Producing Today’s Kentucky Derby…A Mega Job For NBC
With 300 crew members, 54 cameras, 15 announcers, and half a dozen mobile units, this is a big day for NBC Sports. Here’s the story, and when race time comes, and you have your mint julep, you can toast the many making the effort to bring it to you. -Bobby Ellerbee
Massive Kentucky Derby Production ‘Like a Super Bowl’ for NBC Sports Group
Fifteen years ago, when NBC Sports took over the broadcasting rights for the first gem in horse racing’s Triple Crown, NBC’s 90-minute Kentucky Derby …
Here’s NBC’s Transmission working on it right now!
Sounds impressive. Hopefully not over kill and sacrificing the basic coverage of a horserace with too many distracting shots during the actual race itself.
Impressive. Good luck
WOW. !
Not at all like the old days in sports coverage. I remember football games with 4 or 5 cameras.
We’re there any cameras on the horses or jockeys?
Great stuff this…
Very impressive. A lot of work going into a two minute race. I like the women in their fancy hats.