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Anchor Desk
The anchor desk, sometimes known as home base, is usually the primary location where anchors and other talent report the news from.
Anchor desks typically seat anywhere from one to four people, depending on the format of the newscast. Often sets are designs so the anchor desk can accomodate, for example, two people during one part of the day and four at other time slots.
Anchor desks often have computers built in the desk that allow talent to access the station's newsroom computer system while on the air. This gives anchors the ability to research breaking stories and rewrite scripts. Some anchor desks have full-size LCD computer monitors placed beneath glass, with space for the systems' computer and mouse. An alternative to monitors is a laptop computer.
Anchor desks can feature built-in monitors that allow talent to view the live video feed being presented to viewers or feeds from other sources such as satellite feeds or video playback systems.
Commonly anchors sit behind the anchor desk in typical office-style chairs, though, depending on the height and design of the desk, tall stools may be used or the talent may stand.
A common feature of anchor desks are chairs without backs. This allows the chairs to remain behind the anchor desk even when talent isn't sitting in the chair while preventing viewers from seeing an empty chair.