Posted by chicagomedia.org on September 30, 2009 at 14:07:22:
CSN CHICAGO CELEBRATES ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY WITH A BEHIND-THE-SCENES NETWORK DOCUMENTARY
'Comcast SportsNet: Behind the Lens' to air Sunday, October 4 at 7:00 PM
CSNChicago.com to provide additional, web-exclusive video content
Chicago, IL (September 29, 2009) -- As it celebrates its five-year anniversary, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, the on-air and online destination for Chicago sports fans that has aired over 1,300 LIVE pro game telecasts featuring the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox, not to mention an additional 6,500-plus LIVE airings of SportsNite and Chicago Tribune Live over the past half decade, will provide viewers with a unique, behind-the-scenes special entitled Comcast SportsNet: Behind the Lens detailing numerous, never-before-seen aspects of the 24-hour regional sports network. This unprecedented one-hour documentary premieres Sunday, October 4 at 7:00 PM with repeat airings on October 22 at 7:00 PM, October 25 at 5:30 PM and October 26 at 9:00 PM.
With over 50 hours of video shot condensed to a one-hour show, viewers can look forward to the following highlights on Comcast SportsNet: Behind the Lens:
* Exclusive tour of Comcast SportsNet featuring SportsNite's Pat Boyle as your tour guide
* Highlighted interviews with CSN Chicago President Jim Corno, Senior News Director Charlie Schumacher, along with interviews featuring on-air talent, producers, directors, assignment editors, marketing and sales personnel
* Exclusive inside look at the CSN studios, control room, edit and ingest rooms, audio booth and the newsroom
* Experience the in-house emotion of Blackhawks studio analyst Steve Konroyd and Pat Boyle as they watch the final Blackhawks game from last season
* Ride-a-long with SportsNite's Luke Stuckmeyer on his way to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field
* Follow CSN's White Sox studio tandem featuring Chuck Garfien and Bill Melton, as they prepare for an on-site edition of White Sox Pre-Game Live from U.S. Cellular Field
* Behind-the-scenes coverage of Chicago Tribune Live with David Kaplan and Monsters in the Morning with Mike North & Dan Jiggetts
* Hilarious bloopers and outtakes over the years
* In case fans miss Behind the Lens on TV, they can log onto www.CSNChicago.com – where CSN will replay each feature.
"It's been an amazing five-year run for us and a big thanks needs to go to our team partners, affiliates, advertisers and tremendous staff for making us the television and online destination for the die-hard Chicago sports fan," said Corno. "Also, a special thanks goes to our on-air production manager Sarah Lauch for producing this terrific documentary. We hope viewers enjoy our 'Behind the Lens' special, which does a great job of showcasing what truly goes on behind-the-scenes at our network."
In addition, fans are urged to visit Comcast SportsNet's newly-enhanced website, CSNChicago.com, for a special Behind the Lens web page featuring video highlights, bloopers, uncut footage and additional "exclusive" video content of scenes not airing during the one-hour televised version of Behind the Lens.