Silhouettes by RZI Couture

Silhouettes by RZI Couture is now on the airwaves and the Internet, but the fight against breast cancer won't stop because the show's done. Visit RZI Couture's website and make a donation, or order a DVD copy of the program and $10 of every purchase will be donated to the benefit!

Televising for a cause

A friend of mine told me about an inaugural fashion premiere in St. Paul to benefit a decorating and clothing designer currently battling breast cancer. That friend happens to be KMOJ's Miss Georgia, who co-hosted the Silhouettes by RZI Couture Breast Cancer Benefit Fashion Premiere, who has worn designs from RZI. Joined by KMOJ's Lisa Moy, the benefit at First Trinity Church drew a large crowd, who viewed new designs, raised money to fight breast cancer and honored those touched by the disease.

Now you can do the same! TSB Television will sell DVD copies of the fashion premiere, including testimonies from the models, who are either breast cancer survivors or relatives of breast cancer victims. Each copy is $15, and $10 from every purchase will be donated to the benefit! In case you're wondering, the remaining $5 covers supplies and labels. You know what to do! E-mail us at thesportsbrain@gmail.com to order your copy and help the fight!

Learn more about RZI Couture and the fight to beat breast cancer by visiting their website, linked here.

New to the playbook

TSB Television added another video service to the plethora of options available for you, and we found a great introduction with the debut of Minnesota Machine: 2010 - Geared for Greatness! The highlight retrospective takes you through the entire 2010 season, culminating in their first division championship in franchise history! DVD copies are $10 and can be purchased by contacting us at thesportsbrain@gmail.com.

What does this mean for you? TSB now can produce highlight reels of your team and/or athlete who needs clips to send to college recruiters! E-mail us and we'll get you on your way to sharing memories or creating new ones!

Football season is coming!

Practice for fall sports began this week in the state of Minnesota, which means high school football season is upon us! TSB Television has secured two TV games so far for the 2010 season and we're working with a few more schools to lock a few more in. When the TV schedule is finished, we'll post it online!

However, we can't do this alone! We'd appreciate your assistance in making these productions possible with a sponsorship. Supporting a broadcast is easy and gets your name on TV and online to maximize audience outreach! Rates start at $25! If you are interested in sponsoring a production, contact TSB TV at

thesportsbrain@gmail.com

From Vices to Verses: Featuring Voices Merging

TSB Television continues its growth of versatility in programming with the documentary, From Vices to Verses: Featuring Voices Merging. This program will take you alongside the University of Minnesota's Voices Merging student group, who organized the conference, as they witness and absorb the culture and history of hip-hop.

Want to see more? Scroll to the top of the page to learn how you can get DVD copies of this program, with bonus footage not included online or on TV!

One-on-one with Nicky Anosike

While we offer plenty of full-length programs on TSB Television, that doesn't mean we can't do shorter features. Here's one featuring Nicky Anosike of the Minnesota Lynx on her interests in civil law, history and equal rights!

A "celebration" for many reasons

While TSB represents the initials for The Sports Brain, that doesn't mean TSB Television focuses only on sports. We put our mark at the University of Minnesota's Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence as they hosted a celebration of achievement for their students, which you can see below. The U of M staff who worked with us were great clients and we're looking forward to continuing this service in the coming years!

TSB TV's sports debut

I produced my first sports broadcast under my new production name, TSB Television, last weekend with a WFA football league game with the Iowa Thunder taking on the Minnesota Machine at St. Paul's James Griffin Stadium. The WFA is a female version of the NFL, with the Machine in their second season of operation. The play was virtually no different than a men's game, although both teams were run-heavy (women haven't had the same opportunities as men in this sport). There's already talks about televising all their home games for 2011, so stay tuned for updates.

But don't take my word for it. Check it out!

2009-10 season recap

I apologize for not keeping up with this blog more often. This season turned out to be my busiest not just on the basketball side, but with other projects that involved sports or other topics.

Finishing up coverage at Target Center last night, this was the first time where I was actually comfortable reporting finals coverage. Last year, I was wondering what my future would hold thanks to The Great Recession and the ugly departure from Keystone Productions. My first go-round in 2008 was tricky as I was overwhelmed by the aura of being at Target Center at a young stage in my reporting career. I sent a tape and got feedback from a producer at KSTC channel 45, who broadcasts the state tournaments annually, and since then, my skills and confidence in my play-by-play duties have exploded. I'm officially at the point where I'm ready to have my ego bruised.

That didn't mean this season went without a hitch. As usual, schedules changed and other curveballs tried to thwart our coverage, but we ended up televising more games than previous seasons (11 high school games, 1 community college game, 1 semi-pro game). I did accomplish my goal of covering more teams this year. Expanding was almost a necessity with the lack of superstars for girls basketball this year. The YouTube ratings reflected the lack of big names. My most-watched game of the season was the first high school game we televised: Rosemount vs. Centennial, neither of them even close to making state this year.

I'm not sure what will happen in the season to come as user-generated content continues to expand and change the game of high school basketball. There's not even a guarantee I'll be able to cover the high school circuit as extensively for 2010-2011. Graduating from the U of M and not having a daily ritual to follow makes the future even more unpredictable.

With that said, it's hard to really set goals for next season because I won't know where my broadcasting career will go next. I have better knowledge of protocol, but I am concerned the pool of teams may not be so large.

In any case, my focus will shift to the Lynx and Howard Pulley leagues for the moment and securing the 2010 All-Star series at Macalester College. Thanks for sticking with us! The ride is always exciting!

Scheduling changes

As you might have guessed, this season has been very busy and not going as scheduled, but the coverage hasn't waned.

I can tell you that the Osseo vs. Centennial game this Friday will not be broadcast; people I spoke with to clear the game apparently didn't remember the conversations I had with them before the season began. An indicator that I need to show a little more diligence in following conversations when I announce a season-long schedule.

However, I will be calling a game this weekend. Community Hoops is lending a hand and giving me the chance to call the M.C.T.C./Anoka-Ramsey women's basketball game this Saturday afternoon. Broderick Bell will take a breather from his coaching job at Humboldt to join me.

Next week's game has also changed from DeLaSalle/Cretin to Mahtomedi/Richfield for boys basketball. Not as much prestige on paper, but basketball fans know that works-on-paper calculations aren't a reliable indicator with two evenly-matched teams.

Depending on the St. Paul City Conference race, I may do something for the Central/Humboldt match at Humboldt; the winner of that game will likely play the next day to take on the Minneapolis champion, in a race that has also yet to be decided.

More updates to come.