Bakersfield | Live Core Productions

Bakersfield is one of the 100 U.S. markets where Live Core Productions maintains coverage. From spot news and severe weather to courts, politics, and special events, our Bakersfield crews deliver broadcast-ready video and stills to newsrooms nationwide.

Our Bakersfield coverage includes breaking news response, ENG crew day rates, news photography for wire and digital, and full field production with editing. Live shots are supported end-to-end: bonded cellular transmission, IFB and return video, and crews who treat a live window as sacred.

News Production Services Available in Bakersfield

Breaking News Coverage
Live Shots & Live Segments
ENG Crews for Hire
News Photography
Video Production & Editing
National Assignment Coverage

The assignment desk is live 24/7 at 707-940-LIVE. Call, or send a request and we will confirm your Bakersfield crew within minutes, not hours.

Where the news happens in Bakersfield

In Bakersfield the assignments cluster around Bakersfield City Hall and the Kern County courts, the Kern County oil fields, and Mechanics Bank Arena, and our photographers have shot at all of them. From Downtown, the Westside, Seven Oaks, Oleander, and Northwest Bakersfield to the outer suburbs of Kern County, we know the drive times, the media staging areas, and who to call for access.

Scheduled coverage and events in Bakersfield

Scheduled coverage in Bakersfield includes press conferences, trials and hearings, campaign stops, sports and entertainment at the Mechanics Bank Arena and Convention Center, the Kern County Museum, and the Fox Theater, commencements and campus stories at Cal State Bakersfield and Bakersfield College, and the planned events that fill a rundown. We shoot to your style guide, deliver b-roll, VOSOTs, or full packages, and return the raw media the same day.

Live shots from Bakersfield

Live shots from Bakersfield are supported end to end: LiveU and TVU bonded cellular, IFB and return video, satellite coordination when a story calls for it, and a photographer who treats a live window as sacred. We have hit windows from the Mechanics Bank Arena and Convention Center, the Kern County Museum, and the Fox Theater and from scenes with no infrastructure at all.

Capabilities

Available in Bakersfield

SPOT

Breaking News Coverage

Spot news photographers and video crews dispatched the moment news breaks (fires, crime scenes, severe weather, and major incidents) with broadcast-ready footage moved fast.

LIVE

Live Shots & Live Segments

Reliable live signals from the field for hits, MOS, and full live segments, with bonded cellular, satellite coordination, and experienced field crews who know a live window is non-negotiable.

CREW

ENG Crews for Hire

Professional electronic news gathering crews (photographer, audio, and field producer configurations) available for day rates or multi-day assignments in 100 U.S. markets.

STILLS

News Photography

Award-caliber news photographers for stills that tell the story (spot news, courts, politics, sports, and features) delivered to wire, print, and digital newsroom specs.

PKG

Video Production & Editing

Full-service field production and post (packages, VOSOTs, interviews, and long-form) shot and cut by editors who work to broadcast standards and station style guides.

MULTI

National Assignment Coverage

One call covers the country. Trials, press conferences, elections, disasters, sports, and entertainment, with coordinated multi-city coverage through a single Las Vegas-based assignment desk.

Questions

Booking coverage in Bakersfield

How fast can a crew be on scene in Bakersfield?

For breaking news in Bakersfield we dispatch immediately and typically have a photographer rolling within the hour, with an ETA confirmed by the desk before you hang up. Scheduled coverage can be booked at any notice.

Can you do live shots in Bakersfield?

Yes. Our Bakersfield crews carry bonded cellular transmission with IFB and return video, and we coordinate satellite when needed. We can support a single hit, multiple hits across a newscast, or a continuous feed.

What do you deliver from a Bakersfield assignment?

Whatever your newsroom needs: raw b-roll and interviews, cut VOSOTs, or complete packages, shot to broadcast standards and your style guide, delivered by FTP, cloud, or direct feed the same day.

Who do I call to book coverage in Bakersfield, CA?

The assignment desk at 707-940-LIVE, 24 hours a day, or the crew request form on this site. One call books the crew, the gear, and the live capability, and you receive one invoice.

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