Kurt
Heitmann and the good people at CP Communications have established a
memorial trust fund in honor of ESPN and sports industry audio
legend Ron Scalise that will be used for the college education of his
three children: Rosario, 16, RJ, 11, and his daughter Brenna, 10. At
the request of the family this will be the only fund established to
limit confusion. For more information on donating to the fund please
click on this story.
All donations should be made out to the fund and should be sent to:
Kurt G. Heitmann
CP Communications, Inc.
200 Clearbrook Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
Third Annual Sports & Technology Research Study
The Sports Video Group and the Consumer Electronics Association has released the
third-annual “Sports & Technology Research Survey, highlighting the power
that sports content has as both a driver of HD set sales as well as other new
technologies. The survey includes our exclusive 2008 Super Bowl Briefing as
well as new data about consumer online sports viewing behavior.
Jonathan Freed has joined Bexel Broadcast Services as an audio consultant and technical advisor. Freed will work with Bexel ASG (Audio Specialties Group) to enhance its audio presence and product offerings in the remote broadcast market. “We are extremely excited to have Jonathan join us in a Technical Advisory position”, says Craig Schiller, vice president/GM of Bexel Broadcast Services. “His 30+ years of sound mixing experience including some of the industry’s biggest remotes will be invaluable to us as we further our audio efforts with our existing product lines as well as some new ones."
Working for clients such as ESPN, ABC, Turner Sports, HBO, NBA Entertainment, CBS, NBC and Fox during his career, Freed will add a unique perspective to Bexel’s existing audio inventory as well as aid in expanding our audio services as it relates to the dynamic remote environment. Freed’s advisory role will be very beneficial to Bexel in many areas including RF audio system design and implementation, Calrec Audio Console operational and programming techniques and integration and effective 5.1 Surround Sound audio execution in the HD broadcast environment.
“I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with an industry leader such as Bexel to bring some new and innovative ideas and systems related to broadcast audio," says Freed. "I believe Bexel is perfectly positioned internally and with its clients to be able to take the next step in providing exciting new audio solutions using the latest cutting edge technology and proprietary designs."
Freed has earned 3 Technical Emmy Awards for his work with CBS’s Olympics and ESPN’s X-Games. He is currently working as Senior Audio on NBA on ABC/ESPN and Audio Submixer on Monday Night Football for ESPN.
