The Captioning Group Inc. Announces Broadcast Schedule for Rio Olympics Realtime Captioning Company Proud to Once Again Serve Canada for 2016 Olympic Games (Calgary, AB–July 26, 2016) Today, The Captioning Group Inc., a realtime closed-captioning company for North America, announced their prime-time closed-captioning schedule for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The Captioning Group is…
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TCG Recipe of the Month – Lemon Crinkle Cookies Lemon and dessert is a combination that’s just meant to be together. These cookies are so tempting, you’ll barely be able to let them cool before they get devoured right there at the kitchen counter! If they do manage to make it past this stage, these…
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My Life as an Independent Captioner I start my day by donning my captioning outfit (yoga pants and comfortable shirt), 15 minutes of meditation, and then follow that up with 20 minutes of yoga and stretching to get in the zone for the day. I grab a yogurt and a cup of coffee and…
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On June 15th, 2016, the Senate filibustered for harsher gun-control laws. This took place well into the evening, for over 14 straight hours. The filibuster did not end until about 2:30 in the morning, making it a long day on the Senate floor. Now, while the internet was ablaze with interest over the content of…
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This June, The Captioning Group celebrates its 25th year in business. Since our very first show in 1991, TCG has been committed to providing quality, reliability, and accessibility to all that view closed captioning. To celebrate our 25-year anniversary, this post looks back on the major milestones in The Captioning Group’s history. — 1991 “Fashion…
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What was it like to start captioning a program in 1991, for the very first time? TCG’s President, Tamra Stretch, shares the story of her very first on-air captioning experience, including what it was like prepping for a program without the extensive resources we have in today’s age of technology and how this became the…
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recipe photo by Taste of Home TCG Recipe of the Month – 1991 Contest-Winning Fried Chicken When you think of summer food, images of lemonade, fresh veggies, fried chicken, and plaid tablecloths come to mind. Fried chicken is a classic, down-home country food that southern Americans have perfected and the love has spread around the…
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To celebrate TCG’s 25th anniversary, we are sharing a press release from back in 2006, almost exactly ten years ago, a summer that held one of the most challenging live events TCG had ever experienced! The article highlights how our captioning team managed to cover six straight days of live hurricane coverage, with less almost no notice!…
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Gluten-Free Oat Bread Recipe Highlights Gluten-free High in fiber Vegetarian As spring creeps closer and the trees and flowers begin to blossom, many of us begin to think once again of ways to eat healthier and get out of our winter slumps and eating habits. This gluten-free bread is the perfect breakfast dish as it…
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