Silly Little Country

NFL Coverage

We're between two highlight NFL weekends, the two that feature four games each weekend. Though I have not been following the league this year, I did manage to watch all the games last weekend, and one of them was pretty exciting, going into overtime.
As I look forward to the coming weekend, the Atlantic has done me the kindness of a look backstage, at what goes into the broadcasts I enjoy. It is a wonderful lively picture, and it makes the broadcast control area sound like a stressful but very entertaining place to work.

“Aaaand go!” shouted Fish, a wiry man in faded blue jeans and a loose-fitting, long-sleeved cotton shirt, a headset clamped over a baseball cap. He was leaning up and out of his swivel chair, choosing shots and barking orders, arms elevated, snapping his long fingers loudly with each new command. “Go fan shot! Ready four. Take four! Ready eight. Take eight! Ready one. Take one! Ready 12. Take 12! Ready five. Take five! Ready thre—ready two. Take two! Ready three. Take three!”

It is well worth reading for anyone who likes to watch the NFL on television.

Labels: NFL, television

posted by Alan Adamson @ 5:46 PM