1983 Daytona 500

Network: CBS

Date and time: February 20, 1983, 12:00 PM

Format: Live

Length: 4 hours

Viewership: 11.0 million (-7%)

The race was shown once again live on CBS, expanded from 3 hours and 45 minutes to the full 4 hours.

Commemorating the race's 25th anniversary, the intro of the broadcast featured photos and footage showing the evolution of auto racing through the years.

The broadcast used advanced technology, with in-car cameras being extensively used and for the first time in-car audio was able to be communicated to the viewers.

Personnel:

Announcers: Ken Squier, David Hobbs

Pit reporters: Ned Jarrett, Larry Nuber

Producer: Bob Stenner

Associate producers: Ted Shaker, Cathy Barreto

Features: Daniel H. Forer

Director: Bob Fishman

Associate directors: Robert Matina, Mark Wolff

Technical directors: Bob Brown, Sandy Bell, Bill Berridge, Herb Donley

Pit coordinator: Michael Burks

Technical managers: Walter Pile, John Pumo

Production supervisors: Al Irizarry, Richard Reinhardt

Technical supervisor: Anthony Filippi

Maintenance supervisors: Wayne Wright, George Guerin

Technical maintenance: Burt Amian, Robert McCallahan, Bob Chin, John Falkowski, William Corbet, Bill Naeder Sr., Aaron Spiro

Technical support: Frank Berger, John Butler, Anthony Cucurullo, Dennis Deane, Scotty Ethier, Fred Holst, Roy Jackson, Ron Morrison, Kevin Patterson, Anthony Santos, Vernon Surphlis

Broadcast associates: Diane Patterson, Eric Mann, Richard Zynotz

Audio: Bob Seiderman, Tom Jiminez, Jerry Jaick, Fred Lopez

Video: Tom DeLuca, Robert Pieringer, Ronald S. Resch, Steve Babb, Harold Bailey, Chris Balliantis, Trustum Devoe, Robert Hickson, George Joanitis, Ed Magliola, Mario Marino, Gary Moure, Jeff Ringel

Cameras: Ray Christie, Barry Drago, George Graffeo, Herman Lang, Neil McCaffrey, Jim McCarthy, Tom McCarthy, Frank McSpedon, Jim Murphy, Sig Meyers, George F. Naeder, Jeff Pollack, George Rothweiler, Hans Singer, Joe Sokota, Walter Soucy

In-car cameras: John Porter, David Curtis, Peter Larsson, Steve Edmunds, Jim Clifford, Jack Foster

Graphics: Bruno Fucci, Mike Singer, Ralph Ciurleo

Production support: Tom Curley, Bob Latford, Bill Herbstman, Vin DeVito, Lynne Potter, Elizabeth Kemon, Judy Stropus, Ken Campbell, Cap Chenworth, Ed Clark, Judy Bailey, Richie Panch, John Epton, Marie McMillen, Patrick Perrin, Betsy Latford

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