Episodes

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

Wednesday May 24, 2023
158 - Capturing and Learning from Live Event Audiences with CrowdIQ’s Rachel Goodger
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
If you’ve ever wondered what’s on the horizon for venues to learn from their audiences to improve the fan experience at live events, you might want to look into CrowdIQ. Or maybe you’re looking for a picture of yourself in the crowd at a specific event, in which case you could look up the FanCam and zoom in. To hear more about each of these scenarios, Justin and Matt spoke with Chief Revenue Officer for FanCam + CrowdIQ Rachel Goodger.
Justin's FanCam Picture

Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
155 - All Sport Pro Baseball with Chris Johnson
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Our control solutions are always advancing, and that includes the expansion of All Sport Pro Baseball. To hear about the details and how it makes life easier for game-day production staff, Justin and Matt talked with Chris Johnson, Daktronics product manager for All Sport.