Show notes
(1:52) Paul informs us that Dave Ayers, the Carolina Hurricanes emergency backup goaltender, is now fielding offers to turn that infamous night into a Hollywood movie (5:24) Steve reads a listeners’ email regarding the broadcast coverage of the 2020 Stanley Cup presentation (6:50) the boys offer up their thoughts on the way the network broadcasts handled the 2020 Stanley Cup presentation (13:51) Steve tells the story about CBC Hockey Night in Canada’s coverage of the 1984 Stanley Cup presentation to the Edmonton Oilers (16:43) the boys take a deep dive into the roles of producer and director in live sports TV production (27:33) an audio example of action inside the Sportsnet-Hockey Night in Canada TV truck after a goal is scored during a broadcast from December 2015 (31:04) Steve and Paul discuss the communication flow between production and technical crews during a broadcast (36:11) Paul recounts a heat of the moment production decision from the 2010 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Saskatchewan (41:35) the boys discuss their likes and dislikes about producing and directing live sports TV (43:15) Steve regales listeners with a humorous CBC Sports office story from the late 1980s (46:06) the Q&A segment answers the question; what’s the best advice on being an efficient live sports director? (47:16) Paul runs down his 10 commandments of live sports television (50:52) Steve offers his best two pieces of advice for an aspiring sports TV director (52:30) social media promotion (52:50) shoutout to our listeners in Islington England