![]() Without question, the toughest assignment is the duties performed by the engineer. A last check with Rob and Randy, and off we go. ![]() Then it's some private time with the visiting sports information contact, and some gab time with the media and fans. At home, I show up for the game about an hour before broadcast time. On the road, I'll attend the morning shoot around. The format was used by the legendary broadcast great Cawood Ledford, the former voice of University of Kentucky basketball.Ĭoach Painter and I tape an eight-minute pregame interview, done the day before a home game, and at pregame dinner on the road. I use a sheet that was provided to me by Jim Host of Host Communications back in the early 80's. ![]() I make out my score sheet early on gameday. In pre-Internet days, you would have to get a hold of a sports information person at the respective school, and have the rosters faxed or mailed to you. Since the advent of the Web, this has made getting to know about teams much easier. For teams I haven't seen on tape, I access their Web Site and read about them while downloading their roster. Ralph Taylor and Elliot Bloom will share color duties this year, and Randy Wilkins is our engineer. ![]() We use a four-man crew with Rob Blackman handling a one-hour pregame show, halftime, and post-game. It's the day of our first exhibition game, and I've been asked many times about what the radio crew does in preparation for a game. ![]()
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