AFN Europe in Kaiserslautern and Frankfurt, Germany, circa 1973-75

On-the-air in K-Town

What did AFN Kaiserslautern sound like? Take a listen!

 

From the mid-70's, the main on-air control room in Frankfurt, C-Spin.

Top of the Hour, 12 Noon, 8 JUN 1973, AFN-E Frankfurt audio, .mp3 file

"Time Marches On" demo tape from AFN-K, .mp3 file


The announcer's office with Carol talking to an intern, Jim at his desk on the right and our Air Force friend Bill at Wendel's desk

I had the music library to take care of in Kaiserslautern. I painted the walls myself!

My last office in K-town shared with D. Wendel. Like the wallpaper???

The on-air control room in Kaiserslautern. Several AFN control rooms had three turntables in case one failed.

Carol making a dub to cart from reel-to-reel in master control.

The K-town production studio and the record library.

Part of the Kaiserslautern record library.

Park and Joan in C-Spin, the main on-air control room at network headquarters in Frankfurt.

Park on the air in C-Spin, Frankfurt headquarters.

The chrome and glass Frankfurt headquarters of the American Forces Network, Europe.
The network moved to new headquarters in 2005.

Park in the Frankfurt-Benelux control room producing something for the network. Good ole Neumann M-49 microphone.

Speed Racer!

Studio A in Kaiserslautern where we did production and interviews.

The massive Studio D in Frankfurt. This was turned in a TV studio when television moved to Frankfurt.

The stereo production studio F in Frankfurt. This had an EMT plate reverb and Ampex 440B-2 ATRs.

The first stereo on-air control room in Frankfurt.

C-Spin in Frankfurt where most of the programs originated. This is the "Nightside" crew with Capt. Chris at the controls and Bob Harland giving some advice. At the far right, you can see Herb Glover smiling.

Picture of Glenn Campell and Anne Murry I took in AFN Frankfurt's Studio "A" during an interview for "Nightside".


Park's Home Page

Park's Projects: 1999 / Park's Projects: Fall 1999 / Park's Projects: Spring 2000 / Park's Projects Fall 2000/ Some small projects
Small jobs in 2002-2003

Television Shows

CBS's "Big Brother" / UPN's "Chains of Love" / ESPN's "Up Close"-"Unscripted" / Shania Twain CBS TV Special / The Tonight Show Visit
Roseanne Barr, The Domestic Goddess / Love Trance / The 2003 Academy Awards / American Idol Video Control
Disney Christmas Parade taping, 2003 / Rose Bowl 2004 and ESPN's College GameDay 2004 / World Series in St. Louis for ESPN Senior Video
My Life is a Sitcom, Video Control / ESPN Baseball World Series 2002 / ESPN X Games Eleven Los Angeles
Spike TV "The Club" Reality TV show from Las Vegas/ Disneyland's 50th Anniversary Celebration technical management
2004 Emmy Awards" / An Evening At The Academy Awards" 2005 technical management

Design and Engineering

Design & Engineering / Panasonic NAB99 InterOp booth/ Roseanne's Full Moon High Tide Studios / Broadcast Equipment Restoration
EarthshipTV engineering design / Metallica's 2004 European Summer Tour Senior Video

Consultation

The Post Group / ITS Tech Retreat

Location Production and Press Events

Cozumel Cast and crew / Cozumel Resort pictures / Cozumel Production Stills / The Trip to Cozumel / The Island of St. Martin and Hurricane Jose'
Grand Princess Cruise Ship Press Event / Bugs Land "Flick's Fair" Grand Opening / Disneyland 45th Birthday
Disney's California Adventure Opening / Some small projects / Pearl Harbor Motion Picture World Premier / Tomorrowland Opening
Tomorrowland / Big Thunder taping / Disneyland Editing / USA Women's National Soccer Team / American Idol Video Control
Tommy Chong interview / ABC Casting Call / American Music Awards / Michael Jackson Party / Clay Aiken HD shoot Senior Video
World Harvest Church / High Definition commercials / Innoventions "Healthy U" exhibit production
Telemundo and Tower of Terror / Metallica's 2004 European Summer Tour Senior Video
Roseanne Barr Music Videos creative and technical contributions
Lee Ritenour HD production Senior Video

Park Seward Info and Background

C. Park Seward Bio / Park in military broadcasting in Germany / Park in The Rubber Memory 
TRM Reunion Concert / Park's mic collection / Selected company credits / Client update history file / Candid Photo Gallery
Video Control info

Video Park History

Steven Soderbergh at Video Park / The early years: Video Park 1982-1990 / Video Park after 1990

Technical Information

Advanced TV formats / Lagniappe Page