Media Center Director Adam Bowen directs the broadcast from the College's TV trailer. He also teaches and mentors the students working with him.
Matiss Strods ’15 zeroes in on the action in Chadwick Court. Austin Myers ’16 often mans one of the cameras or works in the trailer on graphics, replay, or audio.
Derek Andre ’16 (pictured) usually provides commentary for the games while Clayton Randolph ’16 does the play-by-play. With Clayton injured for the Denison game, Andre was on his own.
Little Giant play-by-play for announcer Clayton Randolph was out with a broken nose on the day we photographed the Denison game. Here is Clayton during the football season, when he interviewed NCAA President Mark Emmert on the sidelines.
Donte Beason ’19 on camera beneath the basket.
With 4 cameras to direct along with graphics, audio, and replay, Bowen is in motion and on the mic almost constantly from tip-off to the post game interview.
Josh Coffin ’18 moves from audio for the Kenyon game to cameraman for the Denison game. Ben Cramer ’18 and Darrien Dartis ’18 are also part of the broadcast team.
The monitors show the commercial playing during halftime.
The Wooster game was the first time manning the replay console and monitor for Daniel Benitez ’18 (right).
Among Director of Sports Information Brent Harris's many duties at games is making a replay available when the refs need it.
Josh Coffin ’18 works the audio for the broadcast from the TV trailer.
Scott Hastings ’15 mans the camera for the half-time session with Derek Andre.
Ashish Baiju ‘15 handled the graphics in the trailer for the Little Giants 68-63 win over 10th-ranked Wooster.
Donte Beason
Daniel Benitez learning the replay console.
When the action elevates, so does the camera of Scott Hastings.
Marcus Kammrath's tip against Denison.
The Little Giants free throw festival closing out the 68-65 win against 10th-ranked Wooster.
The gritty inside game Wabash used to overpower DePauw on Wednesday.
If you've caught any of these moments on the College's livestream during this year's heart-pounding Little Giant basketball season, you can thank Media Center Director Adam Bowen and his students. The students do the camera, replay, and graphics work and Bowen runs the show for broadcasts that are becoming the envy of the North Coast Athletic Conference.
"We've got the best broadcast team in the NCAC," says Wabash Director of Sports Information Brent Harris. "Just the other day a staff member with one of our opponents said, 'If you want to learn how to do a good Division III broadcast, spend a week at Wabash.'"
With the regular season ending at Chadwick tomorrow and another great contest and broadcast coming up, here's a behind-the-scenes look at the guys who bring you the games.