Challenge
Flexibility, Style, and Strength
WXIX wanted a lively, creative workspace for reporters and producers. News crews need to concentrate on the task at hand, and quickly switch gears to chat with each other, without the downtime of scheduling a meeting in a conference room.
WXIX needed:
- A sturdy open desking system with space for multiple computers and monitors.
- Mobile storage units for personal items, with an overall structure that could be shared by multiple shifts of people.
- A creative, engaging, collaborative environment, adjacent to the news studio, worthy to be seen "on air".
Solution
Breaking News Means No Time for Formal Meetings
Producers can make swift progress on breaking news, because Hum encourages impromptu conversations without moving away from computer and TV monitors.
"These guys have to stay in touch with each other in order to make the deadline. They don't have the time to move to a conference room; they have to do it on the fly," says Bill Lanesey, General Manager. "Hum allows our employees and our content generators to interact with each other on a timely basis."
Furnishings include:
- Hum. Minds at Work. desks and storage
- Footprint components
- Approach seating
Results
Hum is Ready for a Close-Up
In the fast-paced world of television news, furniture shouldn't slow you down. Hum enables the news, weather, and sports teams at WXIX to always be ready...one minute working together and the next concentrating on individual tasks.
As Steve Ackermann, Fox 19 News Director puts it, "This is a workspace we have to be able to show on high density television. We've been very impressed with how Hum looks on TV and how it improves our workflow."
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