It’s always an honor when WBFH staff is asked to produce a live remote broadcast. It’s a special treat when the remote broadcast is used to mark a milestone. If construction goes to schedule, Lone Pine Elementary will be at a new address come the fall semester. So, the Lone Pine PTO dedicated this year’s carnival to one last hurrah at the old address, 3100 Lone Pine Road in West Bloomfield; the new address being further east at the soon-to-be-vacated West Hills Middle School at 2601 Lone Pine Road.
The event took place on the very last day of instruction, Friday, June 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
This remote was the very first time that staffers used an electrical generator to power the broadcast equipment from the edge of the large sports field, hundreds of yards from the nearest electrical outlet. Now, Biff remotes can originate from anywhere, a great option for football tailgate broadcasts in the fall.
The broadcast, anchored by station veterans, Assistant Student General Managers Eugene Belski and Jaden Ryke with Sport Director Anthony Doria, got off to a slow start, with passers-by walking on past with no mind, but then the boys invited one observer to put on the headset and answer a few questions. That’s all it took. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Lone Pine Elementary students lined up, demanding to be interviewed. It was a memorable outing!
