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Sound, and Transportation) on thesebasement stages, creating a small village oftalented crewmembers that work togetheras a close “campus” community. This spacehas allowed our production to build threefreestanding fraternity and sororitymansions complete with living rooms,dining rooms, bedrooms, and masterstaircases. ZBZ has a lavish kitchen andbathroom, while Omega Chi adds a refinedtouch with a study. The Kappa Tau housesports a TV room, basement, and even abackyard. An art history classroom and theever-popular off-campus Irish pub Dobler’sround out the permanent sets on ourstages. We’ve even found room for “swing”sets including a secret society lair, airportterminal, Mexican cantina, billiard room,residence hall, and ballroom.

As the ABC Family Original SeriesGRΣΣK embarks on its 50th episode hereat CBS Studio Center, we thought it wouldbe fitting to give you an inside look at howour show has tapped into the vast resourcesthis lot has to offer. GRΣΣK may be set onthe expansive college campus of CyprusRhodes University (CRU) in Ohio, but CBSStudio Center acts as a wonderful surrogatecampus because our production utilizesevery available space to its utmost potential.This gives us the opportunity to bringtremendous scale and scope to GRΣΣK ’sambitious storylines.

As you travel down the ramp into thedepths below Stages 21, 22, and 23, theGreek life of CRU kicks into full gear at thefraternity houses of Kappa Tau Gamma(ΚΤΓ- Kappa Tau) and Omega Chi Delta(ΩΧΔ- Omega Chi) along with the ZetaBeta Zeta (ZBZ) sorority house. Thesebasement stages (21B, 22B, and 23B), whichonce housed The Bernie Mac Show, are oftenreferred to as “the dead zone” because onceyou step in all cell phone reception with theoutside world is cut off. Once a parkingarea, these stages prove to be a challengingspace to film due to low ceiling heights andthe need to schedule around productionsshooting above. What other producers mayhave seen as constraints, our productionteam viewed as an opportunity to have anabundance of versatile sets housed in oneplace.

CBS Studio Center has made it possibleto accommodate nearly all our departments(Assistant Director, Camera, Construction,Costume, Craft Service, Electric, Grip, Hairand Make-Up, Property, Set Decorating,

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The favorable logistics of our stages hasalso made it possible for some of theexterior sets to be filmed to match locationson the lot. For instance, the rooftop ofKappa Tau has found its way to the top ofour ramp for day and night exteriors. Whenthe script called for a beach in the springbreak episode, truckloads of sand werehauled in to bring the beach here.

The most recent addition to our showlies directly above the ramp leading down toour stages where the fully functionalentrances to the Cyprus Rhodes StudentUnion and Brix Auditorium extend fromthe facades of Stages 22 and 23 along withplanter boxes of foliage surrounding thearea. With the addition of student activitybooths, kiosks of flyers for upcomingcampus events, combined with dressing of

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The Security Department would like to remindeveryone that the Safety Hotline is anonymous andconfidential. If you observe an unsafe situation,please report it by calling extension 6078. There isalso a safety suggestion box located at Carla’s Café.

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CSI:NY (CBS PRODUCTIONS/ CBS)

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (CBS TV DISTRIBUTION/ CBS)

THE INSIDER(CBS TV DISTRIBUTION/ CBS)

THE CLEANER(CBS PRODUCTIONS/ A&E)

ROAST OF JOAN RIVERS(CENTRAL PRODS/ COMEDY CENTRAL)

TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OFTHE UNION(ALLAN MCKEOWN PRODUCTIONS/SHOWTIME)

GARY UNMARRIED(FTP PRODUCTIONS/ CBS)

RUBY AND THE ROCKITS(FTP PRODUCTIONS/ ABC FAMILY)

UNITED STATES OF TARA(BLIND DECKER PRODUCTIONS/ SHOWTIME)

ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE(CBS PRODUCTIONS / CBS)

BIG BROTHER 11(OUR HOUSE PRODUCTIONS/ CBS)

RITA ROCKS(RITA ROCKS PRODUCTIONS/ LIFETIME)

PARKS AND RECREATION (OPEN 4 BUSINESS /NBC)

100 QUESTIONS FOR CHARLOTTE(OPEN 4 BUSINESS/ NBC)

GREEK(ZETA BETA PRODUCTIONS/ ABC FAMILY)

A U G U S TL A S T M O N T H O F S U M M E R

Contributing Editor Marsha GorodkinDesign Elizabeth Gulick

In which soap opera did GRΣΣK starSpencer Grammer play a doctor?

