Television Archives

ATC Client Spotlight: Judith Bishop

For this month’s Client Spotlight blog, we wanted to introduce broadcast producer and reporter Judith Bishop. Currently based in Miami, Judith has worked in broadcast journalism for over 40 years––decades of experience that led her to write her first book “Changing Channels: From Just the Facts to Outrageous Opinions” as well as to begin hosting her podcast “More on the Story.” Since we consider ourselves fans of the truth here at ATC, we’re excited to share more on Judith’s recent work, but first, allow us to offer some background.

Judith began her career in broadcast reporting in 1975 when she took a position as a television news anchor and reporter at WTVG in New Jersey, where she quickly rose through the ranks covering the latest in the political and business news of the day. During her early career, she covered multiple Democratic National Conventions, and was also responsible for several high-profile interview programs hosted by some of the biggest names in TV news, including Al Roker, Dick Cavett, and Tim Russert. Judith was also responsible for producing many programs at CNBC––thirty of which are now recorded in the permanent archives at The Paley Center. She’s worn a lot of hats throughout her career as a veteran journalist, from helping coordinate the launch of “HARDBALL with Chris Matthews” to producing documentaries and year-end specials, and now she’s adding podcast hosting and writing to her impressive resumé.

Changing Channels: From Just the Facts to Outrageous Opinions

At ATC, we had the pleasure of helping Judith in the creation process of her debut book, which she wrote as “an examination of television journalism in the age of Trump.” An integral piece of the publication was the inclusion of interview snippets and extensive quotes from industry insiders, including famous TV news anchors, reporters, and more––and that’s where we came in. Working with Judith to provide fast and highly accurate, verbatim transcripts from these sources was both challenging and incredibly fascinating for those members of our team that had the opportunity to contribute the transcription, and we’re thrilled that Judith described us as “a one-stop shop for verbatim transcriptions at rapid speed and a fair price.”

“Changing Channels” is available now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local bookstore. It’s a captivating exploration of the world of TV news in our modern era, asking––and answering––some of the deepest and most compelling questions about the ways that television news has come under public scrutiny in the time during and after the Trump presidency. We think it’s both a thoughtful and a critical examination of the search for truth in media, and we heartily recommend it to those looking to hear about the world of TV news by those who know it best. Her podcast “More on the Story” is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Client Spotlight, Transcription

Powderhouse Productions – Client Spotlight September 2010

Here at the Audio Transcription Center we’re always amazed at the diversity of our clients’ audio. One day we may be transcribing a high-brow legal hearing, and the next we’re creating a transcript about the world’s shortest cat. And truly, everything that you can imagine in between is heard by our team of transcriptionists. With the mix of clients we have, the content we transcribe truly is, “soup to nuts.”

But, back to that world’s shortest cat, and the client that sent that audio our way, Powderhouse Productions.

Headquartered in Somerville, Ma. Powderhouse Productions has been producing a wide range of television shows since 1994 for channels such as PBS, National Geographic, TLC, and the programs we’ve most recently been transcribing, “Dogs 101,” “Cats 101,” and “Pets 101” for the Animal Planet network.

So you truly want to know the answers to these questions, well you could just ask my team of transcriptionists, but then you wouldn’t be watching the premiere this Saturday night at 8 p.m. on Animal Planet.

“Powderhouse relies on the Audio Transcription Center for high quality, accurate transcripts delivered on time and on budget. They understand the demands of television production – their turnaround time is fast and their customer service is excellent. We depend on them to meet our tight deadlines and they always deliver!”

– Dan Miller VP, Production

Client Spotlight, Transcription

Archive of American Television – Client Spotlight April 2010

Oral History Meets TV = Transcription Bliss @ ATC

We here at the Audio Transcription Center have probably all watched more television in our lives than we care to admit. Still, we like to think of ourselves less as gluttons for the tube and more as refined connoisseurs of the medium. But, though we may try to act all cool, nothing sets us a-twitter like receiving a new transcription assignment from our friends at the Archive of American Television (you might know them better as “The Emmys”)

Wait, TV has an Archive?

Yup. Founded in 1997, the Television Academy Foundation’s Archive of American Television is a treasure trove of one-on-one interviews with TV luminaries — from the early pioneers who shaped the medium, to beloved personalities of TV’s golden age; from the actors, actresses, news anchors, and hosts who’ve worked in front of the camera, to the directors, writers, composers and producers who’ve worked behind the scenes.

From the BoobTube to YouTube

And, as part of its vision “to chronicle electronic media history as it evolves… and make the interviews available worldwide,” the Archive has digitized over 2,000 hours of its original content, making hundreds of these interviews accessible online. For FREE.

A few of the most recently posted interviews include:

Beloved Children’s television performer (and avid sweater collector) Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers Neighborhood.
Famously irreverent and ever insightful comedian George Carlin (ironically, the man who gave the world the “Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Television,” which he discusses here).

Former Golden Girl who’s having a late career revival with roles in hit movies and TV commercials and an upcoming gig hosting Saturday Night Live, Betty White.

And Mr Television himself, Milton “Uncle Miltie” Berle.

And of course our first love, Transcripts

In addition to having hundreds of interviews available to watch online, complete transcripts of most of the interviews are available from the Archive (for a fee, and for research purposes only). For additional info, contact the Archive’s Digital Projects Manager, Jenni Matz.