TRUMP vs. HARRIS DEBATE: Tour of ABC Presidential Debate Media Filing Center & Spin Room Phladelphia

C-SPAN.ORG. >> WE ARE IN PHILADELPHIA, THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE, FOR THE ABC NEWS PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE BETWEEN HARRIS AND TRUMP. THE CANDIDATES WILL BE TAKING THE STAGE AT THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER ACROSS INDEPENDENCE HALL AND THE MEDIA WILL GATHER AT THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER, FIVE BLOCKS AWAY. THE SPIN ROOM IS IN A LARGE HOLE IN THE CONVENTION CENTER. THIS IS WHERE TV AND RADIO NETWORKS WILL BROADCAST FROM, PRINT AND WIRE REPORTERS WILL FILE STORIES, AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL CAPTUREND TRANSMIT SHOTS. IT IS WHERE CAMPAIGN SURROGATES WILL COME AFTER THE DEBATE TO MAKE PITCHES TO THE MEDIA. THIS IS A FIELD CREW CHIEF SERVING AS THE PRODUCTION MANAGER FOR THE COVERAGE IN PHILADELPHIA. >> MY JOB IS TO MAKE ALL THE REPORT -- REMOTE PORTIONS BE AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE. MY ROLE IS TO PLAN AND FACILITATE THE SPACE AND HANDLE ALL TECHNICAL ELEMENTS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT. THE PLAN TODAY IS TO SEND THREE SIGNALS BACK TO D.C. WHICH WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PROGRAM AND THE IDEA IS TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR THE DIRECTOR ON THE OTHER END. ONE CAMERA WILL BE DEDICATED TO SHOWING THE FACE AND DOING INTERVIEWS WITH REPORTERS OR DEBATE STAFF. WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER CAMERA THAT WILL OFFER PERSPECTIVE OF THE ROOM, WHICH WE WILL SEE IN A LITTLE BIT HOW BIG THE ROOM IS, AND ANOTHER ONE THAT I WILL BE OPERATING MYSELF IS A ROVING CAMERA WHERE I WILL BE TRYING ONCE THE SPIN ROOM POST DEBATE IS IN EFFECT, I WILL BE WITHIN THE CROWD, TRYING TO LISTEN IN ON WHAT THE SURROGATES ARE SAYING POSTDEBATE. HOW HAS TECHNOLOGY CHANGED SINCE YOU STARTED UR CAREER? >> THIS IS MY THIRD DEBATE CYCLE , ELECTION CYCLE WHERE I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A DEBATE. IN THE SENSE THAT SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY HAS REMAINED THE SAME AND IN OTHER WAYS IT HAS IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY. FOR INSTANCE, I SHOULD DO THE WIRELESS CAMERA I WILL BE WALKING AROUND WITH. THAT UNIT HAS GOTTEN MORE COMPACT OVER TIME AND DOES THINGS WITH A SLIGHTER DELAY OVER TIME AND CAN BE -- AND GETS BETTER AND BETTER IN THE SAME CAN BE SAID WITH ALL THE MICROPHONES AND CAMERAS BUT THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS HOW WE GET THE SIGNALS BACK TO D.C.. EVERYONE HAS SEEN THE TV SATELLITE TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT FIBEROPTICS IN THE COUNTRY. THAT USED TO BE THE PRIMARY WAY TO SEND THINGS BACK BUT TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED WHERE WE CAN BRING SMALL DEVICES THAT ARE ACTUALLY LIKE CELLULAR, LIKE APPLES FACETIME ON STEROIDS. WE ARE USING AN INTERNET CONNECTION ON WI-FI TO SEND SIGNALS BACK. IT IS A LOT EASIER ON MY END AND IT OFFERS A LOT OF STABILITY AT THE SAME TIME SO THAT HAS REALLY BEEN THE BIG DIFFERENCE. >> HOW DOES THIS SPIN ROOM COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DEBATES? >> ALL OTHER DEBATES I HAVE DONE HAVE BEEN PART OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. THIS DEBATE IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE FOR ALL WE KNOW THIS COULD BE THE ONLY TIME THAT TRUMP AND HARRIS ARE TOGETHER ON A STAGE DEBATING EACH OTHER AND WITH THAT YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE THE INTEREST, WE ARE WHAT IS DOES WE ARE CALLED THE -- WE ARE IN WHAT IS CALLED THE FILING CENTER IN THE SPIN ROOM. WE HAVE CLOSE TO 1000 SEATS. THAT IS BY FAR WAY BIGGER THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN. THE SAME CAN BE SAID GOING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE SPACE, THERE ARE DIFFERENT NETWORKS SETTING UP EQUIPMENT. THIS IS ALSO A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON, A LOT OF INTEREST SO THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE. >> OF THE THREE DEBATES WHICH HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE SO FAR? >> ANYONE IN THE PRESS IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WILL SAY THEIR FAVORITE IS THE PRESS PARTY. I'M NO DIFFERENT WEIRD WHEN DEBATE IN NASHVILLE AT BELMONT UNIVERSITY THE PRESCOTT A PRIVATE CONCERT IN THE AUDITORIUM AND GOT TO SEE BRAD PAISLEY AND OTHERS AND IT WAS REALLY COOL TO BE IN THEIR. ANYONE WORTH THEIR SALT WILL SAY IT IS THE POWER OF THE PRESS PARTY. >>