Wfaa's role in Mavericks

[stevezodiac]

So what does (if anything) Wfaa supply or help with the Maverick games production on ABC?

 

[Mediafrog+]

Probably very little, other than supplying video for backgrounders, or acting as a feed point and remote studio for out of town reporters. The network sports operations are pretty self-contained. The home market stations pick up the game feed the same way as everybody else.Sometimes local staffers are added on as freelance production assistants, but I'm not sure that is as common as it used to be. Pay was often crappy for the amount of hours you put in on a game. It did get your name "out there", though.The various RSN's tend to use more freelancers these days.

 

[nuzguy]

In 1968 a student at the University of Houston got his name out there by pulling cables at a Houston golf tournament for KTRK and ABC Sports. He caught the right eyes and ears, was always where he was supposed to be doing as instructed, worked his way up the ladder, and in a few years he was exec producing for Howard Cosell. He's now doing rather well for himself in New York media.

 

[bpatrick]

I can't figure out what the preceding post has to dowith Channel 8 and ABC's coverage of the NBA Finals.And who is this wunderkind? The only sportscasterI know of who came out of the University of Houstonis Jim Nantz, who's on CBS.

 

[nuzguy]

The post made mention of the UH gentleman with reference to an earlier post talking about locals getting their names and presence out there hoping to be noticed. That's the connection you seem to be searching out..There was no allusion to anyone being any sort of wunderkind. The information simply pointed up that people who start in menial tasks and do the job well can and do move up. The "wunderkind" tangent was your conclusion. The Houston man was not a sportscaster, as you wrongly concluded, but was as clearly stated in the post working in production and later moved into producer's responsibilities.You are free to carry on your angst to whatever ends you wish now. I will say no more, but your plainly erroneous observations did deserve at least a minimal note.

 

[bpatrick]

Somehow the part about producers making names forthemselves didn't register with me; I suppose I wasmore focused on the initial question of what help, ifany, WFAA is giving ABC during the NBA Finals.My reference to the person from Houston whom I calleda "wunderkind" was intended as a compliment; he musthave been good to work for Howard Cosell. Finally, Iwas thinking he might have moved in front of the cameraand become a sports announcer (I know you did not sayhe did), and Nantz is the only person I could think of (andhe's too young to have graduated in '68). I admit the toneof my post was more sarcastic than usual and apologize forit.