Recall there were four men who helped Derry and me start this business financially: Buell Baclesse, Jim Wunderlich, George Stiles and Jack Murphy. Jack died in July, 1975, and his wife, Lela, took his shares. Remember, Buell, Jim, George and Jack owned fifty percent and...
DENVER – The WAC Sports Network (WSN) today announced its first-ever broadcast schedule and talent line up for men’s basketball, marking its debut for the sport since launching two months ago. The WSN – a product of the Western Athletic Conference and its multimedia rights partner,...
Our wire service provider was United Press International. I'd grown close to their management and continually looked for ways to save cost on the service. JIm Darr was their vice president of technical operations. Years before, he'd developed a multiplexing system where multiple channels could...
AB has been a great friend of our since we first got into this sports biz back in the 70s. Here's a great picture that demonstrates this. Mike Roarty was for many years their Senior Vice President of marketing. Because he was the kingpin over millions...
Basically, there are three parts to this satellite delivery thing: The uplink or earth station. This is what transmits the signal up to the satellite. We have a great big, 10-meter, dish outside our Jefferson City office. There is associated transmitter equipment in a small building near the dish...