Quick Turnaround Required for ABC Network's Election Night Set
CSSI was chosen once again to build the ABC Network's election night set for the 2000 presidential election. Working under a very tight schedule, CSSI built and shipped the set to the Good Morning America studio in New York City in less than two weeks. Each of the five news anchors had his or her own desk, which had a speckled black and gray paint treatment and stained cherry trim. The desks were built so that they could be easily broken apart and rolled away to allow Good Morning America to go live on the set the next morning.

Project Manager Rick Boultinghouse worked with ABC's George Allison, the set's designer, and Ivan Sobolov, ABC's production services manager.

PBS' CEO Exchange Built To Be Flexible
Working with WTTW, Chicago's local PBS station, CSSI built the set for the nationally broadcast PBS program CEO Exchange. The show tapes each month in a different location for later broadcast. To date, the show has traveled to various locations including Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Penn State University and even overseas to England.

The set, which is made up of laminated and veneered wood with fabric panels, was designed by Rene Lagler to be configured to fit any venue's space restrictions. The host's desk was also built to be multifunctional; it can be used as a table for the host and interviewees to sit around or as a coffee table.

Project Manager Ken Zommer worked with WTTW's Fred Schneider, the show's producer, to complete this job.

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