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20 PRODUCTION SOUND & VIDEO – Fall 2023 been a long career. 99% of my career in that time has been in live sports. The other 1% was comprised of E red carpet events and shows. I've been working Lakers games for 40 years, starting as an A2 for the first few years, and then moving to mixing. The home games were on FSN, and the away games were on KCAL. I traveled with Sue Stratton and KCAL for 17 years. When KCAL Sports was discontinued, I was no longer on road games, but still did the home games. When Spectrum acquired the entire Lakers package of home and road games, I began doing all non-network exclusive Lakers games, both home and road. I believe this is my 25th NBA Finals. I also work on about one hundred baseball games a year. I have worked on eight Olympics, some World Series, Stanley Cup, etc. A few years back, I counted how many days I worked in the year, and it was three hunderd four. Now I work less and have slowed down. Q: Since you have also worked on the E Red Carpet, how do sports and broadcast differ? My E experience was not in the studios, it was strictly on the red carpet. I think my sports background helped me in that environment. For example, for the Oscars, they would do a live from the red carpet show and a countdown show, which began airing approximately four hours before the Oscars started. Once the celebrities start arriving, it's very "fly by the seat of your pants." You may end up switching focus abruptly if someone more interesting shows up. My experience with switching quickly in sports helped my ability to do the E red carpet. I have also worked on the SAG Awards, Grammys, Emmys, and Golden Globes. Q: Gotcha. So what does a typical day look like for you? I'm a sports fan, so I really enjoy my job. We arrive about six hours before the game time for regional sports. We don't strike the truck every game. At Dodgers Stadium, everything stays plugged Sports