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P R O D U C T I O NS C H E D U L E

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61ST PRIMETIME EMMYAWARD NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesCSI: NY

EDWARD ASNERAS ABRAHAM KLEIN

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy SeriesUNITED STATES OF TARA

ALLISON JONESCAMI PATTON, CSA

ELIZABETH BARNES, CSA, Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour

SeriesACCORDING TO JIM

GEORGE MOORADIAN, DIRECTOR OFPHOTOGRAPHY

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-CameraSeries

TRACEY ULLMAN'S STATE OF THE UNIONEPISODE 202

MARTIN SAMUEL, DEPARTMENT HEADHAIRSTYLIST

COLLEEN LABAFF, HAIRSTYLISTOutstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

SAMANTHA WHO?CHRISTINA APPLEGATEAS SAMANTHA NEWLY

UNITED STATES OF TARATONI COLLETTE

AS TARA GREGSONOutstanding Main Title DesignUNITED STATES OF TARA

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme MusicJAMIE CALIRI, DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR OFPHOTOGRAPHY/EDITOR/MAIN DIGITAL

COMPOSITORDAVE FINKEL, CREATORBRETT BAER, CREATOR

ALEX JUHASZ, ILLUSTRATORUNITED STATES OF TARA

TIM DELAUGHTER, MAIN TITLE THEME BYOutstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series,

Miniseries, Movie or a SpecialTRACEY ULLMAN'S STATE OF THE UNION

EPISODE 205MATTHEW MUNGLE, PROSTHETIC

DESIGNER/ SPECIAL MAKEUP EFFECTSDEPARTMENT HEAD

SALLY SUTTON CRAVEN, DEPARTMENTHEAD MAKEUP ARTIST

KATE SHORTER, ADDITIONAL MAKEUPARTIST

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the North Structure and stage walls withCRU banners, one could easily believe theywere right in the heart of a college campus.A dodge ball gymnasium was previouslyconstructed in this area and the frontentrance to the nearby NorvetBuilding has beenfrequently used as theexterior of CyprusMunicipal Airport.

A quick jaunt acrossthe Lot past the BroadcastCenter and over the LosAngeles River, the famedGilligan’s Island lagoon servedas site of the back-to-schoolcarnival complete with Ferriswheel, dunk tank, and featuringa performance by the PlainWhite T’s. This space has also beenused as campus common grounds and thesite of a wedding reception. The nearbySater Structure was transformed into theCRU Titans football stadium and lockerroom entrance.

Over the hill on Residential Street,Greek Row emerges complete with Greekletters affixed to the Tucker House andsurrounding bungalows. The lush lawnshave also been fenced in for a weddingceremony, ZBZ backyard barbeques, andchildhood flashbacks.

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Nearby Office Building 5 contemporarycolonial façades has served as a collegeAdministration building and valet parkingentrance to an Italian restaurant. MPR9’sversatility has proved beneficial as a hospital

recovery room, chemistry buildingscience lab, photo studio,

and art gallery. Carla’sCafé has appropriatelybeen utilized as thecampus-dining hall. New

York Street reveals thequaint college town of

Cyprus complete with TheEspresso Farm, Campus

Supply Bookstore, TitanTheatre, Reno’s Garage,

Cyprus-Rhodes Courier andReady, Set, Confetti!

As you travel the Lot, it’s hardnot to notice a reference to GRΣΣK as

exemplified by one of the many structuresthat have served as the series backdrop.Together with the limitless possibilitiesoffered by CBS Radford’s infrastructure anddedicated staff, GRΣΣK’s talented cast, crewand production team are able to achievetheir goal by bringing audiences to a collegecampus week after week.

You can catch GRΣΣK returningfor its third season on Monday, August31st at 8pm.

Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i has beenappointed Vice President, Diversity &Communications, CBS Television, expandingher current role in the CommunicationsDepartment and establishing a newlycreated executive position on the WestCoast to build diversity efforts across theCompany. Smith-Anoa’i segues to hernew position after nine years in theCompany’s Media Relations and PublicityDepartment, most recently serving asDirector, Communications. In addition topublicizing a wide range of entertainmentprogramming, she developed communicationstrategies for diversity programs andmanaged the internship and mentoringprogram for the department.

Smith is an honors graduate of HowardUniversity. She is also actively involved withBig Brothers Big Sisters and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. She lives in Los Angeleswith her husband Reno Anoa’i and theirdaughter.

Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i

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CHARLIE DAVISCharlie Davis, an executive vp post

production at CBS Films, died August 3 inLos Angeles. He was 51.

Davis joined CBS Films in March andoversaw post production and relatedactivities on CBS Films’ first three movies:The Back-up Plan, The Untitled Crowley Projectand Beastly.

Before CBS Films, he served MarvelStudios as senior vp post production since2006. He was a key liaison between thefilmmakers and the company on Iron Manand Beastly.

