Big yellow muffs

[jon]

Wimbledon has started with the BBC broadcasters using hand held
microphones with yellow wind breaks. Why dont they use radio throat mikes
to reduce background noise.

[Brian Gaff]

Probably cost cutting.

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Post by jon
Wimbledon has started with the BBC broadcasters using hand held
microphones with yellow wind breaks. Why dont they use radio throat mikes
to reduce background noise.

[John Williamson]

Post by jon
Wimbledon has started with the BBC broadcasters using hand held
microphones with yellow wind breaks. Why dont they use radio throat mikes
to reduce background noise.

Throat mics in that situation would probably need a radio channel, as
well as one for the interviewee, and there may be too many in use by the
organisers for the BBC to grab a few channels for their use.

If background noise is a problem, the lip mics that football
commentators used to use are a relatively cheap and very effective
option, but they do obscure the face, so aren't really a good solution
for an on screen interview.

I'm waiting for them to do an outdoor interview, but are the windshields
branded?

[Paul Ratcliffe]

On Fri, 7 Jul 2023 12:13:30 +0100, John Williamson

Post by John Williamson

Post by jon
Wimbledon has started with the BBC broadcasters using hand held
microphones with yellow wind breaks. Why dont they use radio throat mikes
to reduce background noise.

I haven't detected any particular problem with background noise.
Stick mics are easier to handle - you just pick them up or hand one to somebody.

Post by John Williamson
Throat mics in that situation would probably need a radio channel, as
well as one for the interviewee, and there may be too many in use by the
organisers for the BBC to grab a few channels for their use.

When I worked there in 2010, there was a blanket ban on any radio mics.,
talkbacks and cameras. Not surprising when you consider how many broadcasters
from around the world are there, and how few channels there are.
Supply is nowhere near demand. So the answer is obvious - cable everything - to
avoid a free-for-all which would upset everybody.

[Graham.]

Have throat mics ever had a place in broadcasting?
I associate them with WWII bomber pilots, and Admiral Nelson wore one
when piloting the Flying Sub, always remembering to adjust it before
speaking in case the viewers thought he was talking to himself.

Post by John Williamson
I'm waiting for them to do an outdoor interview, but are the windshields
branded?

I could never play tennis at that level. I hate barley water.

[charles]

Post by Graham.
Have throat mics ever had a place in broadcasting?
I associate them with WWII bomber pilots, and Admiral Nelson wore one
when piloting the Flying Sub, always remembering to adjust it before
speaking in case the viewers thought he was talking to himself.

Post by John Williamson
I'm waiting for them to do an outdoor interview, but are the windshields
branded?

I could never play tennis at that level. I hate barley water.

yes, throat mics were used by BBC Radio in situations where there might be
a lot of external noice - like football matches.