Covering the hurricane's assault on the Gulf Coast was a technological challenge to say the least, the Hollywood Reporter explains. CBS' Early Show EP Michael Bass said the morning show's rundown changed rapidly as correspondents' video streams came in and out.

"You're constantly looking and adding and adjusting. We didn't know from half-hour to half-hour what we'd have up. You have to constantly adjust once the story changes."

Videophones, telephones and even still photographs became vital...