The Daktronics Experience

Our latest Women In Sports online event features Alicia Longworth, Executive Associate Athletics Director of External Operations for the University of Tennessee. She talks about her experience of working in the SEC with a focus on keeping fans coming back for more.

Links:

• Personal Development List: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/wlgxgnrhsm/wis_-personal-development-list_alicia-longworth 
• 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-women-in-sports-online-event-scheduled-for-december

To talk about the video board production at Kutztown University, Justin and Matt are joined by Marisa Bragg, a student-athlete, and Renee Hellert, Kutztown’s Athletic Director. They share how things have been going in the first year with their video display, how the display brought opportunities to Marisa and other students on campus, and much more from behind the scenes of their live event productions.

Links:

• Kutztown University Athletics Webpage: https://kubears.com/

Building a class around event production and giving students real-world experiences is what Bryce Budoff did at Centennial High School. Bryce is the Film & TV Instructor but that title covers many more areas. In visiting with Justin and Matt, we dive into everything taking place at the school as well as the behind-the-scenes of the Peoria Student Broadcast Network. 

Chris Pankonin recently joined our team as an Event Production Supervisor and he has a great deal of experience in the live events industry. Justin and Matt sat down with him and heard about his previous journeys from Nebraska to Oregon to Daktronics and everything in between.

Links

• Daktronics Professional Services Website: www.daktronics.com/professionalservices
• Daktronics Event Production Website: www.daktronics.com/eventproduction

When it comes to signing up for an internship, JaeLeigh Mittelstaed suggests taking the leap! She joined our team as a sales intern in 2023 and shares details of how her internship was different than she initially expected including how she worked with multiple different markets the company serves and some life skills she took away from the experience.

Links:

• Daktronics Internships and Student Employment: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/employment/internships-and-students 
• Available Internships: https://careers-daktronics.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchRelation=keyword_all&searchPositionType=21749&mobile=false&width=920&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-360&jun1offset=-300 

For this Women In Sports online event, we invited Leslie Slovak, Executive Director of Athletics for the Richardson Independent School District and President-Elect for the Texas High School Athletic Director's Association, to share her experiences and talk about "Chasing Opportunities to Serve."

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/online-event-returns-as-daktronics-continues-to-connect-women-in-sports 
• Leslie's Book & Podcast List: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/zlzrcdmdwk/wis_-book-podcast-list_leslie-slovak_oct-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

When BSN Sports Construction and Varsity Brands toured Daktronics this fall, they sat down in our studios for a conversation about their business, how they work with schools and how they work with Daktronics to bring new technology into those school’s facilities. Joining Justin and Matt for this conversation are Julie Jackson, Vice President of Varsity Brand Impact Program and BSN Sports Construction, and Erik Rios and Brandon West, Project Managers of BSN Sports Construction. 

Links:

• BSN Sports: https://www.bsnsports.com/ 

When it comes to signage standards for transportation applications, there are terms such as ITS, NEMA and TS4. Justin and Matt talked with Jason Morrison, Daktronics market manager for ITS, Parking and Public Transport as well as NEMA Committee Chair, to understand the meaning of all of those terms. They also discuss the new TS4 standard that was recently released and what it means for Daktronics and those in the ITS industry.

Links:

• https://www.nema.org/
• Blog post: https://www.daktronics.com/blog/new-nema-ts-4-standards-explained 

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