A native of Tucson, Arizona, Davis alsoenjoyed a 15-year stint at 20th Century Fox,where his most recent title was seniorvp feature postproduction. In thatrole, he facilitated post production needso f t h e a d v e r t i s i n g , v i s u a l e f f e c t sand domestic/international distributiondepartments on numerous large-scale filmsincluding, Night at the Museum, the X-Menseries and Fantastic Four.

CBS Films has set up a memorialscholarship fund for Charlie’s sons Evanand Bryce. If individuals would like todonate, the fund is as follows:

All checks should be made out to the“Charlie Davis Memorial Fund” and shouldbe sent to:

Scholarship Americac/o Charlie Davis Memorial FundOne Scholarship WaySt. Peter, MN 56082

The Studio would like to announcethe reorganization of the InformationTechnology Department. Nick Leistner willassume the Manager, Telecommunicationsposition; Jonathan Lu will continue to serveas Manager, MIS; and Marisa Johnson willbe Supervisor, Technology Services. Thisnew organization will provide a single pointof contact for information technology(phones and internet) for Studio clients,and will allow Nick and Jonathan to focuson the technical aspects of theirresponsibilities.

Nick will be responsible for bothtelephone switches (Studio and SCBC) allinfrastructure, instruments and incomingand outbound lines.

Jonathan will continue in his role asmanager and will now be responsible for allaspects of the Studio’s data infrastructure,data center, servers, software and desktopsupport. Jonathan will also be responsiblefor internet and data services for allproduction on the lot.

Marisa will be responsible for clientneeds for technology services includingtelecommunication services, internetaccess, high speed data connections,remote access and exchange and wirelessservices.

Joshua Choi, Jonathan Lu, Nick Leistnerand Marisa Johnson

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WENDY ANN CHANCELLOR BLAIRWendy Ann Chancellor Blair died of

cancer on April 14, 2009 in NorthHollywood. She was 70.

Blair enjoyed a long career in theentertainment industry, having served asthe first female junior executive at CBSTelevision City in the mid-1950s. Sheworked as an associate producer andproducer on a number of popular televisionseries. Among the series she worked on asan associate producer are Three’s Company,The Ropers, Three’s A Crowd and severalvariety shows and specials for companiesincluding Dick Clark Productions and Sidand Marty Krofft Enterprises. Her producercredits include pilots and series such asWhat a Country! and I Married Dora. She latersegued from working in production toserving as the manager of businessoperations for The Smothers Brothers andwas active in this role up until the beginningof 2009.

Blair was devoted to her family andfamily traditions. She is survived by herhusband Tony, three children, and anumber of nieces, nephews, grandniecesand grandnephews.

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Environmental Tips from

David Limon

BACK TO SCHOOL FOR YOURLITTLE ENVIRONMENTALIST

As the back to school commercial goes,it’s the most wonderful time of the year.Most parents though don’t take theopportunity to turn this supply shoppingritual into a learning experience for theirkids. Since many kids are conscienceof their natural environment andthe need to preserve it, use this yearsouting to reinforce conservation andsustainability.

Start with the supplies themselves byadopting Reduce, Reuse, Recycle toguide your resupply. Sit down with yourkids and identify the supplies youalready have available to reuse. Whenshopping, opt to buy only materials withpost-consumer recycled product and insmall quantities. Do kids really need 40pens and a six pack of glue sticks?

There are alternatives to virginmaterials for every product on your list,in realistic quantities and great designs.Many of the most creative ideas anddesigns can be found in eco-friendlyproducts. Some of the coolest products Ihave seen are the Smecil made out ofnewspapers, the YakPak made out of oldbillboard substrates and my favoritealternative to lead soaked vinyl lunchboxes, the Kids Konserve Waste FreeLunch kit which replaces juice boxes andplastic bags.

The goal though isn’t to buy buy buy,but to educate your kids on consumptionand conserving. Share the guidelines ofconscience consumerism with your kidsand let them choose their supplies. I amsure you will be pleasantly surprised.

Kevin and ElizabethDixon and big brotherBodhi On the birth of yourdaughterSerena SageMarch 3, 2009Kevin works in the OperationsConstructionDepartment.

Michael and AnnaMarie Magroand big brothersWilliam and LukeOn the birth of yoursonJack Michael May 7, 2009Also congrats toGrandma, ClaraSchwartz and Aunt,Lisa Schwartz

Jeff and MichelleNakamura, and bigbrother Hayden On the birth of yoursonJordan Kaleo OKalaniJuly 27, 2009Jeff works in the SetLighting Department;Michelle is niece ofLinda Russ, PlantServices, CBS TVC

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