{"id":209372,"date":"2022-02-11T08:12:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T13:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/?p=209372"},"modified":"2022-02-11T16:12:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T21:12:49","slug":"student-led-live-gameday-broadcast-leads-to-another-show-at-basketball-games-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/2022\/02\/11\/student-led-live-gameday-broadcast-leads-to-another-show-at-basketball-games-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Success of Student Led, Live \u201cGameDay\u201d Broadcast Leads to Another Show at Basketball Games this Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

During homecoming weekend in October, Red Hawk Sports Network (RHSN) students collaborated with School of Communication and Media faculty, the Broadcast Media Operations team and the University\u2019s athletics department<\/a> on a bold, new project designed to mirror ESPN\u2019s College GameDay, one of the most popular and longest-running live sports shows in the history of television.<\/p>\n

The Homecoming GameDay<\/a> program featured interviews with coaches and players, pre-packaged stories, live pre-and post-game analysis, and even a story with President Koppell on whether the athletics program would consider changing divisions. Those segments and many others that covered multiple sports were livestreamed from Sprague Field on YouTube, providing an invaluable learning experience for RHSN students and an incredible sense of pride for everyone involved.<\/p>\n

Planning for any live broadcast is a massive undertaking, especially for a production that is several hours long. Whether they were live on camera, editing pre-packaged stories or part of the production team, RHSN students learned things they previously had only talked about in class or could have imagined while watching similar live events. Using new equipment and software, building a stage and problem solving numerous technical challenges were part of an unforgettable day.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor one of our class assignments we would be directing, and Professor (Vernard) Gantt would take the script away from us or he would tell us the camera was out,\u201d said Television and Digital Media major Jason Naccarella. \u00a0\u201cI remember thinking \u201cthis is never going to happen,\u201d and sure enough, here comes the first live shot, and there are issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a live production junkie,\u201d said Professor Stacy Gitlin who assisted with the production of the show. \u201cI love the atmosphere and the behind-the-scenes yelling and teamwork that the viewers don\u2019t see, and that nobody working on a production knows what\u2019s going to happen next. The students did a great job. I loved their teamwork and resiliency.\u201d<\/p>\n

While there was ample preparation and rehearsals, live broadcasts are unpredictable. \u201cWe are doing a segment with (women\u2019s volleyball) Coach Stawinski and his wife arrived on set with their daughter,” said senior Television and Digital Media major Alex Grabiec. “I was asked, \u2018Alex, do you want the baby on stage?\u2019 What, am I going say no to a baby?\u201d<\/p>\n

There were light moments like that and others that were intense like camera batteries dying and the threat of bad weather. \u201cLast year or even when I started at Montclair I could not have imagined doing something like this,\u201d said Journalism major Jess Liptzin who was part of the on-air team. \u201cIt was challenging, but so much fun. I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

These and other hands-on experiences are part of the fabric of the sports communication and other programs at the School of Communication and Media. \u201cThere are other great schools that have sports media programs that also have D-1 athletic programs, but I don\u2019t think students are getting these kinds of opportunities at other places,\u201d said Professor Kelly Whiteside who leads the Sports Communication program. \u201cWe have a great partnership with our athletic department, and they give our students free reign to be creative and try different things.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we accomplished I would put up against anything that’s out there from a student production perspective. It speaks to the dedication of the students and the opportunities that we are ready to give the next generation of students,\u201d said Dr. Stephen Andon of the Sports Communication program.<\/p>\n

That next opportunity is Saturday, February 12 with a second live \u201cGameDay\u201d broadcast from Panzer Athletic Center for the regular season finales for the men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams. The livestream on the Red Hawk Sports Network YouTube channel <\/a>\u00a0runs from 12:20 p.m. and will end at approximately 7 p.m. with post-game coverage of the women\u2019s game. The RHSN team for the Show is Director\/Executive Producer Alex Grabiec, Assistant\/Technical Director\/Game Camera Operator Jason Naccarella, Host\/Producer Jon Kociban, Host\/Producer Jess Liptzin, Stage Manager Meghan O\u2019Neill, Camera Operator Vinny Introna, Camera Operator Oscar Venegas, Runner Tommy Bavaro, Runner Charlie Pierce and Runner George Spertos.<\/p>\n

Written by Keith Green<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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