Remembering Nodar
After the death of Georgian luger, Nodar Khokhobashvili, I felt I needed to take a couple of days off from the blog before commenting. First, it would be practically impossible not to acknowledge his death in a blog about the Olympics — especially since I work at the course where the accident happened AND it happened right outside my control room. Secondly, I wasn’t sure I had processed it. Here, now, are a few remarks a couple of days later.
Tech Photos — Part 1
Okay, I’ve been putting it off long enough. Finally, today, I’m pleased to present a few techie photos. When I was in Beijing, our broadcast compound was a bit less spread out, so it was easy for me to get pictures of all sorts of stuff. Here, we’re spread out over a mountain. I still haven’t even been to the start of the course. I’ve been to the END of it lots of time because that’s where a lot of my work takes place, but the start, well, no. Besides, the start is a LOT farther up the hill.
Now, onto the pictures!
Zoom, Zoom … Brrr, Brrr
As you know, if you’ve been following this blog, I’m an audio guy with the Olympics. This means that before the games, I’m installing and testing circuits in the Commentary Control areas including what’s called the Mix Zone, the place where all the media and press are able to get comments, and even interviews, with the athletes as they come off the course. I took the picture at left a few days ago, just after they had installed the rails separating the different networks’ “spaces.”Since then, they’ve dressed the area up a bit with signs and drapes to make it look more colorful and more “Olympic.”
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Welcome to the "Rich" Blog
Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! Does it ever seem to you that some people just don’t get it? Businesses spend tons of money on ad campaigns that don’t actually help their businesses. Media production houses put together splashy pieces of “art” that look or sound cool, yet fail to communicate the intended message to the intended audience. And speaking of “intended audience,” people forget who the intended audience is and waste plenty of time and money talking to the wrong people.
Here you'll find my thoughts on delivering our important messages using sound. I'll occasionally hit on other topics, too, including my trip to Beijing where I worked on the broadcast team for the 2008 Summer Olympics, and my upcoming trip to Vancouver and Whistler where I'll be working at the 2010 Winter Games. Jump in anywhere you'd like, and be sure to add your comments. Thanks again for stopping by! And if you like what you see...
