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Who's holding the microphone?

Who's holding the microphone?

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Rob Archer
Nov 19, 2013
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Almost everyone who works in broadcasting -- including me, laws yes -- has had an "open mic" moment when a microphone was live when it wasn't supposed to be.

A good rule of thumb for all broadcasters is to assume, whenever one is in the proximity of a microphone or a camera, that it is on, whether it's supposed to be or not.

Often, this is forgotten, and …

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