Episodes
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
210 – Experiencing Match-Day at Sporting KC with Josh and Blake
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
With new technology at their fingertips, Sporting Kansas City is putting on a great match-day experience at Children’s Mercy Park. To get a look behind the scenes, Justin and Matt sat down with Josh Blackford, Vice President of Operations and GM at Children’s Mercy Park, and Blake McFarland, Director of Match Experience for Sporting Kansas City. The conversation covers everything from the unique shape of their main display and how it matches their stadium to how they use multiple displays in coordination to engage their fans.
Links:
- YouTube version: https://youtu.be/uXXGU4Lr-qY?si=55kQIcFwv7E9t-pP
- News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/sporting-kansas-city-revitalizes-led-displays-with-daktronics-technology
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
188 – Thinking Outside the Video Display Box with DCL’s Mike McCarthy
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Video displays come in all shapes and sizes, and that’s never more apparent than when we partner with DCL (Design Communications Ltd) to bring out-side-the-box projects for our customers. Justin and Matt had a conversation with DCL Vice President Mike McCarthy to hear about these types of projects from channel letters to twisting indoor displays and much more.
Links:
- DCL Website: https://www.designcommunicationsltd.com/
- Patriots News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/gillette-stadium-to-feature-largest-outdoor-end-zone-display-in-professional-football-from-daktronics
- The Conversation News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/new-digital-installation-is-turning-heads-from-design-communications-ltd-dcl-street-works-studio-and-daktronics-at-assembly-row-in-somerville-massachusetts
- The Star News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/daktronics-and-dcl-deliver-curved-led-feature-display-for-complexity-gaming
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
185 - Constructing a New North End Zone Experience at Gillette Stadium
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
ON-SITE PODCAST:
Gillette Stadium just completed a massive renovation project in the north end zone as they continually elevate the game-day experience for their fans. To dig into the details, Justin and Matt visited the stadium and spoke with Doug Klausen, Senior Director of AV & Broadcast Systems, and Woody Benisek-Beal, Director of Construction at The Kraft Group.
Links:
- YouTube Interview: https://www.youtube.com/daktronicsinc
- Episode 182 - Bringing Life to Gillette Stadium’s Largest End Zone Display
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTIE_XhWagk
- Audio: https://podcast.daktronics.com/e/182-bringing-life-to-gillette-stadium-s-largest-end-zone-display/
- News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/gillette-stadium-to-feature-largest-outdoor-end-zone-display-in-professional-football-from-daktronics
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
182 - Bringing Life to Gillette Stadium’s Largest End Zone Display
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
When it comes to delivering an amazing fan experience using the latest and greatest Daktronics technology, Abbey and Jen at Gillette Stadium know all about it! Abbey Thistle is the Director of Event Presentation and Fan Engagement and Jen Gahan is the Manager of Game Entertainment and Fan Engagement for the stadium and sat down with Justin and Matt after a big win to discuss everything that goes into controlling their game-day experience as well as the largest end zone video display in America.
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
171 - Taking the Denver Broncos Display to New Heights
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
The Denver Broncos invited us back to hear more about their LED display upgrade at Empower Field at Mile High. This time, Justin and Matt were on the field with Russ Trainor and Hailey Sullivan to get the details of how they plan to activate the main display and corner boards, hear more info on the back-end IT side of things and what they are looking forward to this season for special themes at every home game.
Links:
- Denver Broncos Video Board Goes Mile High with Daktronics | Daktronics Experience Podcast Ep.169: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnlVKdrj7WU&t=1631s
- News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/denver-broncos-add-to-game-day-experience-with-24-500-square-feet-of-led-displays-from-daktronics-in-2023
- Building the Mile High Video Experience for the Denver Broncos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo0U2joHMio
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
169 - Denver Broncos Video Board Goes Mile High with Daktronics
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
When the Denver Broncos looked to upgrade their video display experience at Empower Field at Mile High, they made it the tallest main end zone display in the league at 72 feet tall by 225 feet wide. But that's not all, they upgraded their auxiliary displays and concourses with new technology as well. Justin and Matt sat down with Nick Schultz and Pat Jordan to hear all about how they are using this technology to build energy for the team and their fans.
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Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
167 - Target Field Reignites Game Day with New LED Displays
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Fans of outdoor baseball in Minnesota have a new reason to cheer as the Twins and Target Field upgraded their LED display technology for the 2023 baseball season. To hear all the details and how the new tech is impacting the experience, Justin and Matt visited with Sam Henschen, Director, Game-Day Experience for the Minnesota Twins. He talks about the evolution of the Twins home ballparks, including the changes in technology at those venues, and how they're catering to their fans' needs this year and beyond.
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
166 - Historic Lambeau Field’s Video Board Transformation
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
When fans pack into Lambeau Field to watch the Green Bay Packers, they’re in for the experience of a lifetime. Knowing the stakes, we talked with Kregg Shilbauer, Packers Director of Digital, Broadcast and Game Presentation, to hear about their investment in new LED video displays ahead of the 2023 season – including the highest resolution end zone displays in the entire league.
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Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
163 - Women in Sports Event with Sarah Rose
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
We’re set to host the inaugural Women in Sports online event on July 25! What is this event all about? We talked with Sarah Rose, Daktronics vice president of global services, to hear all the details, including information on the keynote speaker, Desiree Reed-Francois.
Links:
- Women in Sports Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/events/women-in-sports
- Women in Sports News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/daktronics-connects-women-in-sports-with-online-event
- Previous Podcast with Sarah: https://podcast.daktronics.com/e/40-a-high-level-view-of-daktronics-services-with-sarah-rose/
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
162 - The Importance of Applications Engineering with Greg Fleischbein
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
When getting your display system up and running, Daktronics Application Engineers are your biggest advocates! Justin and Matt sat down with Greg Fleischbein to hear how he helps customers bring their systems online and implement features they need to captivate their audiences. Learn about the multiple things this group does in this episode.
- Daktronics Professional Services Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/markets/sports/services