 dimension to this project.
Best of luck on the project.
jeff Said,
February 6, 2008 @ 1:15 pm
i really like the idea of the service. I am gonna keep checking it out.
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(jeff)isageek.net / livenewscameras.com - news everywhere! Said,
February 6, 2008 @ 1:23 pm
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Punny Money Said,
February 6, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
Oh man, soooo many video feeds. I’m sure I’ll be spending many an hour here.
Dale Cressman Said,
February 7, 2008 @ 7:20 am
Great job, Steve. This is an awesome experiment. Keep up the great work.
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February 7, 2008 @ 1:47 pm
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