Macon, GA

FPD Broadcast Team

The FPD Broadcast Team is an ongoing academic project between Macon State College and First Presbyterian Day High School to produce and broadcast local sports live using the Internet and computer technology. Macon State College, ACS, Inc, Cox Communications and WMAZ-TV are partners in this project providing technical expertise and other types of infrastructure support that enable the project to operate successfully. The Broadcast Team consists of FPD high school students and Macon State College Students, who completely manage and produce all parts of the broadcast. These students handle on-the-air play-by-play, live production, instant replay, camera switching, graphic overlays, camera operation, video editing and the computer technology to make the broadcasts happen. The team uses a portable live TV production system with three cameras to produce the broadcasts.

The Broadcast Team is starting its fourth year producing live web casts of FPD and other local sports. In addition to live broadcasts, archived versions of the broadcasts are available on the website for anyone to watch.. Broadcast quality DVD's of many broadcasts are also available. The Broadcast Team has worked with the technical staff at six other local high schools and three state universities during the last year, helping them with Internet video technology and live webcast production. During 2005 the team produced:

• 51 live broadcasts with a total of 13,227 viewer connections
• 142 archived web videos with 24,546 views

• http://www.athleticbroadcasting.com

• http://newtech.maconstate.edu/videos.aspx

Contact Information

Jim Leonard
Macon State College
(478) 757-2580
jleonard@mail.maconstate.edu

Chad McDaniel
Sports Information Director, FPD
(478) 777-6505
cmcdaniel@fpdmacon.org

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