The Cadets are the 2005 DCI Division I World Champions.
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It’s the icing on the cake of a great season, really. ESPN2 will air a DCI broadcast on Sept. 6 from 10 p.m. to midnight Eastern time, bringing to close a memorable, exciting season both on the field and in the stands.
The potential audience for the broadcast is staggering -- ESPN2 is available in 88 million households and more than 80 percent of all U.S. households.
And putting together the broadcast will be a stable of DCI broadcast veterans – producer Tom Blair and commentators Steve Rondinaro and Dennis DeLucia.
Veteran producer Blair noted that the ESPN2 broadcast will allow drum corps fans to tune in communally. “Perhaps the biggest single benefit of being on ESPN2 is something that seems so simple. “Tune in for the Drum Corps International World Championships, Sept. 6, at 10 p.m. Eastern Time, coast to coast.” Because PBS stations are all independent, we’ve never been able to say that. The entire country will be able to watch DCI together,” Blair said.
“Drum Corps International wanted to bring its exceptional television program to as many people as possible, in prime time, so that we can have a large audience watching the program simultaneously, regardless of where they live,” said Dan Acheson, executive director of Drum Corps International. “ESPN2 is available in over 88 million households and more than 80 percent of all U.S. households, and can certainly help us to achieve that goal.” |
