Episode 84 - Steve Dittmore
Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective
English - February 02, 2021 19:35 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHistory Sports olympic games paralympic games sloc salt lake 2002 slc ocog storytelling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Steve Dittmore, Assistant Dean / Sport Management Professor at the University of Arkansas, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and talks about cheering for the LA Dodgers, the story behind the pairs figure skating scandal and the one less students remember (recorded 25 January 2021).
If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].
Show Notes:
WARM UP
00:26 - Welcome Steve!
04:04 - Marooned on an island
PRELIMS
06:13 - Born in LA
08:18 - The long journey to SLOC
QUARTERFINALS
12:20 - Wanting to be a sports reporter
14:18 - Planning press operations for 13 venues
SEMIFINALS
17:58 - Frank Zang eases the transition to SLC
20:35 - Taking care of the press
FINALS
22:56 - Building out the team
26:38 - Role during Games-time
MIXED ZONE
28:15 - Arrowhead vs Dasani
31:03 - Creative solutions to the mixed zone
PODIUM
34:42 - Media reaction to press operations services
39:32 - The 9/11 flagbearers
COOL DOWN
41:37 - The difference between delay, postpone and cancel