Day 4 at Sportsnet was pretty short, to be honest, because I had my Political Science midterm this morning. I got into the office at around 1:30 and left at 5 – but while I was there it was definitely interesting. I got to sit in the main control booth while the producer, director and other journalists/technicians put together the EURO Spain versus Russia broadcast.
I sat next to a guy from TSN who made the clips and montages that you see during breaks, just before they head to commercial, and while the commentators are speaking about certain players, plays, etc. It was cool to talk to him and see how he progressed into doing what he’s doing right now. He said he had initially thought about going into print, but after an internship at TSN during his university days, he decided to stick with broadcasting.
Other than that, I basically sat around the control room talking and watching the monitors. Spain won, which is cool. And now I sadly only have one day left at Sportsnet, and 1.5 days left in Toronto…
