Re: RC: Olympics coverage~it can work

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

> Subject:
>                RC: Olympics coverage~it can work
>   Resent-Date:
>                Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:38:07 -0700 (PDT)
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>                ridecamp@endurance.net
>          Date:
>                Mon, 28 Aug 2000 13:35:58 EDT
>         From:
>                DebiG54@aol.com
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>                ridecamp@endurance.net
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> To all:
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>  Televising a live endurance competition has been done, and well, but could
> be done much better quite easily.  It could be shot much like the Tour de
> France bike race is.  The leaders are followed, along with a lot of the
> intriguing side stories (oldest rider, youngest rider, that sort of thing).
> It wouldn't even take a lot of manpower.
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>  I used to be a TV reporter and helped Susan Gibson televise onsite her last
> Race of Champions in Pennsylvania.  There was one cameraman and me.  We
> preplanned where we would shoot the trail and zipped around like fools for
> the entire race.  He did the camera work, and I provided the on camera
> commentary and interviewing.  A couple of crews could easily blanket a race,
> both on the trail and in the vet checks and the finish line.  With satellite
> trucks, all of this could be broadcast live.  Otherwise, it can be edited and
> packaged later.  Not hard at all for experienced sports TV crews.
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>  My opinion is that, done professionally, endurance racing could have huge
> appeal to an audience.  There is a lot of drama in what we do.  There's
> sweat, blood, tears--a lot of thrill of victory and agony of defeat stuff.
> That's good TV.  And there's a lot of horse hugging, too.  It sounds corny,
> but people love the human bonding with animals theme, too.  There is a lot of
> potential for truly successful broadcasting of endurance racing.
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>  Debi Gordon
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The ROC did many things right and wrong, but it is looked back on by
many as a wonderful experience.  Deb, you did a great job of reporting
in 1997.  I was there. This CAN work....we just need leadership without
egos...


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Teddy Lancaster

Finally back from France, but not fully
functional until after Labor Day.

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