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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