Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus UCLA on March 29, 2026 , Loss , 58, to, 70
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Lambert Blog: Behind-The-Scenes TV Experience
1/30/2018 3:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C.-- Lately, I have been trying to explore different fields of occupation to find what I am really interested in. Growing up in and around sports, I naturally would like to stay in the arena of sports when I graduate college.
During our shoot around before we hosted Virginia in Cameron Indoor Stadium, I had the pleasure of speaking with ESPN play-by-play announcer Pam Ward and ESPN analyst Gail Goestenkors. They were extremely helpful in explaining their positions at ESPN and also their journeys of how they got to where they are today.
After the conversation they recommended I see the inside of the television truck where all of the behind-the-scenes magic happens to produce what viewers see on television. With the help of our team's Senior Associate Sports Information Director, Lindy Brown, I was able to see all of the action happen for the men's basketball game that Saturday against Pittsburgh.
During the men's basketball game against Pittsburgh, I was blessed with the opportunity to join the television crew of Raycom Sports in its television truck before and during the game. I never could have guessed how much goes into the production of what I see every day on television.
The set of the cameras, sound checks, instant replays, different “packages” for different marquee players, digital imaging, engineers, and the list goes on. Inside the truck there were several people, each working on a specific task, and doing it exceptionally well.
Before the game started, people were communicating with each other and collaborating on different assignments to be shown during the warmup and half time. I was able to sit down and watch a man work who was in charge of cutting film and instant replays. It was exciting to be able to hear what the director and producers wanted and then seeing it come to life.
As the game began the environment in the truck changed, people settled down in their places and the production of the main event started. They allowed me to sit down with a headset that connected all the different people involved in producing the game, so I could hear all of the communication going on during the game.
I primarily heard the voices of the director and the producer through the headset, as they were telling which camera to go on air and what they need to focus on. They also were constantly talking with the play-by-play person and the analyst giving them instruction and tips on what was going to be coming up on screen and key plays to talk about.
Overall, having the opportunity to experience being in a TV truck with Raycom Sports was amazing and very eye opening. I learned so much information and met several wonderful people throughout the process. The one thing that stood out to me was when I talked to different people they all had spent a significant amount of time in the industry and they felt like what they were doing wasn't a job, but something that they really enjoyed. So, whatever it is that I end up doing in the future, I pray I love it in such a way that it doesn't feel like a job at all.
Go Duke!
Kyra Lambert
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