Dave Kroner has worked in broadcast sports graphics for more than 20 years and has worked on some of the most memorable on-air graphics on television. He is currently VP of Creative Services for TV Graphics and owner of Xtreme Ninja Challenge. Dave talks about how graphics has changed over the years, what the future is and a bit about his business.
00:00 - Intro to Episode #27
01:30 - How Dave Kroner got into sports television
02:58 - What Dave wanted to do as a career in sports television
04:20 - What he has seen change over the years with the graphics technology
08:20 - The different types of graphics used on sports tv broadcasts
11:12 - Dave’s role as Sr. Graphics Developer at ESPN
13:30 - How graphics is different internationally
16:12 - Differences working with global sports networks versus regional
19:00 - What goes into designing an on-air graphics look and the relationship with the client
22:15 - What Dave’s process was for creating the Sports In The Making insert graphics look
25:05 - How Dave created the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) graphics look
29:20 - Dave explains the designs that went into creating Marquee’s bug graphics
31:30 - The relationship between the producer, graphics producer and graphics person
35:45 - What went into ESPN’s now defunct 3D graphics package
37:30 - The most memorable graphics package that Dave has worked on in his career
39:00 - How Dave has been able to see the world by working in sports graphics departments
40:10 - How Dave created a company called Xtreme Ninja Challenge (ENC), an obstacle course
45:00 - What ENC is about for participants
47:10 - What Dave would like viewers to know about what graphics does
49:20 - What memorabilia Dave has that is special to him
51:10 - Dave’s favorite sports movie
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