With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games ending with exciting, gold medal finishes for the United States in Men’s and Women’s Basketball and Women’s Soccer, three recent Montclair School of Communication and Media graduates and two of their professors in the Sports Communication program wrapped up their own thrilling Olympics experience that also made them feel like world champions.

Professors Stacy Gitlin and Kelly Whiteside from the Sports Communication program were joined by Anton Specht (SCM, ’21), Jason Naccarella (SCM ’23) and Maurice Jenkins (SCM, ’24) at the NBC Sports Studios in Stamford, CT to work in various production roles. All three students were part of Montclair’s 红鹰体育网, which provided valuable live production experience to help prepare them for the opportunity. 该团队工作了三个多星期，包括19天的比赛，在NBC所有网络上制作了数千小时的内容。

Naccarella, who worked as an EVS (Enhanced Voice Services) Production Assistant with Peacock’s live Gold Zone show, said “Working the Olympics has been an experience like no other. Montclair’s School of Communication and Media’s Sports Communication Program 帮助我了解了现场制作的流程，特别是体育节目，以及演出的关键因素。 Experiencing 返校游戏从单片机控制室 and even our mobile, multi-cam production gave me the hands-on experience that prepared me for this professional setting.”

Specht是美国EVS生产助理，他同意Naccarella的观点，他在火狐体育火狐体育的经历使他更容易获得这个机会。 “The 红鹰体育网 helped prepare me for the workflow of production meetings and to understand how putting on a live show takes every bit of effort from each person. The non-stop marathon was a rewarding work environment, and to be part of the largest media event in the world is something I will always cherish.”

詹金斯曾在E!担任EVS制作助理。她也发现这段经历非常值得。 “This is the best introduction to the industry I could have asked for,” he said. “I have 100% confidence in myself moving forward, and I am grateful that Montclair prepared me by providing opportunities and a space to get hands-on experience with professional equipment. I am also grateful for having professors who prepared us and provided opportunities so we could thrive in settings as big as the Olympics.”

为火狐体育火狐体育火狐体育提供机会的联系是由吉特林教授介绍的，他在奥运会期间担任《美国》节目的剪辑制作人。 This was her third Olympic Games and she also 获得艾美奖 for her work on the Tokyo 2020 Games. 加入吉特林的是怀特塞德教授，他曾在《黄金地带》节目中担任研究员。

Gitlin hopes to continue providing alumni with these opportunities for future games, saying “Sports production is about the connections you make. The earlier we can get students involved in our live and taped productions during their undergraduate days, the more prepared they will be when incredible opportunities like this arise.”

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Story by 基思绿色, School of Communication and Media