Episode 74 - Sayre Wiseman

Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective

English - October 27, 2020 20:12 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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Sayre Wiseman, SVP Production at FiveCurrents and former Director of Ceremonies for SLOC, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers meeting the Mayor on her first day at the office, idiot-proofing the cauldron and the ice rink in Rice-Eccles Stadium (recorded 14 October 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here.

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:26 - Welcome Sayre!

PRELIMS
03:48 - An interesting history with Scott Givens

QUARTERFINALS
10:27 - First day on the job
15:08 - Director of Ceremonies

SEMIFINALS
17:52 - A unique ice rink
20:10 - Working with Don Mischer Productions

FINALS
26:13 - Keeping secrets
30:00 - Closing it out

MIXED ZONE
33:41 - Paralympic ceremonies
36:00 - Mt. Blanc drive

COOL DOWN
39:57 - "A memorable time in my life"
45:26 - Final segment