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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 3527128, member: 1737"] [B]With the assistance of ESPN, Gov. Ned Lamont has new in-home studio for live broadcasts[/B] For years, ESPN has set its analysts and commentators up with in-home equipment to broadcast live from the comfort of their own homes. The quality of the videos has often made it seem as though the reporters were debating or dissecting sports from inside the studios in Bristol, and not from living rooms scattered across the country. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, ESPN has set up more than 40 in-home studios for much of its on-air talent since the stay-in-home order began, from Dan Orlovsky and Jeremy Schaap, to Hannah Storm and Mike Greenberg. And now, Gov. Ned Lamont. “[Communications director for the governor] Max [Reiss] is a big sports fan,” said ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys. "And he’d seen over the years how [NFL reporter] Adam Schefter has looked like he’s been sitting in the studio in Bristol but he’s actually in his home. The quality of it is so good that people think that. “They reached out, and our people embraced it." ESPN installed a temporary studio at the governor’s residence in Hartford, which Lamont has since used to appear on both local and national broadcasts. Lamont has received a growing amount of interview requests in recent weeks, and the temporary studio, on loan from ESPN, is equipped to handle that. The studio, which Lamont is able to operate himself, also reduces the need for external cameras and reporters, limiting potential exposure to the coronavirus. “It gives a better audio and visual look, but also the physical setup of it now, he’s able to see the group that he’s talking to and the pre-tape they’re showing him,” said Soltys. “It’s a better circumstance. It just gave a chance to better communicate to the state of Connecticut and nationwide, and it puts the governor at less risk.” The equipment is on loan from from ESPN and to Soltys’ knowledge, this is the first time ESPN has lent this type of equipment out to a non-sports figure. All broadcasts from Lamont are patched through ESPN’s studio, and then transmitted to whichever station he is on with. Lamont has since appeared on CNN, MSNBC, WTNH and WSFB. Soltys tuned in to watch Lamont’s appearance on MSNBC on Tuesday night. Lamont’s video and audio were as clear as the host’s. “All right, that’s a win,” Soltys said. Soltys said ESPN would be open to assisting the state in any way it could. At Lamont’s request, anchor Scott Van Pelt recorded a stay-at-home public service address, which will air later this week. “With it being such a moment in life, to have a request from our state’s governor looking for assistance, for a way that ESPN could help,” Soltys said. "We’ve seen other companies, whether it’s CVS or hospitals or banks or what have you that are finding ways to step in, this was a way that ESPN could provide a contribution with our expertise. [/QUOTE]

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