The Daktronics Experience
All things Daktronics and LED industry related including trends we’re seeing, our recent projects and other cool features.
Episodes
In this sit-down session, we talked with Bradley Drummond, our new Vice President of Strategy. He shares his background and previous experience leading up to joining the company. This includes his career path, which includes the AV scene in hospitality venues, working overseas and his journey back to the Midwest. We round out the conversation with his role at Daktronics and what he’s looking forward to digging into in the coming ye...
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Fandom is more than the hard-core fans that bleed their team’s colors. To hear all about it, we spoke with April Seifert, President and Data Scientist at Sprocket CX and Fautor Labs. She shared details of the 8 fan segments and the opportunities for deeper engagement across segments in all levels of sports.
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- Link to white paper: https://www.fautorlabs.com/the-psychology-of-fandom
- Fautor Labs website:https://www.faut...
Sometimes, starting the event production and broadcasting for a high school isn’t planned, or even your day job. That’s what we found out when sitting down with Ryan Remmers, Arrow TV Coordinator and Police Officer, and Austin Thompson, Watertown School District IT Technician. We discovered how they grew the production, expanded their broadcasting capabilities to be the best in the state of South Dakota for a high school, and how t...
We’re constantly innovating our products, and the latest to receive an update is our Street Furniture. To hear all the details, we spoke with Lori Sieler, Daktronics product manager. She dives into the application, how it makes a positive impact and how the latest version supports our customers and their needs.
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- Street Furniture Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/products/digital-street-furniture
With the release of Camino 8, it was the perfect time to sit down with our Camino Solutions Engineer, Eric Edens, to hear all about the latest features now available in our real-time render engine. He shares the details of how it creates dynamic, data-driven graphics that turn your game-day moments into stories that captivate audiences.
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- YouTube Version of the Podcast: https://youtu.be/HWWd0s4wwXA?si=v4SR24rPjdTRq8EK ...
We joined forces with Grass Valley at NAB this year, so we visited with Greg Doggett, Grass Valley’s VP of Sports, to hear more about the integration our teams provide. He shares the details of the partnership, what visitors to NAB can expect to see at the booth and more.
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- Grass Valley Website: https://www.grassvalley.com/
- NAB Show: https://www.nabshow.com/las-vegas/
- Daktronics News Release: https://www.daktronics.com...
While the Seattle Torrent are packing fans into Climate Pledge Arena and breaking attendance records, Ryan Lothman, the team’s Game presentation and fan experience manager, is ensuring a good time is had by all. To hear more about it, Justin and Matt spoke with Ryan about the details of his role with the organization and how he prepares for game day, the popularity of women’s hockey and other sports in Seattle, and so much more.
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In this episode, Justin Ochsner and Matt Anderson recap the latest news from March 2026. The conversation spans global out-of-home projects, Major League and Minor League Baseball upgrades, college athletics installations and key corporate updates.
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When heading to James Madison University, Sarabeth Ellis had a plan that changed in a very exciting way when she joined the JMU Dukes production team. She joined Justin and Matt to tell her story, how she worked her way up from a replay operator to a production intern, and more about her experiences behind the production curtain.
When it comes to women in sports, starting young is critical. That’s why Melyssa Jaskiewicz started Leveling the Fields. To hear about her journey in sports, from being the VP of Sales at Sideline Sports to Founder and Executive Director of Leveling the Fields, she joined Justin and Matt for a great conversation. It includes many more details and how she’s making a positive impact by fostering an environment with sports where girls...
For this special edition of the podcast, we had Katelyn Smith join our Women In Sports Online Event. She's the Athletic Director at Adams State University and shares her focus on fostering an environment of excellence in both academics and athletics. She's also talked about achieving a yearly total of more than 520 student-athletes maintaining GPAs above 3.0 and the school's annual presence in the top 20 of the Learfield Directors ...
As the College Basketball Madness tips off around the country, we take a look at what that means from a Daktronics perspective by bringing back David Reynhout, Daktronics Customer Success Specialist in the Live Events Business, to break it all down. We cover how many venues are featuring Daktronics equipment, how our services team supports those venues and so much more. We even dig into an industry-specific topic on which clock is ...
Follow along as Justin and Matt recap the month of February from a Daktronics perspective. They start with a baseball Spring Training site in Florida, move to a soccer stadium in California, and round things out with a mixed-use development and complete entertainment district for OCVIBE.
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We're back with another special edition of the podcast with Lisa Pinkston joining our Women In Sports Online Event. She's the Athletic Director at Assumption High School, the largest all-girls Catholic school in Louisville, Kentucky. She shares her experiences of winning six state championships in one year across multiple sports, how they are thriving with an all-female production team and so much more.
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With a new CEO set to lead the company, we sat down with Ramesh to hear more about him. He shares details of his past work experience, his journey to Daktronics and his family. We also discuss his first impressions of the Brookings community and his visit to our corporate headquarters.
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- YouTube Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_7iG_itES4
- News Announcement: https://investor.daktronics.com/news-releases/news-re...
January brought big partnerships, record-breaking displays and exciting momentum across the industry.
From connecting students with real-world gameday production through a new partnership with the American Association of Professional Baseball to massive new video boards at the University of Illinois, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Virginia Tech, there’s plenty to recap. We also welcomed a new addition to the Daktronics team. Matt and Ju...
When the professional world interacts with students, everyone wins! Working to make this happen, Lior Kolton, Group Account Executive with the Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum, introduced Theatre Day in 2025 and is excited for the event’s second year coming up in April 2026. He joined us to tell us all the details and so much more.
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- Contact Lior for more information: 414.908.3773, Lior.kolton@bucks.com
- Daktronics at F...
For this special edition of the podcast, we had Alicia Jeffreys join us for our Women In Sports Online Event. She's the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Detroit Pistons and shares her oversight of multiple verticals, from content creation to brand strategy to social media to game presentation. She also digs into how she manages a diverse team, develops talent, fosters a collaborative work culture and demo...
If you love college football, you're going to love this quick road trip with Justin and Matt as they take you to every stadium featuring Daktronics technology and event support this bowl season! From Atlanta and Miami to Texas and California, Daktronics is powering the biggest moments in college football.
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