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Frank Broyles, former Arkansas coach, and Keith Jackson of ABC at command post, October 1977 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

Frank Broyles, former Arkansas coach, and Keith Jackson of ABC at command post, October 1977 image

Year:
1977

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 2, 1977
Caption:
All systems were go Saturday from the time technician Glenn Anderson plugged in announcers Frank Broyles, former Arkansas coach, and Keith Jackson of ABC (above, left to right).

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Staffers in the ABC command post orchestrated miles of cable for televised coverage of Michigan football game, October 1977 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

Staffers in the ABC command post orchestrated miles of cable for televised coverage of Michigan football game, October 1977 image

Year:
1977

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 2, 1977
Caption:
Staffers in the ABC command post (below) orchestrated miles of cable and millions of dollars worth of equipment into place. It even took the Goodyear blimp to beam Michigan Stadium into 15 million homes.

Friends and family of Russell and Marge Weid watch the Michigan football game from home next door to the stadium, October 1977 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

Friends and family of Russell and Marge Weid watch the Michigan football game from home next door to the stadium, October 1977 image

Year:
1977

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 2, 1977
Caption:
Sharp-eyed technicians were glued to ABC monitors (above) while friends and family of Russell and Marge Weid (below) clustered around the set at 307 Snyder St., just a football field away from the stadium. Weid (in M cap) has missed only two home games since the stadium was built 50 years ago on land his grandfather owned.