“Life isn’t all about sports.”
That’s something I remember my mom telling me when I was a young boy and finishing up a 12-hour television marathon of Penn State vs. BYU football, Wide World of Sports (dog sledding episode), Phillies vs. Giants in Game 161 of another meaningless baseball season, and 76ers preseason basketball vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv. I think there may have been a few minutes of the latest Professional Bowlers Association event thrown in there, but my memory is a bit foggy.
Looking back at things now with a clearer sense of priorities and the wisdom of old(er) age, all I have to say is this:
“It’s a good thing I didn’t listen to her!”
Alas, committing the statistics of yesteryear’s sporting superstars doesn’t pay the bills (though it does encapsulate about 75% of the conversations between Derek and I when we comb through our personal archives to see who can come up with the most obscure tidbit from our childhood) and so we have this CMEpalooza thing that we have to fall back on sometimes.
Which is why, in the midst of all of the winning currently going on here in Philadelphia – yes, we’re bragging because it’s so darn rare – we are revving up the CMEpalooza machine once again at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday morning for a special, live, free Spotlight broadcast with the fine folks at Broadcast Beat Studios. We did a short test run last week where they showed me some of the technology they have to offer – it’s cool stuff! And while there will be a bit of show and tell, what we’re really going to focus on is the role of the video production studio in today’s CME environment. Whether you are interested in hearing about the current (and future) of hybrid video capabilities, the current state-of-the-art in broadcast studios, or just gawk at some of the cool technology that we can potentially leverage in our education, I’d encourage you to tune in.
Just like our other CMEpalooza live events, you simply need to go to our LIVE tab at the appointed time to join us. We’ll chat for about 30-40 minutes and answer whatever questions you might have. If things start dragging, I may just recite the starting lineup of the 1987 Philadelphia Phillies like a PA announcer (“Leading off… second baseman Juan Samuel!”). But let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
CMEPALOOZA 