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Damian Andrew DAF 09-27-17

Darien Athletic Foundation Starts Live-Stream Video Service for Sports Games

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The Darien Athletic Foundation announced Wednesday that its new online live-streaming video service for sports events is looking for student volunteers, ages 15 and up, to join a television veteran who’s developing the program. Damian Andrew, recently with Cablevision’s News 12, will lead the program that will focus on covering high school teams and some youth league teams in Darien. “Broadcasts will consist mostly of high-school level athletic contests with some youth league events covered as well,” DAF said in a news release. “There will be a mix of all sports with a focus on games that are expected to be more competitive or rivalries.” You can see the DAF’s broadcasts on its YouTube channel.

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Hype video DAF Blue Wave Superfans thumbnail 01-29-17

Two New Videos Show Off Darien as Part of the Fundraising Push for Stadium Lights

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Here are two videos recently promoted by the Darien Athletic Foundation as part of its campaign to raise $750,000 to get permanent lights installed this spring for Darien High School sports games. One, posted Jan. 21, is a 2 minute, 22 second-long video by Chris Bilby, an intern with the foundation. It’s titled “Blue Wave Superfans 2017” and opens with scenes of Weed Beach from the air and goes on to remind the viewer how much joy and energy Darien sports fans have at games:

An earlier video, posted on YouTube on Jan. 19, is longer (7 minutes, 19 seconds) and features both scenes of night practices and day games, with coaches and athletes briefly talking about how important it is to them to have night games:

The video has already been shown at at least one fundraising event.