Opening Day Reprise....

Before the fun of opening day slides away from us, I was hoping to show some of the pics from the folks behind the scenes who made the WKYC-TV pre-game show come to life. It takes a small army behind the scenes to coordinate all the audio and video which is sent back through the station to make the show come alive. Thanks to the camera of Mac Mahaffey, I have some of those pictures for you here.


As you can see, everyone has fun on this day - whether you are producing the show or appearing on camera - the ballpark is the place to be. This is the one day of the year when having the radio or TV on in the office is allowed. And why not? It is always a great day for the city - when everyone comes together as Tribe fans. For a moment, you can forget the work-a-day world and the toughest decision becomes whether to add onions to that hot dog or not...










Jim Donovan offers some commentary before the game, only to step in later as the play-by-play voice on the WKYC games.....






.... as Joe Brown works the 3rd base line......

This show would be an hour and a half long - covering many stories and one of the biggest - the weather for the day! Betsy was all smiles
when the first pitch was thrown and there was
no precipitation - rain or snow!















And the list of reporters and photographers and engineers and control room folk is just too numerous to mention. The product spoke for itself - as an opening day extravaganza should - with a little history, a large dose of pageantry, and some outstanding baseball stories.






















So thanks again to Mac for the pics, and to all at the station in getting the season started.... and incidentally, if you are interested in opening days from previous seasons, check out some of the fun stats, players, and events of years gone by. Hang in there - we have a long season ahead - Go Tribe!