Tiger Network is Trinity’s very own live streaming network. The channel covers sports, concerts and other events on campus that people can view from all over the world. Tiger Network collaborates with many different departments on campus such as Information Technology Services (ITS) and the Sports Information Department (SID) to have the right resources to produce the streams.
Joshua Moczygemba, class of ’05, is the executive producer of Tiger Network and Multimedia. He leads a team of 20–25 students that run a multifaceted broadcast with different camera angles, replays and live commentary. The students are in charge of running the switchboard, graphics, operating cameras, audio and on-air commentary. Students can sign up based on their availability. Moczygemba said every event has a different set up process.
“A football setup will be completely different than a soccer setup, and all of that will pale in comparison to the gym setup, because we have the capabilities to have a press box booth or an announcing booth set up completely,” Moczygemba said. “We connect all the audio, we run tests, make sure that everything’s coming in clear and kind of work our way from there, setting up cameras, where they go, that’s usually a pretty simplistic process.”
For the first three years of operation, Moczygemba said that the Tiger Network team brought all of the equipment to the field or venue then assemble everything they needed to run the broadcast. Transporting and setting up the equipment would take 4–5 hours. The 2–3 hour game would be plays and streams, and then it would take the team an additional 2 hours to break everything down.
Now, broadcasting games can be run from a room on the second floor of the William H. Bell Athletic Center. They started off with just three screens in the room: one for graphics, one for replays and one to operate the switchboard. The room now has a wall with six screens and additional computer monitors. With their current set up, Moczygemba said it’s now possible to stream three events at once, and a fourth from his laptop. Each year they have continued to expand on the equipment they have and upgrade pieces.
“The approach was, let’s start with what we absolutely have to have and then every year, when we’ve got an opportunity to make something more intuitive or make it easier for the students, or give students a bigger opportunity to do something — be more creative or deliver a better quality product — we would add small pieces to it.” Moczygemba said.
Students can take on different roles at Tiger Network, including announcing the games. In preparation for game day, broadcasters look through their notes and player statistic cheat sheets. They will then meet with Trinity coaches to get insight into any more information to prepare for the broadcast, and set up a meeting or call with the opposing teams coaches. Andrew Thomas, sophomore finance major, gave a rundown of the typical football gameday procedures as an announcer.
“It’s about showing up on game day, being ready to go, knowing your facts down pat. On game day typically arrive maybe an hour, 2 hours in advance, to the control room,” Thomas said. “Talk to Josh [Moczygemba], talk to everyone, make sure everything’s squared away. Get to the booth, go through pregame stuff, look at stats, talk to people, make sure there’s no number changes. I mean, our SID department is amazing at that. They really get us right.”
After the game ends, the announcers will go through film and reflect on the comments, determining what went well, or what to work on. Reed Rosales, class of ’25, has continued to work for Tiger Network as a part-time job after graduating last year. He calls the home volleyball games and used to announce basketball.
“In terms of our division, at Division III, we are one of the best to do it. That’s not an opinion, that’s just a fact,” Rosales said. “If you go around and look at the other streams the division has to offer it is not even close to what we do.”
“It’s definitely something special that we have. Getting to work in the control room, you get to meet a lot of really cool people … It’s pretty relaxed, so it makes group cohesiveness a lot easier. From an announcer’s point of view, you get to work with our Sports Information Department, who are the true unsung heroes of our athletic department. Those guys are awesome.”
The Tiger Network student workers and staff have been operating since 2015 to deliver broadcasts to a worldwide audience. From holiday concerts to commencements to sporting events, Trinity families and friends are able to tune into events they otherwise would have missed.
